Chasing pack look to close gap on Premier League duopoly
For all the global appeal and excitement the Premier League generates, there is a clear danger that the dominance of Manchester City and Liverpool reaches a level of repetitiveness that ...
Cyprus Business Now
Nexters, an international game development company headquartered in Limassol, this week released its financial and operational results for the first quarter of 2022.
In addition, the company also announced changes to ...
‘HIO has brought Gesy to brink of collapse’
The finance ministry on Friday waded into a spat between the health insurance organisation (HIO) and the health ministry, accusing the Gesy operator of taking the health system to the ...
Our View: Education ministry should be asking smarter questions
Our View: Education ministry should be asking smarter questions
Representatives of two groups supporting the rights of children with disabilities on Monday walked out of an education ministry conference that ...
Amazon’s connected device cart grows with $1.7 billion deal for Roomba maker
Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) will acquire the maker of robot vacuum cleaner iRobot Corp (IRBT.O) in an all-cash deal for about $1.7 billion, in the latest push by the ...
Crypto lender Voyager Digital gets approval to return $270 million to customers
The US Bankruptcy Court in New York has given crypto firm Voyager Digital Holdings Inc the approval to return $270 million in customer cash, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
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Own goal helps Arsenal win at Palace in Premier League opener
Arsenal battled to beat Crystal Palace 2-0 on Friday as the new Premier League season got underway, with Gabriel Martinelli scoring the first goal before home defender Marc Guehi turned ...
China halts military, climate dialogue with U.S. over Pelosi Taiwan trip
China announced on Friday it was halting dialogue with the United States in a number of areas, including between theater-level military commanders and on climate change, in a furore over ...
U.S. readies new $1 billion Ukraine weapons package
The Biden administration’s next security assistance package for Ukraine is expected to be $1 billion, one of the largest so far, and include munitions for long-range weapons and armoured medical ...
‘Early signs’ monkeypox outbreak plateauing in UK, health authority says
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said on Friday there were “early signs” that the monkeypox outbreak is plateauing across the country and that its expansion has slowed.
“While the ...
Russia bans Western investors from selling banking, key energy stakes
Russia has banned investors from so-called unfriendly countries from selling shares in key energy projects and banks until the end of the year, stepping up pressure in the sanctions stand-off ...
Man accused of racist attack claims right to fair trial has been violated
A Greek Cypriot man who was recorded assaulting a Congolese woman holding her infant last month, on Friday claimed he should not be prosecuted due to a violation of his ...
As satellites and space junk proliferate, US to revise rules
With Earth’s orbit growing more crowded with satellites, a US government agency on Friday said it would begin revising decades-old rules on getting rid of space junk and on ...
Traffickers shipping drugs in containers caught in joint operation
Attempts by drug traffickers to import narcotic substances into Cyprus through containers arriving at the island’s ports, is a growing concern, according to police spokesman, Christos Andreou.
Meanwhile, a ...
Putin and Erdogan agree to boost cooperation, some rouble payments for gas
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan agreed on Friday to boost cooperation in the transport, agriculture, finance and construction industries, they said in a joint statement after ...
Ukraine war making 40 mln people go hungry, Africa to bear brunt, says US
The United States’ ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield on Friday said Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will cause 40 million people to become food insecure and that sub-Saharan Africa ...
US labour market defies recession fears as job growth surges in July
US job growth unexpectedly accelerated in July, lifting the level of employment above its pre-pandemic level and pouring cold water on fears the economy was in recession.
The Labor Department’...
Blast in Kabul, Afghanistan kills 8; Islamic State claims responsibility
The Islamic State (IS) militant group on Friday claimed responsibility for a deadly blast in a Shi’ite residential area in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul, the group said.
The Afghan ...
Palestinian militants fire rockets at Israel after Gaza air strikes
Palestinian militants in Gaza fired dozens of rockets into Israel on Friday in response to Israeli airstrikes which killed at least 10 people, including a senior commander of the Palestinian Islamic ...
New Turkish cruise missile slated for launch end of 2022
The launch of the new-generation Turkish cruise missile named ‘Çakır’ manufactured by the company Roketsan is expected to take place at the end of the year, it was reported ...
Shelling hits power lines at Ukraine nuclear plant, both sides trade blame
Shelling hit a high-voltage power line on Friday at a Ukrainian nuclear power plant captured by Russia, but Ukrainian authorities said the plant still worked and no radioactive leak had ...
Chile’s Easter Island reopens to tourists after pandemic shutdown
Chile’s Easter Island received its first group of tourists on Thursday after closing its borders for more than two years due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Easter Island, over 2,000 miles (3,219 ...
Man arrested for cannabis possession
A 29-year-old man was remanded for seven days on Friday after officers found over a kilo of cannabis in his possession.
Nicosia police, following a tip-off, found the man together ...
Sea kayaking at magic hour
Water skiing, paddle boarding, kite surfing, mountain biking, and the list of outdoorsy summer activities goes on and on. Potential experiences to try out are abundant for us islanders at ...