Daily News Briefing
In today’s episode, the EU Council yesterday called on Ankara to stop all actions that could potentially upgrade the breakaway state in the north of the island, a development ...
Suspect arrested for string of break-ins
Police have arrested a 41-year-old man in Limassol wanted for six break-ins and burglaries, authorities said on Friday.
According to police, an arrest warrant had been issued for the man ...
European Council bids farewell to Anastasiades with Europa Building sculpture (video) (Updated)
The leaders of the European Council bid farewell to President Nicos Anastasiades as well as Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin on Thursday night with a gift that is traditionally given ...
Cyprus News Digest: Presidential candidates steer clear of the Cyprus problem
The Cyprus News Digest, in collaboration with the Cyprus Mail, brings you an in-depth analysis of some of the latest developments in local and international.
Presented by Rosie Charalambous, this ...
Fire near French city of Lyon kills 10, including 5 children
Ten people, including five children aged three to 15, were killed in a fire in the early hours of Friday in a residential building in Vaulx-en-Velin, near the French city of ...
Police arrest 27 year old in Paphos abduction case
Police have arrested a 27-year-old suspect for the abduction of 23-year-old two days ago in Paphos, authorities announced on Friday.
According to police, the 27-year-old was found after 4pm on ...
JFK assassination documents released by National Archives
The U.S. National Archives Kennedyeleased thousands of documents related to the 1963 assassination of then-President John F. Kennedy, acting shortly after President Joe Biden issued an executive order authorizing the ...
Malaysia rescuers race to find survivors of deadly campsite landslide, at least 16 killed (Update)
A landslide killed at least 16 people, among them children, as they slept in their tents at a campsite in Malaysia on Friday, officials said, as search teams scoured thick mud ...
Investors bet Fed will blink if recession hits despite ‘higher for longer’ mantra
Some investors believe an expected recession will force the Federal Reserve to loosen monetary policy next year, even as the central bank projects it will raise rates higher than it ...
Cyprus Business Now
The board of directors of the state-owned Cyprus Asset Management Company (Kedipes) on Thursday announced that they have decided on a new payment to the state to the tune of €80 ...
Three Cryptos to buy in December 2022: Orbeon Protocol (ORBN), Immutable (IMX), and Bitcoin (BTC)
Today, the crypto market is more mature than ever before and there are a growing number of cryptos that offer investors great returns. Orbeon Protocol (ORBN), Immutable (IMX), and Bitcoin (...
Hellenic Bank upgraded by agency, leaner structure praised
Capital Intelligence Ratings (CI Ratings) this week announced that it has upgraded the Long-Term Foreign Currency Rating (LT FCR) of Hellenic Bank (HB) to ‘BB’ from ‘BB-‘ and affirmed the ...
Microsoft to roll out ‘data boundary’ for EU customers from Jan. 1
Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) said on Thursday its European Union cloud customers will be able to process and store parts of their data in the region from Jan. 1.
The phased ...
Germany calls for global regulation of crypto industry
Germany’s top regulator this week called for global regulation of the cryptocurrency industry to protect consumers, prevent money laundering and preserve financial stability.
Mark Branson, the president of Germany’...
Peyia sees uptick in civil weddings in 2022
Peyia has hosted over 800 civil weddings this year which has netted the municipality about half a million euros, with bookings made up until 2025.
Marinos Lambrou, the seaside community’s mayor, ...
Our View: Benefits given to retired top officials amount to lawful theft
During the state budget debate, the Green Party, once again, tried to block the spending item for former presidents of the republic and former presidents of the legislature, that cover ...
Amid crypto turmoil, Hong Kong debuts first crypto futures ETFs
Two exchange traded funds (ETF) that track US-listed cryptocurrency futures have raised a combined $73.6 million ahead of their debut on the Hong Kong stock exchange on Friday in defiance of ...
Thousands protest in Turkey over Istanbul mayor’s conviction
Thousands of people rallied in Turkey to oppose the conviction and political ban of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, chanting slogans criticising President Tayyip Erdogan and his ruling AK Party before ...
Capping rocky 2022, EU agrees more Russia sanctions, funds for Ukraine (Update)
European Union leaders wrapped up their last summit of 2022 with an agreement to provide 18 billion euros in financing to Ukraine next year and slap more sanctions on Russia as the ...
European prosecutor requests immunity lifted from two Greek MEPs
The European chief prosecutor requested on Thursday that the European Parliament lift the immunity from prosecution of two Greek members over suspicions of fraud.
The prosecutor’s office said in ...
Metsola: The days of business as usual are over (Updated)
President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola on Thursday pledged the assembly would get to the bottom of a criminal corruption scandal, stressing that the days of ‘business as usual’ ...
Puerto Rico independence vote bill passes U.S. House
Puerto Rico’s movement for greater self-government got a boost on Thursday in the U.S. House of Representatives, which passed a bill for a referendum on three potential futures ...
EU leaders grant Bosnia EU candidate status
European Union leaders agreed on Thursday to make Bosnia and Herzegovina a formal candidate to join the bloc of 27 nations.
“Bosnia and Herzegovina was granted the status of candidate country ...
Irish soldier killed on U.N. peacekeeping mission in Lebanon
An Irish soldier was shot and killed on a U.N. peacekeeping mission in Lebanon and a second was in a critical condition after a hostile crowd surrounded their armoured ...