The tortuous and pricey road to saving Cyprus in 2013
Ten years ago almost to the day, international lenders made Cyprus an offer it couldn’t refuse – close your second largest commercial bank and seize almost half of uninsured deposits ...
National guard completes joint training with US forces (with video)
The national guard has just completed a military exercise with the US armed forces that began on February 20, it was announced on Sunday.
The exercise, ‘Proteas’ included the army and ...
Cyprus, Israel and Greece step up defence cooperation
Cyprus and Israel have signed a bilateral defence cooperation programme between the national guard and the armed forces of Israel (IDF) in Tel Aviv, as well as a corresponding tripartite ...
‘Strengthening of Gesy highest priority for new government’
Health Minister Popi Kanari has said the new government’s highest priority is the strengthening of the national health system Gesy, which has been dogged by negative publicity over the ...
Russia in danger of becoming laughing stock
Time was when Russia’s foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, travelled to European capitals as and when he pleased and was received there as a serious and rational diplomat and, like ...
Bikers on annual charity ride converge on Ayia Napa
Bikers converged on Ayia Napa Sunday morning as part of the 23rd annual ‘Ride of Love’ for children with cancer and the organisation ‘A Dream A Wish’.
Ayia Napa deputy ...
As economy worsens, Lebanese juggle dizzying rates for devalued pound
When Caroline Sadaka buys groceries in the Lebanese capital Beirut, she keeps her phone in hand – not to check her shopping list but to calculate the spiralling costs of goods ...
Book bazaar funds for stray animals more urgent than ever
A struggling local animal welfare organisation is selling books to pay for vet services and says its financial situation is as “tragic” as in 2013 economic crisis.
Protecting Animals Without Shelter (...
AI isn’t close to becoming sentient
The real danger lies in how easily we’re prone to anthropomorphise it
By Nir Eisikovits
ChatGPT and similar large language models can produce compelling, humanlike answers to an endless ...
Egypt hosts Israeli-Palestinian talks in push for pre-Ramadan calm
Egypt hosts Israeli and Palestinian officials on Sunday in the resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh in a U.S. and Jordanian backed effort to calm a surge of violence in ...
At least 19 killed in bus accident in Bangladesh
A speeding bus veered off a major expressway in central Bangladesh and plunged into a ditch, killing at least 19 people and injured dozens, police said.
The death toll could rise ...
Woman arrested after nearly 17kg of cannabis found in luggage (Updated)
A woman aged 33 was arrested at Larnaca airport on Saturday night after police said they found almost 17 kilos of cannabis in her luggage, they said.
Police did not provide information ...
Cyprus Business Now: weekly wrap-up
Here’s a summary of the top business news stories from the week starting March 13.
Kedipes, the state-owned asset management company, has reported record inflows of €439 million for 2022, according to ...
Yellow weather warning in place for Sunday
The weather on Sunday is slated to be unsettled, predicting isolated showers and possible hail in some areas with a yellow weather warning in place from 11am to 5pm, the ...
Tackling rising anxiety, burnout and depression in the workplace
European researchers are developing online tools to help small and medium-sized enterprises improve the mental health of employees.
By Andrew Dunne
Ask a person working in a small business how ...
PwC’s 4,000 legal staffers get AI assistant as law chatbots gain steam
PricewaterhouseCoopers said Wednesday that it will give 4,000 of its legal professionals access to an artificial intelligence platform, becoming the latest firm to introduce generative AI technology for legal work.
PwC ...
Tales from the Coffeeshop: What a relief our country is in capable hands
ALTHOUGH our establishment had never been a big fan of our newly-elected prez, its bored members decided that Nikos II should be given a chance before it went into critical ...
Quantum computer startup SEEQC unveils digital chip that operates at super cold temp
New York-based quantum computer startup SEEQC said on Wednesday it has developed a digital chip that can operate at temperatures colder than outer space so it can be used with ...
Paris police, protesters clash for third night over Macron’s pension reform
Paris police clashed with demonstrators for a third night on Saturday as thousands of people marched throughout the country amid anger at the government pushing through a rise in the ...
Bar exam score shows AI can keep up with ‘human lawyers,’ researchers say
Artificial intelligence can now outperform most law school graduates on the bar exam, the grueling two-day test aspiring attorneys must pass to practice law in the United States, according to ...
Putin makes surprise trip to Mariupol, first to occupied Donbas in Ukraine (Updated)
A day after being accused of war crimes by the International Criminal Court, President Vladimir Putin made a surprise visit to the Russian-occupied Ukrainian city of Mariupol, scene of some ...
Serbia, Kosovo reach agreement to implement EU-backed deal normalising ties
Kosovo and Serbia have reached an agreement on implementing a European Union-backed deal to normalise ties, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said late on Saturday, though the two leaders ...
Ecuador, Peru authorities assess damage after earthquake that killed at least 15 (Updated)
Ecuadorian and Peruvian authorities worked on Sunday to assess the damage caused by the previous day’s strong earthquake that shook the region, leaving at least 15 dead and hundreds injured.
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Our view: State micromanagement of people’s behaviour won’t improve lives
Three years ago, Cyprus declared its first case of coronavirus, shuttered the island and locked down the population with the same mantra as every other government – three weeks to flatten ...