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1. ''Responsible and irresponsible individuals are misleading livestock farmers''

Members of the Parliamentary Agriculture Committee once again asked for answers about compensation and the next steps the Ministry of Agriculture and the Veterinary Services plan to take to deal with foot-and-mouth disease, just hours before Parliament dissolves....

2. Why are Cyprus’ biggest projects always delayed?

Cyprus is struggling with long and costly delays in major infrastructure projects, with some of the country’s most high-profile developments still stuck in limbo....

3. Government prepares energy relief measures as crisis reaches households

The energy crisis triggered by the war in the Middle East has now reached the doorstep of every Cypriot household. Like other European governments, Cyprus is one step away from rolling out measures aimed at tackling soaring energy costs and the wider cost-of-living squeeze....

4. The global economy is facing severe turbulence

The Strait of Hormuz is the only maritime passage into the Persian Gulf. The de facto disruption of normal shipping through the Strait of Hormuz caused demand to fall by 80 percent, left oil tankers idle, and forced a halt to oil production because storage capacity is limited. ...

5. Mystery cattle in Geri raise alarm as livestock disease spreads

A quiet corner of Geri turned into the center of a growing crisis this week after authorities uncovered cattle of unknown origin in a police-backed operation that’s raising serious questions and fears....

6. Facing the harsh reality of the foot-and-mouth crisis

The arrival of European Commissioner for Health and Animal Welfare Oliver Várhelyi in Cyprus brought a decisive end to livestock farmers’ request that animals not infected with foot and mouth disease be spared on farms where cases have been detected....

7. False alarm sparked chaos yesterday in Limassol

After a drone strike on the British base at Akrotiri just past midnight on Sunday and the dangerous escalation of the war the U.S. and Israel launched in Iran on Saturday, Cypriot authorities have been on high alert. A tip about a suspicious object in Lebanese airspace set off a chain reaction yesterday morning....

8. Cyprus businesses on alert due to Middle East conflict

The ongoing conflict in the Middle East is causing concern among Cyprus’ business community, prompting local organizations to emphasize caution, careful monitoring, and readiness to respond to any disruptions....

9. GESY system failures trigger delays, patient backlogs, and longer working hours for doctors

A nationwide survey by the Cyprus Medical Association (CMA) indicates widespread dissatisfaction among doctors with the performance and reliability of the IT platform used for Cyprus’ General Health System (GESY), with the vast majority reporting repeated outages and technical disruptions....

10. Cyprus is running out of water, now private companies say they can make it rain

Several companies in Cyprus are urging the government to move forward on cloud-seeding initiatives aimed at boosting rainfall as the island confronts a deepening water shortage....

11. e-kalathi goes live as Cyprus’ new price-checking app aims to ease the grocery bill

A new digital tool aimed at helping Cypriot consumers fight rising prices officially launched Thursday. The platform, called e-kalathi, allows shoppers to compare prices of everyday goods across major supermarkets in real time, potentially saving families money at a time when inflation is still biting....

12. Trump plans massive tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada, and China

In his latest announcement, President-elect Donald Trump has proposed steep tariff hikes on goods coming from Mexico, Canada, and China, set to begin on the first day of his administration...

13. 91-year-old woman attacked at Stockholm station, bystanders ignore her

A 91-year-old woman was attacked at a suburban train station in Stockholm by a 26-year-old man who violently pushed her to the ground and stole her gold chain....

14. Tesla’s hiring secret: Mindset over skills, says Beth Davies in Digital Agenda interview

Beth Davies, former development director at Tesla, Gap, Apple, and Microsoft, spoke to "K" about talent attraction strategies employed by leading tech companies. ...

15. Farewell to self-serve soda at McDonald's

Testing out all the possible soda combinations at your local McDonald’s will one day become a thing of the past....

16. Critics say Cyprus' helmet law is a backward step

Bicycle advocates say a new law in Cyprus that requires cyclists to wear helmets on the road is not the right answer, arguing an austere approach does not make things safer but could result to other problems including unintended consequences...

17. Police examine video footage in hotel pool death

The death of a little girl, who drowned in water after going for a splash in the wrong swimming pool at a hotel in Paphos, continued to shock public opinion in Cyprus, with investigators still unsure how the child sank to the bottom without anyone taking notice...

18. Germany dims lights as it leads Europe in saving energy

Summer nights in the wealthy Bavarian city of Augsburg this year are eerily dark and quiet: The facades of historic buildings are not illuminated, street lights are dimmed and most of the fountains are not operating....

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....

20. Schools the main contributor to recent Covid surge

The growing number of cases being detected at schools that reopened their doors with the government’s gradual lifting of lockdown measures is causing increasing concern....

21. North updates information on patient zero

Turkish Cypriot media are reporting on new information about patient zero in the north, saying the first known case to have contracted the coronavirus was not a German tourist after all but a local teenager whose sample had been tracked down by a team of scientists...

22. Up to 1500 Limassol residents could be carrying virus, expert says

There could be as many as 1,000-1,500 Limassol residents carrying an active coronavirus infection, member of the government’s coronavirus task force, Leontios Kostrikis, said Monday....

23. Cyprus inching towards zero cases

Only one person tested positive for the coronavirus in Cyprus on Saturday, with both sides of the divided island flattening the curve of the pandemic and easing lockdown measures...

24. EU procures medical equipment worth €2.5m for Turkish Cypriot community

The EU has stepped up to assist the Turkish Cypriot community in its battle against coronavirus, procuring €2.5m worth of medical equipment and mobilizing 25 medical specialists who will be sent to the north for three months....

25. Elections in the north postponed for six months

Elections in the north that were set to take place in April have been postponed for six months amid mounting chain reactions of the coronavirus outbreak, Turkish Cypriot media reported on Tuesday....

26. Woman dies in rural Nicosia collision

An elderly woman was killed in a brutal road collision in rural Nicosia when her car was hit twice in a chain reaction accident...

27. Chinese Ambassador to Cyprus: No one stands to win in a trade war

28. Turkish and Greek nationalism, a two way street

Blue Homeland was front and centre due to the naval drill of the Turkish Armed Forces, but analysts have been wasting ink to influence public opinion...

29. Cyprus recalls ICELAND mixed veggies

The government has issued a food alert, recalling a specific brand of frozen mixed vegetables due to the possibility of being infected by bacteria that can cause food poisoning, just one week following another company recall for the same reason...

30. Cyprus recalls TESCO frozen veggies

The government has issued a food alert, recalling specific brands of frozen vegetables by Tesco due to the possibility of being infected by bacteria that can cause food poisoning...