Green investing or ‘greenwashing?’ EU rules lead to confusion
If you want to invest in a fund branded as sustainable under new European Union rules, you’re spoilt for choice. But you may end up owning shares in oil ...
Taliban prevent people from reaching Kabul airport, US vows to finish airlift
Armed members of the Taliban kept people desperate to flee Afghanistan from reaching Kabul’s airport on witnesses said, while President Joe Biden vowed to keep U.S. troops in ...
UK’s first consumer class action suit goes ahead against Mastercard
A London court on Wednesday approved a £10 billion-plus ($14 billion-plus) class action against global payments processor Mastercard (MA.N) that claimants said could entitle 46 million British adults to roughly £300 each if ...
Bank of Cyprus switches to TeamMate+ for internal audit
The Bank of Cyprus has chosen TeamMate+ Audit as its solution for a number of challenges to internal audit, according to a case study published on Wednesday.
TeamMate+ Audit, produced ...
Cyprus Recovery Plan projects now underway
Cyprus’ €1.2 billion Resilience and Recovery Plan (RRP) was approved by the EU on July 8, and there are already today a number of projects close to completion, and others in full ...
Cyprus Business Now
The total assets of investment funds increased by 11 per cent in June 2021 from March 2021, according to data released Tuesday by the Central Bank of Cyprus. Total assets of the investment ...
Cyprus fifth highest in EU for emissions per capita
Cyprus has signed up to an EU push to combat climate change and its impacts, but figures released by Eurostat on Wednesday indicate that this is still very much a ...
Our View: Time to get serious about road safety
Cyprus has spent some 15 years trying to put in place a system of traffic cameras without success due to technical and legal hurdles that saw various options shelved and taken ...
Benfica beat PSV as Young Boys edge Ferencvaros
Benfica closed in on a Champions League group stage berth with a 2-1 home win over PSV Eindhoven and 10-man Young Boys beat Ferencvaros 3-2 in the first legs of ...
Drop in Covid-19 vaccine efficacy against Delta seen in US nursing homes
The effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines for people in American nursing homes and long-term care facilities, where residents are often elderly and frail, has dropped since the Delta variant became dominant ...
Coronavirus: Health minister says hospital situation manageable
The health minister met with top officials to set out a plan for ICU capacity while a second high dependency unit has been in operation at Famagusta Hospital to meet ...
Cyprus among top five in absorbing EU funds
Cyprus ranked among the top five EU member states in absorbing cohesion funds, the finance ministry said on Wednesday citing the latest European Commission figures.
It said the funds aim ...
Islamic scholars to decide role of women in Afghanistan
A senior Taliban leader has said that the role of women in Afghanistan, including their right to work and education and how they should dress, would ultimately be decided by ...
Nouris blames Turkey for immigration surge in Europe
Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said Wednesday that Cyprus stands in solidarity with nations facing waves of illegal immigration that is being used against them politically.
EU interior ministers on Wednesday ...
Coronavirus: three deaths, 433 more people test positive on Wednesday (Updated)
The health ministry announced three deaths from Covid-19 on Wednesday and said 433 more people had tested positive for the virus from 44,475 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 0.97 per ...
Coronavirus: Testing sites for Thursday
A total of 48 free rapid test sites mobile units for coronavirus will operate nationwide on Thursday, the health ministry announced, for eligible groups.
Free rapid testing for the general population ...
UK lawmakers condemn PM Johnson and US President Biden over Afghanistan
British lawmakers vented their anger on Wednesday at Prime Minister Boris Johnson and US President Joe Biden over the collapse of Afghanistan into Taliban hands, calling it a failure of ...
Akinci: Turkey’s end goal is annexation of the north
Turkey’s end goal for the north is its annexation and for it to become a district of Turkey, according to comments made by former Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci.
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Reservoirs at 60% of capacity, fears over repeat of last winter’s dearth of rainfall
Cyprus’ dams are at 60.2 per cent full, with farmers and consumers on tenterhooks that this winter will match the bountiful rains of the winters of 2018 and 2019 and not last year’...
Wildfire near French resort of Saint-Tropez kills two people
A wildfire burning in the hills behind the French Riviera resort of Saint-Tropez since Monday has killed at least two people, local authorities said on Wednesday.
Some 1,100 firefighters as well ...
Lukaku grateful to get Chelsea number nine shirt vacated by Abraham
Romelu Lukaku has confirmed he will wear the Chelsea number nine shirt vacated by Tammy Abraham.
The 28-year-old Belgium hitman, who has returned to Stamford Bridge in a £98million deal ...
Pope Francis urges everyone to get Covid-19 vaccines for the good of all
Pope Francis issued an appeal on Wednesday urging people to get inoculated against Covid-19, saying the vaccines could bring an end to the pandemic, but needed to be taken by ...
TV shows we love: Broad City
Broad City’s pilot follows its two protagonists, Ilana and Abbi, as they skive off work and embark on a quest to raise enough money for concert tickets. Responding to ...
Woman fined €1,000 and has licence suspended after traffic accident
The Larnaca district court fined a 22-year-old woman €1,000 on Wednesday and suspended her licence for three months after she admitted to causing a traffic crash while driving under the influence ...