Archive 2024

The Limassol and Famagusta fire services responded to 16 weather-related incidents over the weekend, fire service spokesman Andreas Kettis reported on X on Monday. Limassol fire stations responded to eight incidents, ...

Paphos police and the fire department were called to help a woman injured while hiking Avakas gorge over the weekend. According to police, the call was received on Saturday around 3.30...

Monday will be partly cloudy and overcast with local showers and isolated thunderstorms expected, mainly along the coast. Hail may also fall. Starting in the early afternoon the rain will ...

There is a disconnect between the perceived and actual cyber readiness among global enterprises, according to a survey by IT services firm Kyndryl. The survey, titled ‘Cyber Gauge 2024: Navigating the ...

German sportswear maker Puma’s (PUMG.DE) third-quarter sales missed expectations due to sluggish demand and as weaker currencies in markets like Mexico, Argentina and Japan weighed on its revenue ...

Swiss bank UBS (UBSG.S) announced that it has successfully piloted a blockchain-based payment system it has developed to improve the efficiency of cross-border transactions known as UBS Digital Cash. ...

New car registrations in the UK fell for the second time this year, dropping 6 per cent to 144,288 in October, according to a report based on industry data. The Society of ...

The UK’s financial regulator has laid out plans to ensure investors in bonds and derivatives markets have access to more information and that firms lower costs by making investment ...

The International Energy Agency (IEA) published its annual World Energy Outlook (WEO-2024) on October 16, warning that the world is failing to limit global warming to 1.5C. What is new this ...

Chelsea and Arsenal shared the spoils in a tense 1-1 battle at Stamford Bridge on Sunday, keeping the London sides level in the Premier League but still nine points adrift ...

A 67-year-old man was seriously injured in Limassol after his vehicle overturned on Sunday morning in Parekklisia. Under circumstances that are being investigated, at around 5am, the man lost control ...

 Ipswich Town secured their first Premier League victory of the season when they deservedly beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 away thanks to first-half goals by Sammie Szmodics and Liam Delap on ...

Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Counter-Terrorism Financing (CTF) regulations are critical for preventing financial crimes. However, over-compliance with these regulations – when organisations go beyond the required standards – can lead to unintended ...

It’s one thing when hunters start shooting at 5am on a Sunday and wake everyone up, but I cannot accept that they come here and shoot directly on the ...

Sunday’s storms left parts of Cyprus reeling, leaving a fire, tornado, hail, landslides and closed roads in their wake. The public had been cautioned there was an orange weather ...

Dutch police took away more than 100 pro-Palestinian protesters on Sunday who defied a ban on demonstrations in Amsterdam following clashes this week involving Israeli soccer fans. Hundreds of demonstrators gathered ...

An Israeli strike on a residential building in the Sayeda Zainab district south of the Syrian capital Damascus killed seven civilians on Sunday, the Syrian defence ministry said, in the ...

I feel I have to comment on the rip off charges being made by the car hire companies. Since 2006 I have been travelling to Cyprus on average twice a year ...

Disy is ready to collaborate with the President of the Republic and anyone else from the political sphere who has positive policies for the country, party leader Annita Demetriou said ...

Cyprus is set to host a much-anticipated Celebrity Christmas Gala for the first time this November, bringing a festive atmosphere to the island’s cultural scene. On November 29 and 30, audiences ...

I felt that “if true” the ‘Government pays €6,000 monthly for autism facilities that do not exist’ (Cyprus Mail, November 8) then who is benefiting from that expense for absolutely nothing? And ...

By Krisztina Than As much of Europe frets over the return of Donald Trump, Hungary’s Viktor Orban is in a jubilant mood. “A much needed victory for the World!” ...

Scientists in Argentina have discovered excellently preserved fossil remains of the oldest-known tadpole, the larval stage of a large frog species that lived alongside dinosaurs about 161 million years ago during ...

Britain’s Princess Kate attended the Remembrance Sunday ceremony in London, her second public appearance in two days, as she gradually returns to public duties after her treatment for cancer. ...