Disney creates task force to explore AI and cut costs
Walt Disney (DIS.N) has created a task force to study artificial intelligence and how it can be applied across the entertainment conglomerate, even as Hollywood writers and actors battle ...
Sony first quarter profit tumbles as movie business disappoints
Japan’s Sony (6758.T) this week said first-quarter profit tumbled due to weaker performances from its movies and financial businesses.
In April-June, operating profit slid 31 per cent to 253 billion yen ($1.8 ...
Nigerian producer pumps out AI-powered Afrobeats
When artificial intelligence (AI) apps started spreading in Nigeria’s music industry, Eclipse Nkasi thought his days as a producer were numbered.
Then he took a step back, saw there ...
Cyprus graduates’ employment rate at 81.4 per cent
The percentage of graduates in Cyprus that find work within a year of completing education was recorded by Eurostat to be at 81.4 per cent, just below the bloc’s average ...
Our View: Cyprus banks bounce back after ten years of uncertainty
After more than a decade of uncertainty, Cyprus’ two systemic banks, Bank of Cyprus and Hellenic Bank have made a full return to healthy profitability, sound fundamentals and positive prospects. ...
Israel police downgrades homicide charge in settler case watched by Washington
Israeli police downgraded a homicide charge on Friday against a Jewish settler suspected of killing a Palestinian in what the United States has described as a “terror attack”.
A new ...
Energy minister due in China to receive LNG vessel
Reports on Friday night confirmed that developments are underway into the liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal at Vasilikos, spearheaded by a Chinese-led consortium, with the energy minister due in China ...
Akel criticises govt for “inaction” in health ministry row
Opposition party Akel has criticised President Nikos Christodoulides for what they charge is his inaction over the row at the health ministry between its two most senior staffers.
The issue ...
Hunter Biden likely to face trial as US special counsel named
President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden may be headed for trial on criminal charges after talks on a potential plea deal reached impasse, the newly named U.S. Special ...
Cyprus detects first cases of ‘Eris’ Covid-19 sub-variant
Cyprus has recorded its first confirmed cases of the Covid-19 sub-variant ‘Eris’ but this has not had any impact on the hospitals, according to a senior health official.
Medical services ...
Paparizou and Vandi to perform at Milk Festival
One local festival is set to welcome two well-known singers from Greece this year. As the Milk Festival in Dali, Nicosia takes place on August 26, it will not only feature ...
Pulsar band live at Val’s Place
Local music ensemble Pulsar will present its album next week with a performance at Val’s Place in Gialia. Taking over the green grounds of the Paphos venue on August 15, ...
Judge rules Trump can share some evidence publicly in 2020 election case
A federal judge on Friday ruled that former U.S. President Donald Trump will be allowed to publicly share some non-sensitive evidence that will be used in his trial on ...
Controversy arises over meeting with Israeli national security minister
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s visit to Cyprus and meeting with Justice Minister Anna Procopiou has caused a lot of controversy, as she is the first EU member ...
North’s ‘parliament’ recalled from summer recess over airport company tax break
The north’s ‘parliament’ has been recalled from its summer recess after opposition ‘MPs’ called on the government to answer questions regarding a tax break given to Ercan (Tymbou) airport’...
Blood bank appeals for urgent donations
The blood bank on Friday appealed to the public to donate blood as reserves are close to being “dangerously low”.
Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency, senior official at the ...
Three pools at Vokolida hotel found to contain levels of bacteria above limits
Three swimming pools at the Limak Cyprus deluxe hotel in Vokolida contain levels of bacteria above the recommended limit, according to statistics released by the north’s ‘health ministry’ on ...
Bicommunal ‘Winds of Change’ sailors to circumnavigate Cyprus
A bicommunal group of sailors named ‘Winds of Change’ will be sailing around the entirety of the divided island, Larnaca municipality announced on Friday.
The city’s mayor Andreas Vyras ...
Man arrested in north after fraudulently obtaining 3 million TL
A man in northern Nicosia has been arrested after fraudulently obtaining a total of 3,617,166TL (€121,653) in the space of a week in July.
According to the Turkish Cypriot police, the ...
PSG coach Enrique hoping for solution to Mbappe dispute
Manager Luis Enrique said on Friday he hopes Paris Saint-Germain can find a solution to a dispute with Kylian Mbappe, noting the Ligue 1 club have prior experience in resolving contract ...
Kane transfer not yet done but Bayern working hard on ‘big deal’-Tuchel
Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane has not yet completed his move to Bayern Munich but the German champions are working hard to finalise the deal, Bayern coach Thomas Tuchel said ...
A frigid apocalypse doomed early humans in Europe
Long before our species Homo sapiens trekked out of Africa, earlier human species also spread to other parts of the world. That dispersal, however, sometimes encountered grave hardships.
Scientists on ...
De-dollarisation and what it means
The war in Ukraine and the sanctions by the United States and allies, designed to isolate Russia and to a lesser extent China, has caused a reaction from the BRICS ...
Surprise and anguish over attorney-general’s appeal in Hunter case
The attorney-general’s decision to appeal 76-year-old David Hunter’s sentence and verdict has caused surprise and anguish in both his defence team and family, as well as the broader ...