Gamestop creates stock exchange chaos
Members of a discussion group on the social news and chat site Reddit (page ‘R/WallStreetBets’) have been able to drive up the stock price of Gamestop by 1,700 per cent. ...
Speed limit being reduced to 30km/h on some city streets
The Road Safety Council is considering which busy city streets will have their speed limit reduced from the current 50km/h to 30km/h.
Such a policy shift would be ...
Our View: President only has himself to blame for endless political attacks
PRESIDENT Anastasiades felt obliged to answer the accusations of corruption directed at his government and him personally in a televised address which he gave on Thursday night. Was this necessary, ...
Liverpool back on track with win at Tottenham
Liverpool’s spluttering attack burst back to life to help the champions return to winning ways with a commanding 3-1 victory at Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on Thursday.
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All roads to Troodos closed to traffic
Police on Thursday night closed all major roads in the Troodos mountain range as they were deemed unsafe for travel due to heavy snowfall.
The Platres-Troodos, Karvounas-Troodos, and Prodromou-Troodos roads ...
Guterres open to listening to new ideas if both sides have a common vision
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday his mandate from the UN Security Council refers explicitly to a bizonal, bicommunal solution in Cyprus, but this was not an impediment to ...
More than one fifth of weekly shop ends up in the bin
Cyprus’ households waste more food than they think according to the findings of a survey presented on Thursday.
According to the Life FOODprint survey, aimed at raising awareness about the ...
Apple’s Tim Cook criticizes social media practices, intensifying Facebook conflict
Apple Inc Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook on Thursday criticized polarization and misinformation on social media, intensifying a conflict between the iPhone maker and Facebook Inc.
In remarks delivered at ...
Pentagon evaluating request for help in administering vaccines
The Pentagon is evaluating a request from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide help in administering COVID-19 vaccines, a spokesman said on Thursday.
On Monday, President Joe Biden ...
Pittadjis doubles down on attack against Al Jazeera
Lawyer Andreas Pittadjis, who was exposed in Al Jazeera’s ‘The Cyprus Papers’ documentary on Thursday called out the international news network to state its stance on human trafficking after ...
House honours memory of Holocaust victims
The House of Representatives on Thursday observed a one-minute silence in memory of the victims of the Holocaust and condemned the atrocities committed during World War II.
House Speaker Adamos ...
Coronavirus: four deaths, 158 new cases announced on Thursday (Updated)
Health authorities on Thursday announced four more deaths from Covid-19, taking the death toll in Cyprus to 197, as well as 158 new cases, while 153 people were being treated in hospitals.
The ...
Apple logs record quarterly smartphone shipments, Huawei in freefall
An expanded number of models and a new look for the iPhone 12 lineup, Apple’s first 5G-enabled devices, tapped pent up demand for upgrades, especially in China.
Shipments hit 90.1 million ...
President says passports furore was weaponised against him personally
President Nicos Anastasiades on Thursday attributed the tanking of the citizenship-by-investment (CBI) scheme to a few bad actors, saying that whereas the programme did suffer from flaws, the corruption revelations ...
MPs vote to publish PEP list (Updated)
Lawmakers on Thursday passed a resolution authorising the House President to make public a much-awaited list of Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) with bad loans.
The resolution passed with a majority, ...
Need to get something off your chest? Online open mic night let’s you
“When the dust settles… we all have a story, a song, a poem, a truth in our hearts we want to articulate to the outside world,” says performing arts association ...
Coronavirus: where to get tested on Friday
The health ministry released the testing sites for Friday.
The testing programme of the employees will be carried out at the same time as the testing programme of the general ...
Audit office flags ‘irregular’ land deal for PV park
The audit office has flagged the leasing of an extensive expanse of state land to an entrepreneur for the purpose of building photovoltaic (PV) parks, noting that the entire process ...
EU warns it could block vaccine exports
Europe’s fight to secure COVID-19 vaccine supplies intensified on Thursday when the European Union warned drug companies such as AstraZeneca that it would use all legal means or even ...
Juventus’ Ronaldo under investigation over trip to Alps
Police are investigating a potential breach of Italy’s COVID-19 regulations by Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo after he allegedly travelled between the regions of Piedmont and Valle d’Aosta.
Valle ...
Yellow weather alert issued until Friday 11am
The met office issued a yellow weather warning from 8pm on Thursday until 11am Friday for heavy rain and isolated thunderstorms.
“Local showers and isolated thunderstorms are expected. The rain ...
‘See Me: A Global Concert’ overcomes borders in multi-artist effort
“See Me: A Global Concert” is the result of an international collaboration between hundreds of musicians, artists and film teams who took a leap of faith, in the midst of ...
Seashell fossils dating back two million years found in Pedieos riverbed
Two-million-year-old seashell fossils were found in the Pedieos riverbed in Nicosia, the environment commissioner Klelia Vassiliou said on Thursday.
The “surprise” discovery was part of an on-site visit with Lakatamia’...
CySEC extends Temporary Permissions Regime deadline for UK firms
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has extended the deadline for submission of notifications by UK firms wishing to make use of the Temporary Permission Regime (TPR).
By virtue ...