Flush with cash, Pfizer buys Global Blood Therapeutics in $5.4 bln deal
Pfizer Inc on Monday agreed to pay $5.4 billion in cash for sickle cell disease drugmaker Global Blood Therapeutics (GBT.O), as it looks to capitalize on a surge in revenue ...
Businesses warned to improve online security
The digital security authority issued online safety advice to businesses on Monday, citing a Eurobarometer report that showed more small and medium sized (SMEs) establishments in Cyprus fell victim to ...
Our View: Can we build on our Commonwealth Games success?
For a country that is not traditionally associated with sporting achievements, a tally of 11 medals at an international event such as the Commonwealth Games is quite the result.
It is ...
US imposes sanctions on virtual currency mixer Tornado Cash
The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on virtual currency mixer Tornado Cash, accusing it of helping hackers, including from North Korea, to launder proceeds from their cyber crimes.
A ...
Singapore-based crypto lender Hodlnaut suspends withdrawals
Hodlnaut, a Singapore-based crypto currency lender and borrower, has suspended withdrawals, swaps and deposits, the company said on Monday, the latest sign of stress in the cryptocurrency industry.
The crypto ...
Nicosia and Athens monitor Turkish movements with drillship
Nicosia and Athens are monitoring Turkish movements with the Abdulhamid Han drillship and have prepared actions, depending on the target for drilling in the Mediterranean, state broadcaster Cybc reported on ...
U.S. seeks to seize $90 mln plane owned by Russian oligarch
A judge has authorized U.S. prosecutors to seize a $90 million Airbus <AIR.PA> plane owned by sanctioned Russian oligarch Andrei Skoch, federal prosecutors in Manhattan said on ...
Police arrest man, 23, in child porn case
Police arrested a 23-year-old man on Monday in connection to a case concerning the possession of child pornography and the acquisition of access to child pornography.
According to a police ...
No change in U.S. assessment on China timeline for Taiwan, official says
Washington has not changed its assessment on China’s timeline for potentially taking Taiwan militarily, a senior Pentagon official said on Monday, sticking by previous statements that Beijing would not ...
The first Ukraine grain cargo refused by buyer -Ukrainian embassy in Lebanon
The Razoni, the first ship to depart Ukraine under an U.N.-brokered deal, is looking for another port to unload its grain cargo as the initial Lebanese buyer refused ...
Furore over green line barbed wire is over the top, says Nouris
The island’s Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said reactions over the placement of barbed wire along the Green Line to stop the flow of irregular migrants into the government-controlled areas ...
Amid global alarm, Ukraine, Russia trade blame for nuclear plant attacks (Update)
International alarm over the weekend shelling of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear complex grew on Monday, as Kyiv and Moscow traded blame for the attacks while seeking to address fears that ...
Health agency issues heat alert in England
English health officials on Monday issued a heat-health alert for England in anticipation of temperatures rising above 30 Celsius (86 Fahrenheit) this week following a month of record-breaking heat.
The alert, designed ...
U.S. to send $4.5 billion more to Ukraine for budget needs
The United States will provide an additional $4.5 billion to Ukraine’s government, bringing its total budgetary support since Russia’s February invasion to $8.5 billion, the U.S. Agency for International ...
Two more grain ships sail from Ukraine as third port opens (Update)
The United Nations, Turkey, Russia and Ukraine issued long-awaited procedures on Monday for merchant ships exporting Ukrainian grain and fertiliser through the Black Sea, according to a document seen by ...
Third oil storage tank collapses in Cuba terminal following fire, spill -governor
A third crude tank caught fire and collapsed at Cuba’s main oil terminal Matanzas, a local governor said on Monday, as an oil spill spread flames from a second ...
Russia tells U.S. it is suspending inspections under START weapons treaty
Russia has told the United States it is suspending inspection activities under the START arms control treaty, the Russian foreign ministry said on Monday, adding that Moscow remains committed to ...
EU puts forth ‘final’ text to resurrect Iran nuclear deal
The European Union on Monday put forth a “final” text to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal as four days of indirect negotiations between U.S. and Iranian officials wrapped up ...
Spike in large sums of cash smuggled into the north
Turkish Cypriot authorities have noticed a rise in the number of incidents involving the transfer of undeclared cash entering the north.
According to Turkish Cypriot newspaper Halkin Sesi four people ...
Limassol marathon up in the air due to small print spat with municipality
The date for the next Limassol International Marathon is in limbo after Limassol municipality on Monday was accused of not honouring an agreement regarding the organisation of the popular annual ...
Akel alleges Cyprus link to Greek spying case
Main opposition Akel on Monday hectored the government for its silence over the eavesdropping scandal raging in Greece, and claimed a possible link to the earlier ‘spy van’ affair in ...
Giggs in court for alleged assault trial
Former Manchester United winger Ryan Giggs was in court on Monday to face trial accused of assaulting and controlling his ex-girlfriend.
The 48-year-old was surrounded by a scrum of press ...
Vegan festival coming in September
Here to celebrate all forms of life and a zero-harm lifestyle is the Vegan Fam Festival which is happening for the second time in Cyprus. Taking place in early September ...
RES producers under scrutiny for ‘windfall profits’
By early next year the government will determine whether RES producers generated ‘windfall profits’ and – should that be the finding – tax those earnings, an official said on Monday.
Giorgos Panteli, ...