Silvergate’s deepening crisis jolts crypto stocks
Shares of Silvergate Capital Corp (SI.N) fell 10 per cent in early trading on Monday after the bank suspended its crypto payments network and expressed doubts over the viability of ...
Christodoulides urges active EU role in talks
President Nikos Christodoulides spoke with Charles Michel, president of the European Council, where he pressed the need for the EU play a more active role towards resolving the Cyprus problem.
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Lakers spoil Steph Curry’s return to Warriors
Anthony Davis led all scorers with 39 points, Dennis Schroder and Troy Brown buried key 3-pointers late and the Los Angeles Lakers spoiled Stephen Curry’s return with a 113-105 victory ...
Bahrain was one of our worst days in racing, says Mercedes chief
Mercedes started the Formula One season being beaten in Bahrain by their own engine which powered Fernando Alonso and Aston Martin to the podium while they struggled as the fourth ...
Greece to seek EU rail funds as workers’ train crash walkout grows
Greece will seek additional EU funding for urgent safety upgrades to the rail network, the government said on Monday, as public sector workers planned a widespread walkout to protest the ...
All efforts on improving Gesy says health minister (Update)
The government aims to improve state health services (Okypy) hospitals, Health Minister Popi Kanari said on Monday, stressing that efforts should be focused on improving Gesy.
Speaking after a meeting ...
Finance minister denies calling Gesy a funding black hole
Finance Minister Makis Keravnos’ office on Monday denied a report that claimed he said the national health scheme (Gesy) was a black hole of funds.
According to the finance ministry, ...
The ‘fairy of knitwear’
In a self-taught designer who has even taken part in Paris Fashion Week, NIKI CHARALAMBOUS meets a knitwear specialist who says it takes a village to succeed
With an emphasis ...
Fire in furniture factory in northern Nicosia under control (Updated)
A large fire that broke out on Monday morning in a furniture manufacturing company in the industrial area of northern Nicosia has been brought under control, authorities in the north ...
Top UN official to visit Cyprus
UN Deputy Secretary-General Rose Marie DiCarlo will arrive in next week in Cyprus to meet with President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar, as part of the aim ...
Hoteliers relieved over employment of third country nationals
Hoteliers are upbeat about the new employment regulations, after the cabinet decided to raise the percentage of third country nationals allowed to be employed by businesses from 30 to 50 per cent ...
Remand for suspected bike thieves
Paphos district court issued a five-day remand for three suspects accused of breaking and entering buildings in which they stole bicycles.
Paphos police announced on Monday that the three men – ...
Cyprus the dark tourism destination
A well-known Dark Tourism blogger recently visited Cyprus, discovering a wealth of locations. ALIX NORMAN finds out where they were
In January, Cyprus had a very unusual visitor. He wasn’...
Satiriko Theatre presents Steel Magnolias
It debuted off-Broadway some 30 years ago and since then Steel Magnolias has become a hit on stage and screen. Written by American writer Robert Harling, the play is based on ...
Russian mercenary chief says army HQ has barred his representative
The founder of Russia’s Wagner mercenary force Yevgeny Prigozhin said on Monday that his representative had been denied access to the headquarters of Russia’s “special military operation” in ...
Ford taps masses of vehicle data to stay ahead in commercial van market
Ford Motor Co’s (F.N) push to use reams of data generated by its vans and trucks – from engines to oil filters or brake pads – to attract more customers ...
Nazis, the Oscars and triathlon
With a back story as gripping as the production All Quiet on the Western Front could well repeat history and win big at the Oscars says CONSTANTINOS PSILLIDES
All Quiet ...
Cost-of-living talks to start next week
Consultations are due to restart next week on reinstatement of the cost-of-living allowance (CoLA), Sek union general secretary Andreas Matsas said on Monday.
Matsas told CyBC that the fact that ...
Young Cypriot caught trying to steal pieces of Acropolis
A 26-year-old of Cypriot origin was arrested in Athens after trying to remove pieces of stone and marble from the Acropolis as souvenirs.
Greek media reported that the young man ...
Funerals of Greece train crash victims take place (Update 3)
A large crowd gathered at the church in Avgorou, Famagusta on Monday morning as the funeral was held for one of the Cypriot victims of the fatal train crash in ...
UK to extend financial guarantee for EU research applicants
Britain said it would extend until the end of June the financial guarantee it has provided to ensure UK applicants to the Horizon Europe scientific research programme receive funding while ...
RenQ Finance (RENQ) will give better profits than Decentraland (MANA) and The Sandbox (SAND), experts predict
Crypto assets due to their excellent volatility are the best when it comes to the financial asset class that yields more profits, and the ultimate aim of the investing game ...
Strategies to combat dyslexia
Ten per cent of children present signs of learning difficulties in reading
By Angela Charalambous
Reading is not a natural skill to acquire, it needs to be explicitly taught. Children ...
Safety at work needs to be reassessed says expert
Work safety should be taken seriously and stricter protocols promoted at all levels, an occupational health and safety expert said on Monday, speaking in the wake of the fatal train ...