OpenAI valued at $80 billion after deal
Microsoft-backed (MSFT.O) OpenAI has completed a deal that values the artificial intelligence company at $80 billion or more, the New York Times reported on Friday, citing people with knowledge of ...
US awards $1.5 bln to GlobalFoundries for semiconductor production
The US government is awarding $1.5 billion to GlobalFoundries (GFS.O) to subsidize semiconductor production, the first major award from a $39 billion fund approved by Congress in 2022 to bolster domestic chip ...
Goldman, hedge funds step up activity in physical uranium as prices spike
Investment banks Goldman Sachs (GS.N) and Macquarie (MQG.AX) as well as some hedge funds are positioning themselves to reap the benefits of a newly buoyant uranium sector as ...
Christodoulides’ popularity plummets
63 per cent of poll respondents felt the country is headed in the wrong direction
Almost exactly a year after coming to power, the ‘honeymoon period’ for President Nikos Christodoulides appears ...
Memorial event honours former President Kyprianou
A memorial event in honour of former President Spyros Kyprianou was organised on Saturday in Paphos, on the occasion of the relocation of his bust from Spyros Kyprianou Avenue to ...
Kombos calls for collective apology to missing persons’ relatives
A collective apology is owed to the relatives of the missing, Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos said on Saturday, as he attended the funeral of a man who died during the ...
Open call for eco exhibition
As spring approaches and nature blossoms again, the art world turns its focus to the environment. An upcoming exhibition in Limassol places nature in the spotlight and is currently accepting ...
‘Cyprus stands in solidarity with Ukraine’
Protests mark 2 years of Russia’s invasion
Hundreds of people took to the streets in Cyprus on Saturday, to protest against the two years of Russia’s ongoing war against ...
Protesters demand tree restoration after mass clearout
Protestors on Saturday demanded that trees cut down at Limassol’s Dasoudi area should be replaced, as they slammed authorities for felling over 50 trees.
Holding placards saying, ‘I can’t ...
Man stabbed in Lakatamia apartment
A 28-year-old man who attacked someone with a kitchen knife in Lakatamia on Saturday was arrested a few hours after the incident, police confirmed.
Officers are trying to assess whether ...
Journalist Makarios Drousiotis runs as MEP with Volt
Newly founded Volt Cyprus announced on Saturday its six candidates running for the upcoming European Parliament elections.
The ticket will include investigative journalist Makarios Drousiotis, whose trilogy of books stirred ...
Switzerland doubtful Russia will join start of Ukraine peace summit
Russia is unlikely to take part at the outset of a high-level Ukraine peace conference which neutral Switzerland plans to host in the coming months, Swiss President Viola Amherd was ...
F1 drivers call for more checks after drain cover incidents
Triple world champion Max Verstappen said more checks were needed after Formula One‘s pre-season testing in Bahrain was halted for the second day in a row on Friday by ...
Crime openly organised from prison
The ‘job’ was ordered on video call within the prison cell
A Supreme Court decision to quash an arrest warrant has brought to light the extent of organised crime within ...
Death toll in Spain apartment block fire rises to 10
Police found a 10th body in an apartment block devastated by a huge fire in Spain’s third largest city of Valencia, authorities said on Saturday.
The blaze, fanned by ...
The master of haute-couture
Disney’s Cristóbal Balenciaga reveals the power, politics and drama of high fashion says Elizabeth Kealy-Morris
Born in a small Basque fishing village on the northern coast of Spain ...
Everything all at once: artist talk in Nicosia
Launching a new art exhibition in Nicosia is a discussion event on March 1 with resident artist Angeliki Koutsodimitropoulou at the Thinker Maker Space of CYENS. Architect and visual designer Koutsodimitropoulou ...
Tanker overturns on Nicosia-Limassol highway
Photo: CY Police Checkpoints
The driver of a tanker that overturned on the Nicosia-Limassol highway was hospitalised on Saturday, as police cautioned the public to be vigilant on the road.
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Two remanded after 147 migrants arrive from Lebanon
Two men were remanded at Famagusta district court on Saturday, in connection with two boats which reached Cape Greco carrying 147 migrants.
During questioning, the migrants identified the two men, aged 19 ...
Explore your true style with Fashion Feng Shui
Blend the age-old wisdom of Feng Shui with timeless philosophies, it is exciting to explore the creative world of fashion and how it is influenced by the Five Elements and ...
League Cup trophy a part of final chapter with Liverpool, says Klopp
Winning the League Cup would be a crucial addition to the final segment of a memoir with Liverpool, the soon-to-depart manager Juergen Klopp said before his side’s final match ...
Angry French farmers storm into agriculture fair in Paris
A group of French farmers stormed into a major Paris farm fair on Saturday ahead of a planned visit by President Emmanuel Macron amid anger over costs, red tape and ...
Protests across Cyprus to mark 2 years since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Demonstrations are to be carried out across Cyprus on Saturday, to protest the two-year anniversary since Russia invaded Ukraine.
“Every day Ukrainian cities are bombarded by missiles of all kinds ...
Carnival fever kicks off in Nicosia
Next month will be eventful and it is fast approaching. With the arrival of spring and the carnival season, March is expected to have a packed cultural calendar. One venue ...