Tech fund aims to help overhaul Cyprus’ economic model
Cyprus has good applied research and that churns out technologies, but it’s missing the funding. A venture capital fund aims to change all that
One of the leading contenders ...
Start talking to Russia again
For Britain, the Ukraine war is one event that has scuppered Brexit
Brexit, the pandemic, the war in Ukraine and a kamikaze mini budget have brought Britain to her knees. ...
Sahel region poses a real challenge for the EU
By Andreas Charalambous and Omiros Pissarides
The Sahel zone is located south of the Sahara desert and it stretches from the west coast of Africa to the east coast by ...
Sunak stands by minister accused of sending bullying texts
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is standing by a government minister who has been accused of bullying a colleague, cabinet office minister Oliver Dowden said on Sunday, saying the phone ...
Interior ministry and audit office in new public spat over citizenship files (Updated)
The interior ministry on Sunday criticised the audit office for not following prescribed procedures in requesting files.
The announcement came a day after the audit office tweeted that it had ...
Passenger plane crashes into Lake Victoria in Tanzania, at least 19 dead (Update 3)
A Precision Air flight carrying 39 passengers made a crash landing into Lake Victoria on Sunday while attempting to reach a nearby airport in Tanzania, the airline said.
At least 19 people ...
Pensioner heading out on hunting trip killed in road accident
A 74-year old driver was killed early Sunday on the old Limassol-Paphos road in the direction of Paphos as he set out on a hunting trip.
Hunting season began on ...
Cats are not treated well at St Nicholas monastery
I read with incredulity the recent article by Paul Lambis reproduced in your publication regarding the St Nicholas monastery at Akrotiri.
The article describes a scenario which simply does not ...
Eleven now held in connection with prison murder (Updated)
Three more inmates were arrested in connection with the murder of a Turkish Cypriot at the Nicosia central prisons on October 27, police said on Sunday.
Along with the three, eight ...
COP27 to formally discuss climate compensation for poorer nations (Update 2)
Delegates at the COP27 climate summit in Egypt agreed after late-night talks to put the delicate issue of whether rich nations should compensate poor countries most vulnerable to climate change ...
Good time to get things done in the garden
November an ideal month to make sure all well before Christmas fever sets in
November is a good month for getting things done in the garden before everyone becomes caught ...
Klopp’s Liverpool a ‘good example’ for Spurs, says Conte
Tottenham Hotspur boss Antonio Conte said he had nothing but respect for what Juergen Klopp has achieved with Liverpool, saying the patience the Anfield side showed with the German is ...
Apple dominates tablet market, Chromebook sales falter
American technology giant Apple continued to dominate the tablet market during the third quarter of the year, with a 40.7 per cent share, according to a report released this week by ...
Sunak to pledge accelerated renewables plan at COP27
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will promise to speed up the UK’s transition to renewable energy when he addresses the U.N. COP27 summit on climate change on Monday.
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Warner Bros Discovery reports loss, but “Dragon” on fire
Warner Bros Discovery (WBD.O) posted a quarterly loss on Thursday that missed Wall Street targets due to restructuring of the combined media company, but investor concerns were tempered by ...
Britain given extra bank holiday for coronation of King Charles
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the crowning of King Charles III will be celebrated with an extra bank holiday across the country on Monday May 8, shortly after the coronation ...
I’m ashamed to be African and an asylum seeker
I am so ashamed as an African, l am so ashamed as an asylum seeker here in Cyprus. We left our home countries because of insecurity. We found shelter in ...
‘He can do better’ – Ten Hag wants more from Van de Beek but isn’t giving up on him
Manchester United coach Erik ten Hag said fellow Dutchman Donny van de Beek must improve when given the chance to prove his worth at the club, but is not giving ...
Political cooperation does not mean economic dependence
By Maria Demertzis
Talking about engaging with Russia while the war in Ukraine grinds on is both difficult and hard to justify. However, the day will come when Putin is ...
EBay’s focus on luxury to refurbished goods drives results beat
EBay Inc’s (EBAY.O) quarterly results beat Wall Street targets on Wednesday as inflation-wary shoppers snapped up refurbished goods and the ecommerce platform reaped the benefits of expanding its ...
WhatsApp launches Communities group organizer feature
WhatsApp is globally rolling out a feature called Communities to organize various chat groups in larger structures, as well as other features such as bigger group video calls and in-chat ...
Fear of ‘chaos’ over CoLA fight
Unions and employers brace for fight over wage rises
Unions and employers’ organisations are on a collision course over the cost of living allowance (CoLA), which they are set to ...
Our View: Government should take a clear position against the restoration of CoLA
Nobody would have been surprised to hear that CoLA (the cost of living allowance), also known as the ‘automatic price-index readjustment of wages’, is back in vogue. Its return to ...
Tales from the Coffeeshop: When love conquers all
WHAT HAD been shaping up as an acrimonious divorce, with a custody battle and a legal row over the ownership of the house and furniture, rather disappointingly degenerated into a ...