Archive June 2023

The prices of some popular supermarket items have not dropped significantly following the introduction of reduced VAT, a month after the intended consumer relief measure kicked in, data from the ...

After months of inactivity, the Authority Against Corruption is set to start work. It may have received many complaints, but they do not appear to have been examined or had ...

US venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, a major cryptocurrency investor, said on Sunday it will set up its first international office in London, at a time when US regulators have ...

JPMorgan Chase JPM.N agreed to pay about $290 million to settle a class action lawsuit by Jeffrey Epstein’s victims, resolving a large part of litigation over the bank’s ...

A 39-year-old man was arrested on Monday in Limassol after he was found with cannabis and cocaine in his car. According to police, he was pulled over at around 2pm ...

There are obvious similarities between Cyprus and Ireland, which are experiencing the painful ordeal of division, House president Annita Demetriou said on Monday, during an official visit to Ireland. During ...

Smoke shrouded Western Canada on Monday as wildfires flared again in the main oil-producing province of Alberta, while firefighters in Quebec doused some of the worst early season blazes, allowing ...

EU antitrust regulators who raided Kering’s PRTP.PA Gucci and other fashion firms in April are looking into how they set prices of handbags and leather goods for distributors, ...

U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday hosted the largest Pride celebration in White House history, calling for new measures to protect the rights and safety of LGBTQ+ people amid ...

Nicosia joins more than 1,000 cities around the world this June in a celebration of music. On June 21, the old historical centre of the capital will fill with local bands, musicians, ...

The Supreme Court on Monday ruled two laws passed by parliament aiming to reduce the impact of increasing fuel costs to consumers were unconstitutional, as they violate the separation of ...

A proposal by the justice ministry to convert the open prison to a closed one so as to tackle overcrowding in the current premises is set to head to Cabinet ...

Two British lawyers arrived in Cyprus on Monday to assist with ongoing investigations of the anti-corruption authority, one of the cases thought to relate to the ‘golden passports’ affair. The ...

After a barrage of allegations pointing to a coverup, Justice Minister Anna Procopiou on Monday announced a new team of police investigators are re-examining a 2012 road death. Over 10 years since ...

President Nikos Christodoulides met with the Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria Theodoros II on Monday, when they discussed a Hellenic centre being built in Cairo and humanitarian missions in the rest ...

A second Turkish Cypriot halloumi producer landed a Protected Designation of Origin for its hellim/halloumi, it emerged on Monday. According to Turkish Cypriot press reports, the producer is called ...

The government on Monday received an €86,000 cheque collected out of donations for earthquake-stricken people in Turkey and Syria. Handed over by the Pancyprian volunteerism coordinative council, the campaign began on ...

EMERALD L KING asks why audiences are still obsessed with Sailor Moon Sailor Moon has been with us for over 30 years, but the cartoon series is popular enough that brands ...

Manchester City midfielder Rodri was named the Champions League’s Player of the Season by UEFA on Sunday after a stellar 2022-23 campaign. The 26-year-old Spain international scored the winning ...

President Vladimir Putin marked Russia’s national day on Monday by appealing to Russians’ patriotic pride at what he said was a “difficult time” for the country. However, speaking at ...

Police on Monday were cross-referencing information and examining some CCTV footage of the Parekklisia area where a 39-year-old was murdered on Saturday night. According to Limassol police, the results of ...

Former Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said on Sunday she was innocent after being arrested and held for more than seven hours as part of a police probe into the ...

Former U.S. Attorney General William Barr on Sunday defended Special Counsel Jack Smith’s 37-count indictment against Donald Trump on Sunday, saying if the allegations the former president willfully ...

At 11 points below the EU average, Cyprus is still struggling with gender equality. ALIX NORMAN reports on a production that challenges the status quo Cyprus scores a measly 57 out of 100 ...