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11461. Pilides: Government to push for more home solar panel installations

The Government does not intend to stop the measure that encourages the installation of solar panels in homes, but to enhance it, the Minister of Energy, Trade and Industry Natasa Pilides pointed out on Friday....

11462. UN peacekeeping force mandate to be renewed annually

The mandate for United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) is expected to get renewed annually, instead of every six months, from now on....

11463. Woman dies on highway after car hits median

A woman was killed in a road accident outside Limassol on Sunday night after her vehicle veered off lane and crashed into the median along a highway within SBA territory...

11464. Djokovic wins Australian Open a year after deportation

Novak Djokovic has won the Australian Open to equal Rafael Nadal's Grand Slam record, a year after he was deported over his COVID vaccination status....

11465. Met office issues yellow warning for showers and thunderstorms

The Met Office issued a yellow warning for showers and thunderstorms on Monday morning....

11466. Covid, RSV & influenza are causing a triple epidemic

With regard to seasonal viruses, hospitals seem to be operating in a precarious situation in terms of bed availability. ...

11467. Man turns himself in after nightclub incident in Nicosia

A man who was wanted in connection with a nightclub incident in Nicosia over the weekend walked into a police station Sunday night, after reports with his photo said he had fled the scene following an altercation where another customer and a bouncer sustained knife injuries...

11468. Nicosia scrambles to keep CyProb on UN agenda

Greek Cypriots want UN reports on the Cyprus Problem to continue every six months, but sources say the Security Council is leaning towards an annual extension at least for the peacekeeping force mandate following 'no meaningful progress' on the issue...

11469. President: 'Troodos Ski Center can be a jewel for Cyprus'

The Troodos ski center can be a jewel, an attraction and a reference point for Cyprus, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Saturday, at the center's foundation stone laying ceremony....

11470. Anastasiades inaugurates gas terminal in Vasiliko

Today marks a historic milestone for the Larnaka region, President Nicos Anastasiades said, during the inauguration of the gas terminal of the VLPG consortium in the Vasiliko area....

11471. Turkey issues travel warnings for Europe and the United States

On Saturday night, Turkey's foreign ministry issued two consecutive travel advisories for both European countries and the United States, expressing concern about the possibility of racist attacks....

11472. Davos: WEF warns 'catastrophic cyber event' coming

The 2023 World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, has filled us with lots of uplifting predictions, like how companies will soon decode our brain waves. The latest warns of a global catastrophic cyber event in the very near future....

11473. Strong earthquake strikes Iran leaving 3 dead and over 800 injured

According to the Tehran University Seismological Center, the earthquake struck the city of Khoi in Iran's West Azerbaijan province (northwest) at 21:44 (local time; 20:14 Greece time)....

11474. Accountability at last? - Former Lebanon PM charged with homicide

The investigation into the Beirut port explosion has taken a new turn, with the judge overseeing the probe charging a former prime minister and two other former ministers with homicide with probable intent. ...

11475. Stewart categorically denies alleged statements on 'Yeni Duzen'

The head of the peacekeeping force in Cyprus, Colin Stewart, has categorically rejected the references attributed to him following representations by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs....

11476. Deposits up by more than €0.5 billion in December 2022

Deposits in the Cypriot banking system rose by almost €590 million in December 2022 with total deposits in end-2022 amounting to €52 billion....

11477. 'My son was killed by army officers,' Thanasis' mother says

Andriana, Thanasis Nicolaos' mother, appeared furious at the investigations into her son's death....

11478. Petrol sales down by 7.5% in December 2022

Sales at petrol stations in December 2022 were down by 7.5% compared to December 2021, according to data released on Friday by the Cyprus Statistical Service....

11479. Co-pilot missing after Greek Phantom goes down

The body of a Phantom fighter jet pilot has been found and a second co-pilot was still missing after a crash in the Ionian Sea on Monday during a training exercise...

11480. Those born in 20 years will live better, says Gates

Bill Gates, the business magnate and co-founder of the Microsoft behemoth, frequently offers his opinions on the existential dangers to the world and humanity, such as climate change and potential future pandemics. ...

11481. US government moving ahead with intention to sell F-16's to Turkey

The Biden administration is moving ahead with its intention to supply Turkey with 40 new F-16 fighter jets and upgrade 80 of the country’s older ones....

11482. Erdogan accused of inciting conflict to stay in power

The authoritarianism of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, as well as his stance with regard to Sweden and Finland’s NATO application, is drawing the ire of an increasing number of international media....

11483. Terracotta roof tiles that act as invisible solar panels

In the historic Italian city of Vicenza, Veneto, a typically-Italian family business of artisans is handmaking not-so-typical solar panels....

11484. Cyprus taps into expat travel pros across the pond

Tourism Deputy Minister Savvas Perdios has concluded a first visit to Washington and New York with a view to gathering information and promoting Cyprus as a tourism destination with a 'positive impression' he told CNA....

11485. 30% less passengers between UK and Paris due to Brexit delays

Eurostar has said that its trains between the United Kingdom and Paris are carrying 30 percent fewer passengers than their capacity....

11486. Cyprus appeals use of BBQLOUMI and GRILLOUMI

The General Court of the European Union is expected to decide in April or May on two appeals submitted by the Foundation for the Protection of the Traditional Cheese named Halloumi against the use of word marks BBQLOUMI and GRILLOUMI by companies in Bulgaria and Sweden, according to a press release by the Luxembourg-based Court of the EU....

11487. More than 100 thousand foreigners waiting for German citizenship

The number of foreigners on the wait to become German citizens through naturalization has overpassed 100,000, and many of them have been waiting for as long as three years now to obtain their status....

11488. NATO has demonstrated that it is no longer scared of Russia

According to a CNN analyst, the decision by both Washington and Berlin to send sophisticated attack tanks to Ukraine demonstrates not only the West's willingness to significantly strengthen the Ukrainian effort to retake the occupied territories but also that NATO has overcome its fear of a Russian response....

11489. Cabinet agrees to implement full-day high school program

11490. Greece at the forefront of cutting-edge photovoltaics

The world’s first factory to produce the new third-generation photovoltaics, which can deliver electricity from almost anywhere the sun shines, will be created in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, as part of a major European project....