Daily News Briefing
In today’s episode, almost all the presidential candidates piled on Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday, slamming him for what they called his apparent attempt to dodge the televised debates scheduled ...
The death of Berton the savannah cat (video)
The Green Party, the Animal Party and other demonstrators gathered outside the attorney-general’s attorney’s office on Thursday to protest the death of the savannah cat Berton who died ...
FBI sought nuclear documents in search of Trump’s home
U.S. federal agents were looking for documents relating to nuclear weapons when they raided former President Donald Trump’s home in Florida this week, the Washington Post reported on ...
Property developers scramble to meet demand as Limassol leads the way
The high demand in the Cypriot real estate sector is in the process of being met with numerous high-value investments, with the Limassol district taking the lion’s share, the ...
EU says US plan for EV tax breaks discriminatory, may breach WTO rules
The European Union said on Thursday it was “deeply concerned” about proposed tax credits for purchases of electric vehicles in the United States because they would be biased against foreign ...
Ripple Labs interested in bankrupt crypto lender Celsius’ assets
San Francisco-based blockchain payments company Ripple Labs Inc, which is embroiled in a high-profile battle with the US securities regulator, is interested in potentially purchasing assets of bankrupt crypto lender ...
Cyprus Business Now
Association of Large Investment Projects president Andreas Demetriades this week said that there are still issues related to Cyprus’ permanent residence programme and asked for the Interior Ministry to “immediately ...
Shelters for Paphos mosaics a step closer
The architectural office of Hugh Broughton Architects has won an international competition to design shelters for the Paphos mosaics after a time-consuming and competitive process, the department of antiquities and ...
Our View: Courts must lead the way in punishing corruption
It was very difficult to comprehend the thinking behind the supreme court’s decision to hand out a suspended 15-month jail sentence to a public employee found guilty of bribery ...
Australian crypto ownership warrants consumer protection, says regulator
Nearly half of Australian retail investors owned cryptocurrency in late 2021 and more got their information from YouTube videos than from financial advisers, the securities watchdog said on Thursday, calling the ...
Government response to ‘spy van’ affair is ‘unsatisfactory’
Main opposition Akel kept badgering the government on Thursday over the ‘spy van’ affair of 2019 – firing off new questions which it demanded the administration answer.
The controversy surrounding the affair ...
Huge bill discrepancies forces EAC to issue advice to consumers (Updated)
By Jonathan Shkurko and Elias Hazou
Amid heightened concern among the public over costly energy, the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) on Thursday issued advice to consumers on what to ...
Armed man tried to breach FBI’s Cincinnati building, authorities say
Police were locked in a standoff on Thursday with an armed man who tried to breach the FBI building in Cincinnati, Ohio, earlier in the day before fleeing and exchanging ...
Police rescue girl aged 8 whose inflatable boat was swept out to sea
Police on Thursday rescued an eight-year-old girl whose inflatable boat had been carried out to sea.
The girl was paddling on the inflatable off a beach in Protaras, when winds ...
Ukraine preparing for ‘tragedy’ at Russian-held nuclear plant – minister
Ukraine’s interior minister said on Thursday that Ukraine had to be ready for any scenario at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant that has been hit shelling, including evacuating ...
Twitter to clamp down on ‘misinformation’ ahead of U.S. midterms
Twitter Inc TWTR.N will revive features on the social media site to promote accurate information about the November U.S. midterm election and clamp down on false and misleading ...
‘Phantom candidate’ Christodoulides ducks out of TV debates, accused of ‘hiding’ (Updated)
Almost all the presidential candidates piled on Nicos Christodoulides on Thursday, slamming him for what they called his apparent attempt to dodge the televised debates scheduled for next month, with ...
Defence minister in Israel to discuss bilateral relations
Defence Minister Charalambos Petrides met his Israeli counterpart Benny Gantz in Tel Aviv on Thursday to discuss bilateral relations, the ongoing cooperation on armaments and the trilateral pact between Cyprus, ...
Dali does not want to be held hostage to row over asphalt plants
Dali Municipality said on Thursday that while it was adamant that two asphalt plants in the area need to be relocated elsewhere, in line with a cabinet decision, it does ...
A summit on everything business and tech
Twenty expert speakers, five panel discussions and one networking event make up the Cyprus Fintech Summit 2022. Hosted at Limassol’s Carob Mills on September 2 the summit invites local and international ...
Wall Street rally lifts Nasdaq 20 per cent from low as inflation fears ebb
Wall Street surged on Wednesday, putting the Nasdaq more than 20 per cent above its June low, after US inflation slowed more than expected in July and raised hopes the Federal ...
Chelsea tailor-made for me, says Sterling
Raheem Sterling said his new club Chelsea feel “tailor-made” for him due to the progress they have made under manager Thomas Tuchel and because going there gives him the chance ...
McDonald’s to start reopening restaurants in Ukraine
McDonald’s said on Thursday it plans on reopening its restaurants in Ukraine over the next few months in an early sign of western businesses returning to the country, even ...
EU chief ‘shares concerns about Turkey’s illegal actions in Varosha’
The president of the EU Commission shares President Nicos Anastasiades’ intense concerns about Turkey’s illegal actions in Varosha, government spokesman Marios Pelekanos said on Thursday.
In a letter replying ...