Cyprus can benefit from soaring copper prices
Cyprus can take advantage of soaring copper prices, the result of pronounced shortages across the world, helping to increase supply through new projects on the island, according to Mark Rachovides, ...
Papaua New Guinea quake kills four, homes destroyed
At least four people have been killed and hundreds of houses destroyed in a remote area of northern Papua New Guinea, an official said on Tuesday, a day after a 7.2 ...
Trump faces day in court in historic US first
Donald Trump, the ex-president and frontrunner to be Republican nominee in 2024, will appear in court on Tuesday and is set to be formally charged, finger-printed and have a mug shot ...
One killed in train accident near The Hague, 30 injured (Update 2)
At least one person was killed and 30 injured, many seriously, when a passenger train carrying about 50 people derailed in the Netherlands early on Tuesday after hitting a construction crane, Dutch ...
Reaction: OPEC output cuts to roil markets
A surprise production cut by Saudi Arabia and other Middle East producers has caught the energy industry flat-footed and will lift global prices with little room for a coordinated response ...
Cyprus Business Now
Turnover in Cyprus’ retail trade sector rose during February 2022, both in terms of value and volume, according to a report released on Monday by the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat).
According ...
Teachers in north to protest over theological school
Teachers in the north will protest on Tuesday, their unions said, following the announcement by Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay to create a theological school in Famagusta.
According to the ...
Our View: Will Disy stay in opposition or is there a policy change?
The new Disy leader and president of the House of Representatives, Annita Demetriou, on Monday visited the Diko offices for a meeting with party chief Nicolas Papadpoulos. After the meeting, ...
Mitsubishi UFJ to postpone AT1 bond issuance in Credit Suisse fallout
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc (8306.T) will postpone the issuance of Additional Tier-1 (AT1) bonds to mid-May or later from late April, a spokesperson said on Monday, after the Swiss ...
House human rights committee questions police about bullying case delay
A high level police officer has been implicated in over a dozen cases of workplace bullying of female officers, the house human rights committee heard on Monday, as they decided ...
Disney CEO Iger calls DeSantis retaliation ‘anti-business’
Walt Disney Co DIS.N Chief Executive Bob Iger fired back at Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis on Monday, saying his apparent retaliation against Disney for taking a position on ...
Leonardo DiCaprio says Malaysian financier planned to donate to Obama’s 2012 campaign
Actor Leonardo DiCaprio told a Washington jury on Monday that Malaysian financier Jho Low revealed his plans to donate up to $30 million to help U.S. President Barack Obama’s 2012 ...
Finance committee to review government request for €75 million
The House finance committee on Monday began reviewing the government’s request for €75 million in extra expenditures for the current fiscal year.
Of the €75 million in the supplementary budget filed, ...
Police arrest football fans on drug possession charges
Three football fans were arrested ahead of a match on Monday on drug possession charges, police said.
According to the police, two Apoel fans, 23 and 30, were arrested ahead of the ...
War of words over EU report findings
The Audit service and the Attorney General engaged in a war of words on Monday after the latter accused the former of lying about a European Commission communique that sided ...
Pio launches ‘Journalists Matter’ campaign
The press and information office (Pio) on Monday launched a five-year campaign titled ‘Journalists Matter’ starting with a discussion on how protecting journalists is paramount to protecting democracy.
“This campaign ...
Lawmakers again discuss reduced VAT on homes
Lawmakers on Monday discussed for the umpteenth time the matter of reduced VAT on homes, with reports suggesting the government will go back to the drawing board and present yet ...
Landslide kills at least 20 in eastern Congo
At least 20 people were killed and several others are missing after a landslide in east Democratic Republic of Congo, the provincial government and a local official said on Monday.
The ...
New recruits awarded green berets
The chief of the National Guard, Lieutenant General Demokritos Zervakis, spoke of “blood spilled on Cypriot soil by heroes who fought for their freedom and for the survival of Hellenism” ...
Diko and Disy set to cooperate on the Cyprus problem
Main opposition Disy and junior party Diko agreed on Monday to inform the public on the basis of a solution to the Cyprus problem.
Earlier, the two parties’ leaders house ...
Agriculture ministry will not extend current firefighting chopper lease
The Agriculture Ministry on Monday decided against extending a current contract leasing firefighting helicopters, instructing the relevant department to launch a new tenders process for the 2024-2025 period.
The decision ...
Germany’s Scholz in Bucharest to shore up support for Romania, Moldova
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz visited Romania on Monday to underscore Western support for a key NATO ally that borders Ukraine and also for neighbouring Moldova, which has looked especially vulnerable ...
Government called upon to reintroduce press briefings
The government has made it a high priority matter to reintroduce press briefings with journalists, the government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis stated on Monday.
He was responding to a request made ...
French feminist politician under fire for Playboy cover
French junior social affairs minister Marlene Schiappa is facing criticism from her own party for posing in a white dress for the cover of Playboy, with French media reporting Prime ...