Cyprus Business Now
Cypriot lender Hellenic Bank has signed an agreement to acquire insurance provider CNP Cyprus, according to an announcement made by the bank on Wednesday.
The announcement stated that the consultation ...
Rate cut prospects could bolster US stocks as investors await earnings, elections
The prospect of near-term interest rate cuts is bolstering the case for investors to remain bullish after a run in US stocks that may soon be tested by upcoming corporate ...
Spot ether ETFs could be here soon. What are traders watching?
Ether might be coming close to its moment in the sun.
The world’s No.2 cryptocurrency has remained in the wings this year as big brother bitcoin soared to all-time ...
Meta’s Threads hits 175 million users after launching one year ago
Meta Platforms’ (META.O) newest social media offering Threads has over 175 million monthly active users, according to a report by CEO Mark Zuckerberg, published a year after it first launched.
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German insurers’ body cuts growth outlook for 2024 premium income
German insurers expect to see a lower increase in premium income this year, the German Insurance Association (GDV) said this week, as the life insurance business struggles with a delayed ...
People cautioned ahead of rare monk seal sightings
Mediterranean monk seals, the most rare and endangered marine mammal in Europe, will be once again using Cyprus’ sea caves to give birth between September and December, after a 10-month ...
Our View: Anastasiades’ public outbursts further tarnish legacy
Former president Nicos Anastasiades may be under the illusion that by speaking out in public he is protecting his legacy and the way his ten years in office would be ...
EURO 2024
Watkins’ late strike fires England into final
Substitute Ollie Watkins scored a stoppage-time winner to send England deservedly through to their second successive European Championship final on Wednesday as they finally turned on the style to beat ...
US judge may end Giuliani bankruptcy, exposing ex-Trump lawyer to lawsuits
A U.S. judge on Wednesday said he would likely end Rudy Giuliani’s bankruptcy, a move that would enable lawsuits for defamation, sexual harassment and other claims to proceed ...
Musk’s Neuralink working on new brain implant device
Neuralink, Elon Musk’s brain-chip company, is working on a new device that it believes will require half the number of electrodes to be implanted in the brain to make ...
Holguin gives Guterres her report on Cyprus problem and prospects to start talks
UN Secretary-General personal envoy on Cyprus Maria Angela Holguin handed over her report on six months of trying to find mutual ground in Cyprus to Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday.
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Zelenskiy returns to Congress to bolster relationships amid worries of Trump return
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelinskiy returned to the US Capitol on Wednesday to cement relationships with lawmakers who will vote on future US aid for his country, which could be in ...
President says there are limits to concessions made for Cyprus issue
President Nikos Christodoulides reiterated on Wednesday the government’s commitment for a just and viable solution of the Cyprus problem but said that there are limits to the concessions and ...
Biden, NATO set to announce Ukraine aid, stress membership pledge at summit
US President Joe Biden and leaders of other NATO member states are set to announce new aid and stress a membership pledge for Ukraine at a summit in Washington after ...
Two arrested for undeclared work in Famagusta
Two men, 33 and 35 and residents of a third country, were arrested without residency permits in the Famagusta district, police said on Wednesday.
According to a police, following coordinated actions to ...
George Clooney says Biden not the man he was in 2020, should drop out
Actor George Clooney, a major Hollywood fundraiser for Democrats, said on Wednesday that President Joe Biden is no longer the same person who won the White House in 2020 and said ...
President attends exhibit in Athens on Famagusta
President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday visited an exhibition in Athens entitled ‘Famagusta 3.5%’ by journalist Soteris Danezis.
The exhibit shows that closed off area of Varosha, which the Turkish Cypriot side ...
Police locate suspect in triple murder of BBC commentator’s family
British police said on Wednesday they had located a man wanted in connection with the murder of three women, the wife and two daughters of a BBC horse racing commentator, ...
School bus programme needs adjustments, MPs hear
A pilot programme called ‘door to door’ to transport primary school aged students benefitted 850 children and cost the state around €800,000 for the 2023-2024 school year, it emerged on Wednesday.
Speaking ...
Stranded migrants suffering depression and hopelessness
A young boy sits on the ground at the back of the tent, immobile, unresponsive, with his back to us.
“He’s my son, but he has depression,” explains his ...
Biden ally Pelosi raises doubts about race, Clooney calls for exit
U.S. President Joe Biden must decide quickly whether to stay in the 2024 White House race, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a longtime Biden ally, said on Wednesday while declining ...
Hezbollah: Hamas negotiates on behalf of entire Axis of Resistance
Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said Hamas was conducting Gaza ceasefire talks with Israel on behalf of the entire “Axis of Resistance” and, if a deal was reached, Hezbollah would ...
What’s on next at Ancient Greek Drama festival
It is almost time for the second production of the International Festival of Ancient Greek Drama to take the stage. Aristophanes’ comedy, Plutus will be presented by the National Theatre ...
WIMBLEDON
Musetti makes hay in Wimbledon sunshine, Rybakina eyes title (wrapup)
The rare sighting of the sun at this year’s Wimbledon championships provided no incentive for Elena Rybakina to linger around longer than necessary on Centre Court as she ended ...