Archive April 2025

In 2024 Cyprus banks continued to amass very large profits. However, their self-serving behaviour, particularly in conduct of interest rate and lending policies, has meant that banks fell far short in ...

By Nate Raymond A federal judge held on Friday that the Trump administration’s policy of refusing to issue passports to transgender and nonbinary Americans that reflect their gender identities ...

By Eduardo Baptista and Alessandro Diviggiano Twenty-one humanoid robots joined thousands of runners at the Yizhuang half-marathon in Beijing on Saturday, the first time these machines have raced alongside humans ...

By Erin Banco Israel has not ruled out an attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities in the coming months despite President Donald Trump telling Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that ...

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said his side’s big win over Real Madrid, which sent them through to their first Champions League semi-final since 2009, can boost the club’s appeal ...

World number one Jannik Sinner may take time to hit his stride on his return from a three-month doping ban next month but will be in top form when he ...

Ninety incidents, many of them connected to the lighting of Easter bonfires were attended by the fire service in the 24 hours leading up to Saturday morning, spokesman Andreas Kettis said. ...

The tiny cave church of Ayioi Saranta (forty saints) cannot begin to compete with the loud jubilation we can expect to hear at midnight on Saturday as church bells across ...

Paphos is steadily continuing on a path towards modernisation and continuous upgrades, mayor Phedonas Phedonos said on Saturday, adding that results are already visible. He said these include “projects that ...

Mark your calendars foodies – Fork Food Market returns on the last Friday of April, kicking things off on April 25 in the heart of Nicosia. As the weather is turning warmer, ...

By Andrew Chung, Luc Cohen, Kristina Cooke and Jack Queen The US Supreme Court early on Saturday paused the Trump administration from deporting Venezuelan men in immigration custody after their ...

Liverpool can wrap up a record-equalling 20th English title on Sunday when Leicester City and Ipswich Town are both likely to have their relegation from the Premier League confirmed. After ...

On Wednesday five justices of the UK Supreme Court (UKSC) decided that a woman is a person born biologically female. The judgement is long and technical and the UKSC was ...

The Paphos regional tourism board (Etap) this week said that its digital tourism campaign is exceeding expectations, with the organisation reporting that its goals have already been significantly surpassed. According ...

Meta Platforms (META.O) said this week it would use interactions that users have with its AI, as well as public posts and comments shared by adults across its platforms, ...

South Korea announced this week an increase in its support package for the country’s vital semiconductor industry to 33 trillion won ($23.25 billion), up about a quarter from a 26 trillion won ...

Asking prices for housing on sale in Britain this month are 1.3 per cent higher than a year earlier, despite the end of a tax break, pushing the average price above ...

Turkey is manipulating the international community on the Cyprus problem, presenting concessions and demanding reciprocation, and has lured the Greek Cypriot side into discussing trivialities, thus buying time to promote ...

Four lives were lost on the roads over 48 hours in the last week. Three of them were hit by other vehicles, while the fourth – a 23-year-old man – had reportedly lost ...

A Russian missile attack on Ukraine’s northeastern city of Kharkiv killed one man inside his home and wounded at least 112 others, including nine children, on Friday, officials said. “This ...

A US judge on Friday denied Sean “Diddy” Combs’ bid to delay his upcoming sex-trafficking trial by two months. US District Judge Arun Subramanian said the hip-hop mogul made his ...

The first week of nightly protests against the north’s ruling coalition’s decision to legalise the wearing of hijabs by children at public schools drew to a close on ...

As part of Kourion Classical Music Days 2025 a free concert is coming up this April, offering charming musical moments just after the Easter holidays. Performing at the Cyprus Wine Museum ...

Bitcoin is making headlines again, this time with bold projections pointing to a surge toward $137,000 by the third quarter of 2025. As U.S. Treasury liquidity injections continue to fuel financial ...