Sixth-grade student killed in Iowa school shooting, suspect dead
A sixth-grade student was killed on Thursday and five other people wounded when a 17-year-old opened fire at an Iowa school on the first day of classes following the winter ...
Carrefour pulls PepsiCo products over price hikes
Carrefour (CARR.PA) is telling customers in four European countries it will no longer sell products like Pepsi, Lay’s crisps and 7up because they have become too costly, in ...
Cyprus Business Now
Cyprus’ registered unemployment figures witnessed an eight-month low in December 2023, according to seasonally adjusted data by the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat).
According to the report, the number of registered unemployed ...
Cyprus’ investment funds sector set to grow in 2024, association reports
The Cyprus Investment Funds Association (CIFA) this week released a statement expressing an optimistic outlook for 2024, anticipating another favourable year for the investment funds sector in Cyprus, despite any challenges ...
US bankruptcies surged 18 per cent in 2023 and seen rising again in 2024
US bankruptcy filings surged by 18 per cent in 2023 on the back of higher interest rates, tougher lending standards and the continued runoff of pandemic-era backstops, data published Wednesday showed, although ...
Saudi Arabian companies warn Aramco fuel price hike may curb earnings
Several Saudi Arabian companies released regulatory filings late on Wednesday and Thursday saying that state energy company Saudi Aramco’s decision to raise feedstock and fuel prices for this year ...
Deputy culture minister urges dialogue amid funding dispute
As the spat over government funding for theatre production continues, Deputy Culture Minister Vasiliki Kassianidou said that threats are not the solution, and actors will be the ones paying the ...
Our View: Government is too eager to return to the pandemic days
The scientific committee monitoring Covid-19 was back in action on Wednesday. Its members met Health Minister Dr Popi Kanari to discuss the increase of Covid infections recorded in the last ...
US strike kills militia leader blamed for Iraq attacks, Pentagon says
The U.S. military launched a retaliatory strike in Baghdad on Thursday that killed a militia leader it blames for recent attacks on U.S. personnel, the Pentagon said, a ...
Blinken heads back to Middle East amid regional escalation fears
U.S. top diplomat Antony Blinken will return to the Middle East on Thursday, continuing the Biden administration’s intense diplomacy over Israel’s three-month long conflict with Hamas, as ...
Maersk reroutes Red Sea container ships back to Suez Canal
Denmark’s Maersk MAERSKb.CO said on Thursday it has rerouted four out of five container vessels that were stuck in the Red Sea back towards the Suez Canal and ...
Cabinet mandates new Covid-19 measures
Access to nursing homes, hospitals and similar premises will be allowed to visitors only if they’ve tested negative for Covid-19, the cabinet formally decided on Thursday.
The announced measures ...
Stewart raised buffer-zone tensions with the two leaders
The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Cyprus, Colin Stewart, on Thursday expressed concerns about the increasing militarisation of the buffer zone and said that the latest report on ...
Ukraine says it hit two Russian military targets in occupied Crimea
Ukraine said on Thursday its air force conducted a strike on a Russian command post near the occupied city of Sevastopol more than 200 km from Kyiv-held territory, and also hit ...
Foreign ministry conveys condolences for Iran bombings
The foreign ministry on Thursday expressed its condolences over the loss of life in the bombings in Iran a day earlier.
“We express our deepest condolences for the loss of ...
Islamic State claims responsibility for deadly Iran attack, Tehran vows revenge
Islamic State claimed responsibility on Thursday for two explosions in Iran that killed nearly 100 people and wounded scores at a memorial for top commander Qassem Soleimani.
In a statement posted ...
200 guitars on stage
How many musicians can a stage fit? An upcoming concert series will see Nicosia and Limassol audiences treated to a captivating musical occasion which will see 200 guitars on stage. A ...
Hermes Airports reports record 11.6 million passengers in 2023
Hermes Airports, which manages and operates Cyprus’ two international airports, on Thursday announced that it recorded a surge in passenger traffic during 2023, tallying over 11.6 million passengers by the end of ...
New board for Cyprus’ Natural Gas Corporation unveiled
The cabinet on Thursday announced the new board of directors at the Natural Gas Public Corporation (Defa), the state-run entity with the exclusive rights to import and distribute natural gas ...
Motorcycle MOT inspections to be implemented
The road transport department is in the final stages of preparing regulations to start MOT safety checks motorcycles, road transport officer Evangelos Panteli said on Thursday.
Speaking to CyBC in ...
Police warn of WhatsApp scams impersonating officers
Police cautioned the public on Thursday to be wary of scams on WhatsApp, where individuals posing as police officers have been trying to extort bank and ID details from unsuspecting ...
Ministers to be personally informed by President regarding reshuffle
President Nikos Christodoulides assured his ministers on Thursday that he would personally inform them about the reshuffle, dispelling media reports suggesting the changes would be completed before the 18-month mark, ...
El Greco medical centre to open in Nicosia this January
The El Greco medical centre is expected to open in Nicosia in early 2024, and aims to become a benchmark in the provision of leading healthcare services.
The new medical centre ...
Japan earthquake: race against time to find survivors
Thousands of rescuers pressed on in a search for survivors of a New Year’s Day earthquake that killed at least 84 people in Japan, hoping to save as many as ...