Today’s weather: Clear and hot
On Tuesday the weather will be mostly clear, with some increased clouds at time, likely to bring isolated showers in the mountains. Winds will initially be variable and light, gradually ...
Deutsche Bank tells investors some of their Russian shares are missing
Deutsche Bank (DBKGn.DE) has told clients it can no longer guarantee full access to Russian stocks that belong to them, underlining the challenges global investors face to recover stranded ...
New rules aim to clamp down on corporate greenwashing
Companies will face more pressure to disclose how climate change affects their business under a new set of G20-backed global rules aimed at helping regulators crack down on greenwashing.
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Woman in critical condition after quad bike overturns
A 22-year-old British woman is in serious condition in hospital on Tuesday after the four-wheel motorcycle she was driving overturned on Cape Greco Avenue in Ayia Napa.
A 20-year-old British ...
Fever over BlackRock’s bitcoin fund faces chill of rate hikes and regulations
BlackRock’s plans for a bitcoin fund have helped push the world’s largest cryptocurrency to its highest in a year, but rising interest rates and a regulatory crackdown could ...
Tesla’s searing rally elicits downgrades, caution on Wall Street
A blistering rally in Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) shares has powered the EV maker’s market value toward trillion-dollar levels, prompting some analysts to question its valuation and downgrade the ...
Synthetic drug use on the rise in Cyprus
Use of all types of synthetic drugs is on the rise across Europe, including Cyprus, according to the European Drug Report 2023, which was presented on Monday by the Cyprus Addiction ...
Our View: No tangible sign of greater EU role in talks
Brussels has been largely mute on President Nikos Christodoulides’ proposal for the EU to become more involved in the Cyprus issue, which he has been pushing since his election almost ...
Putin pays tribute to Russian pilots killed fighting mutineers
Russian President Vladimir Putin paid tribute to pilots killed fighting an aborted mutiny and thanked the nation for showing patriotic unity while confirming for the first time that Russian pilots ...
More tests to shed light on infant’s death
An autopsy carried out on Monday for an infant found unconscious in his cot did not reveal any findings over the cause of death.
Carried out by state pathologist Angeliki ...
Shooter in Colorado gay nightclub attack pleads guilty, gets life in prison
A 23-year-old was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after pleading guilty on Monday to killing five people in a 2022 mass shooting at a gay nightclub ...
Borrell and Kombos discuss Cyprob in Luxembourg meeting
EU High Representative Josep Borrell and Foreign Minsiter Constantinos Kombos discussed the more active involvement of the EU in efforts to resolve the Cyprus problem under the auspices of the ...
New draft outlines EU’s “active role” in the Cyprus problem ahead of Summit
A new draft of the conclusions for the upcoming European Council includes references to the readiness of the EU to play an “active role” with “all appropriate means at its ...
Turkey’s Erdogan, Greece’s Mitsotakis to meet at July NATO summit
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will meet on the sidelines of a NATO summit in Vilnius next month, Mitsotakis’ office said on Monday, a day ...
US should apologize to Guantanamo Bay inmates for treatment -UN expert
A United Nations expert said on Monday that U.S. government treatment of Guantanamo Bay inmates was cruel, inhuman and degrading under international law and called for Washington to apologize ...
Commission proposes €574,000 in funds to support farmers in Cyprus
The European Commission has proposed to mobilise €574,000 in funds, as part of a proposal for a total of €330 million for farmers across the EU impacted by adverse climatic events, high ...
UK says cost of deporting each asylum seeker to Rwanda to be 169,000 pounds
Britain’s government said on Monday it will cost on average about 169,000 pounds ($215,035) to deport each asylum seeker to Rwanda in the first detailed assessment of a high-stakes promise to ...
Government mulls extending electricity bill subsidy
The government is mulling extending the scheme for subsidising electricity bills, but has yet to firm up a decision, an official told MPs on Monday.
Melina Katsounotou, head of the ...
Tatar meets with UN special rep
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar had a 45-minute meeting with UN special representative to Cyprus Colin Stewart on Monday.
The meeting took place ahead of Stewart’s expected departure to ...
Parties in Nicosia not to miss
Street parties, pre-festival celebrations and vinyl fiestas are coming to Nicosia. The end of June and beginning of July have plenty in store to keep Nicosia locals entertained both on ...
Man on sex abuse charges to remain in prison
A man on trial for sex offences against four minors had his appeal overruled on Monday, with the Supreme Court agreeing his detention in prison should be upheld, after he ...
MPs told tinkering with foreclosures threatens whole system
Despite dire warnings from the government and the Central Bank, MPs on Monday decided to send on to the House plenum for a vote four legislative proposals amending the foreclosures ...
Anti-torture groups ‘should be re-established’
Two working groups on preventing torture and inhumane treatment should be re-established, Ombudswoman Maria Stylianou-Lottides said on Monday, marking the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture.
In a ...
Russia checking if Western agencies were involved in mutiny
Russian intelligence services are investigating whether Western spy agencies played a role in the aborted mutiny by Wagner mercenary fighters on Saturday, the TASS news agency quoted Foreign Minister Sergei ...