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7021. Talent shortages costing European private businesses €414 billion each year

European private businesses’ biggest challenge is the increasingly growing skills shortage that is preventing them from hiring the right talent for growth. A PwC survey across 31 European countries shines a spotlight on a wider, ongoing issue across the region. PwC estimates that the skills shortage is costing the region €414 billion annually in lost revenues - just from private businesses. That’s around 2.6%of European GDP and is more than the combined annual GDP of Greece and Portugal. ...

7022. Paphos-bound plane hit by lightning

A plane that landed at Paphos International Airport was struck by lightning on Tuesday, with reports saying Ryanair passengers were unharmed during the incident...

7023. EY: Renewable energy is taking strides towards a subsidy-free era

The renewable energy sector is entering a new phase of subsidy-free growth across the world, according to the 53rd EY Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index (RECAI). Mainland China and the US remain at first and second positions respectively on the top 40 ranking, while France moves up two positions to third from fifth, led by a new focus on floating offshore wind capacity and doubling of its annual targets for onshore wind capacity additions...

7024. Athens back among top 10 shipping hubs

The Greek capital’s shipping cluster is back among the top 10 global metropolitan centers, the annual report by the Baltic Exchange shows, though this was not thanks to shipping activity in Athens and Piraeus, but due to the development of the Port of Piraeus after its acquisition by China’s Cosco...

7025. Drunk driver arrested after fleeing pile up

Police have arrested a 37-year-old male driver in connection with a pile up accident in Nicosia, with reports saying he was driving while impaired...

7026. Serial haircutter says it was for a good cause

An Egyptian man who admitted to cutting hair from unsuspecting women in Protaras says he was trying to help children with cancer back in his country...

7027. Nicosia to reject Turkish natural gas proposal

A proposal by Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci for a committee that would jointly administer natural gas affairs is expected to be rejected by the government and party leaders when they meet on Tuesday...

7028. Swarms of jellyfish still a nuisance

Reports on the eastern coast of Cyprus point to more jellyfish encounters with swimmers along the Protaras shoreline, with the local mayor saying the number of incidents is negligible...

7029. Mystery serial haircutter busted

A wanted mystery man with an apparent hair fetish has been arrested in Protaras, after his behaviour aroused the suspicions of a concerned citizen who was registered with a local neighbourhood watch programme...

7030. Police arrest wrong-way drunk driver [VIDEO]

A drunk driver was arrested Saturday morning after traffic police spotted him driving the wrong way on the Nicosia-Larnaca highway...

7031. Four family members drown in the north

Four members of a local family drowned Friday off the coast in the Karpas peninsula, while the youngest son was rescued and hospitalized...

7032. Cyprus rejects extradition of Kurdish activist

A Kurdish man wanted by German authorities on terrorism-related charges won’t be extradited, following a decision by a Larnaca court that found political beliefs were behind the persecution...

7033. Neo Plaza construction up for grabs

Companies from Greece and Cyprus are showing interest in building Neo Plaza, a price-slashing outlet mall in west Nicosia...

7034. Christodoulides: Nicosia completely satisfied with EU measures

Speaking on state radio Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides said the the government is completely satisfied with the final proposal on EU measures against Turkey. ...

7035. Nicosia wants tougher measures against Turkey

The sanctions that were discussed on Thursday by national envoys of European Union member-states against Turkey over its illegal drilling activities off Cyprus do not, reportedly, go far enough for Nicosia, which wants tougher measures. ...

7036. Woman dead after Larnaca car accident

An elderly woman was killed in an accident on Thursday when she was struck by a car on the Kornos-Kofinou old highway, in Larnaca district....

7037. Bus driver cries foul over airport assault

A Turkish Cypriot bus driver says Greek Cypriots threw rocks at his vehicle at Larnaca International Airport where he had gone to pick up tourists...

7038. George Low murder still open case

The unsolved murder of George Low was back in the headlines this week, with some new information about additional possible suspects and a frustration over two identified suspects who remain at large...

7039. Guests evacuate hotel in Limassol

Authorities went on alert Thursday morning following reports of chemicals spilled in a storage area of a local hotel...

7040. Britain says Iran attempted to block its oil tanker

Three Iranian vessels tried to block the passage of a British ship through the Strait of Hormuz but withdrew after warnings from a British warship, the British government said on Thursday. ...

7041. Displaced Greek Cypriots up in arms over land

Dozens of Greek Cypriot families in Limassol are up in arms over a land dispute, accusing the government of lying to them as they face lawsuits from a Turkish Cypriot property owner...

7042. UNFICYP mandate extended for another six months

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has recommended that the Security Council extends UNFICYP’s mandate until January 31, 2020 in recognition of its continued contribution to the maintenance of peace and stability. ...

7043. Six killed as severe weather hits Greece

7044. Nicosia bypass closer to the start line

The long-awaited Nicosia bypass on the perimeter of the capital is a step closer to the start line, with reports saying a tender could be announced as early as next week...

7045. Lukewarm reaction to EU sanctions on Turkey

7046. Syrians trapped at Ercan head to Turkey

Turkish Cypriot officials say Ankara has decided to host 50 Syrians who have been trapped in Ercan airport due to visa issues...

7047. Semi truck targeted in Limassol explosion

Police are investigating a bomb incident following an explosion underneath a private company’s truck in Limassol...

7048. Bloomberg: EU to cut aid to Turkey over Cyprus EEZ violations

Bloomberg's Viktoria Dendrinou and Nikos Chrysoloras report that the European Union is considering suspending most high-level contacts with Turkey and cut the flow of funds in protest of the Turkish drilling activities in the Cyprus EEZ. ...

7049. Father goes to prison for molesting daughter

A father in Nicosia was sentenced to seven years behind bars after he was found guilty for sexually molesting his own daughter...

7050. Coral Bay defendant admits lesser charges

The Coral Bay trial resumed Tuesday following a number of procedural delays, with the prosecution introducing three lesser charges against the defendant while the court formally suspended prosecution on two previous counts, manslaughter and premeditated murder...