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Credit rating agency Fitch Ratings this week upgraded Hellenic Bank’s long-term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to ‘BBB-‘ from ‘BB+’, with a stable outlook, and its Viability Rating (VR) to ‘...

The United States, France and major economies are unlikely to halt the rises in their debt levels in the next few years, credit rating firm S&P Global warned ...

Prices in British shops rose at the slowest pace in almost three years last month, according to industry figures that underscore how inflation has cooled even if Prime Minister Rishi ...

The amendment criminalising fake news, threats, insults and the online distribution of obscene photos and pictures is being sent to the House plenary in September. When the amendment passes, the ...

There were murmurings of discontent at the AGM of the Cyprus Hoteliers Association (Pasyxe), with fears expressed that results for this year would be down on 2023. The president of Pasyxe, ...

Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz and fifth seed Daniil Medvedev took time to get going before reaching the Wimbledon third round but eighth seed Casper Ruud felt the gloom on a ...

A 15-year-old woman was pulled from the sea unconscious in Larnaca on Wednesday afternoon and later pronounced dead at Larnaca general hospital, according to a statement released by the Joint ...

The Council of Ministers approved three new bills aimed at strengthening measures against illegal and undeclared work, Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou said in a statement on Wednesday. The new legislation ...

Cyprus made “notable progress” in 2023 “in gigabit connectivity infrastructure (FTTP), and in the share of ICT specialists in employment, however important challenges persist in at least basic digital skills and ...

A highly-anticipated music event makes its comeback towards the end of summer gathering electronic music fans. BEONIX Festival will take place at ETKO Limassol on September 20-22 and is getting ...

A huge swath of the United States will experience dangerously high temperatures on Wednesday – just ahead of the long Fourth of July weekend – meteorologists said, while a fast-moving California wildfire ...

The education ministry is set to present its strategy for higher education in September, it emerged during a House education committee meeting on Wednesday that also discussed the regulations for ...

 Mark Cavendish blew away the opposition in a masterful bunch sprint to claim a record-breaking 35th stage win on the Tour de France on Wednesday, the fifth stage of this ...

The Cyprus Football Association (CFA) aims to welcome back away fans for the upcoming 2024-2025 season by allocating them 10 per cent of the seating capacity in all stadiums, its chairman ...

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told Russia’s Vladimir Putin on Wednesday that Ankara could help establish a basis to end the Ukraine-Russia war and that a fair peace suiting both ...

Cyprus submitted a request to the European Commission on Wednesday for the disbursement of the fourth tranche of the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), amounting to €77 million. The government submitted ...

Public sector workers’ unions and bank employees’ union Etyk are planning to create a new cooperative savings bank. Civil servants’ union Pasydy secretary-general Stratis Matheou told the Cyprus Mail on ...

The National Federation of Cypriots in the United Kingdom on Wednesday issued a last-minute call for British Cypriots to vote in the country’s election, which is to take place ...

The Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement’s armed wing, Al Quds Brigades, said on Wednesday some Israeli hostages have attempted suicide after it started treating them the same way Israel treated ...

The Audit Office cannot bow to orders from the attorney-general over when it can or can’t publish reports, as it needs to cling on to whatever remnants of independence ...

Cyprus Airways on Wednesday announced the launch of new direct flights from Larnaca to Barcelona, commencing on July 3. According to an official announcement by the airline, this new route will ...

Road construction works in the Akamas are set to resume in October but with a reduced environmental footprint, according to Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou. Speaking at the House environment committee ...

The new Paphos-Polis Chrysochous road, years in the making and with no end in sight, was once again the topic of discussions with ministers and Paphos authorities, who are now ...

A 47-year-old man and his three sons, aged 24, 22 and 19 years old respectively, were remanded in custody for six days, having been arrested for attacking the man’s ex-wife’s new ...