Bank of Cyprus brings NPL ratio down to single digits
The Bank of Cyprus announced on Monday that it had successfully completed the sale of a non-performing loans (NPLs) portfolio with a gross book value of €577 million, bringing its NPL ...
Justice minister seeking agreement on vital judicial reform
Parties involved were trying to find common ground Monday to overcome certain sticking points delaying the much-needed justice reform, as Justice Minister Stephie Dracou reiterated that the current system could ...
Our View: Government in a pickle over taxi petrol protests
THE Republic’s official, probably a customs officer, who asked to check the petrol tank of a taxi, before it crossed to the north on Saturday to ensure the taxi ...
Russian anti-satellite missile test endangers space station crew
An anti-satellite missile test Russia conducted on Monday generated a debris field in low-Earth orbit that endangered the International Space Station and will pose a hazard to space activities for ...
England thrash San Marino 10-0 qualify for World Cup
Harry Kane scored four goals in England’s 10-0 demolition of San Marino as Gareth Southgate’s side made official their place in next year’s World Cup finals in ...
U.S. teen Rittenhouse ‘provoked everything’ in deadly shootings, prosecutor says (Update 2)
The prosecution at the murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse on Monday accused the teenager of provoking the confrontation that led to him shooting three men during volatile protests over race ...
Cyprus unhappy over EU tardiness on Varosha
The options paper on possible EU responses to Turkey’s actions in Varosha will be presented at the next EU Foreign Affairs Council in December, the EU foreign policy chief ...
Coronavirus: 354 new cases, no deaths (Updated)
The health ministry announced 354 new coronavirus infections on Monday out of 66,696 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 0.53 per cent.
No deaths were reported.
There are 88 people in hospital ...
Enjoy a night of Starlight music
The Cyprus Symphony Orchestra continues its collaboration with musicians from the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra as it welcomes two more principals from its ranks: Principal Horn Stefan Dohr and Wolfram Christ, ...
Austria locks down unvaccinated as Covid cases surge across Europe
Austria imposed a lockdown on people unvaccinated against the coronavirus on Monday as winter approaches and infections rise across Europe, with Germany considering tighter curbs and Britain expanding its booster ...
Digital marketing and mountain tourism the focus for 2022 says minister
The deputy ministry for tourism’s budget for 2022 focuses on six main areas, deputy minister Savvas Perdios said while presenting his ministry’s budget to the House finance committee on ...
Let’s Go Tours deliver the gift of holiday travel
Finding the perfect gift for your loved ones is hard. Do you really want to buy another blouse or an electronic gadget that may be out of fashion in a ...
EU agrees new sanctions on Belarus, airlines over border crisis
The European Union agreed on Monday to step up sanctions against Belarus, which denounced as “absurd” Western accusations that it was driving a migrant crisis that has left thousands of ...
Coronavirus: Israel back in Orange in new country categories
The government announced changes in the country rankings for travellers on Monday, downgrading Malta from Green to Orange and Andorra from Orange to Red, and upgrading Israel from Red to ...
Parliament to stay at Philoxenia until mid-2022
Party leaders decided on Monday that parliament will remain housed at the Philoxenia conference centre until July 2022.
The House moved there last year because it was impossible to apply health ...
Coronavirus: No new restrictive measures – for now (Updated)
The government will not introduce additional measures to contain an uptick in coronavirus cases and hospital admissions, at least not for the time being, as it presses on with efforts ...
Belarus must be held accountable for human trafficking, Baltic states say
Belarus is forcing migrants to breach its borders with the European Union, and the government of President Alexander Lukashenko must be held accountable for human trafficking, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia ...
How to avoid greenwashing in fast fashion industry
By Katie Wright
As the COP26 conference continued in Glasgow this week, fashion brands big and small have been ramping up their sustainability efforts.
Last month, for instance, ASOS announced ...
Blanket condemnation on anniversary of UDI in the north
Turkey’s long-standing demand for a two-state solution will fail, like it failed 38 years ago, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Monday, the day of the anniversary of the unilateral declaration ...
Why Covid passes are not discriminatory (in the way you think they are)
By Alberto Giubilini,
UK health secretary Sajid Javid’s plans for vaccination requirements for frontline NHS workers has reignited the political and ethical debate over COVID passes.
The requirement constitutes ...
MPs fail to agree over VAT cut on electricity bills
An Akel proposal to slash VAT on electricity bills from 19 per cent to 9 per cent to shield consumers from rising prices came before the House finance committee on Monday where ...
Van Gaal injured after bike fall ahead of vital World Cup qualifier
Veteran Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal suffered a hip injury when he fell off his bicycle on Sunday but will be able to coach his team in Tuesday’s World ...
Determination and cynicism mark UDI protests
University and high school students on Monday marched all over Nicosia to protest against the November 15, 1983 unilateral declaration of independence (UDI) in the north while calling for a solution to ...
China industrial output, retail sales accelerate
China’s industrial output and retail sales grew more quickly than expected in October, despite fresh curbs to control COVID-19 outbreaks and supply shortages, but the slowing property sector weighed ...