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By Sara Byala A new book called Bottled: How Coca-Cola Became African tells the story of how the world’s most famous carbonated drink conquered the continent. It’s a ...

Citi Research on Friday lowered its Brent price forecasts for this year and 2025, citing oversupply concerns but expects prices holding above $70 per barrel in 2024 as OPEC+ keeps global oil markets “...

At least 10 people have died and six are missing after a coal mine accident in the city of Pingdingshan, in central China, the local emergency management agency said on Saturday, ...

A yellow weather warning was in effect until Saturday noon for rain and isolated thunderstorms. Issued by the met department, the warning was valid from 5pm on Friday until 12pm ...

As with every January, this is the chance for a fresh start. DR VASOS SILIVISTRIS suggests how Now the Christmas festivities are over, we are back to the harsh reality ...

More than half a million Cypriots live abroad. Thousands of expats once called this island home. Alix Norman asks why they would or wouldn’t return for good There’s ...

In Dece­mber 2023, Bitcoin (BTC) mining revenue­ skyrocketed. Miners hit the­ir highest point of the year, raking in a stagge­ring $1.51 billion. This hefty sum signifies remarkable­ earnings for ...

Spanish billionaire Amancio Ortega has bought a logistics centre in the Netherlands currently used by rival British fashion retailer Primark for 110 million euros ($121 million), his family office Pontegadea said. Ortega, ...

Two artistic events coming up in Paphos shortly are inviting the public to attend. Ex Artis Cultural Association organises the first, a public art installation. On the morning of January 20 ...

By David Shepardson and Allison Lampert The US aviation regulator on Friday extended the grounding of Boeing 737 MAX 9 airplanes indefinitely for new safety checks and announced it will tighten oversight ...

A massive winter storm moving across the US Midwest knocked out power to more than 250,000 customers in Michigan and Wisconsin on Friday ahead of a brutal freeze expected to blanket ...

By Miranda Xafa THE Greek economy continues to perform positively despite the slowdown in the global economy due to monetary tightening, the energy crisis and wars in Ukraine and the ...

The Premier League does winter breaks like no other competition so the action will keep coming thick and fast this weekend with four blockbuster clashes to take off the chill ...

New Zealand’s former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern married her longtime partner Clarke Gayford in a private ceremony on Saturday, finally tying the knot after cancelling ceremonies during strict Covid-19 ...

The United States carried out an additional strike against Yemen’s Houthi forces on Friday, after President Joe Biden’s administration vowed to protect shipping in the Red Sea. The ...

In Q3 of 2023, the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) directed 335 Collective Investment Organisation Management Companies, with €8.6 billion in Assets Under Management. This marked a slight increase from the previous ...

Cyprus has one of the largest proportion of refugees from Ukraine who have been granted temporary protection status since the Russian invasion, with 20.7 people per thousand population, according to data ...

It took the foreign ministry a week to respond to the draft report of the UN Secretary-General about the renewal of the Unficyp mandate. The time it took to issue ...

Iran on Friday condemned the U.S.-British attack on Houthis in Yemen, warning that it will fuel “insecurity and instability” in the region, Iranian state media reported. “We strongly ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos had a call with British Foreign Secretary David Cameron on Friday, to discuss “ongoing developments in the region” A brief post on Cyprus’ foreign ministry account ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos was in Slovenia on Friday discussing the Cyprus problem and bilateral relations with his counterpart Tanja Fajon. During a press conference, Fajon said she supports an ...

Education Minister Athena Michaelidou will inform the Culture and Education Committee of the EU parliament on issues faced by Greek Cypriot schools in the north in Rizokarpaso. According to an ...

Israel has made an arrangement with Qatar that will allow the delivery of medicines to hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza, the Israeli prime minister’s office said on ...

Wind, string and all sorts of instruments will sound again as the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra prepares for its first concert of 2024. After a buzzing December agenda, the musicians pick up ...