No end in sight to volcanic eruption on Spain’s La Palma – Canaries president
There’s no immediate end in sight to the volcanic eruption that has caused chaos on the Spanish isle of La Palma since it began about a month ago, the ...
Merck Covid-19 pill sparks calls for access for lower income countries
The plan to roll out Merck & Co’s promising antiviral pill to treat COVID-19 risks repeating the inequities of vaccine distribution, potentially leaving the nations with the greatest need ...
Polexit: Poland playing a very risky game of chicken with the EU
It’s possible that the tide which brought hard-right populist governments to power in a number of Central European countries is starting to go out again.
In the Czech Republic, ...
Coronavirus: Monday’s free testing sites for eligible groups
Testing locations for eligible groups for Monday are as follows:
District
Sampling points
Hours
Limassol
(5 points)
University Square (behind TEPAK Rector’s Office)
9 a.m.-6 p.m.
Cultural Events ...
China condemns U.S., Canada for sending warships through Taiwan Strait
The Chinese military on Sunday condemned the United States and Canada for each sending a warship through the Taiwan Strait last week, saying they were threatening peace and stability in ...
Good grape harvest after a terrible year
But state aid for troubled wineries has not quite been all it seems
After a disastrous last year, a return of tourists, a good grape harvest and government support schemes ...
First church service at north monastery in 22 months
The first service in 22 months took place on Sunday at the Apostolos Varnavas monastery in Famagusta in the north.
The Church said in a statement that after 22 months, due to ...
Three cheers for the Pandora Papers
The people with the power to combat corruption and collusion are the very ones who benefit from perpetuating them
The “Pandora Papers” are a cooperative international project of a large ...
Lebanon’s Maronite patriarch urges non-interference into judiciary
Lebanon‘s Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros Al-Rai, the top Christian cleric, said on Sunday the country’s judiciary should be free of political interference and sectarian “activism” amid tensions over ...
Unprofitable Cypriot banks need to elevate productive lending and reduce NPL sales
By Les Manison
Comparative data for 2021Q2 published by the ECB under its Single Supervisory Mechanism, reveal that the three largest Cypriot banks performed poorly relative to most of their ...
Evergrande CEO in Hong Kong for restructuring, asset sale talks
Evergrande Group’s (3333.HK) chief executive is holding talks in Hong Kong with investment banks and creditors over a possible restructuring and asset sales, two people said, as the Chinese ...
Erdogan says U.S. proposed F-16 sales in return for its F-35 investment
President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that the United States had proposed the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey in return for its investment in the F-35 programme, from ...
Minister: Police get a bad rap, sometimes justifiably and sometimes not (Updated)
Justice Minister Stephie Drakou on Sunday said police were criticised “sometimes justifiably and sometimes unjustifiably” but the force does have a “human face”, she said.
The minister was speaking on ...
Unite Cyprus Now: Four years later (video)
We caught up with Unite Cyprus Now, the (still very active) bicommunal group whose street protests were much in the news in summer 2017, at the time of the talks on ...
China surprises U.S. with hypersonic missile test, FT reports
China tested a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile in August, showing a capability that caught U.S. intelligence by surprise, the Financial Times reported, citing five unnamed sources.
The report late on ...
Apple worker says she was fired after leading movement against harassment
An Apple employee who led fellow workers in publicly sharing instances of what they called harassment and discrimination at the company said on Thursday that she had been fired.
Janneke ...
UK considers ways to boost lawmaker security after stabbing
Britain is considering a number of options to boost the security of lawmakers after a parliamentarian was stabbed to death during a meeting with constituents, interior minister Priti Patel said ...
Russian billionaire’s superyacht anchored off Protaras
A superyacht, Sailing Yacht A, owned by Russian billionaire Andrey Melnichenko, is current anchored off Pernera beach, Protaras in Cyprus .
Melnichenko, 49, is the main beneficiary of fertiliser producer EuroChem Group ...
‘Big Short’ investor Burry says he’s no longer betting against Tesla
Investor Michael Burry of “The Big Short” fame said he was no longer betting against Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) and that his position was just a trade, CNBC reported on ...
Tatar: no grounds for new talks as things stand (Updated)
There are no grounds for the start of new Cyprus talks, Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar has said, according to online excerpts from a interview published in the print edition ...
EU foreign affairs council to discuss Varosha
Foreign minister Nikos Christodoulides is leaving Sunday for Luxembourg, to attend the meeting of the Council of Foreign Affairs of the European Union on Monday.
Council business is expected to ...
Welcome to Britain, the bank scam capital of the world
It was an email offering a discount on an electric toothbrush that began the sequence of events that ruined Anna’s life.
Within minutes of entering her card details, she ...
Coronavirus: We need more transparency and more data
The data being made available on Covid is often inadequate
Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, the rallying cry has been ‘Follow the science’. But a more useful motto might be ‘Follow ...
Russia scrambles fighter jet to escort U.S. military plane
A Russian MiG-31 fighter jet has been scrambled to escort a U.S. B-1B strategic bomber over the Sea of Japan, TASS news agency reported on Sunday citing the ...