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28 August, 2026
 

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One last weekend of ''Mom, I’m bored'' before school begins

One last weekend of ''Mom, I’m bored'' before school begins

Cyprus parents, you have almost made it. This is the last weekend before the first school bells begin ringing, meaning the long summer shift of snacks, screen-time negotiations, beach bags and repeated cries of “I’m bored” is finally nearing its end....

New pill offers hope against advanced pancreatic cancer

New pill offers hope against advanced pancreatic cancer

A new pill for advanced pancreatic cancer has been approved in the United States after a major study showed that patients taking it lived almost twice as long as those receiving chemotherapy....

Firing range fears grow after fires and unexploded shells

Firing range fears grow after fires and unexploded shells

Residents of Ayia Anna and Kalo Chorio remain visibly frustrated following the recent fires in the area....

Charge your phones: Monday power cuts planned in Paphos

Charge your phones: Monday power cuts planned in Paphos

Residents in several Paphos communities should charge their phones, plan their morning coffee and prepare for scheduled power cuts Monday....

Why AI could mean more days at the office

Why AI could mean more days at the office

Artificial intelligence was meant to make working from home easier. Now it may become the reason younger employees are asked to return to the office....

Drousiotis: ''No doubt'' Anastasiades behind my persecution

Drousiotis: ''No doubt'' Anastasiades behind my persecution

Journalist and author Makarios Drousiotis has accused former President Nicos Anastasiades of being behind what he describes as a growing campaign of criminal investigations against him....

More than 30 nationalities among missing in Nepal floods

More than 30 nationalities among missing in Nepal floods

What began as a disaster high in the Himalayas has quickly become an international tragedy, with citizens of more than 30 countries among those missing after catastrophic floods struck the Nepal-China border....

€610 million plan to rebuild Cyprus livestock farming

€610 million plan to rebuild Cyprus livestock farming

Cyprus is considering a €610 million overhaul of its livestock industry after the foot-and-mouth disease crisis exposed serious weaknesses in the way farms operate....

Nicosia man loses €65,415 in crypto ''profits'' scam

Nicosia man loses €65,415 in crypto ''profits'' scam

A 53-year-old man in Nicosia lost more than €65,000 after scammers persuaded him to install an application that gave them access to his computer, mobile phone and online banking....

Police drop inquiry into Drousiotis crowdfunding campaign

Police drop inquiry into Drousiotis crowdfunding campaign

Police will not investigate journalist and author Makarios Drousiotis over his online fundraising campaign after the Legal Service concluded that it did not break Cyprus’ fundraising laws....

China gives €6,000 to Cyprus missing persons committee

China gives €6,000 to Cyprus missing persons committee

China has donated €6,000 to the Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus, supporting the painstaking effort to identify remains and return them to their families....

Nepal floods kill 469, over 1,300 missing (video)

Nepal floods kill 469, over 1,300 missing (video)

At least 469 people have been killed and more than 1,300 remain missing after a devastating flash flood tore through Nepal’s northern border region, wiping out villages, roads, bridges and power facilities....

King Harald V of Norway dies at 89

King Harald V of Norway dies at 89

King Harald V of Norway, a popular monarch who helped bring the royal family closer to ordinary people, has died at the age of 89....

Low-pressure system affects island while Saturday brings a bad storm, several drops of hail, and a bit of a mood

Low-pressure system affects island while Saturday brings a bad storm, several drops of hail, and a bit of a mood

Right. Here we are again. Weather. The infinite, crushing march of atmospheric phenomena that we insist on categorizing so we don't have to confront the quiet void of existence....

NESTOR Plan introduced to speed up motorway accident clearance

NESTOR Plan introduced to speed up motorway accident clearance

The NESTOR Plan was put into operation for the first time on Thursday following a serious road accident involving a heavy truck and a private vehicle, putting into practice a new procedure designed to restore traffic quickly after major incidents on Cyprus motorways....

