Cryptoverse: Stablecoins wend wobbly way into the unknown
Stablecoins, the safe and strait-laced cousins of crypto, are looking distinctly dicey.
Tether, USDC and others lost their prized pegs to the dollar last week in a bout of market ...
Bird group calls for ban on ground nets
Deadly ground nets should be removed immediately and a zero-tolerance approach taken towards their use in Cyprus, the Committee Against Bird Slaughter (Cabs) said on Monday.
Farmers and landowners use ...
Australian banks enter tech arms race as rising rates squeeze profit
The 10-minute home loan – at the tap of a smartphone screen – is emerging as the next frontier in Australian banking as rising interest rates quash a pandemic-fuelled property boom, eating ...
BMW exploring energy investments to reduce dependence on natural gas
BMW (BMWG.DE) is exploring new investments in solar, geothermal and hydrogen energy to lower its dependence on natural gas, the carmaker’s production chief told Reuters on Monday, warning ...
Israel Discount Bank quarterly profit rises, to pay dividend
Israel Discount Bank (DSCT.TA) reported a higher-than-expected rise in quarterly profit that was boosted by higher financing income and a one-time gain.
Discount, Israel’s fourth-largest bank by assets, ...
Tooth from Laotian cave sheds light on enigmatic extinct humans
A young girl’s tooth excavated from a cave wall in northeastern Laos is providing new insight into the mysterious extinct human species called Denisovans and revealing their resourcefulness in ...
Rights of assignor and assignee in an assignment agreement
In case of an absolute assignment of a debt, the assignee has the chose in action
An assignment agreement regulates the rights of the assignor and the assignee, especially when ...
Parked car in Strovolos completely destroyed by fire
A fire broke out shortly after 1am in the early hours of Monday in a car parked in Strovolos.
According to a police spokesman, members the fire brigade rushed to ...
Man arrested for burglary, theft of €5,000 in Paphos
A 24-year-old man has been arrested and taken into custody in connection with a burglary case in Paphos.
The burglary was committed on Sunday between 10 am and 5pm, and the ...
Beijing urges millions to keep working from home amid COVID outbreak menace
Beijing authorities extended work-from-home guidance for many of its 22 million residents to stem a persistent COVID-19 outbreak, while Shanghai deployed more testing and curbs to hold on to its hard-won ‘...
Man arrested in connection with Larnaca car theft
A 27-year-old man has been arrested to facilitate police investigations into a case of burglary and car theft in Larnaca.
According to police statement, in March an unknown person stole ...
US Southern Baptists release scathing report on sexual abuse
For decades, complaints of sex abuse by pastors and staff in the largest U.S. Protestant denomination, the Southern Baptist Convention, were either ignored or covered up by top clergy, ...
Online high-profile concert ‘Cyprus Edition’ to raise aid for Ukraine
A webcast-concert ‘Stand with Ukraine – The Cyprus Edition’ to raise donations for the Red Cross will be broadcast on Friday May 27, and will be addressed by President Nicos Anastasiades and ...
Man City fight back to beat Villa and win Premier League title
Manchester City won their fourth Premier League title in five years on Sunday but nearly let the trophy slip from their hands, coming back from two goals down to beat ...
Verstappen takes F1 lead with Spain win, agony for Leclerc
Formula One world champion Max Verstappen won the Spanish Grand Prix in a Red Bull one-two on Sunday to take over at the top from Ferrari’s luckless Charles Leclerc, ...
Magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes off east coast of Honshu, Japan
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck near the east coast of Honshu, Japan’s main island on Sunday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.
The quake was at a depth of 60 kms (37 ...
Housing for families of hospitalised children on the way
Ronald McDonald House Charities wants to provide accommodation so that kids’ support systems are close
Cyprus’ first Ronald McDonald House will be ready to host family members of children treated ...
Ukraine comes to Davos in first spring gathering of business leaders
Russia would normally have its own “house” at the World Economic Forum as a showcase for business leaders and investors.
This year the space on the dressed-up main street in ...
Shi’ite “shrine defender” assassinated in Tehran – Tasnim
A member of a force that fought on behalf of Iran to protect Shi’ites and their shrines in Syria or Iraq was killed on Sunday in a rare assassination ...
Turkey summons U.S. envoy over demonstration alert – sources
Turkey’s foreign ministry summoned the ambassador of the United States on Sunday to convey discomfort over an alert the embassy published on its website related to an opposition rally ...
The hidden culprit behind rising dust levels
More and more days in the year have dangerous levels of dust, but it is not fair to blame the Sahara alone
Government-issued dust warnings seem to have become par ...
Breaking free of Russian energy easier said than done
The EU’s €210bn plan is far-reaching but Cyprus is woefully behind
In addition to its plan to stop using Russian oil, the EU has gone further, trying to grasp ...
White House sees decision on Moderna shot for kids under 5 in next few weeks
White House COVID-19 response coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha said on Sunday he expects a U.S. Food and Drug Administration decision on authorizing Moderna’s MRNA.O vaccine for children ...
Ukraine must decide its own future, says Poland’s president
Only Ukraine has the right to decide its future, the Polish president told lawmakers in Kyiv on Sunday, as he became the first foreign leader to give a speech in ...