S&P 500 nabs record closing high, Treasury yields dip
Tech shares helped power the S&P 500 to its first record high close in two years on Friday to confirm a bull market, while European stocks registered weekly declines ...
CSE market reaches €4 billion
Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) wrapped up 2023 on a high note, with listed securities exceeding €4 billion, according to the CSE’s figures published for December.
The General Index reached 136,01 points, representing ...
Liverpool breeze past Bournemouth to go five points clear
Liverpool moved five points clear at the top of the Premier League with a 4-0 demolition of Bournemouth that extended their unbeaten league run to 14 games on Sunday.
The visitors ...
Twenty-seven killed after Ukraine shells Russian-controlled city of Donetsk – officials
Twenty-seven people were killed and 25 injured when Ukrainian forces shelled the Russian-controlled city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, Denis Pushilin, the Russian-appointed head of the Donetsk region, said on Sunday.
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Israel’s Netanyahu rejects Hamas conditions for hostage deal which include ‘outright surrender’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday rejected conditions presented by Hamas to end the war and release hostages that would include Israel’s complete withdrawal and leaving Hamas in ...
Turkish Cypriot taxi drivers hit back over ‘risk to livelihood’
A bill mulled in the Republic aimed at restricting Turkish Cypriot taxi drivers from working in the south has sparked a wave of reactions, including calls to take up the ...
Resuming Akamas works a bad sign, Green Party says
Green Party leader Giorgos Perdikis said on Sunday the president’s announcement that roadworks at Akamas would resume was a disappointing and concerning development.
“We are greatly concerned, seeing as ...
Catastrophe in the making for Cyprus electricity users
The plan to switch to gas-fired power generation seems subject to even more delays with consequent EU fines
I was in the middle of writing this article when the Auditor ...
Instability is increasingly an accepted norm in international life
By Farid Mirbagheri
‘Interesting times’ we live in as the Chinese proverb goes.
Two devasting wars, one in Ukraine and another in Gaza are ravaging human lives with a serious ...
UK retail sales slump points to new risk of recession
British retailers suffered the biggest drop in sales for almost three years during December, raising the risk that the economy slipped into recession late last year, official data showed on ...
Search for missing migrant who dived into sea
A total of 190 migrants were rescued off the coast of Cape Greco in three separate boats, police said on Sunday.
They were all transported to safety to Larnaca port where ...
Cyprus hits back at ‘skyscrapers on stolen lands’
Arrest of Turkish Cypriot lawyer shakes up sales of Greek Cypriot properties in north
The arrest of a Turkish Cypriot lawyer in Italy over exploitation of dispossessed Greek Cypriot property ...
Australian Open order of play on Monday
Order of play on the main courts on the ninth day of the Australian Open on Monday (prefix number denotes seeding):
* Day session: From 12 p.m. (0100 GMT)
* Night session: From 7 ...
Two Hezbollah fighters killed by Israeli drone in south Lebanon, security sources say
Two Hezbollah fighters were killed on Sunday when an Israeli drone hit their vehicle in southern Lebanon, security sources said.
Their ranks were not revealed but a source close to ...
Rape victims forced to go to Nicosia for examinations
A health ministry decision mandating all adult rape and sexual violence victims go to Nicosia’s Makario hospital for any examination, irrespective of which city they live in, has sparked ...
US elections: the trouble with events
Harold Macmillan, British prime minister about half a century ago, was once asked what was the greatest challenge for a political leader. “Events, dear boy, events,” he replied. The same ...
UK citizens re-enfranchised at last
Following a recent change, UK citizens living outside of the UK can now register to vote in UK elections and, perhaps more importantly, in UK referendums.
Up until this time ...
Three-day chocolate extravaganza in Limassol
ELENI PHILIPPOU drools over an upcoming event at the Paradox Museum
Chocolate is the crown jewel of the dessert world and this month a special occasion dedicated to this sweet ...
Waymo seeks to expand driverless service to Los Angeles
Waymo, Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O), opens new tab autonomous driving unit, said on Friday it had applied to the California Public Utilities Commission to expand its driverless service in ...
Law to prevent secrecy further slammed
As new bill ping pongs between government departments, MPs threaten to pass their own version
By George Christou
The registration of ultimate beneficial owners (UBOs) of companies has turned into ...
Death toll from Israeli strikes in Gaza passes 25,000, Gaza health officials say
The toll of Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza since Oct. 7 has passed 25,000, health officials in the enclave said on Sunday, amid heavy Israeli strikes and street battles raging ...
Nearly 50% of Nicosia pupils from migrant background
Headteachers say they are coping well, but what about outside of school?
Recent figures, released in November by the Schools Board of Nicosia, show that 49.5 per cent of schoolchildren in ...
Russian flight carrying 6 disappears over Afghanistan; crash reported
A Russian-registered charter plane with six people on board disappeared from radar screens over Afghanistan a day earlier, Russian aviation authorities said on Sunday, after Afghan police said they had ...
Christodoulides departs for Strasbourg to address PACE plenary
President Nikos Christodoulides is set to depart for Strasbourg on Monday afternoon, where he is scheduled to address the plenary session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (...