Man Utd to accept third round bids ahead of potential sale
Manchester United will accept a third round of bids from prospective buyers at the end of the month as the Premier League club’s owners explore a sale, sports industry ...
US sanctions hit over 120 targets supporting Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on over 120 targets to squeeze Russia for its war in Ukraine, pursuing entities linked to state-held energy company Rosatom and firms based in ...
Cabinet revokes ‘golden passports’ of three investors
Three investors had their Cypriot passports revoked after a Cabinet decision on Wednesday, that also stripped the individuals’ wives and children from their Cypriot documentation.
According to government spokesman Konstantinos ...
Trump accuses France’s Macron of pandering to China
Former U.S. President Donald Trump accused Emmanuel Macron of pandering to China leader Xi Jinping during the French president’s recent closely watched visit to Beijing.
Trump, who seeks ...
Guitar recital to close packed month at Technopolis 20
April is a busy month at Technopolis 20 with one music event following another. Concluding the packed calendar is a guitar recital titled Fuoco by guitarist, composer and baritone Sotiris Kasparides ...
Government appoints forest fire coordinator ahead of summer season
The island’s Cabinet on Wednesday appointed the agriculture ministry’s Permanent Secretary Andreas Gregoriou, as the responsible coordinator for activating mechanisms for the prevention and response to forest fires, ...
Neophytou files his election campaign expenses
Former Disy leader Averof Neophytou spent €975,522 for his presidential election bid, details of his campaign financials published on Wednesday revealed.
The total amount of money that flowed into his campaign ...
Prince Harry to attend Charles’ coronation, Meghan to stay in California
Britain’s Prince Harry will attend the Coronation next month of his father King Charles but his wife Meghan will remain in California with the couple’s young children.
The ...
Junior & Senior School part of mental health programme
A Cyprus-based private school has become the first on the island to be awarded the prestigious Carnegie school mental health award.
Among more than 1,000 UK schools that signed up to ...
UN migration agency sounds alarm over sea deaths as EU arrivals rise
Three times as many people sought to reach the European Union across the Mediterranean in the first three months of 2023 compared to a year before, the bloc’s border agency ...
Government accepts responsibility for server disruption (Updated)
President Nikos Christodoulides said on Wednesday that the blame for the server disruption belongs to his government, and that he would not blame others for the failure to move the ...
Price of Easter foodstuffs up across the board
The consumer protection service recorded significant increases in the price of key easter foodstuffs, with lamb up by 25 per cent.
In what is by now a familiar trend, the consumer ...
Police reject Greek request to host football cup final
Cyprus police on Wednesday rejected a request from the Greek football authority to host the cup final on the island, a few days after Greece’s media reported it was ...
Ayia Napa Marina backs key sports events of local community
As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility, Ayia Napa Marina actively supports the sports activities of the area through sponsorships and practical assistance, always aiming to strengthen the local community ...
Keve offers grants to boost bee economy
A scheme to develop the island’s bee economy was announced on Wednesday by the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Keve).
The sponsorship scheme for the development of the ...
Biden urges N. Ireland leaders to seize ‘incredible economic opportunity’
U.S. President Joe Biden urged Northern Irish political leaders to restore their powersharing government with the promise that scores of major U.S. corporations were ready to invest in ...
Humanitarian at heart
In a woman born in Zimbabwe, PAUL LAMBIS finds someone working hard to change the world
For nearly two decades Adamandia Yamanis has been dedicated to her work in project ...
Binance.US to delist digital asset tokens TRON, Spell
The US arm of cryptocurrency exchange Binance said it will remove digital asset tokens TRON and Spell from its trading platform, sending the prices of both down sharply on Wednesday.
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Germany waters down plan to legalise cannabis after talks with Brussels
Germany on Wednesday watered down plans to legalise cannabis, presenting legislation that would allow private cultivation and distribution through non-profit groups but not widespread sales of the drug in shops.
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China records world’s first human death from H3N8 bird flu -WHO
A Chinese woman has become the first person to die from a type of bird flu that is rare in humans, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said, but the strain ...
UK imposes sanctions on Cypriot ‘financial fixers’ for Russian oligarchs (Updated)
The UK government on Wednesday imposed sanctions on two Cypriot “financial fixers” for “knowingly assisting” sanctioned Russian oligarchs to hide their assets in complex financial networks.
A damning statement named ...
Electricity subsidies extended
Subsidies for electricity bills have been extended for another two months on Wednesday, at a cost of €21 million, according to a relevant cabinet decision.
Cabinet also approved a new two-month ...
LNG imports test EU resolve to quit Russian fossil fuel
Political pressure is building within the European Union to tackle the daunting challenge of closing a loophole in its efforts to stop using Russian fossil fuels: liquefied natural gas (LNG).
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The importance of ‘Hello’
Greeting is a basic communication function. It allows us to interact with people on a more personal level, and it can foster a positive working atmosphere among colleagues.
We exist ...