Australia bank CEOs call for a fix to housing shortage

Australia bank CEOs call for a fix to housing shortage

Australia’s housing shortage is driving prices higher and locking out first-time homeowners and migrants needed to fill skills shortages across the country, according to the CEOs of Australia’s three largest banks.

Deaf dreams to digital realities

Deaf dreams to digital realities

Fact: Two brothers, George Geratziotis and Dr Alexandros Geratziotis, developed an app called Connect Deaf to bridge the communication gap for the deaf and hard-of-hearing community.

The good, the bad and the reality of autism

The good, the bad and the reality of autism

The fact described in the text is that there is a lack of integrated care for individuals with autism over the age of 21.

A , ‘love of loneliness’ marks demands for two-state solution in Cyprus

A , ‘love of loneliness’ marks demands for two-state solution in Cyprus

Fact: The Turkish Cypriot pro-solution camp believes that any new Cyprus negotiation process should have predetermined timeframes and clear consequences of failure to have a chance of success.

Passport checks for air travellers lifted as Bulgaria and Romania join EU, ’s Schengen

Passport checks for air travellers lifted as Bulgaria and Romania join EU, ’s Schengen

Fact: Airports in Sofia and Bucharest have removed passport check points for those departing to or arriving from most European Union member states as Bulgaria and Romania partially joined the Schengen open-travel zone.

Canada’s mild winter disrupts key ice road to remote Arctic diamond mines

Canada’s mild winter disrupts key ice road to remote Arctic diamond mines

An unusually warm winter in Canada has delayed the opening of a 400-kilometer ice road used by mining companies to access their diamond mines in the Arctic. The delay is the longest in recent years and is due to climate change and the El Nino climate pattern. The warm winter could risk an early closure of the ice road, impacting the transportation of goods to the mines. The lack of infrastructure in the region is a challenge, and mining companies are pushing for a mega infrastructure project to unlock the mineral riches in the area.

Football giants edge closer to own stadium

Football giants edge closer to own stadium

APOEL Nicosia has entered into a €35 million deal with US-based Cypriot investor Constantine ‘Dinos’ Iordanou to build their own stadium in Kokkinotrimithia.

22-year-old arrested for burglary and narcotics

22-year-old arrested for burglary and narcotics

A 22-year-old individual was arrested in Limassol for burglaries, thefts, illegal possession of property, and narcotics. The suspect was recognized by a woman who saw him in an auxiliary cottage behind her house. Property totaling approximately 2,708 euros was stolen in three cases between 06/03/2024-20/03/2024. The suspect was found with a small quantity of crystalline methamphetamine and re-arrested for flagrant offenses.