South Africa moves to regulate crypto assets
South Africa’s financial watchdog has classified cryptocurrency assets as financial products, a notice in the government gazette said on Wednesday, enabling them to be regulated.
In the brief notice, ...
East Med energy – the message from Europe and the IOCs
During the last ten days the island was privileged to host two senior officials key to the energy future of Cyprus: European energy commissioner Kadri Simson, and Director, frontier exploration, ...
German online bank N26 to launch crypto trading in Austria
German online bank N26 said on Thursday it would begin allowing some customers in Austria to trade cryptocurrencies, in its first foray into the asset class.
N26 said it would ...
Deutsche Bank investment bank job cuts to include staff in Britain -source
The dozens of staff to be cut at Deutsche Bank’s (DBKGn.DE) investment bank include staff based in Britain, a person with knowledge of the matter said on Friday.
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US judge: Passengers in fatal Boeing 737 MAX crashes are ‘crime victims’
A US judge in Texas ruled on Friday that people killed in two Boeing (BA.N) 737 MAX crashes are legally considered “crime victims,” a designation that will determine what remedies ...
Verstappen wins US GP as Red Bull take constructors crown
Max Verstappen won the US Grand Prix on Sunday as his Red Bull team secured the Formula One constructors’ world championship a day after the death of their billionaire owner ...
Newcastle into top four after win at Tottenham
Newcastle United produced their biggest result of an already impressive season with a deserved 2-1 victory at Tottenham Hotspur to move into the Premier League’s top four on Sunday.
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Limassol square’s colourful history brought to life
Now home to a busy theatre and university buildings, Heroes square was previously a multicultural red light district
Now home to a bustling, vibrant student life, Limassol’s Heroes Square ...
A courier service scam
I just wanted to inform you about a scam going around that I hadn’t come across before. I thought you may want to inform your readers of it.
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Battling Saints hold league leaders Arsenal to 1-1 draw
Granit Xhaka scored a superb early goal but Premier League leaders Arsenal were held to a 1-1 draw by Southampton on Sunday as Stuart Armstrong netted a deserved second-half equaliser ...
Where are the policies?
Where is the real political marketing, where are the women in the elections?
By Irene Demetriou
When Margaret Thatcher ran for Britain’s most sought-after political position, modern political marketing ...
Cyprus economy ‘coped well with pandemic, Ukraine war shocks’
Cyprus has coped well with the two shocks of the pandemic and the war in Ukraine, taking advantage of the reforms implemented and its strong fiscal position, head of the ...
Sheep take over Madrid’s streets as they head for winter pastures
Sheep replaced cars on the streets of Madrid on Sunday, as shepherds following ancient herding routes led their flocks through the centre of the Spanish capital to southerly pastures for ...
Waiting, waiting, waiting for the buses
Workers suffering as Nicosia buses fail to stick to their schedules
Despite municipalities and the government pushing people to ditch their cars and make use of public transport, bus users ...
Russia’s Shoigu warns of ‘uncontrolled escalation’ in Ukraine conflict
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu told his French counterpart in a telephone call on Sunday that the situation in Ukraine was rapidly deteriorating and trending towards “uncontrolled escalation”.
In a ...
Green Party fails to back candidate for president
No candidate for president will be given the backing of the Cyprus Green Party it decided on Sunday.
During a meeting of the party’s Electoral Conference on Sunday no ...
Demands of an ageing population: proposals for a viable pension system
By Andreas Charalambous and Omiros Pissarides
Within the context of the upcoming presidential elections, various topics related to pensions are at the forefront of the public debate in Cyprus. These ...
Record inflow of water into dams for October
The amount of water that has poured into the island’s dams so far this month has broken previous records according to weather portal KitasWeather.
Total inflow in October, up ...
Christodoulides promises to form government of national unity
Presidential candidate Nikos Christdoulides said on Sunday he would form a government of national unity that would also include people who had not supported him if he is successful in ...
Cartoons come to life with Animattikon Project
Three day festival on animated films will be held in Limassol says ELENI PHILIPPOU
It is almost time to celebrate animated films as the annual international film festival The Animattikon ...
Edek calls for removal of UN special representative Colin Stewart
Leader of the Edek party Marinos Sizopoulos on Sunday called on President Nicos Anastasiades to request from the UN that it recall its special representative in Cyprus Colin Stewart.
He ...
Russian military plane crashes into residential building in Siberia, 2 pilots killed – officials
A Russian military jet crashed into a residential building in the Siberian city of Irkutsk on Sunday and the two pilots were killed, officials said, the second such fatal incident ...
Hunters call for government to step up action against poisonings
Hunters on Sunday called on the government to take action to reduce the number of dogs on the island that are poisoned.
The Cypriot Hunters and Active Citizens Association said ...
Man remanded after motorbike arson
A 22-year-old man was remanded in custody by the Larnaca district court on Sunday in connection with the arson of a who had been arrested in connection with motorbike on ...