EU unity must not be compromised for Ukraine candidate status, French official says
A decision to give Ukraine candidate status to the European Union has to be done without weakening the bloc and to ensure Kyiv is not left in limbo for years, ...
U.S. gasoline average pump price tops $5/gallon in historic first (Updated)
The national average price for U.S. gasoline rose above $5 a gallon for the first time on Saturday, according to data from the AAA, extending a surge in fuel costs ...
Covid in Cyprus: Will the measures come back? (video)
A couple of weeks after the last remaining Covid measures (indoor mask mandates) were lifted in Cyprus, meaning that life was almost back to normal, we asked a selection of ...
U.S. drops Covid testing for incoming international air travelers
The United States late Friday rescinded a 17-month-old requirement that people arriving in the country by air test negative for COVID-19, a move that follows intense lobbying by airlines and ...
Taiwan threatens WTO action after China stops grouper fish imports
Taiwan’s government threatened to take Beijing to the World Trade Organization on Saturday after China suspended the import of grouper fish from the island saying it had detected banned ...
Environmental protection expenditure around 1.5% of GDP
A total of €292 billion was spent in 2021 in the EU member states on environmental protection, up 54 per cent from 2006 (an average of 3 per cent increase per year), according to the ...
Book outlines how to age healthily
It’s all about balancing good nutrition, maintaining flexibility and wellbeing, the author of a new guide tells Alix Norman
Age may be just a number, but 50 is a big ...
No complicated dishes and lots of washing up
By Prudence Wade
What does it really mean to feel good?
It’s a personal thing, but a big part of it for Melissa Hemsley is “about savouring the actual ...
Spending on sustainable services to exceed €140 bln
Global spending on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) business services will grow to €149.3 billion by 2025, according to a study released on Friday by market research company International Data Corporation (IDC).
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Cyprus Business Now
The Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute, a global association of investment professionals, on Friday awarded the prize of Most Outstanding Society Award 2022 to CFA Society Cyprus.
CFA Society Cyprus was ...
Three headaches for the European Central Bank
By Maria Demertzis
In its latest forecast published on 16 May, the European Commission expects inflation in the euro area to be 6.1 per cent and growth 2.7 per cent in 2022. The last ...
Hoteliers gear up for lucrative holiday weekend
The Kataklysmos three-day weekend is shaping up to be a much-needed shot in the arm for the island’s hotels and tourism sector, with locals and foreign visitors alike flocking ...
Our View: Secrecy surrounding the Akamas plan does not inspire much confidence
The government’s refusal to release the Akamas Plan to the legislature was certain to raise suspicions among everyone interested in the protection of this area natural beauty. Many people, ...
Syria halts flights from and to Damascus, hours after Israeli attack
Syria halted flights to and from Damascus International Airport on Friday, the transport ministry said, a few hours after Israeli air strikes hit south of the capital.
A Syrian military ...
Greek foreign ministry summons the Lebanese chargé d’affaires in Athens – Al Mayadeen TV
The Lebanese foreign minister told Al Mayadeen TV on Friday that the Greek foreign ministry summoned the Lebanese chargé d’affaires in Athens.
Hezbollah said on Thursday that his group ...
Estonia summons Russian envoy to protest Putin remarks
Estonia on Friday summoned the Russian ambassador to condemn President Vladimir Putin’s “completely unacceptable” praise for an 18th century Russian ruler who captured a city that is now Estonian.
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Hellenic Bank records €25.1 million after-tax profit in Q1 2022
Hellenic Bank recorded an after-tax profit of €25.1 million in the first quarter of 2022 and announced that it has already embarked on a 3-year transformation journey to unleash its potential and ...
UK court says flight to take migrants to Rwanda can go ahead
The first flight to take migrants arriving illegally in Britain to Rwanda can go ahead next week, the High Court in London ruled on Friday after a judge dismissed campaigners’ ...
U.S. to drop COVID testing for incoming international air travelers
The United States will drop from Sunday a 17-month-old requirement that people arriving in the country by air test negative for COVID-19, an official said, a move that follows intense ...
BirdLife calls for urgent negative assessment report on Akamas
Local NGO BirdLife Cyprus in an open letter to environment department director, Costas Hadjipanayiotou, said there was a need to urgently issue a negative assessment report on the latest proposed ...
Pope cancels Africa trip, raising concerns for future mobility
Pope Francis’ trip to Africa next month has been cancelled because of the 85-year-old pontiff’s knee ailment, the Vatican said on Friday, raising questions about his ability to walk ...
Czech police seize half a tonne of cocaine in banana shipments
The Czech police seized a large shipment of cocaine hidden among bananas delivered to several supermarkets, the police and local media said on Friday.
“Supermarket workers found moulded cocaine cubes ...
Free summer film screenings in Larnaca
It’s no summer if there aren’t open-air film screenings to enjoy under the warm evening sky. And outdoor film screenings are back, including in Larnaca, where the Larnaca ...
Karousos orders probe into Cyprus-registered Abramovich-owned planes
Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos on Friday ordered an investigation into whether two Cyprus-registered planes owned by Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich were linked to illegal activity.
It surfaced the previous day ...