Small businesses burdened by regulation, study reveals
The Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Keve) on Wednesday shared the findings of a recent business study which shed light on the significant bureaucratic hurdles faced by small and ...
Roberta Metsola to visit Cyprus on occasion of independence day (Updated)
President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola, will be in Cyprus on October 1 to mark the 63rd anniversary of the Republic of Cyprus’s declaration of independence. Alongside her, Greece’...
Ryanair boss sees weaker UK winter demand than in Europe
Irish budget airline Ryanair’s RYA.I boss Michael O’Leary said on Wednesday the UK air travel industry was weaker than Europe’s as British consumers grapple with high ...
Azerbaijan arrests former top Karabakh minister as exodus tops 50,000
A former head of the breakaway ethnic Armenian government in Nagorno-Karabakh was arrested by Azerbaijan on Wednesday as he tried to escape into Armenia as part of an exodus of ...
US Senator Bob Menendez pleads not guilty to corruption charges
U.S. Senator Bob Menendez pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to charges of taking bribes from three New Jersey businessmen, as calls for his resignation from fellow Democrats escalated.
Federal ...
US soldier Travis King heads home after North Korea expels him (Updated)
Private Travis King, the U.S. soldier who ran into North Korea in July, is in U.S. custody and heading home after being expelled by North Korea into China, ...
Iraq wedding fire kills more than 100, relatives identify bodies (Updated)
A fire ripped through a packed wedding hall in northern Iraq late on Tuesday, killing more than 100 people in a Christian town that had survived Islamic State occupation.
Fire fighters ...
Lifetime of memories ruined in flooded Greek village of Metamorfosi
In the mud and debris of the flooded village of Metamorfosi in central Greece, 60-year-old farmer Athanasios Kostis is throwing out the memories of a lifetime.
“All my memories are ...
How serious is Russia’s fuel export ban and who will be hit?
Russia said on Sept. 21 it had temporarily banned gasoline and diesel exports to all but four ex-Soviet states in response to domestic shortages, a move that will disrupt global trade ...
Tens of thousands of ethnic Armenians rush to flee Nagorno-Karabakh
Tens of thousands of ethnic Armenians rushed on Wednesday to flee the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh for Armenia after a lightning military operation by Azerbaijan that has recast the contours ...
Germany bans neo-Nazi group, raids members’ homes
German authorities raided dozens of locations nationwide on Wednesday after interior minister Nancy Faeser banned a right-wing extremist group accused of spreading Nazi ideology.
The headquarters of the group, dubbed “...
UK workers take most sick leave in over 10 years, employers say
British workers took the most sick leave in more than a decade during the past year, a survey of employers showed on Tuesday, adding to signs of a lasting increase ...
Corpses, body parts of 12 people strewn across Mexico’s Monterrey in spate of violence
The mutilated corpses and dismembered body parts of 12 people were dumped in seven locations across the metropolitan area of the Mexican city of Monterrey on Tuesday in a spate of ...
Thousands flee Karabakh to Armenia, death toll rises in fuel depot blast (Updated)
Hungry and exhausted Armenian families jammed roads on Tuesday to flee homes in the defeated breakaway enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh, a departure blighted by an explosion at a fuel depot that ...
A third of US Democratic senators call for Menendez’s resignation
One-third of all U.S. Democratic senators, including Senator Cory Booker, on Tuesday called on Senator Bob Menendez to resign after federal prosecutors charged him and his wife with taking ...
Italy to allow migrant expulsions on public order grounds – draft
Foreigners who live legally in Italy could in future be kicked out of the country if they pose a threat to public order or national security, according to a draft ...
Turkey set to bring forward some 2024 bond sales if market favourable
Ankara could tap international bond markets more than once before year-end, while a flurry of debt sales from Turkish firms will lift overall emerging markets high-yield issuance, said Stefan Weiler, ...
Eni wins 2 blocks outright in Egypt oil and gas exploration round
Italy’s Eni ENI.SPA was the big winner in an Egyptian auction for oil and gas exploration rights on Tuesday, securing concessions for two of the four blocks outright, ...
Spain’s Feijoo kicks off long-shot bid to form government
Spain’s rightwing opposition leader Alberto Nunez Feijoo on Tuesday launched a likely fruitless bid to form a government following a July election in which no party won a majority.
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Switzerland’s beloved St. Bernard dogs lap up new social role
St. Bernard dogs, one of Switzerland’s national symbols that were internationally renowned for helping in alpine rescues, are now saving people in other ways.
The Barry Foundation – a non-profit ...
Italy in markets’ crosshairs as Meloni readies difficult budget
Italy is under growing market scrutiny as Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni prepares a difficult 2024 budget, with investors dismayed by government moves affecting sectors from banks to airlines.
The Treasury will ...
US calls on Azerbaijan to safeguard Armenians as thousands flee Karabakh
Hungry and exhausted Armenian families jammed roads to flee homes in the defeated breakaway enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh, while the United States called on Azerbaijan to protect civilians and let in ...
Ukraine says Russia Black Sea Fleet commander killed; no comment by Moscow
Ukraine’s special forces said they had killed Moscow’s top admiral in Crimea along with 33 other officers in last week’s missile attack on the headquarters of Russia’s ...
ADNOC, Abu Dhabi’s TAQA secure financing for $2.2 bln water project
State oil giant Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA) (TAQA.AD) said on Monday they secured the financing for a $2.2 billion project to ...