The worst week in TV history
CONSTANTINOS PSILLIDES looks back on a period when four well-loved TV shows came to an end
It was bad. Really bad. Going through it was borderline torture and should be ...
Pedagogical Academy Park to become model in water management, Commissioner says
The Commissioner for the Environment, Maria Panayiotou, said that the Pedagogical Academy National Forest Park in Nicosia is set to become a model in terms of water management.
In a ...
Crypto giant Binance controlled ‘independent’ U.S. affiliate’s bank accounts
A senior Binance executive was the main operator for five bank accounts belonging to the giant cryptocurrency exchange’s purportedly independent U.S. affiliate, including an account that held American ...
Sixty Afghan girls hospitalised after school poisoning – police
Around 60 Afghan girls were hospitalised after being poisoned at their school in northern Afghanistan, police said on Monday.
The poisoning, which targeted a girls’ school in the Afghan province of ...
Fire breaks out in parked car in Paphos
A fire that broke out in a parked vehicle slightly damaged the electrical system of an apartment building in Paphos, it emerged on Monday.
Two fire engines rushed to the ...
Estate agent’s commission may be contractual or reasonable
AN estate agent, in the exercise of his profession, provides mediation services, with the aim of carrying out a real estate transaction between a seller and a buyer. The relationship ...
United Nations ‘alarmed’ by Hong Kong June 4 detentions
The United Nations said on Monday it was “alarmed” by detentions in Hong Kong linked to the 34th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown, while China said the financial hub ...
Computer outage cripples train traffic in the Netherlands
A computer outage disrupted train travel to and from Amsterdam and in other parts of the Netherlands for hours on Sunday and Monday, Dutch railway company NS said.
The outage ...
Passengers rescued after UK-flagged vessel runs aground in Ayia Napa
Ten passengers were rescued after a UK-flagged vessel ran aground in shallow waters in the Agia Napa sea area on Sunday afternoon.
The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre received information about ...
Technology and accelerated digital transformation
The continuation of innovations and developments in transformative technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), the internet of things (IoT), virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR), cloud computing, blockchain, and super-fast ...
Man arrested with over 285 kilos of dairy products and duty-free tobacco
Paphos police on Monday said they arrested a 58-year-old man over the possession of over 285 kilos of dairy products and dozens of cartons of tobacco products.
The man was stopped ...
Lululemon outlook lift thrills Wall St as yogawear stays in vogue
Lululemon Athletica Inc (LULU.O) raised its annual sales and profit forecasts on Thursday as wealthy Americans snap up its pricey activewear even though inflation hounds wider retail spending, sending ...
Once-high-flying retailer ASOS falls after FTSE 250 relegation
ASOS (ASOS.L), the British online fashion pioneer valued at more than 7 billion pounds ($8.8 billion) just over two years ago, has been relegated from the FTSE 250 index of mid-sized companies, ...
Banks break taboo for high-risk bonds
Investors who earned easy money with high-risk bonds invented after the financial crisis are being forced to accept that the rules have changed: they may not get paid.
Banks typically ...
UAE central bank issues guidance for dealing with virtual assets
The UAE Central Bank has issued new anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing guidance for financial institutions when dealing with virtual assets, such as cryptocurrencies and non-fungible tokens, it said on ...
President’s approval rating low just three months after elections
Over half of people have negatively evaluated the government under President Nikos Christodoulides just three months after taking on the role, a survey showed.
A poll conducted by Retailzoom online ...
Gap settles Patagonia trademark lawsuit over ‘iconic’ pocket design
Outdoor clothing retailer Patagonia Inc has settled its lawsuit accusing Gap Inc (GPS.N) of illegally copying the “iconic” snapped flap pocket that the company has long featured on its ...
Fighter jets chase small plane in Washington area before it crashes in Virginia
The United States scrambled F-16 fighter jets in a supersonic chase of a light aircraft with an unresponsive pilot that violated airspace around Washington D.C. and later crashed into ...
Cronyism and inequity continue with new Cyprus government
By Les Manison
Newly elected President Nikos Christodoulides promised in his campaign that his government would be one of “broad social acceptance”. For the economy this should mean a situation ...
Turkish Cypriots in mixed marriages file to EU over citizenship denial
Republic is dragging its feet over conferring IDs/passports to their children
Traction is being gained by a group of Turkish Cypriots in mixed marriages, who have filed a petition ...
Thai PM frontrunner attends Pride parade, promising same-sex marriage, gender identity rights
The frontrunner to be Thailand’s next prime minister joined a Pride parade in Bangkok on Sunday, promising to pass a law that would allow same-sex marriage and gender identity ...
Key time to get watering right
June sees temperatures rising rapidly and plants will probably need some extra watering, which will keep you busy until at least the end of October. It goes without saying that ...
Larnaca couple tormented by neighbour’s overflowing cesspit
Stench of raw sewage returns just a few days after cesspit is emptied
A British man living in Oroklini has exhausted all his resources in trying to find a solution ...
Israel accuses U.N. nuclear watchdog of ‘capitulating’ to Iran
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the International Atomic Energy Agency on Sunday of ineffectually policing Iran’s nuclear activities and suggested the U.N. watchdog risked becoming politicised and ...