Mushroom lunch kills three in Australia, woman arrested
Australian police said on Thursday they had arrested a 49-year-old woman over the deaths of three elderly people in August after they allegedly consumed mushrooms at a lunch hosted by ...
Cyprus government posts €931.6 million surplus
The Cypriot government has reported a surplus of €931.6 million for the period spanning January to September 2023, according to a preliminary estimate released this week by the state’s statistical service.
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Cyprus Business Now
Hellenic Bank on Wednesday released a statement underlining that it is spearheading the green transition with innovative, specialised products, something which was further stressed during a recent energy conference.
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Today’s weather: Partial clouds and dust
Thursday will see increased clouds and dust episodes at intervals, with rain expected and a chance of an isolated storm, mainly in the mountains and the north. Temperatures will rise ...
Turkey to toughen law on crypto assets
Turkey is preparing new legislation covering crypto-assets to persuade an international crime watchdog to remove it from a “grey list” of countries that have taken insufficient action to prevent money ...
UK house prices show surprise rise in October
British house prices unexpectedly rose by almost 1 per cent in October but the increase was due more to a lack of homes for sale than a turnaround in the market ...
Toyota rides weak yen, demand for hybrids to post blowout profit
Toyota Motor (7203.T) more than doubled its second-quarter profit and sharply raised its full-year outlook on Wednesday, as a weaker yen currency bolstered the impact of robust global sales.
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Collapsed hotel was constructed using river sand, report reveals
Sand and gravel from a river was used to construct the Isias hotel in Adiyaman, Turkey, where 24 Turkish Cypriot children were killed in February’s earthquakes, according to a report ...
Our View: The foreclosure freeze needs to be abolished
The ongoing farce regarding the freeze on foreclosures has been extended to the end of the year, after Wednesday’s meeting of the representatives of the banks and President Nikos ...
No US peacekeeping troops in Gaza, White House says
The White House on Wednesday said the United States would not put U.S. troops on the ground in Gaza in any future peacekeeping role, as it discusses with allies ...
Workplace harassment disproportionately affecting women and their careers, commissioner says
Lack of exemplary punishment for harassers has compelled women to either resign from their positions or face dismissal, negatively impacting their career, Gender Equality Commissioner Josie Christodoulou said on Wednesday.
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UN will do everything so Pyla agreement can be implemented, Lacroix says
The United Nations will do its utmost to implement the Pyla agreement, UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix said on Wednesday amidst reactions from the Turkish Cypriot side against ...
Donald Trump Jr. testifies at father’s civil fraud trial
Donald Trump’s son Donald Trump Jr. took the witness stand on Wednesday in a New York civil fraud trial accusing the former U.S. president and his family businesses ...
More third country nationals on forced return flights
In total 14 third country nationals who were illegally in Cyprus returned to their countries as part of a joint Frontex forced returned operation by charted flights, police said on Wednesday.
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Interpol fugitive fled to northern Cyprus
A Russian wanted by Interpol for embezzling large amounts of money from a company he worked for has been found to have been residing in northern Cyprus, it emerged on ...
Israel says it kills second Hamas commander in refugee camp, first evacuees leave Gaza
Israeli forces killed another Hamas commander on Wednesday in their second strike on Gaza’s largest refugee camp in two days, the military said, as the first group of civilian ...
Man arrested in connection with jewelry scam
Nicosia police on Wednesday arrested a man suspected of scamming a woman out of almost 20,000 worth of jewellery and cash last week.
The 55-year-old man is the second suspect arrested ...
Photo of Limassol murder suspects released
Police on Wednesday published a photograph of two men suspected to be involved in the murder of 55-year-old Thanasis Kalogeropoulos who was gunned down in broad daylight in Limassol earlier ...
England have not improved since my sacking, says Jones
Eddie Jones, who resigned as Australia coach this week, believes the England rugby team have failed to make any progress since his sacking last year.
Jones, who will lead the ...
Consultations continue for UN envoy appointment, Lacroix says
The UN Secretary-General continues to be in active consultation with both sides on the appointment of an envoy for the Cyprus problem, UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix said ...
Over 260 civilians killed after stepping on mines, explosives – Ukraine
More than 260 civilians have been killed in Ukraine after stepping on landmines or other explosives during the 20-month-old war with Russia, Ukraine’s military said on Wednesday.
Kyiv estimates that 174,000 ...
Possible impact on cruises from regional crisis, says Cypriot official
At a time when the cruise tourism industry is showing amazing prospects around the world, the crisis that has erupted in neighbouring Israel is creating new factors, which may negatively ...
Golden Aphrodite returns for its 18th Edition
The heart of the capital will welcome the Cyprus International Film Festival this week from Wednesday to Sunday. A series of film screenings – animations, documentaries, and fiction movies – will unfold ...
Medvedev mocks Carlsberg after brewer says its business was stolen
Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev sneered at the Danish brewer Carlsberg CARLb.CO on Wednesday for having thought it could quit Russia without penalty after the West sanctioned Moscow for ...