Hundreds of flamingos have returned to Akrotiri Salt Lake following the first rainfall of the season last week. Experts at the Akrotiri Environmental and Education Centre (AEEC) estimate that close to 300…
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In Cyprus, 43% of teenagers are usually online
In Cyprus, 43% of teenagers are usually online and in contact with close friends. According to the Ministry of Education, the percentage of children who reported continuous online contact was higher for…
Health minister seeks to avoid strike in Cyprus hospitals
The Minister of Health, Michalis Damianos, will meet Wednesday with all parties involved in a mediating effort to bridge the differences between OKYPY and government doctors in relation to the payment of…
Deadly weekend on the roads in Cyprus, president expresses ‘grave sorrow’
Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides has expressed grave sorrow over the death of three young men in late night car accident on the Derinya – Freneros Road, in eastern Cyprus, near Paralimni. Speaking…
Cyprus: Vietnamese man sentenced to 41 weeks after assult
A 46-year-old Vietnamese man was sentenced to 41 weeks imprisonment in Dhekelia on November 12 after being found guilty of Grievous Bodily Harm (GBH). He was arrested on August 22 for seriously…
One-year delay to the EU’s anti-deforestation law
The European Parliament voted Thursday for a one-year delay to the EU’s anti-deforestation law, which aims to ban imports of products linked to deforestation. The decision to push the implementation date to…
EU action over Apple’s prohibited geo-blocking practices on its media service
The European Commission says that member states’ national authorities may take action against Apple if the U.S. tech giant does not address its potentially prohibited geo-blocking practices on its media service that…
Cyprus intends to supply natural gas to Egypt’s liquefaction plants
Cyprus intends to supply natural gas to Egypt’s liquefaction plants for export to international markets, including the European Union (EU), Energy Minister George Papanastasiou has said. Addressing the parliamentary Finance Committee during…
Airstrikes target military sites in Yemen
U.S.-British coalition warplanes conducted three airstrikes on the Houthi-controlled Yemeni capital Sanaa on Saturday night, Houthi-run Al-Masirah TV reported. The airstrikes targeted military sites in the al-Nahdayn and al-Hafa areas in southern…
2024 is on track to become the hottest on record
The year 2024 is on track to become the hottest on record, with annual global temperature projected to be 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels for the first time, the EU’s Copernicus…