Police arrest man for drunk driving, car accident near Paphos
A drunk driver was taken into custody around midnight on Wednesday for alleged verbal abuse, disturbance of the peace and for resisting arrest after he was involved in a car ...
Starship is the future of space-faring
“Obviously, this is not a nominal situation,” said John Insprucker, a senior engineer at Space-X, who was doing a webcast on Thursday’s launch attempt of Elon Musk’s gigantic ...
Tourism Minister meets with UK partners; optimistic about arrivals
Cyprus Deputy Minister of Tourism Costas Koumis recently met with strategic partners in London in order to ensure a strong summer tourist season and a solid autumn.
Speaking to the ...
Tech CEOs wax poetic on AI, big adds to sales will take time
Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) and Google-parent Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O) talked up investments in artificial intelligence (AI) for the second quarter in a row but their results on Tuesday suggested ...
Cyprus Business Now
The state’s Public Debt Management Office this week explained that the interest rate risk for the debt of the Republic of Cyprus remains subdued, despite the ongoing increase in ...
Bankrupt crypto firm FTX to sell LedgerX for $50 million
FTX has reached an agreement to sell its crypto derivatives platform LedgerX LLC to an affiliate of Miami International Holdings Inc for $50 million, the bankrupt crypto exchange said on Tuesday.
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Our View: Foreclosures law has descended into farce
The farce surrounding the foreclosures law just refuses to go away. Our political parties, unable to find any other worthy cause to champion, have made it their mission to create ...
Over 7,200 applications lodged at IPC
Over 7,200 applications have been filed to the immovable property commission (IPC) in the north, reports in Turkish Cypriot media said on Wednesday.
To date compensation of £382,541,826 has been awarded for 1,233 ...
Rampant Man City crush Arsenal with De Bruyne double
A Kevin De Bruyne-inspired Manchester City struck a hammer blow in the Premier League title race as they outclassed leaders Arsenal 4-1 with an electrifying display in a seismic clash ...
Israel’s sovereign wealth fund gets full-time manager
The Bank of Israel on Monday named Lena Krupalnik, a veteran institutional investment manager, to oversee the country’s sovereign wealth fund which was set up in 2014 following the discovery ...
Nicosia streets becoming safer thanks to road revamp
By 2024, 262 Nicosia streets will have been transformed though the municipality’s projects, which will amount to a total value of 39 million, mayor Constantinos Yiorkadjis said on Wednesday.
In a press ...
Second arrest made in Perikleous case
A second suspect has been arrested in relation to the disappearance of 31-year-old Angelos Perikleous, police said on Wednesday.
The suspect is a 36-year-old man facing charges of kidnapping with ...
Turkey’s Erdogan cancels election rallies for health reasons
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan canceled his scheduled campaign rallies on Wednesday and Thursday for health reasons, weeks before May 14 presidential and parliamentary elections.
“Today, I will rest at home with ...
South Korea, US to share nuclear planning to deter North Korean threat
The U.S. on Wednesday pledged to give South Korea more insight into its nuclear planning over any conflict with North Korea amid anxiety over Pyongyang’s growing arsenal of ...
Hundreds of Britons evacuated from Sudan expected in Cyprus
Britain on Wednesday ramped up an airlift of its citizens from war-torn Sudan to Cyprus before a 72-hour ceasefire was due to expire, and about 400 people were evacuated so far, ...
UN Security Council set to condemn Taliban crackdown on Afghan women
The U.N. Security Council is set to vote on Thursday to condemn a ban on Afghan women working for the United Nations in Afghanistan and call upon the Taliban ...
Sudan’s Bashir moved from jail as allies walk free, fighting flares (updated)
Sudan’s army and a paramilitary force battled on Khartoum’s outskirts on Wednesday, undermining a truce in an 11-day conflict that civilian groups fear will tighten the military’s ...
More Cypriot and British evacuees arrive from Sudan (update 4)
Six more flights with evacuees from Sudan were due to land in Larnaca on Wednesday as the island continued to be used as a hub to get European nationals out ...
Palace aims to be ‘positive example’ for circular economy
The presidential palace aims to be a “positive example” by transitioning to the circular economy, with the aim to transform into a zero waste to landfill building, the palace said ...
State has not taken onboard suggestions to prevent cyberattacks MPs say
State services did not take into account suggestions and instructions to avoid cyberattacks, the House ethics committee heard on Wednesday.
Behind closed doors, in a discussion tabled by Disy’s ...
UK sees record sickness and zero productivity growth in 2022
Britain saw a record number of working days lost due to short-term sickness last year and zero annual growth in economic output per hour worked in the final quarter of 2022, ...
Bill to regulate stray dogs ‘full of holes’
A bill approved by the previous government covering stray dogs has too many gaps lawmakers said on Wednesday after they discussed making changes to it.
In statements after the House ...
Russians, Belarusians sign declarations to compete at Wimbledon
Several Russian and Belarusian players have already signed personal declarations that will clear them to compete as neutrals at this year’s Wimbledon championships, the All England Club said on ...
Upgrade works at Kyrenia port delayed
The opening for Kerynia port in the north will take place in the end of June, as opposed to early May as was initially planned, it was reported on Wednesday.
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