Public sector drives UK pay awards higher in October
Pay awards from British employers rose in the three months to October thanks to rising public sector salaries but private sector pay deals – which are closely watched by the Bank ...
Black Friday: a consumption illusion
By Olivia Skordi
Black Friday is “celebrated” on November 24 this year. This event started in the United States to mark the Christmas season by promoting extreme price discounts and offers ...
Our View: Swift end needs to be found to Chevron exchange
The saga of the Aphrodite gas field continues, although according to the latest information from Energy Minister Giorgos Papanastasiou, there is a possibility it would reach its conclusion, in some ...
Cost-reduction will be key for Cypriot banks, S&Ps says
The ability of Cypriot banks to reduce operating costs while investing in digital transformation will be key to offsetting inflationary pressure and still-high credit provisions, rating agency Standard and Poor’...
Foreign minister defends Cyprus’ stance on Israel-Gaza war
Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos defended the government’s position over the war waging between Israel and Gaza, telling MPs that Cyprus is approaching the idea for a humanitarian corridor “realistically”.
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Cyprus eyes Schengen Area accession in 2024 action plan
Cyprus’ accession to the Schengen Area and the Visa Waiver program are one of the foreign ministry’s top priorities for next year, Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos said on Tuesday.
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US forces attacked at Iraq airbase, respond in self-defence -US officials
U.S. forces were attacked at an airbase west of Baghdad early on Tuesday and a U.S. military aircraft responded in self-defence, U.S. officials said, in the first ...
New mountain commissioner set to be appointed in two months
A mountain development commissioner is set to be appointed within the next two months, an agriculture ministry confirmed on Tuesday amid mounting criticism from MPs at the House commerce committee.
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Man arrested for masturbating in the middle of road
A man was arrested in northern Nicosia on Tuesday for masturbating in the middle of a road.
The man was later taken to court and charged with obscene exposure, before ...
North Korea claims success in launching first spy satellite
North Korea successfully placed its first spy satellite in orbit on Tuesday, its space agency said, defying international condemnation from the United States and its allies.
Officials in South Korea ...
Budget for anti-corruption authority increased
Most of the anti-corruption authority’s budget for 2024, around €1.2 million, will be spent on investigating complaints filed before it, officials said on Tuesday.
According to the authority, the complaints are ...
AG investigating road death unsolved since 2012
Attorney General George Savvides confirmed on Tuesday that his service was reviewing the case details surrounding a 2012 fatal road accident, for which no one has been held accountable for over ...
Divine: a celebration of the untamed spirit
As December rolls in, a new art exhibition will be added to Nicosia’s art scene. Marina Solonos will present her first solo showcase next month at Kasteliotissa Hall. The ...
MPs to visit Brussels to push Turkey for action on missing
Members of the House refugee committee will visit Brussels next week to urge EU officials to put pressure on Turkey to help find Cyprus’ missing persons.
According to committee chair ...
Call to create a National Cancer Institute
The cancer committee of the Cyprus patient associations’ federation (Osak) on Tuesday urged for the inclusion of a National Cancer Institute in the health ministry’s 2024 budget.
“The need for ...
‘We’re releasing life’: Heat wave speeds turtle hatching in Peru
In the Peruvian Amazon, an extended heat wave and drought have shortened the incubation period for thousands of turtle hatchlings released into the river by biologists as part of a ...
US to announce global nuclear fusion strategy at COP28
By Valerie Volcovici and Timothy Gardner
The US will lay out the first international strategy to commercialise nuclear fusion power at the upcoming UN climate summit in Dubai.
Fusion could ...
Climate on track to warm by nearly 3C without aggressive actions, UN report finds
By Gloria Dickie
Countries’ current emissions pledges to limit climate change would still put the world on track to warm by nearly 3 degrees Celsius this century, according to a United ...
1,000 more UK troops in Cyprus since Hamas attack
The number of British armed forces deployed in the sovereign British bases in Cyprus and the Eastern Mediterranean has surged by around 1,000 following the Hamas attack in Israel on October 7, ...
AG plays down further golden passport trials
The attorney-general on Tuesday suggested the public should manage their expectations regarding new prosecutions in relation to the ‘golden passports’ affair, where to date just one case has been brought ...
Crackdown on crime being organised from prison
Prison guards have been instructed to carry out thorough checks on inmates to find illicit mobile phones as the justice ministry is trying to clampdown on organised crime unfolding in ...
Stampede at Republic of Congo stadium kills 37
At least 37 people were killed and numerous others injured at a stadium in the Republic of Congo’s capital Brazzaville overnight, the government said on Tuesday, with local media reporting ...
BBC scraps UK Top Gear show for ‘foreseeable future’ following crash
The British version of the globally popular BBC car show ‘Top Gear’ will not return for the foreseeable future, the broadcaster said, after a crash in December which left presenter ...
This Christmas, we’re getting together, at Starbucks
The countdown to Christmas has begun and Starbucks stores are the ultimate meeting point that bring us all closer to the magical and warm spirit of the holidays. Whether it’...