Crypto regulation efforts need to keep pace with market growth
The number of Canadians who own cryptoassets is growing rapidly and efforts to regulate the sector need to start keeping pace, a senior Bank of Canada official said, noting many ...
Our View: Gesy is not operating on a sustainable business model
WHEN the combination of politicians, unions and civil servants take the responsibility of managing a business operating in market conditions there can only be one result – financial disaster and eventually ...
Tales from the Coffeeshop: A lack of perspective is part of our DNA
PERHAPS I have become a grumpy old man, no longer able to fight my innate conservatism and completely out of touch with the times. This was probably the reason I ...
Spain swelters in hottest pre-summer heatwave for 20 years
Fan-sellers were doing good business in the southern city of Seville on Saturday as Spain sizzled in the hottest pre-summer heatwave for at least 20 years.
Carriage drivers dampened down horses ...
Poseidon’s Complaint: puppet show with live music
The witty puppet show created by Roberto Braham, Marina Katsari and Vangelis Gettos, titled Poseidon’s Complaint is now ready to begin its journey. Its first stop is, of course, ...
Bieber is showing early signs of recovery, surgeon says
Canadian pop singer Justin Bieber is showing early signs of making a recovery after he was diagnosed with a virus that left half of his face paralysed, according to a ...
Murray beats Kyrgios to reach Stuttgart final
Andy Murray beat Nick Kyrgios in straight sets to book his place in the final of the Boss Open in Stuttgart.
The Scot followed up his victory over top seed ...
Ferrari star Leclerc takes pole in Azerbaijan
Charles Leclerc put his Ferrari on pole position for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix with Lewis Hamilton facing a stewards’ investigation for “driving unnecessarily slowly”.
Leclerc, who trails leader Max Verstappen ...
Seven bodies found at scene of helicopter crash in Italy
Rescuers have found the bodies of seven people killed in a helicopter crash in Italy, local authorities said on Saturday, two days after the aircraft disappeared from radar screens.
The ...
Ukraine ‘will prevail’ over Russia as battle grinds on
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday that Ukraine would prevail in its war with Russia, now focussed on a artillery slugging match over an eastern Ukrainian city.
Russian forces have ...
Ireland and Cyprus face common challenges as island states, Irish Speaker says
Ireland and Cyprus as two island nations with maritime history and tradition are facing common challenges Speaker of the Irish House of Representatives Seán Ó Fearghaíl said on Saturday.
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Blaze in tyre storage area caused by shredder malfunction (Update 2 with video)
A fire broke out on Saturday afternoon in an open area filled with old tyres at a processing centre for Vasilikos, between the villages of Kalavasos and Mari, mobilising the ...
Uncertainty and ECB rate hike announcement push Cypriot bonds yields upwards
Economic uncertainty amid the Ukraine war and the European Central Bank rate hikes announcement are pushing Cyprus bond yields upwards in the wider context of sovereign bond sell-off in secondary ...
Thousands to rally against gun violence across US
Tens of thousands of demonstrators are expected to rally in Washington, D.C., and across the country on Saturday, calling on lawmakers to pass legislation aimed at curbing gun violence ...
Cyprus satisfied with outcome of EU Council decisions on migration
The interior ministry on Saturday said its efforts to control migrant influxes had yielded results and these were reflected on the outcome of the EU Home Affairs Council and the ...
National Guard concludes readiness drill (with video)
The National Guard on Saturday announced that the Nikitis-Dimitra 2022 military exercise was successfully concluded.
The exercise was large-scale and was conducted on land, sea and air. Government agencies and services ...
Trump says daughter Ivanka had ‘checked out’ on election issues
Ivanka Trump “checked out” on election issues in the aftermath of the 2020 election, her father and former President Donald Trump said on Friday after the release of testimony in which ...
Footage of women’s beating sparks outrage in China
Surveillance footage of men assaulting women at a restaurant in the northeastern city of Tangshan has unleashed a flood of outrage on Chinese social media, prompting state media calls for ...
Prince Charles calls UK’s Rwanda migrants policy ‘appalling’
Prince Charles has privately described the British government’s plans to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda as “appalling”, two media reports said, as the first flight taking refugees to the ...
A minute with Aristi Spyrou Actress
Where do you live?
Right now I live in Pareklisia village with my partner
What did you have for breakfast?
Unfortunately, coffee and a cigarette. Eating for me is a ...
Buffer Fringe Performing Arts Festival returns for 9th edition
Buffer Fringe Performing Arts Festival is set to return for its ninth year, with a renewed commitment to its mission for social justice and peacebuilding. Through the transformative power of ...
Moped driver, 52, killed in road collision
A 52-year-old Sotira resident died in a car crash early on Saturday when his moped was hit by a car on a main road, police said.
“At eight o’clock ...
Suspect arrested after shots fired at house in Moutagiaka
Police on Saturday said that a house in Moutagiaka, a village on the outskirts of Limassol, was shot at around midnight on Friday night, leading to the arrest of a 57...
Coronavirus: Public urged to remain vigilant over holiday weekend
The health ministry on Saturday called on people to remain vigilant during the Kataklysmos three-day weekend in order to prevent themselves from contracting Covid-19.
The ministry said that two new ...