Greece has received nearly 15 billion euros in grants and loans from the European Union’s Recovery Fund since 2021, a…
Delays to Covid treatment drugs
A batch of the anti-viral Covid-19 medication, Paxlovid, will be delivered to Cyprus within the next 24 hours, an announcement…
Rusty Osaka falls at first hurdle in Australian Open (wrapup)
Naomi Osaka did not enjoy the fairytale return she hoped for at the Australian Open as the twice champion lost…
Hartsiotis pledges to strengthen police
New Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis pledged to strengthen the police force during his first visit to their Nicosia headquarters on…
‘Don’t forget Ukraine,’ UN urges in aid funding appeal
The United Nations appealed for $4.2 billion from donors on Monday to support war-ravaged communities in Ukraine and Ukrainian refugees…
UK train drivers to stage fresh strikes in January and February
Britain’s train drivers will stage a fresh round of strikes and an overtime ban from the end of January and…
FACTBOX-What airlines, regulators are doing about Boeing 737 MAX 9 jets
The U.S. aviation regulator on Friday extended the grounding of Boeing’s BA.N top-selling 737 MAX 9 airplanes indefinitely for new…
UK proscribes Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir as a terrorist organisation
Britain has declared global Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir as a proscribed terrorist organisation, subject to agreement by parliament, interior minister…
Gaza tailor uses pedal power for sewing machine as war grinds on
When Palestinian tailor Majed Abu Hajeb mends the shirts or jackets of people who fled their Gaza homes with barely…
EU’s eastern members demand import duties on Ukraine grains
The European Union’s eastern states are demanding the EU impose import duties on Ukraine grains, citing unfair competition, Hungary’s agricultural…