EAC to take €24 million hit for reduced bills
The Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) will take a revenue hit of around €24 million following a decision to offer a 10 per discount on utility bills over the next four months, ...
Interior minister brushes off calls for asylum seeker to be reunited with family
Interior Minister Nicos Nouris on Tuesday waved off demands made a day earlier for a Syrian asylum seeker to be reunited with her family, saying it might open the floodgates ...
Cigarette prices in the spotlight after card payment changes
Small shops bemoaning the limited money to be made from cigarettes indicates there is a fixed price, but a spokesman for the industry said on Tuesday this is not true.
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UN chief, UK PM increase pressure on leaders for climate change funds
By Michelle Nichols and Valerie Volcovici
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged leaders of the world’s major economies including the United States to deliver on their commitments toward a $100 ...
Luxury stays: One&Only Palmilla, Mexico
In this video, Grand Luxury Hotels co-founders and brothers, Ivan and Rouslan Lartisien, head to the One&Only Palmilla, a resort anchoring Mexico firmly in the world of premium ...
Private sector to lead roll out of green hydrogen
By Kiriaki Demetriou
The private sector is set to lead the roll out of green hydrogen by investing in its production so that it can be used in the sectors ...
Beach clean-up in Paphos
As part of the World Clean-up day on September 18, six volunteers from Freedom Divers Cyprus in Anarita Paphos spent two hours on Sunday trying to contribute by organising a beach ...
J&J says second shot boosts protection to 94%
Johnson & Johnson said Tuesday a second shot of its COVID-19 vaccine given about two months after the first increased its effectiveness to 94% in the United States against moderate to ...
Cryptocurrencies post fifth straight week of inflows
Cryptocurrency investment products and funds saw inflows for a fifth consecutive week as market sentiment on the sector continued to improve, data from digital asset manager CoinShares showed on Monday.
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Grey is gorgeous: How to keep silver locks looking healthy
By Katie Wright
There’s hot hair news from the set of And Just Like That…, the Sex And The City reboot series that catches up with Carrie Bradshaw and ...
EU says people with AZ shots should be able to travel to US
The European Commission said on Tuesday it would make sense for the United States to allow travel by people vaccinated with the AstraZeneca COVID-19 shots, although existing U.S. guidance ...
Higher taxes are coming and for markets, that could be a good thing
And so it begins: Taxes in the world’s wealthiest countries are rising. Inevitable perhaps given the unprecedented COVID-era debt surge and, according to some investors, even a good thing ...
Coronavirus: Pupils to get day off school for jab, measures extended until October 8
Pupils aged 12 to 17 due to receive either dose of an anti-Covid vaccine will be entitled to take the day off school on the day of their vaccination, cabinet decided on ...
The third man: UK charges another Russian for nerve attack on double agent
British police said on Tuesday a third Russian had been charged in absentia with the 2018 Novichok murder attempt on former double agent Sergei Skripal, saying they could also now confirm ...
Coronavirus: Where eligible groups can get free rapid test on Wednesday
A total of 23 free rapid test sites for coronavirus for eligible groups will operate nationwide on Wednesday, the health ministry announced.
Free rapid testing for the general population has been ...
UK’s Sky plans own smart TVs to take on streaming services
Britain’s Sky is preparing to launch its own smart televisions as the media firm takes on streaming device makers such as Roku (ROKU.O) in a bid to win ...
Nicosia Water Board bills to go digital next year
As of September 1, 2022 the Nicosia Water Board will go paperless, sending utility bills electronically to consumers – although it will continue to accept in-person payments at its offices.
In a statement, ...
Greek stage star in Cyprus for Kypria performance
Satiriko Theatre brings an emotional play to Nicosia, Limassol and Larnaca as Martin Sherman’s play Rose is reintroduced. This moving play directed by Nikos Karageorgos and translated by Mimi ...
Europe not rattled by underdog label ahead of Ryder Cup,
Europe may be viewed as the underdogs in the forthcoming Ryder Cup compared to their American opponents, but Tommy Fleetwood said his team will head into the biennial competition starting ...
SoftBank leads $680 million funding round in NFT fantasy soccer game Sorare
Blockchain-based fantasy soccer game Sorare has raised $680 million in a funding round led by SoftBank (9984.T), with players including ex-England international Rio Ferdinand and Spain’s Gerard Pique also investing, ...
Regulatory challenges and solutions for FX Brokers
How RegTech companies can help transform Cyprus into a tech hub
For several years, we have been empowering fintech firms with the regulatory technology (RegTech) tools required to drive efficiency ...
New play considers life through women and their wardrobes
New theatre production looks at love, loss and clothes. ELENI PHILIPPOU speaks to the people behind it
Certain times of life can hold a special significance. We all have a ...
Activists attacked, threatened with shotgun, bird protection group says
The Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS) has said one of its members was threatened with a shotgun and attacked by a group of bird trappers in the district of Famagusta ...
EP election candidates did not file advertising expenses, auditor says
Some candidates did not declare their advertising expenses in the run up to the 2019 European Parliament elections, while one received close to €29,000 worth of services for free, the Audit Office’...