Today’s weather: Sunny, partial clouds in the afternoon
On Tuesday the weather will be mostly clear with locally increased high clouds in the afternoon. Winds will be mainly north-easterly to easterly, light to moderate, up to 4 Beaufort. The ...
Why green and sustainability bonds are growing in importance
The financial markets are playing a critical role in the transition towards a more sustainable and socially responsible future, primarily due to the issuance of sustainability bonds and green bonds, ...
PwC Cyprus promotes youth entrepreneurship
PwC Cyprus, a strategic partner of Junior Achievement, on Monday released a statement about its pivotal role in the successful execution of the “Company Programme” and “Our Community” initiatives.
The ...
US special counsel faults FBI’s handling of 2016 Trump-Russia probe
The FBI lacked “actual evidence” to investigate Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign and relied too heavily on tips provided by Trump’s political opponents to fuel the probe, U.S. ...
Head-on collision in Larnaca, three hospitalised
Police on Tuesday are investigating the circumstances that led to a serious road collision in Larnaca which resulted in three people being hospitalised.
The accident happened on Monday around 5.50 pm ...
Teen gunman kills 3, wounds 6 in New Mexico before police shoot him dead
An 18-year-old gunman stalked through a New Mexico neighborhood on Monday firing randomly at bystanders, houses and cars, killing three people and wounding six before police shot him dead outside ...
Police piecing together evidence on bones found in Paphos
Police on Tuesday are continuing to gather information on the origins of the skull and bones found in Koloni.
In addition to the bones, police scouting teams have also collected ...
Washington is determined to govern AI, but how?
US lawmakers are grappling with what guardrails to put around burgeoning artificial intelligence, but months after ChatGPT got Washington’s attention, consensus is far from certain.
Interviews with a US ...
Cyprus Business Now
There was a 12.7 per cent decrease in the issuance of new building permits in Cyprus during the first two months of 2023, according to data released by the Cyprus Statistical Service (...
North Korean hackers stole $721 million in cryptocurrency from Japan
Hacker groups affiliated with North Korea have stolen $721 million worth of cryptocurrency assets from Japan since 2017, the Nikkei business daily reported on Monday, citing a study by UK blockchain analysis ...
Christodoulides in Iceland to attend Council of Europe summit
President Nikos Christodoulides will travel to Iceland’s Reykjavik today to attend the 4th Council of Europe summit, the first to take place in 18 years.
Christodoulides will attend the reception ...
Our View: No significance to be read into Eurovision
An ongoing joke at the Eurovision Song Contest was that when marks were given out by each country, it was a near certainty that Cyprus would give Greece’s song ‘...
Turkish pollsters failed to predict outcome, in shock for markets and voters
The result of Turkey’s presidential vote bore no resemblance to pollsters’ forecasts which pointed to the opposition candidate in the lead, compounding the surprise for markets and voters alike ...
Christodoulides: The issue of missing persons a priority
President Nikos Christodoulides on Monday said that the government is approaching the missing persons’ issue with urgency, claiming “time is running out.”
Christodoulides’ statements came after a meeting with the ...
Delinquents damage traffic lights
A group of about ten delinquent youths are accused of damaging an electronic display panel of smart traffic lights in Limassol.
Police responded to the incident early on Sunday morning ...
CoLA payments could cost taxpayers €1.2 billion over next three years
Payment of the cost of living allowance (CoLA) could saddle taxpayers with a whopping €1.2 billion over the next three-year period, local media reported on Monday.
Under a deal struck between ...
Noir The Show: interactive dinner
Dining in the dark, watching a musical performance in the theatre in total darkness. Indulging in experiences in pitch black, for a variety of reasons, is in lately. In a ...
Plenum to discuss reduced VAT on first homes in June
A bill providing for discounted VAT on first homes will be going to the House plenum for a vote in early June, parliamentarians said on Monday – bringing to a close ...
Police name 81-year-old in fatal farming incident
An 81-year-old who died in an apparent farming incident in Nicosia on Monday was named by police as Christoforos Georgiou.
The authorities added that the elderly man was a Lythrodontas ...
Greece’s four Eurovision points to Cyprus causes political stir
The 2023 Eurovision has caused a political stir on the island, after Greece’s national jury awarded the island’s entry only four points in the final, when it has traditionally ...
Cyprus to fortify its involvement in EU’s common defence policy
Cyprus aims to strengthen its involvement in the EU’s common defence and security policy (CSDP), Defence Minister Michalis Giorgallas said on Monday during a CSDP orientation course in Larnaka.
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Vice Media files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy to facilitate sale
Vice Media Group, popular for websites such as Vice and Motherboard, filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday to engineer its sale to a group of lenders, capping years of financial ...
Ukraine hails gains in Bakhmut as Zelenskiy wins more arms in Europe
Ukraine on Monday hailed its first substantial battlefield advances for six months as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy won pledges of new long-range drones in Britain to add to a haul of ...
Sparklo (SPRK) Inline for greater gains as Chainlink (LINK) and Filecoin (FIL) future remains unpredicted
2023 has brought forth mixed reactions within the crypto market. Many coins have been struggling to see a positive response, such as Chainlink (LINK) and Filecoin (FIL). These coins have been ...