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11 October, 2024
 

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EU: A charger for all mobile phones - A blow to Apple

EU: A charger for all mobile phones - A blow to Apple

The European Commission is pushing for a common charging port for mobile phones, tablets and headphones, ...

US Ambassador toured Limassol port yesterday

US Ambassador toured Limassol port yesterday

US Ambassador to Cyprus Ms. Judith Garber visited Limassol port yesterday to tour the facilities of the Eurogate container terminal....

No more apologies: Inside Facebook's push to defend its image

No more apologies: Inside Facebook's push to defend its image

Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s chief executive, signed off last month on a new initiative code-named Project Amplify....

Moderna chief executive sees pandemic over in a year

Moderna chief executive sees pandemic over in a year

Moderna Inc Chief Executive Stephane Bancel thinks the coronavirus pandemic could be over in a year as increased vaccine production ensures global supplies,...

Fears of panic buying in the UK ahead of the Christmas season

Fears of panic buying in the UK ahead of the Christmas season

Fears of panic shopping ahead of Christmas are being raised by market participants in Britain....

Man who threatened president pleads guilty

Man who threatened president pleads guilty

A man accused of issuing a threat against the Cypriot president has entered a change of plea, following his arrest in Limassol last year after he was identified by foreign intelligence as a terrorist sympathizer...

Cyprus ranks low in teleworking compared to other EU countries

Cyprus ranks low in teleworking compared to other EU countries

According to data published by Eurostat, the proportion of Cypriots who worked from home in 2020 due to the pandemic was low...

Hope for a new perspective on the Cyprus issue

Hope for a new perspective on the Cyprus issue

The meeting of the President of the Republic Nikos Anastasiadis with the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, lasting 20 minutes, did not seem to change the climate that exists in the Cypriot view in view of next Monday's appointment with the Turkish leader Ersin Tatar....

Fotis Fotiou concludes UK visit, meets with Minister Wendy Morton

Fotis Fotiou concludes UK visit, meets with Minister Wendy Morton

Presidential Commissioner for Humanitarian Issues and Overseas Cypriots Fotis Fotiou met with UK Under-Secretary of State for European Neighborhood Policy Wendy Morton....

Cyprus trends cooler and wetter into fall

Cyprus trends cooler and wetter into fall

Weather conditions in Cyprus are expected to include a lot cooler evening temperatures, rain, and strong winds in parts of the island, but levels will rise again over the weekend...

Turkish warship blocks Greek research vessel

Turkish warship blocks Greek research vessel

A Turkish warship issued a warning to a Greek research vessel to prevent it entering what Turkey considers its territorial waters, Turkey’s Defense Ministry said Wednesday. The showdown came a year after tensions in the eastern Mediterranean threatened to escalate into open conflict between the neighbors and NATO allies...

Murder-suicide in Rhodes

Murder-suicide in Rhodes

A 40-year old man who killed a 32-year-old woman in Rhodes was found dead in his home after committing suicide with the same weapon he used to kill the her....

'Sex and the City' star Willie Garson dies at 57

'Sex and the City' star Willie Garson dies at 57

"Sex And The City" star Willie Garson has died at the age of 57. The actor was known for his role as the lovable Stanford Blatch...

Covid therapies, not just vaccines

Covid therapies, not just vaccines

The Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, Stella Kyriakides, will be in Cyprus on Friday, September 24, for meetings,...

Cyprus sees signs of virus slowing down

Cyprus sees signs of virus slowing down

The extent of coronavirus transmission in Cyprus may be slowing down, with government officials citing a recent decline in hospitalizations while still urging the public to remain vigilant...

Southern European banks set for climate hit

Southern European banks set for climate hit

Banks in southern Europe are set to be among the hardest hit if climate change is not mitigated as their clients are most exposed to natural hazards such as wildfires,...

Increasing the efficiency of the tax department

Increasing the efficiency of the tax department

The increase of the efficiency of the Tax Department, both for the collection of taxes and for the service of the public is of the utmost importance...

Another case of cyber fraud

Another case of cyber fraud

A 41-year-old businessman who allegedly paid $ 44,900 into a bank account, but which did not belong to a company with which he works, fell victim to cyber fraud....

Bellucci makes theatrical debut as Callas

Bellucci makes theatrical debut as Callas

Acclaimed Italian film actress Monica Bellucci made her theatrical debut as the iconic Greek opera star Maria Callas...

Lebanese line up in endless queues to renew passports

Lebanese line up in endless queues to renew passports

The situation in Lebanon remains chaotic due to the economic crisis....

Cyprus ranks 3rd in car ownership in the EU

Cyprus ranks 3rd in car ownership in the EU

Cyprus had the third highest number of cars per capita in the EU in 2019, according to data published by Eurostat....

A 'creative' meeting between Anastasiades and Guterres

A 'creative' meeting between Anastasiades and Guterres

The meeting between President Anastasiades and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres took place yesterday at 6 pm New York time....

Suspected healthcare fraud lands doctor in jail

Suspected healthcare fraud lands doctor in jail

A Limassol judge has ordered a detained gynecologist to remain in custody for two days, as police investigators examine a complaint by an elderly patient who thought she had her uterus removed by the suspect but later learned it never happened...

Another 85 million by February if Cyprus meets deadline of key reforms

Another 85 million by February if Cyprus meets deadline of key reforms

With the first 157m euros already paid in advance from the Cyprus Recovery and Resilience Fund, the country still has a long way to go to complete the reforms and investments required to unlock the next 85m euros which is due to be received in February 2022....

Cypriot president snubs Archbishop in New York

Cypriot president snubs Archbishop in New York

Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades has canceled a meeting with Archbishop Elpidophoros in New York City, amid reports that Nicosia and Athens were displeased after the high churchman attended the opening of a Turkish House a day earlier...

Cyprus wants clean slate in naturalizations

Cyprus wants clean slate in naturalizations

The government in the Republic of Cyprus has laid out a new blueprint for naturalizations of foreign investors and skilled immigrants, pointing to a departure from the country’s disgraced golden passport scheme while respecting the EU position on citizenship criteria...

AI should serve humanity

AI should serve humanity

Covid-19 is the first real global health crisis in every respect in the history of humanity with more than 212 million people infected, close to 4.5 million deaths and with the issue of collateral damage having been discussed so extensively during this health crisis as if we were on the battlefield – yes, there is a war going on....

Prostate cancer trial could see men cured within a week

Prostate cancer trial could see men cured within a week

Men could be cured of prostate cancer in a week using larger doses of precision radiotherapy, scientists believe....

Chasing immortality

Chasing immortality

"The only sure thing is death and taxes," Benjamin Franklin said 230 years ago. ...

American couple arrested at Athens airport with antiquities

American couple arrested at Athens airport with antiquities

Two American nationals were arrested at Athens’ international airport on Monday after fragments of ancient vessels and other objects were discovered in their luggage....

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