Messi’s World Cup chase takes centre stage against Dutch
Lionel Messi’s hopes of winning an elusive World Cup will come up against the tactical scheming of veteran coach Louis van Gaal as Argentina face the Netherlands in Friday’...
‘Terrifying’ Brazil near full-strength for Croatia test
Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic described their World Cup quarter-final opponents Brazil as “terrifying” after the five-time champions thrashed South Korea 4-1 to send a clear message to their rivals.
Brazil, ...
Russia shells eastern front, Ukraine says, as war aims appear to shift
Russian forces shelled the entire front line in the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine on Thursday, Ukrainian officials said, part of what appeared to be the Kremlin’s scaled-back ambition ...
Fire rages through shopping mall in Moscow suburbs
Fire engulfed one of the largest shopping malls near Moscow early on Friday, emergency services said, leading to the collapse of part of the structure, which complicated firefighters’ efforts to ...
US court weighs novel issue of crypto ownership in bankruptcy
A US judge this week is considering for the first time the question of who owns bitcoin and other tokens in frozen accounts at a bankrupt digital asset exchange in ...
Quiet streets, cautious firms signal China’s slow exit from zero-Covid
Judging by Friday’s quiet streets in the heart of China’s capital and city eateries adherence to virus curbs, the anxieties created by the ‘zero-COVID’ regime could hinder the ...
Keve president pushes for reforms, rebukes union demands
The Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Keve) on Thursday announced that its upcoming annual general meeting, which will take place on December 19 in Nicosia, will also commemorate the chamber’...
U.S. puts sanctions on Turkish businessman, citing links to Iran’s Quds Force
The Biden administration levied sanctions late on Thursday on prominent Turkish businessman Sitki Ayan and his network of firms, accusing him of acting as a facilitator for oil sales and ...
Top Crypto price gainers: Orbeon Protocol (ORBN) and Minifootball (MINIFOOTBALL)
Many groups of experienced investors are assessing projects with a view to understanding which is most likely to generate significant returns. Minifootball has seen some significant gains recently, but it’...
Cyprus Business Now
The East Mediterranean Gas Forum (EMGF) this week announced that it has decided to approve the proposal of the Cypriot Presidency of the forum for the creation of a Scientific ...
Azerbaijan’s SOCAR halts Russian crude supplies to Turkish refinery
The trading arm of Azerbaijan’s state oil firm SOCAR has paused purchases of Russian crude oil for its Turkish refinery as the industry grapples with EU sanctions on shipping ...
Celsius bankruptcy judge orders return of some crypto assets to customers
A US bankruptcy judge on Wednesday ruled that some customers of crypto lender Celsius Network should receive their deposits back, giving relief to a relatively small group of customers whose ...
New scheme for EV purchases in the pipeline
New schemes providing incentives for the purchase of electric vehicles are expected to be announced within the next two weeks, the transport ministry said.
About 2,500 applications will be approved as ...
Our View: Government must not give into union blackmail
The pampered workers of the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC), having failed to impose their diktats on the government with work stoppages and day strikes have announced they would be ...
Cyprus finally has its missing Goodwill Moon Rock
A lunar sample collected 50 years ago during the United States’ Apollo 17 mission in December 1972 and designated for Cyprus is now on the island, and will be on public display this ...
Netanyahu secures parliament majority, seeks more time to form government
Israel’s incoming Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signed up enough parties for a coalition with a parliamentary majority on Thursday but requested more time to present the new government, citing ...
U.S. lawmakers push for more oversight of Elon Musk’s Neuralink
U.S. House Representatives Earl Francis Blumenauer and Adam Schiff want further U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scrutiny of Elon Musk’s Neuralink following a Reuters report that outlined ...
House gives nod for 2023 budget
The House on Thursday gave the nod to the state budget for fiscal year 2023, in what was parliament’s final act of the year before going into mandatory recess ahead ...
Brittney Griner: Months in captivity end on UAE tarmac
After months of painstaking negotiations with Moscow, it became clear to the Biden administration that it faced a grave choice – to exchange notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout for U....
U.S. House overwhelmingly approves bill backing record military spending
The U.S. House of Representatives backed legislation on Thursday paving the way for the defense budget to hit a record $858 billion next year, $45 billion more than proposed by President ...
House maintains ‘Grivas funds’ in budget as unruly protest rages outside (Updated)
By Elias Hazou and Sarah Ktisti
The House on Thursday decided against cutting funding to activities or foundations commemorating Eoka leader Georgios Grivas, as supporters of the historical figure mounted ...
Cypriot team wins first prize at Nasa Space Apps challenge
Cyprus has secured one more great success in the space sector, as a Cypriot team won the first international prize for Local Impact in the Nasa International Space Apps Challenge.
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Qatar probing death of a worker at World Cup training site
Qatar has launched a work safety investigation into the death of a Filipino, officials said on Thursday, following reports that the man died while working at a training site during ...
US Congress passes landmark bill protecting same-sex marriage
The US House of Representatives on Thursday gave final congressional approval to legislation that provides federal recognition of same–sex marriages, a measure born out of concern that the Supreme ...