Trump reaped over $100 million through fraud, New York says as trial starts
A defiant Donald Trump attacked New York’s attorney general and the judge overseeing his civil fraud trial as it began on Monday, with a state lawyer accusing the former ...
US bond market signals the end of an era
The US bond market is calling a moment: the age of low interest rates and inflation that began with the 2008 financial crisis has ended. What follows is unclear.
The market’...
Cyprus Business Now
The Cyprus Real Estate Registration Council announced that with continuous member education as one of its top priorities, and aiming to provide the best possible training, it successfully organised another ...
Fatal road accident in Larnaca
A 75-year-old woman lost her life on Monday after a road collision in Larnaca district.
The collision happened around 7pm when a 58-year-old man, driving on the old Kornos-Kofinou road, ...
Today’s weather: Yellow warning, intense rain in some locations
The met office announced a yellow weather warning in place for Tuesday from 10am until 6pm for intense rainfall in some areas.
Tuesday morning will see locally increased clouds and ...
Euro zone factory activity stuck in steep downturn
Euro zone manufacturing activity remained mired in a deep and broad-based downturn last month, according to a survey which showed on Monday that demand kept shrinking at a pace rarely ...
UAE oil executive says energy companies support 2050 net-zero goal
A top Emirati oil executive said on Monday that more than 20 oil and gas companies were rallying around his calls to curb carbon emissions ahead of a United Nations summit ...
Patients’ website guide to Gesy to be created
A new patients’ guide website is set to be created, with the aim of helping people better understand Gesy and how to use the system.
The guide is the brainchild ...
Our View: Audit office focuses on attorney general vendetta in building objections
Last Friday the government decided to cancel the competition for the construction of the 11-storey building that would house the Republic’s Legal Service. The announcement was published in the ...
Mexico researchers show progress on drive to replace US corn imports
Researchers at a top Mexican agricultural university this week showed the progress they had made in producing more non-GM yellow corn seeds to help replace imported grain from the United ...
Criminal trial of US Senator Bob Menendez set for May 6
U.S. Senator Bob Menendez’s trial on corruption charges will begin in May, a federal judge in New York said on Monday.
The Democratic senator for New Jersey has ...
Pope Francis hints at slight opening to blessings of same-sex couples
Pope Francis has appeared to leave open the possibility of priests blessing same-sex couples, if they are limited, decided on a case-by-case basis and not confused with wedding ceremonies of ...
Man who shot Paphos resident with hunting gun to stand trial
The 34-year-old Greek Cypriot who shot a 31-year-old Paphos resident twice with a hunting gun has been referred to a direct trial at the district’s criminal court.
Monday’s ...
Former England and Man City striker Lee dies
Former England and Manchester City striker Francis Lee, who later became the club’s chairman, has died at the age of 79, the Premier League side announced on Monday.
“It is ...
MPs asked to hold off on changes to public sector appointments
The government on Monday asked MPs to hold off on pushing through a legislative proposal that would end the ban on new recruitments in the public sector concerning promotion positions ...
Two men sentenced for smuggling drugs to the north via Ledra Street
Two men have been sentenced to lengthy jail terms after attempting to smuggle drugs from the Republic into the north via the Ledras Street crossing point.
Oguzhan Yildiz received a ...
10,000 migrants reach US border daily, highlighting need to address root causes, Mexico says
Some 10,000 migrants and asylum seekers arrived at the U.S.-Mexico border daily last week, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday, amid record numbers of people moving ...
Pyrga welcomes Renaissance Fair
A step back in time to eras long gone will be offered by the first Renaissance Fair. Taking place in Pyrga village, Larnaca district, the one-day event will recreate a ...
Man on bail after attempting to smuggle 700kg of avocadoes to the north
A man was released on bail on Monday after having been arrested for attempting to smuggle a total of 700kg of avocadoes to the north.
In court on Monday, police ...
Famagusta port customs area floods due to rain
Customs warehouses at the Famagusta port flooded on Monday as rain hit the town.
According to the Famagusta News Agency (MHA), holes in the warehouses’ roofs and open ends in ...
Trump’s civil fraud trial begins in a case he calls a ‘witch hunt’
Donald Trump went on trial on Monday for fraud, in a civil case against him and his family business that could deal a major blow to the former U.S. ...
Yellow weather warning for storms on Monday and Tuesday
The met office has issued a new yellow weather warning for heavy rain in some areas for Tuesday.
According to the announcement the new warning will be in place from 10...
Salaries go up 7 per cent on an annual basis
In nominal terms, earnings in Cyprus went up by an average of 7 per cent on an annual basis, according to data just released by the Statistical Service.
Average gross monthly ...
Road safety must become ‘a way of life’
A change in mentality and deepening the sense of individual and social responsibility is required so that road safety becomes a way of life, Justice Minister Anna Koukides-Procopiou said on ...