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10 October, 2024
 

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Erdogan without Trump or Merkel to deal with

Erdogan without Trump or Merkel to deal with

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was afraid of one world leader and listened to another....

Norwegian court vindicates girl’s ‘wanted’ father

Norwegian court vindicates girl’s ‘wanted’ father

A Norwegian father, who is officially still wanted in Cyprus on kidnapping charges, has been vindicated by a court in his native country after it emerged that the Cypriot mother of his young daughter, who was brought to the island unbeknownst to him, had filed false claims to sway a custody hearing in her favor...

Outage highlights how vital Facebook has become worldwide

Outage highlights how vital Facebook has become worldwide

In Lima, Peru, the breakdown complicated dental technician Mary Mejia’s job. Like most Peruvian medical workers, she uses WhatsApp for a multitude of tasks, including scheduling appointments and ordering crowns....

The vaccinated can roam free, well almost

The vaccinated can roam free, well almost

The Greek government has decided to abolish most restrictive measures for vaccinated individuals, including "red" zone areas, which is the highest alert on a scale measuring the incidence of coronavirus cases....

Daughters allege sexual abuse by mom and beau

Daughters allege sexual abuse by mom and beau

A couple in Limassol are facing serious charges following abuse allegations, with reports saying a woman and her boyfriend are also being accused of involving her daughters in their sexual fetishes...

K. Treppides & Co Ltd: Cryptocurrency

K. Treppides & Co Ltd: Cryptocurrency

If you do a quick search on the internet on how many people have become “Bitcoin Millionaires” you will be inundated with stories of young individuals who invested their pennies some years ago and have now struck it rich. Currently there are over 100,000 accounts that hold US1,000,000 or more in Bitcoin....

Europol cracks down on human trafficking

Europol cracks down on human trafficking

Two hundred and sixty-nine (269) potential victims of exploitation were identified during Europol's eight-day, coordinated pan-European action to crack down on trafficking in human beings and labor exploitation in the agricultural sector,...

80% of COVID patients regain sense of smell and taste after 6 months

80% of COVID patients regain sense of smell and taste after 6 months

Four out of five patients who recover from Covid-19 (80%) regain their lost sense of smell and taste within six months. ...

Los Angeles: Psychic sued for failing to remove curse

Los Angeles: Psychic sued for failing to remove curse

An American man has filed a lawsuit against a psychic who promised him that she could remove a curse on his marriage put there by a witch hired by his ex-partner....

Paphos police stand down in missing child scare

Paphos police stand down in missing child scare

Police in Paphos are filing charges against a father following a missing child scare, but sources say he was the one who reported the girl missing after coming back from a trip to the hospital for alcohol-related treatment...

Consumers warned of potential allergen in pork meatballs

Consumers warned of potential allergen in pork meatballs

Consumers are being warned of a potential allergen in pork meatballs that are being sold at Foodsaver....

New developments in the English School strike

New developments in the English School strike

Teachers, staff and students protested outside the English School after Myrto Hassapopoulou, president of ESSA (English School staff union), was dismissed by the school's management....

Cheating never gets one far: The English School Industrial dispute

Cheating never gets one far: The English School Industrial dispute

Employment relations in the 21st Century are governed by multiple layers of institutional regulation that have evolved historically during the previous centuries....

The ego cult of the 19%

The ego cult of the 19%

There is no reason to believe that those who have until now refused to get a Covid-19 shot will at some point come around to the idea of getting a vaccine....

Greek, Cypriot American groups welcome passage of Titus amendment

Greek, Cypriot American groups welcome passage of Titus amendment

Greek and Cypriot American organizations have issued a joint statement welcoming the passage of an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that could affect the status of Turkish far-right nationalist group the Grey Wolves....

Cyprus puts foot down on migration talks

Cyprus puts foot down on migration talks

The Republic of Cyprus is adding pressure on a pending agreement over an EU migration pact, with three proposals backed by MED5 countries aimed at airing their grievances against the bloc, a union that is going through a power struggle...

Turkey renews call for demilitarization of islands in letter to UN

Turkey renews call for demilitarization of islands in letter to UN

With yet another round of exploratory low-level talks set to start between Greece and Turkey on Wednesday, Ankara has renewed calls for the demilitarization of the eastern Aegean islands....

Another educator accused of sexual abuse

Another educator accused of sexual abuse

Cyprus police are investigating another sexual abuse complaint within the state’s education system, following a complaint filed by a high school student in Nicosia against a teacher...

Facebook: In a whirlwind of scandals and unprecedented blackouts

Facebook: In a whirlwind of scandals and unprecedented blackouts

It took a few minutes for it to disappear from the internet and about seven hours for it to return....

Only fully vaccinated for health pass

Only fully vaccinated for health pass

From October 18, only those who are fully vaccinated will be issued a safe pass, according to a statement from the Ministry of Health....

Why Steve Jobs threw the first iPhone on the floor

Why Steve Jobs threw the first iPhone on the floor

Today marks the tenth anniversary of the death of Steve Jobs at the age of 56, after being struck by pancreatic cancer. ...

Robots give Greece’s postal service speed boost

Robots give Greece’s postal service speed boost

There’s a new addition to Greece’s postal service: a fleet of yellow robots sorting through the mail....

Explosive report shows thousands of paedophiles active in the French Catholic church since 1950

Explosive report shows thousands of paedophiles active in the French Catholic church since 1950

An independent commission investigating child sexual abuse in the French Catholic church, headed by Jean-Marc Sauve, submitted their findings today to the president of the Bishops’ Conference of France (CEF)....

Is America really back?

Is America really back?

In a 1990 Atlantic Monthly piece, the most influential realist of a generation – John Mearsheimer – put forth a provocative title: “Why we will soon miss the Cold War.” ...

Israel stays firm on Iran behind plot in Cyprus

Israel stays firm on Iran behind plot in Cyprus

Businessman Teddy Sagi says Cypriot police never warned him to leave, with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett insisting a thwarted alleged assassination plot was a much larger effort by Iran to kill Israelis in Cyprus and his defense minister backing the claim alluding to intelligence sources...

Turning food waste into food

Turning food waste into food

Greek-owned startup Better Origin makes the most of the food recycling process, turning food waste into top-quality food for poultry and squeezing an entire farm into a container....

Turkey denies Cypriot vessel in contested waters

Turkey denies Cypriot vessel in contested waters

Cypriot Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides was working the phones on Monday, a day after Turkey expelled a research vessel from waters west of the island, a maritime area with zones claimed by both Ankara and Nicosia...

Report says driver burned to death in Tersefanou crash

Report says driver burned to death in Tersefanou crash

An official autopsy report following Sunday’s fiery car crash in Larnaca has shown that the trapped driver had burned to death after she was unable to exit the vehicle...

Take to the skies again and travel like you've never done before

Take to the skies again and travel like you've never done before

Once again we're taking to the skies. Although traveling is definitely not the same as it used to be, what with all the restrictions, COVID test requirements and social distancing, we've found a way to keep calm and soldier on. ...

EY presents the 17th CFO Management Forum and the CFO Awards 2021

EY presents the 17th CFO Management Forum and the CFO Awards 2021

EY has proudly sponsored the 17th CFO Management Forum and 5th CFO Awards, which were held on Tuesday, September 28th at the Nicosia Hilton....

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