Archive January 2023

The lending unit of crypto firm Genesis filed on Thursday for US bankruptcy protection from creditors, toppled by a market rout along with the likes of exchange FTX and lender ...

Pharmacists on Friday said they “can’t trust” the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) and are ready to take action to seek compensation for losses sustained last year. Deputy head of ...

Ten people died from Covid-19 in the past week, while another 2,667 people tested positive, the health ministry said on Friday. The ages of the ten that died ranged from 72 to 90. ...

There are 11 reasons to visit Rialto Theatre in February as 11 new cultural productions are taking its stage. The month will bring a series of shows – music, film, theatre and interactive ...

In today’s episode, Russia could not have expected Cyprus to disagree with Europe’s collective decisions and ought to engage in a little self-criticism, President Nicos Anastasiades said. His ...

Four electricity authority (EAC) trade unions protested the presence of a fifth union – which opposes their position – at a meeting with competent ministers on Friday aiming to discuss issues concerning ...

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 ...

A 46-year-old man has been arrested carrying two knives and two prop pistols in Strovolos, police said on Friday. According to the announcement of the Nicosia police, the man was ...

David Crosby, one of the most influential rock musicians of the 1960s and ’70s andwhowas inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with two different groups, has died ...

Third seed Stefanos Tsitsipas made short work of Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor, winning 6-2 7-6(5) 6-3 to reach the fourth round of the Australian Open on Friday, shortly after organisers defended ...

The total number of trips by Cypriot residents abroad increased by 129.4 per cent in December 2022, compared to December 2021, mirroring the broader trend in international air travel, which continues to recover. ...

Serbian and pro-Ukraine activists filed criminal complaints against Russia’s Wagner paramilitary group and its supporters on Thursday, accusing it of recruiting Serbs to fight in Ukraine. Cedomir Stojkovic, a ...

Construction material prices in Cyprus reached a historically high level in 2022, surpassing the previous record recorded in 2021, according to a report released this week by the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat). ...

Qatar Airways and Hermes Airports this week announced that the two parties came together to celebrate the airline’s 25th anniversary, along with what was deemed to have been a ...

In the snow and ice on the main drag in Davos, the impact of the crypto winter is plain for WEF attendees to see. Last May, the dressed-up shop fronts ...

Children have the right to have the nationality of their parents, independent presidential candidate and human rights lawyer Achilleas Demetriades said on Thursday, in a comment on the ongoing struggle ...

Another issue regarding citizenship for Turkish Cypriots was by the response of the EU Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders to a question on the matter by Akel MEP Niyazi Kizilyurek. ...

India’s junior IT minister on Thursday said there was no issue with cryptocurrencies in India if all laws are followed, in remarks that contradicted the central bank’s view ...

Manchester City got back to winning ways in thrilling style after coming from two goals down to beat Tottenham Hotspur 4-2 on Thursday, a victory that moved the champions to ...

The three main candidates for the presidency, joined by Elam’s Christos Christou, held their fourth televised debate on Thursday evening. Christou, Disy’s Averof Neophytou, Akel’s Andreas Mavroyiannis, ...

Brightly-painted Zapotec murals invoking warfare recently unearthed from tombs in southern Mexico may date back nearly 2,000 years, officials said late on Wednesday of the find that sheds new light on ...

The U.S. Supreme Court in an investigative report on Thursday failed to identify who was behind the May 2022 leak of a draft version of its blockbuster ruling overturning the 1973 ...

Western allies pledged billions of dollars in new weapons for Ukraine on Thursday, but the question of whether they would also send German-made tanks remained unanswered, with Berlin yet to ...

More than a million people took part in demonstrations across France on Thursday, halting trains and cutting electricity production, in protest against government plans to raise the retirement age by ...