An Israeli couple was arrested in the central city of Lod for allegedly conducting missions for Iranian intelligence, the Israeli police and the Israeli Office of the State Attorney said in separate…
Month: October 2024
Cyprus: Two British women slapped 11 year jail term for cannabis crime
Two British women, 20 and 22 years old, have been sentenced to 11 years in prison by the Criminal Court in Larnaca, for illegally importing and possessing 41 kilograms of cannabis. The…
Satellite can spot plastic waste on beaches from space
Australian researchers have developed a new method to effectively spot plastic waste on beaches from space. Detailed by a team from RMIT University in Melbourne in a study published on Thursday, the…
Euro area annual inflation is expected to reach 2 percent
Euro area annual inflation is expected to reach 2 percent in October 2024, up from 1.7 percent in September, according to a flash estimate released on Thursday by Eurostat. The services sector…
Cyprus government extend tax return deadline
A proposal to extend the submission of the tax return has been approved by the Council of Ministers in Cyprus. According to the Tax Department, the proposal provided for an extension until…
Australia’s climate has warmed by an average of 1.51 degrees Celsius
Australia’s climate has warmed by an average of 1.51 degrees Celsius (C) since records began in 1910, a landmark report has found. National science agency the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation…
Police in Cyprus investigate 16th racist attack on delivery courier
Another unprovoked racist attack has been reported in Limassol where a 23 -year-old, foreign food delivery courier was attacked in the Kapsalou district. According to reports, seven people stopped the courier at…
Typhoon Kong-rey makes landfall in southeastern Taiwan, strong winds
Typhoon Kong-rey made landfall in southeastern Taiwan’s Taitung at around 1:40 p.m. Thursday, according to the local meteorological agency. The typhoon is forecast to move north and then northeast at an estimated…
14 million people flee homes since Sudan war erupted
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) says that more than 14 million people had fled their homes since the beginning of the ongoing conflict in Sudan. “The (internal) displacement number has hit…
North Korea test-fires “world’s most powerful strategic deterrent”
North Korea test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile Thursday morning, with the country’s top leader overseeing the event and stressing the DPRK will not change its policy of developing nuclear forces, the Korean…