World
For some Columbia students, protest encampment is living history lesson
Before students set up a pro-Palestinian protest encampment on a Columbia University lawn last week, some of them took an optional course called "Columbia 1968" about protests against the...
Local
AKEL proposes taxing bank profits for public relief
The letter from the General Secretary of the AKEL Central Committee, Stefanos Stefanou, regarding the legislative processing of a bill proposal for taxing unexpected bank profits, has been submitted...
World
Trump trial tests his campaign strategy of embracing bad publicity
Meetings with foreign dignitaries at Trump Tower. A staged visit to a convenience store in the New York City Democratic stronghold of Harlem. Daily remarks broadcast on national cable...
Economy
Germany needs an economic turnaround, says finance minister Lindner
Germany needs an economic turnaround in order to secure its geopolitical position, German Finance Minister and head of the Free Democrats FDP Christian Lindner said on Saturday.
The German economy...
World
Socialist supporters call on Spanish prime minister to stay
Thousands of Socialist Party supporters travelled from across Spain for a rally at the party's Madrid headquarters on Saturday to call on Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to stay on,...
Local
Landmark legal battle unfolds in Cyprus
For the first time in the history of the Republic of Cyprus, two independent institutions are being dragged to court to resolve institutional differences, while the Constitutional Court will...
Economy
Stricter oversight on cross-border credit services
The processes for licensing and supervision of credit (loan) managers are becoming stricter, who will be able to provide cross-border services within the passport mechanism framework, according to a...
World
Russian missiles pound Ukrainian power plants in escalating campaign
A Russian missile attack pounded power facilities in the centre and west of Ukraine on Saturday, mounting pressure on the ailing energy system as the country faces a shortage...
World
U.S. intelligence believes Putin probably didn’t order Navalny to be killed – WSJ
U.S. intelligence agencies have determined that Russian President Vladimir Putin probably didn't order opposition politician Alexei Navalny killed at an Arctic prison camp in February, the Wall Street Journal...
in-cyprus
President expresses disappointment over National Council leaks
The president expressed disappointment over leaks from members of the National Council.
Asked if the proposal of the UN Secretary-General for Cyprus concerned a trilateral or pentagonal framework, the President...
Local
Investigation over Drousiotis’ book intensifies
Deep waters are entered in May by the investigation of the Independent Authority against Corruption regarding what the journalist/author Makarios Drousiotis alleges in his book "State Mafia".
The four inspection...
Local
Police spokesman describes murder attempt case as complex
The attempted murder case that occurred on April 23 in the Anthoupoli area was described as complex, intricate, and very difficult, said Police Spokesman Christos Andreou.
As stated so far,...
World
INSIGHT-As solar capacity grows, some of America’s most productive farmland is at risk
Dave Duttlinger's first thought when he saw a dense band of yellowish-brown dust smearing the sky above his Indiana farm was: I warned them this would happen.
About 445 acres...
World
New film captures Afghan women’s courage in failed peace talks with Taliban
The new documentary "The Sharp Edge of Peace" begins with a harrowing scene: Fawzia Koofi, a former member of Afghanistan’s parliament and a women's rights activist, recovering in a...
World
Abbas, international leaders to hold Gaza talks in Riyadh this week
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and several international officials will be in Riyadh this week for talks aimed at pushing for a peace agreement in Gaza to be held on...
World
Earthquake of magnitude 6.5 strikes Japan’s Bonin Islands, USGS says
An earthquake of magnitude 6.5 struck Japan's Bonin Islands, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said on Saturday.
The quake was at a depth of 503.2 km (312.7 miles), USGS...
