Fitch Affirms Cyprus at ‘BBB-‘, outlook Stable
Fitch ratings agency has affirmed Cyprus’ long-term credit rating at BBB- with a stable outlook, reflecting the island’s institutional strength and a record of robust economic growth and sound ...
OneWeb launches satellites in global internet service push
British-based firm OneWeb launched 34 satellites into orbit from a cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, expanding its in-orbit constellation to 322 satellites, it said on Wednesday.
The satellites lifted off from Kazakhstan’s Baikonur ...
City lack a ‘weapon’ like other teams, says Guardiola
Manchester City do not possess a goal-scoring “weapon” like their Premier League counterparts, manager Pep Guardiola said ahead of Saturday’s league trip to leaders Chelsea.
City broke the British ...
Britain expected to ease visa rules as truck driver shortage bites
Britain is expected to announce plans to issue temporary visas to truck drivers to alleviate an acute labour shortage that has led to fuel rationing at some filling stations and ...
Vegan centrepieces, batch cooking and getting creative
By Ella Walker
Life has changed “drastically” for food writer Rachel Ama. Alongside things becoming “very stay at home” – as they have for all of us – she also became a ...
Police arrest two youths for speeding
Police said Saturday they have arrested two youths who had been caught speeding in two separate cases in Nicosia and Larnaca.
One of them was arrested at 2.10am after he ...
Coronavirus: Fines to 30 individuals, four businesses for health and safety violations
Police said Saturday they have reported 30 individuals and four businesses in the past 24 hours for various violations of Covid measures.
Officers carried out 2,831 checks across the Republic, with most bookings ...
Upcoming photography exhibition focuses on plastic pollution
Pollution. It’s a massive problem. And plastic pollution is visible on any beach or roadside on the island. Empty water bottles on the sand, plastic bags in the sea… ...
President talks gas with ExxonMobil
President Nicos Anastasiades and ExxonMobil discussed the company’s drilling plans in Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) block 10, during a meeting in New York, a presidency statement said Saturday.
The ...
Biennale promises to be Cyprus’ greatest show of art
Works of art that have never been seen before will be unveiled during the upcoming Larnaca Biennale. Alix Norman finds out what else is going on
Every two years, Larnaca ...
Lidl Wellness Camp: Two days full of “food for thought”!
Lidl Cyprus celebrates World Food Day, offering an experiential experience full of knowledge for a better life.
Within the framework of its corporate responsibility and with respect towards its consumers, ...
Chelsea’s Tuchel looks to extend promising start against City
European champions Chelsea take on Premier League title holders Manchester City at Stamford Bridge on Saturday in a re-match of last season’s Champions League final.
When Chelsea triumphed in ...
Russia a real chance for Hamilton to secure 100th win
Lewis Hamilton has every chance of celebrating a record-extending 100th Formula One victory on Sunday, but the seven-times world champion can still take nothing for granted at Russia’s Sochi ...
UK consumer morale wilts under cost-of-living crisis
Growing worries over energy bills, food costs and tax hikes prompted a hefty drop in British consumer confidence this month as people became more downbeat about the economic outlook, and ...
Britain has 10 days to save Christmas, retail sector says
Britain’s retail industry warned the government on Friday that unless it moves to alleviate an acute shortage of truckers in the next 10 days then significant disruption was inevitable in ...
Cyprus Business Now
The European Commission has approved a €2.7 million scheme by Cyprus to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) active in the agricultural and livestock production, affected by the coronavirus outbreak.
The ...
Wall Street rally fizzles out as Evergrande worries persist; Nike drops
US stock indexes fell on Friday following a two-day rally, weighed down by technology and healthcare shares, while a dour sales forecast from Nike further dampened sentiment.
The sportswear maker’...
Kisa calls for criminal inquiry into separation of Syrian family
Migrants’ support NGO Kisa on Friday called for an independent criminal investigation into the treatment of refugees sent back to Lebanon – including the husband and two children of a pregnant ...
Our View: Anastasiades sticking to finding common ground narrative
The ‘creative’ meeting President Anastasiades had with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday and his rather strong-worded address to the UN General Assembly on Friday afternoon will now be followed ...
British police arrest 39 climate activists blocking Port of Dover
British climate change protesters on Friday temporarily blocked the Port of Dover, Europe’s busiest trucking port, and police arrested 39 people.
About 40 activists from the environmental group Insulate Britain brought ...
U.S. border camp closed, Haitians there face mixed fates
An impromptu border camp that roiled U.S. politics was emptied of thousands of Haitian migrants by Friday, with most remaining in the United States for now and others expelled ...
Four per cent of Cypriots say they have asthma
About four per cent of Cypriots said they were affected by asthma in 2019, below the EU average of 5.7 per cent, a report by Eurostat showed on Friday.
The EU average ...
Two blind children remain at home in row over teaching aides
Citing lack of progress in the case of two blind children who continue not to attend school, the Pancyprian Organisation for the Blind said on Friday that it would ask ...
UK police release suspect under investigation over murder of teacher
British police said on Friday they had released under investigation a man held over the murder of a teacher in a London park last week that has provoked an outburst ...