Two women arrested after police find cash in apartment used as brothel

Two women arrested after police find cash in apartment used as brothel

Two women aged 25 and 26 were arrested on Wednesday following a police investigation into the handling of stolen money and the operation of a brothel. Officers from Larnaca Criminal Investigation Department acted after a 23-year-old man reported the theft of €6,700 in cash....

Electricity prices: Are solar producers really buying low and selling high?

Electricity prices: Are solar producers really buying low and selling high?

The debate over the cost of electricity in Cyprus has focused attention on the price at which renewable energy is generated and sold, with claims that photovoltaic producers can generate electricity for as little as 7 or 8 cents per kilowatt-hour before selling it to the market for 25 or 30 cents....

Cyprus to crack down on illegal scooter use with fines and up to 90-day seizures

Cyprus to crack down on illegal scooter use with fines and up to 90-day seizures

Electric scooter users in Cyprus will face stricter enforcement under a new regulatory framework that could see scooters seized for up to 90 days following certain offences....

A little silence

A little silence

How mature and sensible is it to take a position and form an opinion, sometimes a strong and forceful one, against the attitude and behavior of someone who became a public figure because of a personal tragedy?...

Kalia Antoniou makes it a golden double

Kalia Antoniou makes it a golden double

Two races. Two gold medals. Kalia Antoniou is leaving the Taranto Mediterranean Games with twice the reason to smile, and Cyprus with another sporting moment to celebrate....

Barcelona FC cancels football camp in occupied Cyprus

Barcelona FC cancels football camp in occupied Cyprus

The final whistle has sounded, for now, on Barcelona’s controversial football camp in the occupied north....

Back to school: Parents cheer, children groan and wallets brace for impact

Back to school: Parents cheer, children groan and wallets brace for impact

Back to school! Three little words that have parents clapping, cheering and quietly counting the days, while children contemplate the horror of alarm clocks, homework and getting out of bed before the sun has properly introduced itself....

Cyprus unemployment falls to 3.6% as more people find work

Cyprus unemployment falls to 3.6% as more people find work

Finding a job in Cyprus appears to be getting easier, at least on paper....

Forced to retire, then charged for it? Cyprus workers challenge 12% pension cut

Forced to retire, then charged for it? Cyprus workers challenge 12% pension cut

Imagine being told by law that you must retire, and then having your pension reduced because you retired ''early.''...

Cyprus keeps Gaza aid moving with another 900 tons

Cyprus keeps Gaza aid moving with another 900 tons

Cyprus is continuing to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza, with another 900 tons moving through the Amalthea maritime corridor as civilians face an increasingly desperate humanitarian situation....

Limassol beaches have a pollution problem, but who's responsible?

Limassol beaches have a pollution problem, but who's responsible?

Limassol’s beaches have a pollution problem, but authorities still cannot say who is responsible....

Firefighters battling Agia Anna blaze stumble across live mortar round

Firefighters battling Agia Anna blaze stumble across live mortar round

As if battling a wildfire in August was not dangerous enough, emergency crews responding to a blaze near Agia Anna discovered an unexploded military mortar round in their path....

Sixteen prison guards suspended as Cyprus finally turns the spotlight inward

Sixteen prison guards suspended as Cyprus finally turns the spotlight inward

For Cypriots who have spent years hearing about mobile phones, drugs and criminal activity inside the Central Prisons, the latest figures may prompt one immediate reaction: it is about time....

Take 1: Cyprus leaders will keep talking - about how to start talks

Take 1: Cyprus leaders will keep talking - about how to start talks

The meeting between Nikos Christodoulides and Tufan Erhürman was never expected to produce dramatic news. ...

Thursday hits a burning 40°C inland as the Met Office puts out a 3-hour Yellow Alert

Thursday hits a burning 40°C inland as the Met Office puts out a 3-hour Yellow Alert

We are talking 40°C inland today. The weather people had to put out an official Yellow Warning from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM....

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