French and Belgian farmers set up dozens of blockades on highways and on access roads to a major container port…
Pensions now paid within 30 days of retirement
The labour ministry on Wednesday announced it had completed its implementation of measures to ensure all retirees receive their first…
Israel pounds Gaza, regional tensions high
Israeli forces pounded areas in northern and southern Gaza on Wednesday after Hamas said it had received and was studying…
Explorer may have found wreckage of Amelia Earhart’s plane
A former U.S. Air Force intelligence officer says he believes he has found the wreckage of Amelia Earhart’s plane, which…
Strikes to ground flights at major German airports on Thursday
Strikes will ground flights on Thursday at some of Germany’s biggest airports, including the global hub Frankfurt, in the latest…
EU pushes for higher uptake of two key cancer-preventing vaccines
The European Commission is recommending measures EU countries should adopt to increase the uptake of two vaccines that prevent viral…
UNIC’s blockchain & digital currency MOOC evolves
On the occasion of its 10th anniversary, the world’s first MOOC on Digital Currencies offered by the University of Nicosia…
Nadal’s 2007 French Open racket sells for $118k at auction
Rafael Nadal’s championship point winning racket from his 2007 French Open final victory over Roger Federer was sold for more…
Saudi Arabia’s Q4 GDP shrinks 3.7 per cent year-on-year
Saudi Arabia’s real gross domestic product (GDP) shrunk 3.7 per cent in the fourth quarter, government data showed on Wednesday,…
The logistics of war: How Washington is preparing for a Chinese invasion of Taiwan
When U.S. and Australian troops practiced amphibious landings, ground combat and air operations last summer, they drew headlines about the…