Ella Mills on demystifying plant-based diets
By Katie Wright
Ella Mills celebrated a major milestone this year, marking 10 years since she posted the first recipe (spiced sweet potatoes with an avocado cream) on the blog she ...
Limassol celebrates International Vulture Awareness Day
Just 23 vulture species exist around the world and they are known to be nature’s cleaning crew. By eating carrion, they help clean up the environment, which prevents the spread ...
Women at the wheel: bringing better driving to Cyprus
A new arrival to the island is a global authority on everything automotive. And now she’s bringing her expertise to the drivers of the island. Alix Norman finds out ...
Liverpool seek lift-off against Bournemouth
Liverpool’s slow start has been the most surprising theme of the new Premier League season and while there is no sense of panic at Anfield the alarm bells will ...
Businesses moving to the cloud must have a strategy in place
The pandemic brought to light a great deal of financial, economic and operational weakness across the world.
This prompted organisations across all industries to double down on business reliance planning, ...
Cyprus Business Now
The balance of deposits in Cyprus amounted to €51.2 billion, while the balance of loans to €28.6 billion in July 2022, registering a net decrease compared to June, according to a report published ...
A new era of monetary policy is just beginning
By Ioannis Tirkides
The current time and the next period for a number of years at least, will be more treacherous for monetary policy. This is because the era of ...
Cannabis fintech Bespoke to expand BNPL base in cash-starved industry
Fintech firm Bespoke Financial is looking to expand its ‘buy now pay later’ service for cannabis businesses in California and Massachusetts later this year, its Chief Executive George Mancheril said ...
Greens cautiously optimistic after Akamas local plan published
Green groups breathed a sigh of relief on Friday after the environment department’s long-awaited opinion on the Akamas local development plan came to light.
“We managed to block the ...
Our View: Hospital staff sympathy-ploy strikes will not win over public
Public sector unions have always been strike-happy, but the two-hour work stoppage at the Limassol general A&E, which also sparked a sympathy strike by the Paphos hospital staff, ...
Thai lender SCBX scraps $500 mln acquisition of crypto exchange Bitkub
Thailand’s oldest lender, SCBX Pcl (SCB.BK), said on Thursday it was pulling out of a $500 million deal to buy crypto exchange Bitkub, saying the start-up needed time to ...
Russian-held nuclear plant resumes power supply to Ukraine, two reactors connected (Update)
The Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant resumed electricity supplies to Ukraine on Friday after two of its six reactors were reconnected to the Ukrainian grid, state nuclear company Energoatom said.
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Moderna sues Pfizer/BioNTech for patent infringement over COVID vaccine
Moderna sued Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech on Friday for patent infringement in the development of the first Covid-19 vaccine approved in the United States, alleging they copied technology ...
Swedish police arrest several over explosives found in Stockholm park
Stockholm police on Friday arrested several people after explosives were found in a park in the Swedish capital last week, and said investigations would continue.
The police gave no detail ...
Russian forces in Syria say Israeli jets attacked research facility – agencies
Russian forces based in Syria on Friday said four Israeli jets had launched a total of four cruise missiles and 16 guided aerial bombs against a research facility in the city ...
Man arrested in connection for boat arson
Paphos police on Friday arrested a 23-year-old man for arson of a boat. The suspect was taken into custody pending investigation.
According to police information, around 2 am on Friday, a ...
Turkish pop star’s arrest over religious schools quip stirs fierce criticism
The arrest of a Turkish pop star over a quip she made about religious schools has drawn a fierce response from critics of the government, who see it as bent ...
Man arrested for €9,500 sleight-of-hand theft
Police have arrested a man in connection with an ongoing investigation into a case of theft by deception committed last Wednesday in Limassol. Evidence also emerged against another suspect for ...
US Justice Dept. releases redacted document that underpins Trump search
The US Justice Department on Friday released a redacted version of the legal document that allowed the FBI to seize classified government records from former President Donald Trump’s Florida ...
London’s Notting Hill carnival gears up for return amid surging cost of living
Nestled in a railway arch in Brixton, south London, a large studio hosts a colourful array of elaborate costumes and flamboyant feathers, all designed to bring to life a Mas ...
Italian navy vessel spotted near ENI drillship in Block 6 of Cyprus’ EEZ
The Italian navy ship Mimbelli was spotted sailing near the ENI drill ship, in Block 6 of Cyprus exclusive economic zone (EEZ) on Friday.
In a post on twitter, the Italian ...
Czechs to propose extraordinary meeting of EU energy council
The Czech Republic will propose an extraordinary meeting of the EU Energy Council as soon as possible to deal with soaring energy prices, Czech government officials said on Friday as ...
Montenegro’s government hit by cyber attack
Government digital infrastructure in Montenegro has been hit by an “unprecedented” cyber attack and timely measures have been taken to mitigate its impact, authorities said on Friday.
“Certain services were ...
Dutch under pressure to rectify ‘inhumane’ conditions at asylum seeker centre
Pressure rose on the Dutch government on Friday to tackle what refugee advocates have called “inhumane” conditions at its main shelter for asylum seekers as humanitarian group Medecins sans Frontieres ...