Bank of Spain includes Binance in its crypto registry
The Bank of Spain has registered the local unit of the world’s largest crypto exchange Binance as a virtual currency platform with procedures in place against money laundering and ...
Fitch cuts Turkey’s debt ratings to ‘B’ from ‘B+’
Ratings agency Fitch downgraded Turkey’s debt rating to “B” from “B+” on Friday, citing increasing inflation and broad concerns about the economy, from a widening current account deficit to ...
Japan ruling coalition set to win election marred by Shinzo Abe killing (Updated)
Japan’s ruling coalition was projected to keep its majority in the upper house of parliament on Sunday, two days after the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, a ...
Canada will return repaired turbine for Nord Stream 1, expand sanctions on Russia
Canada will return a repaired Russian turbine to Germany needed for maintenance on the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline, Canada’s minister of natural resources said in a statement on Saturday.
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Chips drive highest Samsung Q2 profit since 2018, but demand cooling
South Korea’s Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) turned in its best April-June profit since 2018 on Thursday, underpinned by strong sales of memory chips to server customers even as demand ...
IMF says it held productive talks on new programme for Egypt
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Friday it had held productive discussions during a staff visit to Egypt on economic policies and reforms to be supported by an extended ...
Turkey tightens rules on pilots leaving to work for foreign airlines
The Turkish civil aviation authority is tightening conditions covering Turkish pilots who resign and move abroad to work for foreign airlines as the aviation industry races to find extra personnel ...
Our View: Many positives from tax scheme to attract more professionals
The government in May of this year announced a new tax incentive scheme designed to attract foreign companies and workers to Cyprus. The scheme also seeks to repatriate Cypriot professionals ...
Exiting Cyprus, a bit like leaving Saudi Arabia
I am a Cypriot national and often take my kids to Cyprus alone without my husband for long holidays. My husband is British, and we live in London. He is ...
Masks are a personal choice
I think the government has made a huge mistake in doing a nationwide mask mandate. It takes away our rights and our freedoms. Why bring it back when it has ...
Please don’t publish dangerous photos of Cape Greco
I am a regular reader of your newspaper and appreciate your work very much.
I very rarely comment on news even on social media, but I would like to express ...
British man takes tumble at Sea Caves, rescued and hospitalised
A British man aged 21 was injured on Saturday in a fall at the Sea Caves in Cape Greco.
Authorities said they received a call before 4pm and mobilised with a ...
Zelenskiy sacks Ukraine’s envoy to Germany, other ambassadors
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy dismissed Kyiv’s ambassador to Germany on Saturday as well as several other top foreign envoys, the presidential website said.
In a decree that gave no ...
Russian threatens broad Ukraine offensive as US presses China (Updated)
Ukrainian defenders battled on Saturday to contain Russian forces along several fronts, officials said, as the United States urged China to align itself with the West in opposing the invasion ...
Former Mexican President Echeverria dies at 100
Former Mexican President Luis Echeverria, who took office in 1970 promising a democratic opening for the country but oversaw six of the harshest years of a so-called “dirty war” against dissidents, ...
Rybakina powers past Jabeur to Wimbledon title
Elena Rybakina produced a sensational display of power tennis to beat Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur 3-6 6-2 6-2 and become the first player from Kazakhstan to win a Grand Slam ...
F1 leader Verstappen wins Austrian sprint race
Max Verstappen won Saturday’s sprint race to extend his championship lead and secure pole position for the Austrian Grand Prix.
The Dutchman held off Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz in ...
Rogers services restored for majority of customers after Canada-wide outage
Rogers Telecommunication RCIb.TO said on Saturday that it has restored services for the majority of its customers after a service outage at one of Canada’s biggest telecom operators ...
Covid surge causes strife, minister doesn’t rule out reinstating more measures (Update 2)
The upsurge in coronavirus cases in the past two weeks is creating strife in the health service as authorities scramble to reopen Covid wards and increase the number of beds, ...
On-call clinics open, minister lauds new weekend service
On-call clinics began operations across the island on Saturday, with Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela expressing great satisfaction about what he called a great achievement.
He was speaking during a visit ...
Sri Lanka protesters storm president’s house, set fire to prime minister’s residence (Updated)
Thousands of protesters stormed the Sri Lankan president’s official residence and set the prime minister’s private residence on fire in Colombo on Saturday as anger intensified over the ...
Shipping minister attends ‘christening’ of Cypriot-flagged vessel in Japan
Deputy minister for shipping, Vassilis Demetriades attended the christening ceremony of Safe Bulkers’ new cargo ship M/V Climate Respect on Saturday during his visit to Japan together with officials ...
Cyprus expresses condolences after assassination of ex Japanese PM Abe
The political leadership of Cyprus expressed its condolences Saturday on the assassination of former Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe.
In a post on his personal Twitter account, President Nicos ...
Karousos takes a dive as Amathus underwater park inaugurated
Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos on Saturday took a dive in the newly completed underwater archaeological park at the ancient port of Amathus, which was inaugurated in the morning.
The project ...