Today’s Weather: 40C inland and yellow alert
The inland communities can expect another day of 40C while the coasts and mountains will provide some respite – with a slight decrease expected on Friday, but still above the seasonal ...
Popp double sends Germany into Euro final
Prolific striker Alexandra Popp scored twice as Germany beat France 2-1 in their Euro 2022 semi-final on Wednesday to set up a clash with hosts England in Sunday’s final at ...
North Korea’s Kim Yong Un warns USA and Seoul, ‘we are ready for war’
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country is ready to mobilise its nuclear war deterrent and counter any U.S. military clash, and criticised South Korea’s new ...
Yoloco: How a small team is changing advertising
By Fergus O’Sullivan
Yoloco is a platform that aims to revolutionize advertising. Headquartered in Limassol but with a team that spans the globe, the company has set its sights ...
Cyprus Business Now
The Central Bank of Cyprus on Wednesday released a report which showed that the outstanding amount of deposits in June reached €51.3 billion.
Moreover, the report by the central bank also ...
Economic sentiment in Cyprus improves in July
Economic sentiment improved in July, the University of Cyprus’ Economic Research Centre said on Wednesday.
In its monthly bulletin, the research centre says that in July 2022, economic sentiment in Cyprus ...
Paphos ranked in middle by price survey of tourist resorts
Paphos was ranked in the middle of a price survey of a basket of beach items and services carried out by the UK Post Office.
The survey looked at the ...
Our View: President is not a labour arbitrator
In the latest twist to the management-teachers dispute at The English School which dates back to last year concerning the planned, imminent, dismissal of three teachers, opposition deputies of the ...
El Salvador to buy back some debt in surprise move
El Salvador’s president announced on Tuesday a plan for a voluntary repurchase offer to holders of bonds maturing between 2023 and 2025.
The operation would be partially funded by reserves allocated ...
CySEC receives Great Place to Work certification
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission has received the Great Place to Work® certificate.
CySEC is the second public authority that has successfully completed the Great Place to Work® assessment, ...
Deadlock gives Iraq record run without government, hampering reforms
Iraq marked its longest post-election deadlock on Wednesday as infighting among Shi’ite and Kurdish groups in particular prevents the formation of a government, hampering reforms needed as the country ...
Two Minnesota ex-officers sentenced on federal charges in George Floyd case
Two former Minneapolis police officers were sentenced on Wednesday on federal charges stemming from the murder of George Floyd, the Black man who was killed when their colleague Derek Chauvin ...
Blinken says U.S. made ‘substantial offer’ to Russia to bring home detained Americans
The United States has made “a substantial offer” to Moscow to bring home U.S. citizens detained in Russia, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday, adding ...
Hyping up Cold War mentality goes against spirit of the times
By Wang Sheng
On July 19, Cyprus Mail published a reportage titled “As China flexes its muscles in the Indo-Pacific, Canada and Austraila must step up”.
I deeply regret the strong ...
Anastasiades Covid-free, to return to duties
President Nicos Anastasiades will be returning to his duties after testing negative for Covid-19, it was announced on Wednesday.
The president tested positive for the virus last Tuesday during routine ...
Agathangelou appointment is abandoned
The Cyprus Chamber of Commerce, on Wednesday withdrew its proposal for the appointment of Dr Petros Agathangelou, the president of the Cyprus Medical Association, to the board of the Health ...
Spain asks EU parliament to make Catalan its first regional language
The Spanish government said on Wednesday it will ask the European Parliament to consider allowing the use of Catalan in the chamber, in what would be a first for a ...
Russia captures power station, redeploys troops toward southern Ukraine
Russian forces took over Ukraine‘s second-biggest power plant and are conducting a “massive redeployment” of troops to three southern regions, a Ukrainian presidential adviser said, amid expectations of a ...
Ukraine ‘parallel’ should refocus attention on Cyprus problem
The parallels between the problems of Cyprus and Ukraine should refocus the attention of the international community to what has happened here since 1974, Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides said on Wednesday.
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Cyprus and Lithuania seek to bolster public health and better manage health crises
Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas and his Lithuanian counterpart Arūnas Dulkys on Wednesday examined ways for their two countries to strengthen their public health services by sharing expertise and know-how.
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WHO says more than 18,000 cases of monkeypox globally, most in Europe
There have been more than 18,000 cases of monkeypox reported globally from 78 countries, with the majority in Europe, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday.
The WHO declared the outbreak a ...
Mail’s former business editor, Rosenbaum, dies
Andrew Rosenbaum, who worked as business editor of the Cyprus Mail for two years, has died at the age of 66.
Andrew was a finance and technology specialist and helped develop ...
Deputy AG orders prison investigation
The prisons and its operations are to be investigated by a top team appointed by the attorney general’s office amid a whirlwind of allegations that drugs and mobile phones ...
Minister sees very positive activity in Cypriot EEZ
Activity in Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) has been very positive lately, with works worth $200 million completed since the start of the pandemic, Energy Minister Natasa Pilides said on Wednesday.
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