Today’s weather: Sunny and mild
On Monday the weather will be mostly clear. Winds will be mainly north-westerly to north-easterly, light to moderate, up to 4 Beaufort. The sea will be a bit rough. Temperatures will ...
Russia hits Ukraine homes, evacuates Kherson, warns of escalation (Update)
Russia fired missiles and drones into the Ukrainian-held southern town of Mykolaiv, destroying an apartment block, and said the war was trending towards “uncontrolled escalation” in a flurry of telephone ...
Israeli court gives green light to Lebanon maritime deal, signing seen on Thursday
Israel’s Supreme Court on Sunday rejected petitions that would have held up a landmark US-brokered deal setting a maritime border with Lebanon, which Washington predicted could be finalised on ...
Swiss tourists including children, in hospital following accident
Two children were taken to the Makarios hospital after being injured in a traffic accident in the Paphos district on Sunday.
According to the police, the accident happened on the ...
Saudi forum set to draw US business leaders despite tensions
A public spat between the United States and Saudi Arabia will not deter top Wall Street executives and US business leaders from a flagship investment event starting on Tuesday where ...
US 2022 budget deficit halves to $1.375 trillion despite student loan costs
The US government on Friday reported that its fiscal 2022 budget deficit plunged by half from a year earlier to $1.375 trillion, due to fading COVID-19 relief spending and record revenues fueled ...
South Africa moves to regulate crypto assets
South Africa’s financial watchdog has classified cryptocurrency assets as financial products, a notice in the government gazette said on Wednesday, enabling them to be regulated.
In the brief notice, ...
East Med energy – the message from Europe and the IOCs
During the last ten days the island was privileged to host two senior officials key to the energy future of Cyprus: European energy commissioner Kadri Simson, and Director, frontier exploration, ...
German online bank N26 to launch crypto trading in Austria
German online bank N26 said on Thursday it would begin allowing some customers in Austria to trade cryptocurrencies, in its first foray into the asset class.
N26 said it would ...
Deutsche Bank investment bank job cuts to include staff in Britain -source
The dozens of staff to be cut at Deutsche Bank’s (DBKGn.DE) investment bank include staff based in Britain, a person with knowledge of the matter said on Friday.
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US judge: Passengers in fatal Boeing 737 MAX crashes are ‘crime victims’
A US judge in Texas ruled on Friday that people killed in two Boeing (BA.N) 737 MAX crashes are legally considered “crime victims,” a designation that will determine what remedies ...
Verstappen wins US GP as Red Bull take constructors crown
Max Verstappen won the US Grand Prix on Sunday as his Red Bull team secured the Formula One constructors’ world championship a day after the death of their billionaire owner ...
Newcastle into top four after win at Tottenham
Newcastle United produced their biggest result of an already impressive season with a deserved 2-1 victory at Tottenham Hotspur to move into the Premier League’s top four on Sunday.
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Limassol square’s colourful history brought to life
Now home to a busy theatre and university buildings, Heroes square was previously a multicultural red light district
Now home to a bustling, vibrant student life, Limassol’s Heroes Square ...
A courier service scam
I just wanted to inform you about a scam going around that I hadn’t come across before. I thought you may want to inform your readers of it.
I’...
Battling Saints hold league leaders Arsenal to 1-1 draw
Granit Xhaka scored a superb early goal but Premier League leaders Arsenal were held to a 1-1 draw by Southampton on Sunday as Stuart Armstrong netted a deserved second-half equaliser ...
Where are the policies?
Where is the real political marketing, where are the women in the elections?
By Irene Demetriou
When Margaret Thatcher ran for Britain’s most sought-after political position, modern political marketing ...
Cyprus economy ‘coped well with pandemic, Ukraine war shocks’
Cyprus has coped well with the two shocks of the pandemic and the war in Ukraine, taking advantage of the reforms implemented and its strong fiscal position, head of the ...
Sheep take over Madrid’s streets as they head for winter pastures
Sheep replaced cars on the streets of Madrid on Sunday, as shepherds following ancient herding routes led their flocks through the centre of the Spanish capital to southerly pastures for ...
Waiting, waiting, waiting for the buses
Workers suffering as Nicosia buses fail to stick to their schedules
Despite municipalities and the government pushing people to ditch their cars and make use of public transport, bus users ...
Russia’s Shoigu warns of ‘uncontrolled escalation’ in Ukraine conflict
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu told his French counterpart in a telephone call on Sunday that the situation in Ukraine was rapidly deteriorating and trending towards “uncontrolled escalation”.
In a ...
Green Party fails to back candidate for president
No candidate for president will be given the backing of the Cyprus Green Party it decided on Sunday.
During a meeting of the party’s Electoral Conference on Sunday no ...
Demands of an ageing population: proposals for a viable pension system
By Andreas Charalambous and Omiros Pissarides
Within the context of the upcoming presidential elections, various topics related to pensions are at the forefront of the public debate in Cyprus. These ...
Record inflow of water into dams for October
The amount of water that has poured into the island’s dams so far this month has broken previous records according to weather portal KitasWeather.
Total inflow in October, up ...