Archive January 2024

Associated British Foods (ABF.L), opens new tab said underlying sales growth slowed at its Primark clothing business in the Christmas quarter, hurt by unseasonal warm weather at the start ...

It is a close call whether the Bank of England starts trimming borrowing costs next quarter or in July-September, a Reuters poll found, with only a slim majority of economists ...

The Bank of Japan maintained its ultra-easy monetary settings on Tuesday but signalled its growing conviction that conditions for phasing out its huge stimulus were falling into place, suggesting that ...

AI cannot replicate human artistry By Ramona Livera and Anna Georgaka On October 27, 2023, the European Commission published Regulation 2023/2411, a game-changer for geographical indications in craft and industrial products. Effective since ...

The consultative council that was supposed to eliminate nepotism and make the process for appointments to the boards of semi-governmental organisations (SGOs) fairer and more open, while restricting the influence ...

Nikki Haley looked to New Hampshire voters on Tuesday to help her block Donald Trump’s march to the Republican Party’s presidential nomination with an upset win, or at ...

Turkey’s parliament ratified Sweden’s NATO membership bid on Tuesday, clearing the biggest remaining hurdle to expanding the Western military alliance after 20 months of delay. Turkey’s general assembly, ...

President Nikos Christodoulides discussed issues related to the implementation of the decisions of the European Court of Human Rights, in a meeting with the president of the court, Siofra O’ ...

Authorities on Tuesday called off search and rescue efforts for a migrant that reportedly went missing at sea, after diving off the ship he was on coming to Cyprus. In ...

Vietnam’s ambassador to the United States on Tuesday urged Washington to end its “non-market economy” label on Hanoi, warning that maintaining the resulting punitive duties on Vietnamese goods is ...

The Canadian government will appeal a court ruling that Ottawa’s use of emergency powers in early 2022 to end anti-government protests was unreasonable, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Tuesday. ...

Russian missiles hit the Ukrainian capital and other cities on Tuesday, local officials said, killing at least nine people and damaging energy infrastructure as Moscow’s war approaches its third ...

Insurance companies have got into the business of trading in car parts, adversely affecting competition among auto repair shops, while also not paying VAT on insurance payouts for accidents, MPs ...

An ad hoc committee on works in the Akamas will examine a report on the controversial roadworks on January 31, the agriculture ministry said on Tuesday. The report, drawn up by ...

The launch of the ‘photovoltaics for all’ scheme will likely get the green light from the cabinet next week, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said on Tuesday. Speaking on a television ...

A new exhibition is set to open soon in the capital presenting the visual proposal of Paris Sergiou. Titled Preconscious, the showcase will run at the Diatopos Contemporary Art Centre ...

Turkish Cypriot conscientious objector Mustafa Hurben was jailed on Tuesday after refusing to pay an 800TL (€24) fine for refusing to complete his military service. Hurben was taken away by police ...

The cause of death of the 45-year-old homeless woman found dead in an abandoned house at the weekend remained unknown on Tuesday, as state pathologists awaited lab test results. Meanwhile, ...

State authorities failed to explain anything related to Greek Cypriot property sales in the north, including the usurpation of property in Trikomo and Salamis, during questioning at the House refugee ...

Traffic at Greek airports reached a record of 72.6 million passengers in 2023, the Civil Aviation Authoritiy (CAA) said on Tuesday, as the country’s all-important tourism industry recovered from the impact ...

Cyprus has been on the right side of history following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday after his speech to the Parliamentary Assembly of the ...

The national health scheme Gesy must continue and survive, the finance and health ministers said on Tuesday following a meeting to discuss the issue. “We had a very productive discussion… ...

The US Central Intelligence Agency has released a slickly produced Russian-language video to try to persuade Russian intelligence employees to switch sides and work as double agents for Washington. CIA ...

Order of play on the main court on the 11th day of the Australian Open on Wednesday (times local, prefix number denotes seeding): * Day session: From 12 p.m. (0100 GMT) * Night ...