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601. Uber makes waves with boat travel in Mykonos

Can't find a ride to Ornos? Don't worry. The ride-hailed watercraft will carry up to eight people to different stops around the island....

602. Kyriakides and Becerra: EU and US establish joint health task force

603. Greece makes a splash with self-operating wheelchair ramps on 287 beaches

Describing access to the sea as an inalienable human right, Greek tourism authorities are retrofitting 287 beaches across the country with self-operating wheelchair ramps....

604. Wagner leader offered Russian troop locations to Ukrainians in exchange for mercy

In an apparent escalation of Yevgeny Prigozhin's public feud with Vladimir Putin over his for-hire army, the leader of the Wagner mercenary group offered to sell out the locations of Russian troops to Ukrainian officials in exchange for their mercy on the battlefield, according to leaked intelligence documents....

605. British expertise on the table as Leo Docherty speaks to Kathimerini

In an interview with "K" newspaper, Leo Docherty, the British Minister for Europe, highlighted the British commitment to closer collaboration, emphasizing the range of areas where British expertise and cooperation can contribute to addressing issues such as combating illegal financing and exploring support structures for enforcement or addressing potential sanctions evasion. ...

606. Heroic beachgoer saves trapped shark in Ayia Napa

A passer-by on a beach in Ayia Napa spotted a shark trapped on the rocks....

607. Trump found liable for sexual abuse, accuser awarded $5 million

A federal jury on Tuesday found that Donald Trump sexually abused and defamed E. Jean Carroll, a writer who accused the former president of attacking her in a department store dressing room in the 1990s....

608. Appointment of 19-year-old consultant in Tourism Ministry: How it happened and what it means

The Deputy Minister of Tourism, Costas Koumis, recently defended the appointment of a 19-year-old consultant. Koumis stated that nothing illegal had been done and that the hiring process was a common practice that has been used for many years....

609. Sex rendezvous messages emerge in murder investigation

Cyprus Police are investigating the murder of a sex worker in Limassol that took place over the weekend, when a woman from Ukraine was found dead in her hotel apartment where an asylum seeker from Turkey had also booked an appointment to see her on Saturday evening...

610. Cypriot ex-president denies interfering in soccer probe

Former president Nicos Anastasiades, who has denied accusations that he unlawfully interfered in a soccer match-fixing probe, engaged in a back-and-forth with his accuser after he dropped the bombshell firsthand account allegations during a public podcast...

611. BBC chairman resigns over conflict of interest

Richard Sharp has resigned as chairman of the BBC after a report found he broke the rules by failing to disclose the role he played in helping Boris Johnson secure an £800,000 loan....

612. Russian officials attempt to link cultural centre fire to malicious activity

According to the competent authorities of the Republic of Cyprus, the fire that broke out at the Russian Cultural Centre on Wednesday afternoon was determined to be caused by human error, specifically by a cigarette lighter. ...

613. US returns over 80 Cypriot antiquities

More than 80 Cypriot antiquities will be repatriated to Cyprus from the US. To this end, a ceremony has taken place in Washington in the presence of the Director of the Department of Antiquities, Dr. Marina Solomidou-Ieronymidou....

614. First Cypriot citizen evacuated from Sudan

The first Cypriot citizen has been evacuated from Sudan and has arrived on a flight to Aqaba, Jordan, according to Foreign Affairs Minister, Constantinos Kombos....

615. The unintended consequence: How Our online history built the AI industry

The AI boom is built on data, the data comes from the internet, and the internet came from us....

616. Worker’s mystery death in Limassol under new scrutiny

Cyprus Police are investigating a natural death involving a foreign worker in Limassol, but his family blames his boss following an accident that was not reported to authorities...

617. Hackers leak Open University data after ransom demand not met

The Open University of Cyprus failed to meet the deadline set by the "Medusa" group of hackers to pay a ransom in exchange for not releasing sensitive personal data....

618. 21st International Film Days Festival - Cyprus 2023

The 21st International Film Days Festival - Cyprus 2023 is set to begin on Friday, April 21st, at the Rialto Theatre in Limassol and the Zina Pallas in Nicosia. ...

619. 'Everything is a party'

Well, well, well, if you have a seat and some showmanship experience, apparently everything becomes a piece of cake and the gold dust blinds you from reality. ...

620. Whistleblower suspicious of Biden's Cyprus trip in 2014

A former White House stenographer is accusing US President Joe Biden of committing crimes a decade ago in connection with Ukraine and Cypriot-registered gas company Burisma, while also raising suspicions over a private dinner in Limassol back in 2014...

621. Cypriot banks dump Russian client accounts

Russian nationals in the Republic of Cyprus are facing bank account closures as the island’s financial institutions are choosing to axe client accounts to avoid sanction violation risks, but some fear an indiscriminate sweep may affect innocent customers...

622. Elon Musk plans to create 'TruthGPT', a non-Liberal AI

Billionaire Twitter owner Elon Musk is again sounding warning bells on the dangers of artificial intelligence to humanity — and claiming that a popular chatbot has a liberal bias that he plans to counter with his own AI creation....

623. The new four-legged resident of the Presidential Palace (photo)

In addition to Nikos Christodoulides and his family, the Presidential Palace also houses the family's four-legged friend, Nala, a golden cocker spaniel. ...

624. No information for Cypriots trapped in Sudan

The is no information for Cypriots who have been trapped in Sudan, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Theodoros Gotsis...

625. US monitoring of UN Secretary-General Guterres revealed in leaked documents

Leaked Pentagon files indicate the United States was monitoring UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres because it believed he was too soft on Russia after its invasion of Ukraine....

626. Russian opposition leader Navalny grapples with severe stomach pain in jail

Alexei Navalny, Russia's most prominent opposition politician, is grappling with severe stomach pain in jail that could be some sort of slow-acting poison, his spokeswoman said on Thursday....

627. Leaker identified as fit military leader with gun-worshipping gamer group

The Washington Post has traced the recent Pentagon intelligence leak to a man who shared hundreds of secret files with a small group of young gamers on a private Discord server....

628. Benefit payments: Ministry allows paper applications after server failure

The Ministry of Labour and Social Insurance has issued a response to the recent issue of their websites being temporarily down on Monday. The Ministry has informed the public that payments can still be made by cheque or cash at their local District Social Insurance Offices....

629. Bunny with a badge: Rabbit joins police force in California

The Yuba City Police Department in northern California includes a SWAT team, an anti-gang unit, a canine unit with three active dogs — and a rabbit....

630. Dead loved ones could be uploaded to your computer by end of year

You may soon be able to catch up with friends and relatives who have passed away — on your computer....