DOJ to seize $465 million of Robinhood shares tied to Bankman-Fried
US prosecutors are in the process of seizing shares of Robinhood Markets Inc (HOOD.O) tied to Sam Bankman-Fried, who has been charged with fraud in the collapse of the ...
Mahrez earns City win at Chelsea to narrow gap to Arsenal
Second-half substitute Riyad Mahrez earned Manchester City a 1-0 win at Chelsea on Thursday to move to within five points of leaders Arsenal in the Premier League.
Mahrez got on ...
Leaders of Turkey, Syria could meet for peace – Erdogan
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday he may meet Syria’s Bashar al-Assad as part of a new peace process, after their defence ministers met last week for the ...
Mexico arrests Ovidio Guzman, son of ‘El Chapo,’ city engulfed by violence (Updated)
Mexican drug cartel leader Ovidio Guzman, a son of jailed kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, was arrested, unleashing a violent backlash by gang gunmen on Thursday that shut the airport ...
Women’s mental health focus of upcoming discussion
Taking a bold step towards highlighting women’s mental health and the psychological and physical struggles of motherhood is the main topic of Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s short story The ...
Unions warn minister of possible strikes over CoLA
Trade unions on Thursday fired a warning shot across the bow, saying they would sanction industrial action if by next week the government does not definitively commit to a full ...
‘Famagusta port in dire straits’, may have to close
The operation of the Famagusta port in the north might be suspended as it is too costly to upgrade, ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli said on Thursday.
It will cost about €200 ...
Christodoulides struck from Disy party register (Updated)
The Democratic Rally (Disy) on Thursday struck off the party register Nikos Christodoulides, on the same day that the latter formally filed his candidacy for the presidential elections.
The Cyprus ...
Oil rebounds after biggest drop in decades at start of year
Oil rebounded over 2 per cent on Thursday after posting the biggest two-day loss for the start of a year in three decades with the shutdown of a US fuel pipeline ...
PSG say Messi needs more time to recover from World Cup
Lionel Messi will be rested for Paris St Germain’s French Cup game at third division side Chateauroux as the Argentine forward needs more time to recover from his world ...
Over nine million passengers travelled in and out of Cyprus in 2022
A total of 9.2 million passengers travelled in and out of Cyprus’ airports in 2022, which corresponded to 82 per cent of passenger traffic in 2019, Senior Director of Aviation Development, Marketing & Communication ...
FIFA chief Infantino shows support for duo after racist abuse
FIFA President Gianni Infantino has called on fans to “shut up all the racists” after Lecce defender Samuel Umtiti and team mate Lameck Banda were subjected to racial abuse during ...
Team from Cyprus to climb Mount Aconcagua in the Andes
Seven people from Cyprus left the island on Thursday and headed for Argentina, where they will try to climb to the top of Mount Aconcagua, which is part of the ...
Delving into the Paphos region’s past
A museum on the west coast has it all culturally, from ceramic pots to gourds used as swimming floats. PAUL LAMBIS has a look around
Folk art represents a culture’...
In defence of the 1970s, the ‘decade that taste forgot’
By Ben Highmore
As an expert in media and cultural studies, I once appeared in a television series about technology in the home during the last three decades of the 20...
Russia sends more Arctic oil to China, India after sanctions
Russia is sending more crude oil produced in the Arctic region to China and India, and at steeper discounts, after Europe slammed its doors shut on Russian supplies last month, ...
Sunny mood as candidacies filed for presidential elections
The storm clouds darkening the presidential election campaign dissipated for a while on Thursday as sunny smiles greeted the candidates who submitted their nomination.
The friends, family and fellow politicians ...
Inflation in Cyprus increased by 8.4 per cent in 2022
Inflation in Cyprus for the period between January and December 2022 recorded an increase of 8.4 per cent, compared to the corresponding period of the year before, while an inflation rate of 7.9 ...
Samsung’s quarterly profit set to hit 6-year low as consumers hunker down
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd’s (005930.KS) quarterly profit will likely plunge 58 per cent to its lowest in six years as a global economic downturn saps demand for electronic devices and ...
‘Feels like summer’: warm winter breaks temperature records in Europe
Record-high winter temperatures swept across parts of Europe over the new year, bringing calls from activists for faster action against climate change while offering short-term respite to governments struggling with ...
Ukraine pleads with allies to send tanks as fighting grinds on
Ukrainian and Russian troops battled in eastern regions on Thursday as Kyiv tried to push back occupying forces, while President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged the West to provide his army with ...
Concern and criticism over drafts of UN chief’s latest reports
Parties on the domestic front have expressed their concern over the UN Secretary-General’s reports on the Cyprus problem, saying it was gravely worrying though each for a different bag ...
UK businesses face ‘bleak’ outlook after poor end to 2022
British businesses are gloomy about prospects for 2023 as they face the likelihood of a surge energy bills and ongoing post-Brexit trade difficulties, the British Chambers of Commerce said late on ...
Yiannis Ritsou’s The Moonlight Sonata in Cyprus
“The Moonlight Sonata (1956),” say the organisers of an upcoming event, “the staged monologue of the great poet Yiannis Ritsos, characterises a new era of the poet himself since it is ...