Archive 2023

Switzerland awoke on Monday to a new era after UBS (UBSG.S) agreed to take over the ailing Credit Suisse (CSGN.S), with a bank employee association saying it was “...

Roads leading from Troodos Square to Mt Olympus are open only to vehicles with four-wheel drive or snow chains, after Sunday’s snowfall police announced on Monday morning. The meteorology ...

Police on Sunday arrested a 31-year-old man for an alleged attack on a police officer and for attempted theft and malicious damage to a hotel in Chlorakas. According to the ...

On Monday isolated rains are expected mainly on the eastern half of the island. The weather will be mostly clear in other areas with locally increased clouds south of Troodos ...

Microsoft last week trumpeted its latest plans to put artificial intelligence into the hands of more users, answering a spate of unveilings this week by its rival Google (GOOGL.O) ...

Credit Suisse told staff its wealth assets are operationally separate from UBS for now, but once they merged clients might want to consider moving some assets to another bank if ...

Egypt promised to reform under latest IMF programme Gov’t earmarked more than 30 firms for stake sales Analysts say military’s economic role has expanded New security clearance requirement is ...

A chip plant that South Korea’s Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) is building in Taylor, Texas, will cost the world’s biggest memory chipmaker over $25 billion, up more than $8 ...

The Mexican arm of Spain’s Banco Santander (SAN.MC) plans to launch digital lender Openbank by the end of March 2024 to offer checking accounts, credit cards and other services ...

President Nikos Christodoulides begins his contacts in Brussels this coming week, aiming among other things to promote his proposal for a more active involvement of the European Union in the ...

Sergio Perez won the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix from pole position in a Red Bull one-two on Sunday with Max Verstappen staying top of the championship after racing from 15th ...

Bruno Fernandes scored twice to put Manchester United into the FA Cup semi-finals with a drama-filled 3-1 win over Fulham who had two players and manager Marco Silva sent off ...

Two new things on the climate front this week, both bad news. Hurricanes used to be like drive-by shootings: one pass, one hit and then gone. Now they’re starting ...

Arsenal will head into the international break eight points clear in the Premier League title race after Bukayo Saka scored twice in a 4-1 home defeat of Crystal Palace on ...

The online platform to make appointments at the immigration department has been taken down and new arrangements will be in place as of Monday, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on ...

Cyprus is getting closer to obtaining its own gas supplies from a number of possible sources. But how much gas does it actually need and how can it ensure security ...

China’s embassy in Britain on Sunday condemned a visit this week by British lawmakers to Taiwan, saying they were insisting on visiting the island despite China’s strong opposition. ...

UBS UBSG.S has agreed to buy Swiss banking giant Credit Suisse CSGN.S after increasing its offer to more than $2 billion, the Financial Times reported on Sunday, as authorities ...

The world of cryptocurrency investment is a vast and ever-evolving landscape, offering investors numerous opportunities to capitalize on the latest trends and technological innovations. One such trend that has gained ...

South Africa is aware of its legal obligation, a spokesperson for President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Sunday, referring to a proposed visit by Vladimir Putin after an international court issued ...

A record 15,000 runners took part in this year’s two-day Opap Limassol Marathon, which ended on Sunday afternoon. According to the organisers, the largest sporting event in Cyprus welcomed runners ...

By Anna Mylona and Linda Stokes In 2022, as the world emerged from the constraints of the Covid-19 pandemic only to run into the shock of the war in Ukraine, a ...

Two people were taken to hospital after their car skidded and overturned on the Nicosia-Limassol highway on Sunday, police said. The accident happened around 3pm on the section of highway ...

Latest version of bill on ambulances gathering dust since 2019 Despite promises, the long-awaited bill regulating the ambulance services has been delayed again, three years after it was submitted to parliament. ...