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811. Large areas of Halkidiki without power after deadly storms

About 80 percent of Halkidiki, and specifically the first and a small section of the second peninsula that make up the regional unit, remained without power a day after storms and gale-force winds toppled trees and utility poles, the head of the union of Public Power Corporation employees (GENOP) said Thursday....

812. Explosion rocks local park in Paphos

Police in Paphos went on alert on Friday morning after an explosive device went off at a local community park...

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

814. School fire linked to final exam anger

A fire that broke at a Limassol high school is believed to have been a malicious act not unrelated to frustration over final exam grades...

815. Electricity prices to rise 5% in June

816. Egypt - Cyprus electricity connection agreement signed

817. Cyprus records highest electricity price increase in EU

818. Interview with Vincent Tourette

819. Mother and son escape Paphos house fire

A house fire broke out in the early morning hours in Paphos, with mother and son reportedly escaping without injuries...

820. Man electrocuted to death in Larnaca

A truck driver was electrocuted to death on Thursday while he was outside his vehicle for a quick repair at a gas station in Larnaca...

821. Guterres report: Low expectations for real progress

822. Power outage was caused by strong winds

There is more clarity over the reasons behind Tuesday’s massive loss at Vasiliko power plant, with officials saying some 100 megawatt from the north saved the day in the first crucial hour...

823. Power cuts blamed on weather

A sudden load decrease at the Vasiliko power plant caused a brief and partial blackout in Cyprus on Tuesday morning...

824. Crete’s power supply remains vulnerable without EuroAsia Interconnector

825. Burns puzzle authorities in man’s death

Authorities in Paphos are puzzled over the death circumstances of a 31-year-old man, after burns were discovered on his body...

826. Bill pushes for police taser guns

A bill sponsored by the government aims to put taser guns in the hands of law enforcement officials, while also take away hunting rifles from criminals convicted of domestic violence...

827. Man’s death unnoticed for over two months

The body of a man who died in December has been discovered in his residence in rural Nicosia, after it had gone unnoticed for over two months even when a company employee went to cut off electricity...

828. Cyprus's first private power station to reduce electricity prices

829. Lightning strikes power plant in the north

A power plant in the north was struck by lightning on Thursday morning, leaving segments of the population without electricity...

830. Egypt - Cyprus agreement for Block 12 gas field attracts great investor interest

831. Cyprus to reduce greenhouse emissions by 24% by 2030

832. Ferocious winds wreak havoc in Paphos

Strong winds in Paphos caused problems with power lines and toppled trees on Wednesday, while a number of roads remained closed due to weather conditions...

833. LNG to diversify Cyprus energy market

834. Cyprus cleans up after the storm

Cleaning crews in cities and towns around the island got to work Tuesday morning, following overnight heavy storms that brought down trees and caused mayhem in many parts of the road network...

835. Not out of the woods yet

Big storms pounded the west coast on Thursday evening, uprooting trees and cutting power in many areas, as more storms expected on Friday but also mixed weather over the weekend...

836. Teen suffers burns in fireplace incident

A 13-year-old girl who suffered second and third degree burns in Paphos in a fireplace incident has been transferred to Nicosia General Hospital due to her serious condition, while other heating-related incidents were being reported....

837. British woman escapes fire in Paphos

A British senior citizen managed to escape a fire in her apartment in Paphos, where preliminary findings pointed to an electric blanket as the likely cause...

838. Auditing and Renewable Sources of Energy in Cyprus

In a world where the focus is on ‘going green’ the role of renewable sources of energy is becoming increasingly significant. It would therefore be hard to ignore some of the initiatives set out by the European Union with regards to these renewable sources of energy...

839. Murder-suicide shocks north Nicosia

A man in north Nicosia strangled his wife to death and then committed suicide by electrocution, in an apparent domestic violence incident, the second in the area this month...

840. Utilities, housing push inflation to 1.9%