Puerto Rico’s power grid collapses
Puerto Ricans were without electricity on New Year’s Eve after a grid failure left nearly all of the island without power, although energy was slowly being restored.
Around 58 per ...
Breakaway Moldovan region Transnistria cuts heating and hot water after Russia stops gas flow
The breakaway Moldovan region of Transnistria cut heating and hot water supplies to households on Wednesday after Russia stopped supplying gas via Ukraine.
“There is no heating or hot water,” ...
Understanding differences in way two sexes think
By Despina Nicola
Maria and Jack had always fought, and the arguments often left them feeling hurt, distant, and misunderstood. Maria would think, If Jack truly loved me, he’d ...
Ample supply, slow demand to temper oil price gains in 2025
Oil prices are likely to be constrained near $70 a barrel in 2025 as weak demand from China and rising global supplies are expected to cast a shadow on OPEC+-led efforts ...
Socio-economic inequalities between countries
The award of this year’s Nobel Prize in economics to Acemoglu, Johnson and Robinson highlights a fundamental aspect of the global economy, notably inequality between countries. The three scientists ...
music
Echoes and Joy: Cypriot musicians shine at Nicosia festival
Kicking off January’s performances at the 5th Nicosia International Festival are two concerts by Cypriot artists. The first, on January 10, falls under the festival’s #Under30 programme which highlights ...
Iran: is it finally the end of the line?
Six months ago, at the end of Iran’s presidential election, I finished an article by speculating that the long-lived theocratic dictatorship in Iran may be a lot closer to ...
Cyprus Business Now: 2024 recap, tourism revenue, CSE performance
The Cypriot economy demonstrated remarkable resilience in 2024, achieving a growth rate of 3.7 per cent despite persistent geopolitical and internal challenges.
Tourism, construction, and the wholesale and retail trade sectors have ...
Stocks and dollar end 2024 steady, 2025 all about Trump
World stocks held steady on Tuesday in cautious year-end trading that has seen investors bracing for the incoming Donald Trump administration by scaling back bets on deep US interest rate ...
Egypt’s first quarter GDP growth rises to 3.5 per cent
Egypt’s GDP growth rate was 3.5 per cent in the first quarter of its 2024/25 year, the planning ministry said on Tuesday.
This represents an increase from the rate of 2.7 per ...
Our View: 2025 must be the year Cyprus imports natural gas
Back in the seventies, eighties and nineties, New Year’s Day editorials, like the messages of politicians and parties, expressed the hope that it would be the year of the ...
music
Giannis Parios returns to Cyprus for two concerts
Prepare for two unforgettable evenings as the iconic Giannis Parios graces the stage at the Nicosia Municipal Theatre on January 28 and 29. Known as the ‘voice of love,’ Parios has captivated ...
Christodoulides promises a changing Cyprus in New Year’s speech
In an optimistic New Year’s address, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday there are reasons for hope in 2025, both on the domestic front as well as for Cyprus’ foreign ...
Christodoulides visits US submarine in Limassol
President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday visited the United States navy’s nuclear submarine the USS Indiana, which had arrived in Limassol the previous day.
The ship’s arrival had been ...
Govt ‘taking all necessary steps’ to ensure Paphos’ water supply
The government said on Tuesday it is taking all necessary steps to ensure the Paphos district has adequate water supply, after a desalination plant was taken offline.
Andreas Gregoriou, a ...
Carter funeral service to be held at Washington National Cathedral on January 9
A state funeral for Jimmy Carter, the former U.S. president who died on Sunday at the age of 100, will be held at the Washington National Cathedral on Jan. 9, according ...
‘Embarrassed’ Amorim says Man United could be in relegation battle
Ruben Amorim called it “embarrassing” as a Manchester United manager to be discussing the threat of relegation, but after Monday’s miserable 2-0 Premier League loss to Newcastle United he ...
EU authorities alerted over cable project irregularities
The Audit Office confirmed on Tuesday that it has alerted EU authorities over potentially suspicious financial dealings relating to the project for the construction of a subsea power cable linking ...
Kuwait to impose 15 per cent minimum top-up tax on multinational enterprises
Kuwait will impose a minimum top-up tax (DMTT) of 15 per cent on multinational enterprises operating in the country, starting in January, the finance ministry said this week.
The finance ministry ...
North ‘govt’ raises, then re-lowers VAT rate
The north’s ‘government’ within the space of a few hours on Monday night and Tuesday publicised plans to raise value added tax (VAT) rate on a total of 54 products, ...
Syria appoints some foreign Islamist fighters to its military
Syria’s new rulers have installed some foreign fighters including Uyghurs, a Jordanian and a Turk in the country’s armed forces as Damascus tries to shape a patchwork of ...
British visitors drive Cyprus tourism to record revenues
Tourism revenue in Cyprus reached €407.9 million in October 2024, marking a 17.7 per cent increase compared to the €346.5 million recorded in October 2023, according to the Cyprus Statistical Service.
For the January-October 2024 period, ...
Bird flies from Hungary to Cyprus in just two months
A small bird, a chiffchaff, was found in a bird lover’s garden over Christmas after having flown to the island all the way from Hungary, BirdLife said on Tuesday.
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Unficyp calls for farming agreements to be respected
The UN in Cyprus has underlined that existing agreements on farming activities in the UN-controlled buffer zone stand and need to be respected, UN spokesman in Cyprus Aleem Siddique told ...