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UN: Obesity levels in Europe at ‘epidemic proportions’

The World Health Organization says the rates of people who are obese and overweight in Europe have hit “epidemic proportions,” with nearly 60% of adults and a third of children in one of those categories....

04/05/2022 | NEWS

How Marcos could control hunt for his family's wealth as Philippines president

If Ferdinand Marcos Jr. triumphs in the upcoming Philippines presidential election, he will wield broad powers over government agencies seeking to recover as much as $10 billion plundered by his namesake father during his autocratic rule....

04/05/2022 | NEWS

Greece sets price ceiling on electricity

The government is to introduce a price ceiling on the wholesale electricity market as the request for coordinated measures at the European level, which was reformulated on Monday at the Extraordinary Council of Energy Ministers by Energy Minister Kostas Skrekas, did not appear to gain traction....

04/05/2022 | NEWS

EU to propose import ban on all Russian oil

Brussels will propose a phased-in ban on imports of all Russian oil as member states prepare to discuss a sixth package of penalties against Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine....

04/05/2022 | NEWS

Furious US Chief Justice confirms leaked draft on abortion rights is authentic

A furious Chief Justice John Roberts has confirmed that the bombshell draft opinion leaked to Politico, in which the Supreme Court’s conservative majority moves to overturn Roe v. Wade, is indeed authentic....

04/05/2022 | NEWS

Op-ed: Turkey antagonizing Greece at every opportunity

Turkey is trying to reach out to most countries in the region in a quest for a new, smoother and ultimately more beneficial – to Ankara itself – modus vivendi....

04/05/2022 | NEWS

Cyprus to export natural gas by 2026, Energy Minister says

Cyprus is hoping to begin exporting its natural gas from the “Aphrodite” gas field by 2026, Minister of Energy, Commerce and Industry, Natasa Pilides, has said....

04/05/2022 | NEWS

Cyprus police reject school shooting plot claim

Shocking allegations about a thwarted school shooting in rural Nicosia have been dismissed by police, who said the claim was blown out of proportion after a parents association official alluded to the incident when he told parliament there was tension in the community due to migration...

04/05/2022 | NEWS

Putin orders retaliatory sanctions against West

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree on retaliatory economic sanctions in response to the "unfriendly actions of certain foreign states and international organizations", the Kremlin said on Tuesday....

03/05/2022 | NEWS

PM hails ‘new energy gateway’ at LNG terminal project launch in northern Greece

The liquified natural gas terminal being developed in Alexandroupoli will be a “new energy gateway” that will help Europe and the Balkans become less reliant on Russian supplies, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Tuesday, at the inauguration of the landmark project in northern Greece....

03/05/2022 | NEWS

EU states divided over Russian oil sanctions

The European Union was preparing sanctions on Russian oil on Monday, with possible exemptions for wary countries, and warned that complying in full with Moscow's proposed scheme to receive gas payments in roubles would breach existing EU sanctions....

03/05/2022 | NEWS

Plastic waste could be a thing of the past thanks to a new enzyme

Plastic waste dumped in landfills could be cleared sooner than expected after engineers developed an enzyme that can break it down in just a few hours....

03/05/2022 | NEWS

Metsola: 'Democracy does not exist without freedom of the press'

"Freedom and democracy can not exist without freedom of the press", the President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola said on Tuesday, on the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day....

03/05/2022 | NEWS

Cooler weather and rain expected in the next few days

Dust will continue to plague the atmosphere while a weak low-pressure system continues bringing isolated showers around the island. Dust levels are expected to decrease beginning Wednesday. ...

03/05/2022 | NEWS

Protests erupt after potential US Supreme Court move to overturn abortion rights ruling

Anti-abortion activists and pro-abortion rights supporters took to the streets of Washington on Tuesday after news that the U.S. Supreme Court may overturn the 1973 Roe v Wade ruling that legalized abortion....

03/05/2022 | NEWS

UEFA: Russian teams excluded from next season

UEFA announced harsh measures against Russian teams yesterday which will apply to clubs and national teams....

03/05/2022 | NEWS

Kitten kicker arrested

A man who posted a video of himself luring a kitten with fish at a beachside tavern in Edipsos on the island of Evia only to kick it into the sea was arrested on Monday on charges of violating laws against animal cruelty....

03/05/2022 | NEWS

Cyprus struggles to find anti-corruption auditors

Efforts to assign members to a transparency commission are said to be stalling in the Republic of Cyprus, with politicians from the opposition crying foul over connections between some candidates and the country’s disgraced golden passports program...

03/05/2022 | NEWS

Zelensky warns of world food crisis as Russia blocks 4.5m tons of grain leaving Black Sea

The Russian army bombed a grain warehouse in Ukraine and tightened its blockade on Black Sea ports, sparking fears of a new global food crisis....

02/05/2022 | NEWS

Petrides: Government to continue support measures for vulnerable groups

The government is determined to continue the support it has been providing to vulnerable population groups against rising inflationary trends said Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides, speaking on the sidelines of the presentation of the Sponsorship Scheme for Student Dormitories and Rooms in the old city of Nicosia....

02/05/2022 | NEWS

At least five Russian businessmen have died by apparent suicide in just three months

At least five prominent Russian businessmen have reportedly died by suicide since late January, with three of them allegedly killing members of their families before taking their own lives....

02/05/2022 | NEWS

Cyprus and EU economies facing a 'twin problem' following the war in Ukraine

The EU and Cyprus economies are facing a “twin problem” of rising commodity and energy prices and heightened uncertainty following the invasion of Russia in Ukraine, according to discussions held by the Nicosia Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the European Investment Bank (EIB)....

02/05/2022 | NEWS

What causes the frequent 'episodes' of dust and when will they subside?

For the second consecutive week, Cyprus woke up to a veil of African Dust which, according to the Cyprus Met office, should not surprise people....

02/05/2022 | NEWS

‘I will visit Athens when we win the war,’ Ukraine’s President tells Kathimerini

Volodymyr Zelenskyy looked worn, he was probably sleepless, but he spoke passionately in his signature husky, nasal voice, stopping often to take a sip of coffee from the cup next to him....

02/05/2022 | NEWS

Israel furious at Lavrov's claim 'Hitler was Jewish'

Israel's foreign minister has denounced as "unforgivable" remarks by his Russian counterpart that Nazi leader Adolf Hitler "had Jewish blood"....

02/05/2022 | NEWS

Cyprus energy hub hopes hanging by a thread

Nicosia is eagerly awaiting news any day now that could potentially revive the island’s hopes in the energy game, with all eyes on whether a UK-based company with contracts in Israel could find enough gas to bypass red tape and send some of it to a friendly neighbor’s hub...

02/05/2022 | NEWS