Archive June 2023

BlackRock’s plans for a bitcoin fund have helped push the world’s largest cryptocurrency to its highest in a year, but rising interest rates and a regulatory crackdown could ...

A blistering rally in Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) shares has powered the EV maker’s market value toward trillion-dollar levels, prompting some analysts to question its valuation and downgrade the ...

Use of all types of synthetic drugs is on the rise across Europe, including Cyprus, according to the European Drug Report 2023, which was presented on Monday by the Cyprus Addiction ...

Brussels has been largely mute on President Nikos Christodoulides’ proposal for the EU to become more involved in the Cyprus issue, which he has been pushing since his election almost ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin paid tribute to pilots killed fighting an aborted mutiny and thanked the nation for showing patriotic unity while confirming for the first time that Russian pilots ...

An autopsy carried out on Monday for an infant found unconscious in his cot did not reveal any findings over the cause of death. Carried out by state pathologist Angeliki ...

A 23-year-old was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after pleading guilty on Monday to killing five people in a 2022 mass shooting at a gay nightclub ...

EU High Representative Josep Borrell and Foreign Minsiter Constantinos Kombos discussed the more active involvement of the EU in efforts to resolve the Cyprus problem under the auspices of the ...

A new draft of the conclusions for the upcoming European Council includes references to the readiness of the EU to play an “active role” with “all appropriate means at its ...

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will meet on the sidelines of a NATO summit in Vilnius next month, Mitsotakis’ office said on Monday, a day ...

A United Nations expert said on Monday that U.S. government treatment of Guantanamo Bay inmates was cruel, inhuman and degrading under international law and called for Washington to apologize ...

The European Commission has proposed to mobilise €574,000 in funds, as part of a proposal for a total of €330 million for farmers across the EU impacted by adverse climatic events, high ...

Britain’s government said on Monday it will cost on average about 169,000 pounds ($215,035) to deport each asylum seeker to Rwanda in the first detailed assessment of a high-stakes promise to ...

The government is mulling extending the scheme for subsidising electricity bills, but has yet to firm up a decision, an official told MPs on Monday. Melina Katsounotou, head of the ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar had a 45-minute meeting with UN special representative to Cyprus Colin Stewart on Monday. The meeting took place ahead of Stewart’s expected departure to ...

Street parties, pre-festival celebrations and vinyl fiestas are coming to Nicosia. The end of June and beginning of July have plenty in store to keep Nicosia locals entertained both on ...

A man on trial for sex offences against four minors had his appeal overruled on Monday, with the Supreme Court agreeing his detention in prison should be upheld, after he ...

Despite dire warnings from the government and the Central Bank, MPs on Monday decided to send on to the House plenum for a vote four legislative proposals amending the foreclosures ...

Two working groups on preventing torture and inhumane treatment should be re-established, Ombudswoman Maria Stylianou-Lottides said on Monday, marking the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. In a ...

Russian intelligence services are investigating whether Western spy agencies played a role in the aborted mutiny by Wagner mercenary fighters on Saturday, the TASS news agency quoted Foreign Minister Sergei ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar has said that he is pushing for the opening of a new crossing point in the Nicosia village of Mia Milia. However, he said that ...

During each crypto cycle, investors constantly look for secure and reliable platforms to safeguard their fortunes. This cycle, TMS Network (TMSN) has emerged as a formidable contender, offering a robust ...

Prince William launched a five-year project on Monday seeking to end homelessness in Britain, saying he was following in the footsteps of his late mother Princess Diana who had alerted ...

Barcelona have signed Ilkay Gundogan on a free transfer after his departure from treble winners Manchester City with the German midfielder signing a two-year contract, the LaLiga club said on ...