Labour MP suspended after punching passerby on night out
A lawmaker from the governing Labour Party was suspended from the party on Sunday after he appeared to punch a passerby who he said had been threatening him after a ...
Health minister in Europe for WHO meeting
Health Minister Michael Damianos travelled to Denmark on Monday to participate in the 74th meeting of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for Europe.
A total of 53 member states ...
Political parties underline value of justice
Political parties on Monday commemorated the anniversary of Oxi Day’ Greece’s refusal to permit Axis troops to enter its territory during WWII on October 28, 1940, underlining the values of freedom, ...
Sainz wins in Mexico, Norris closes gap to penalised Verstappen
Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz took an emotional win in the Mexico City Grand Prix on Sunday after Red Bull’s Formula One leader Max Verstappen was twice penalised for clashes ...
Dramatic wins for BFC and Cyprus Knight Riders
By Richard Boxall
Two of the weekend matches in the BAOFinancial Autumn 2024 T20 Cup presented by HurryCurry could not have been closer, as BFC recorded a one run win over ...
November events to look forward to
It is hard to believe we are already approaching the November events’ agenda yet the new month is right around the corner so it is time to look ahead. Next ...
Japan’s government in flux after election gives no party majority
The make-up of Japan’s future government was in flux on Monday after voters punished Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s scandal-tainted ruling coalition in a weekend election, leaving no party ...
Assignment as a means of securing lending
The assignment agreement is increasingly being offered as a means of securing lending instead of a mortgage and is now being adopted more by banks for customer lending. The borrower ...
Trump unbound as US presidential race nears its end
By James Oliphant
With his third straight U.S. presidential campaign coming down to the wire, Donald Trump mused at a rally about hydrogen-powered cars exploding, lamented how difficult it ...
Paphos municipality targets improved quality of life with new projects
The Paphos municipality’s technical projects committee aims to make Paphos the top city for quality of life, its chairman Philippos Philippou said on Monday.
Speaking to the Cyprus News ...
Mostly clear weather on Monday
The weather on Monday will be mostly clear. Winds will primarily be from the northeast to southeast, while in the west they will shift from the southwest to northwest, ranging ...
UK pay growth stagnates as firms predict slower wage rises ahead
Growth in pay awards by British employers stagnated during the three months to September and firms expect average wage rises to cool over the coming 12 months, according to a survey ...
us election: racism
Trump headlines Madison Square Garden rally after vulgar, racist remarks from allies
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump headlined a rally at New York’s Madison Square Garden on Sunday that began with a series of vulgar and racist remarks by allies of ...
EU joins up with venture capital firms to boost region’s tech sector
The European Union said this week it had joined forces with leading venture capital firms from the region to boost investment in tech innovation in Europe, amid concerns that Europe’...
London commercial properties lure global investors
Britain’s commercial property market is returning to life after its post-pandemic freeze, albeit largely at much lower prices.
Some big-ticket office properties now on sale will show just where ...
Starbucks baristas and customers have one message to new CEO: change!
By Waylon Cunningham
Starbucks’ new CEO Brian Niccol has his work cut out for him.
Tasked with reassuring investors that the company’s coffee shops are still hugely popular in ...
Lloyds downplays bank tax fears as profits hold steady
Lloyds Banking Group shrugged off fears of a bank tax hike in the UK budget next week, with CFO William Chalmers saying Britain’s biggest mortgage lender would play its ...
Roblox plans to open office in Turkey if access to platform restored
Video game platform Roblox (RBLX.N) has said that it plans to open an office in Turkey in line with local laws if access is restored to the platform, which ...
ExxonMobil is back in Cyprus
It has been over two-and-a-half years since ExxonMobil last drilled in Cyprus’ EEZ, but the company is about to come back.
In an interview earlier this month the minister of ...
Salah’s late equaliser earns Liverpool 2-2 draw at Arsenal
Mohamed Salah’s late equaliser earned Liverpool a 2-2 draw with rivals Arsenal in an entertaining Premier League encounter at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday, as Gabriel Magalhaes limped off ...
Chelsea beat Newcastle, Spurs beaten by Palace
Goals by Nicolas Jackson and Cole Palmer earned Chelsea a 2-1 home win over Newcastle United in the Premier League on Sunday in the latest sign of progress for the ...
Late penalty gives West Ham dramatic win over Man United
Jarrod Bowen converted a last-gasp penalty to lift West Ham United to a 2-1 Premier League victory over Manchester United in a fluctuating clash between two struggling sides on Sunday.
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Cyprus’ rainbow butterflies: ADHD’s uphill battle
It was quite telling that during ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) awareness month, allegations of mistreatment of students with ADHD hit the news.
Like most topics that fall under the ...
Open letter to MPs: extraordinary taxation on bank profits
A meeting of the Finance Committee of the House of Representatives on October 7, 2024 discussed the proposal of the general secretary of Akel, Stefanos Stefanou, for the levying of a temporary ...