Italy’s growth bubble bursts to reveal fragile outlook
Italy’s growth rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic is petering out much faster than expected as structural weaknesses resurface, raising risks for the fragile public finances of the euro zone’...
US LNG exports hit record highs in 2024 despite price pressures
US liquefied natural gas exports are on track to climb to new highs in 2024, as record domestic natural gas production spurred the 10th straight year of volume growth in the ...
German business activity ends year in contraction territory
Germany’s economic downturn eased slightly in December but business activity still contracted for a sixth month running, according to a survey.
The HCOB German flash composite Purchasing Managers’ Index, ...
PREMIER LEAGUE
Liverpool beat Spurs 6-3 to extend lead at the top
Liverpool extended their lead at the top of the Premier League with a dominant but chaotic 6-3 win at Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday thanks to doubles from Luis Diaz and ...
Syria's Kurds
Syrian Kurdish groups on the back foot as power balance shifts
With hostile Turkish-backed groups mobilising against them in Syria’s north, and Damascus ruled by a group friendly to Ankara, Syria’s main Kurdish factions are on the back foot ...
PREMIER LEAGUE
Bournemouth climb to fifth with 3-0 rout at Man United
Bournemouth thrashed Manchester United 3-0 in the Premier League at a chilly Old Trafford on Sunday thanks to goals from Dean Huijsen, Justin Kluivert and Antoine Semenyo, and climbed to ...
Holiday traffic chaos in Limassol as roadworks continue
By Stavros Petrides
Limassol’s festive season is in full swing, but the celebratory spirit is hampered by significant traffic congestion as holiday shoppers flood the streets. With Christmas markets, ...
Government to extend Hermes’ contract for airports
The contract between the government and Hermes airports to extend the management of Larnaca and Paphos airports until 2033 will be signed on Monday, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Sunday.
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Kombos discusses core aspects of Middle East issues during Israel visit
Foreign Minister, Constantinos Kombos, on Sunday said he discussed “core aspects” of the regional developments, with his Israeli counterpart, Gideon Sa’ar on Sunday.
In a post on X, Kombos, ...
Cyprus needs energy transformation in 2025
Energy was constantly in the news in 2024, but serious progress was limited.
By far the biggest success was the ‘Photovoltaics (PV) for All’ scheme. With the failure of utility-scale renewables (...
Police arrest 42 residing illegally in Cyprus
A total of 42 people were identified and arrested by the police on Sunday, as part of an action to identify third country nationals residing illegally in Cyprus, while a total ...
Parliament to discuss bill on limiting large cash transactions
Parliament on Monday will hold an extraordinary session to discuss the president’s referral of a law passed on December 5 to limit large cash transactions.
The plenary session is set ...
christmas
Where to go on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day
The big day is almost here. It is nearly time for big juicy feasts, ample wine, champagne and time with loved ones. Besides the Christmas day lunches and gift giving, ...
Cold War Czechoslovakia tried to infiltrate the British bases in Cyprus
The Secret Service of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic (CSSR) used its Greek Cypriot collaborators at the height of the Cold War, in the 1970s and 80s, to try and infiltrate ...
Man arrested for drink driving in Limassol
Police arrested a 57-year-old man for drink driving and damaging a police vehicle in Limassol, authorities announced on Sunday.
According to police, the man was arrested at 11pm on Saturday ...
We need an inquiry into the Takata airbag fiasco
By Loukis Skaliotis
The democratic system of government has come to be accepted as the preferred system, primarily because it provides legitimacy to those who govern. It is supposed to ...
Cyprus foreign ministry welcomes EU conclusions on enlargement and Turkey
Cyprus’ Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomed the EU Council Conclusions on enlargement on Sunday, noting that they incorporate crucial issues for the Republic of Cyprus and that they send a ...
Genomes reveal timing of Homo sapiens interbreeding with Neanderthals
Neanderthals went extinct roughly 39,000 years ago, but in some sense these close cousins of our species are not gone. Their legacy lives on in the genomes of most people on ...
Japan’s antitrust watchdog to find Google violated law in search case, Nikkei reports
Japan’s competition watchdog is expected to find Google GOOGL.O guilty of violating the country’s antitrust law, Nikkei Asia reported on Sunday, citing sources.
The Japan Fair Trade ...
President says no other alternative but to end Turkish occupation of Cyprus
There is no other alternative but to end the Turkish occupation of Cyprus and reunite our homeland, pledged President Nikos Christodoulides on Saturday.
In a speech at an event in ...
The Christmas we get we deserve
“I believe in Father Christmas” by Greg Lake is a song that’s played on the radio and in shops each Christmas all over the UK and in many other ...
Three teens injured in fight outside Limassol cafe
Three teens were injured in a fight outside a cafe in Limassol, police said on Sunday.
According to police, the teens were outside of a cafe in Limassol at around 7...
President says Syria’s sovereignty must be safeguarded
President Nikos Christodoulides said that the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Syria must be safeguarded, and hoped that countries like Turkey would not attempt to exploit the gap created by ...
Government budgets continue to serve the few and neglect the people
Government budgets are the main instrument of economic policy that determine how resources are to be allocated and collected from various interest groups. On Wednesday, MPs voted to approve the ...