BlackRock files for bitcoin ETF in push into crypto
BlackRock (BLK.N), the world’s biggest asset manager, last week filed for a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) that would allow investors to get exposure to the cryptocurrency, as the ...
Wooing Gulf tourism an uphill battle for Cyprus
Cyprus is attempting to lure more tourists from the Middle East but it’s proving to be an uphill battle, deputy minister for tourism Costas Koumis says.
He also says ...
Binance issues cease and desist notice to “Binance Nigeria Limited”
Binance has issued a cease and desist order to “Binance Nigeria Limited”, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao said in a tweet on Sunday, calling the Nigerian company a “scammer entity”.
Earlier ...
Spain win shootout to deny Croatia in Nations League final
Serial winner Dani Carvajal converted the decisive spotkick to hand Spain a first title in more than a decade as they edged Croatia 5-4 in a penalty shootout to win ...
Verstappen takes Red Bull’s 100th win in Formula One
Max Verstappen won the Canadian Grand Prix from pole position on Sunday to stretch his Formula One championship lead and take Red Bull’s milestone 100th victory.
The Dutch 25-year-old ...
SVB agrees to sell its investment banking division
SVB Financial Group (SIVBQ.PK) said on Sunday it has entered into an agreement to sell its investment banking division, SVB Securities, to a group led by Jeff Leerink and ...
Three rescued in waters off Napa sea caves
Three people who found themselves in peril on Sunday by diving at the sea caves in Cape Greco in Ayia Napa hand to be rescued by an Emak emergency response ...
Russia reports fierce fighting, Zelenskiy praises troops, counter-offensive
Russia reported fierce fighting on Sunday on three sections of the front line in Ukraine while Ukraine’s president praised his troops for repelling enemy advances and said their counter-offensive ...
Legal oversight means Gesy watchdog is shrouded in secrecy
Accessibility of Gesy providers for people with disabilities is not a given
By Efi Xanthou
On October 27, 2022, a report from Gesy’s oversight ombudsperson was distributed to various government departments ...
EU has tools to push Turkey back to talks, president says
President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday, in reviewing his first 100 days, that from the start of his presidency, his immediate priority was to initiate actions to seek a leading role ...
Error leaves airport police ‘homeless’ at north’s new terminal
New Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz was due to arrive in the north on Sunday evening to inspect the work at the new terminal at Tymbou (Ercan) airport, which reports ...
Nicosia police warn of traffic disruptions on Monday due to farmers’ protest
In view of the farmers’ protest in Nicosia on Monday, police have announced some road closures in the capital.
Around 10.30am tomorrow the demonstrators in their tractors will move along ...
The prospects of the oil market and economic implications
By Andreas Charalambous and Omiros Pissarides
For more than a century, oil has retained its international position as the main source of energy, utilised, among other things, for fuelling vehicles, ...
Shocking record: Cyprus’ high number of kidney failures
Cyprus has double the number of new patients starting dialysis each year
Cyprus records one of the highest numbers in terms of its population in new patients requiring kidney dialysis ...
Multiple people shot at street party in US
At least 17 people were shot and wounded during a street party outside Chicago in the US state of Illinois on Saturday night, reports said.
The shooting happened in a suburb ...
Israel set to approve thousands of building permits in occupied West Bank
Israel’s nationalist-religious government on Sunday tabled plans to approve thousands of building permits in the occupied West Bank, despite U.S. pressure to halt settlement expansion that Washington sees ...
Christofias should be honoured by the state, Akel says at memorial
The fourth annual memorial service for former president, Demetris Christofias, was held on Sunday, attended by President Nikos Christodoulides and other officials.
Addressing the church service at the Ayia Sophia ...
Political incumbents defying the odds
Despite earthquakes, trainwrecks, inflation and a pandemic, political leaderships in Greece, Turkey and Cyprus remain basically unchanged
Kyriakos Mitsotakis triumphed in the first round of the Greek elections on May 21, ...
Europe to accelerate arms shipments to Ukraine
The European Union is speeding up arms deliveries to Ukraine in support of the country’s counter offensive against Russian forces, EU industry chief Thierry Breton said on Sunday in ...
Woman remanded in Larnaca child-porn case
The Larnaca court on Sunday remanded a woman aged 37 for four days as a suspect allegedly for the possession and distribution of child pornography.
Information was received by police from ...
Israel wants Cyprus’ excess electricity ‘in a hurry’ minister says
Israel, due to estimated shortfalls in domestic electricity production in the coming years, is keen on seeing the creation of the electricity interconnector with Cyprus, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said ...
Intel to build $25 bln factory in largest foreign investment in Israel – Netanyahu
U.S. chipmaker Intel Corp INTC.O will spend $25 billion on a new factory in Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday, calling it the largest-ever international investment in ...
Both humans and AI hallucinate – but not in the same way
By Sarah Vivienne Bentley and Claire Naughtin
The launch of ever-capable large language models (LLMs) such as GPT-3.5 has sparked much interest over the past six months. However, trust in ...
‘Terrible’: UK minister sorry for lockdown-breaking party video (Updated)
Senior British minister Michael Gove on Sunday described a video showing a party at the ruling Conservative Party’s headquarters during a lockdown in 2020 as “terrible”, as COVID rule-breaking gatherings ...