U.S. and Russia agree to keep talking after meeting on Ukraine
The top U.S. and Russian diplomats made no major breakthrough at talks on Ukraine on Friday but agreed to keep talking to try to resolve a crisis that has ...
Australian Open day six highlights
Highlights of the sixth day of the Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Saturday, all times local (GMT +11):
1605 SABALENKA SURVIVES VONDROUSOVA TEST
World number two Aryna Sabalenka found her range ...
Pandemic darlings face the boot as investors eye return to normal life
Stay-at-home market darling Netflix slumped on Friday, joining a broad decline in the market value of other pandemic favourites this week as investors priced in expectations for a return to ...
Russia proposes ban on use and mining of cryptocurrencies
Russia’s central bank on Thursday proposed banning the use and mining of cryptocurrencies on Russian territory, citing threats to financial stability, citizens’ wellbeing and its monetary policy sovereignty.
The ...
The Governing Trio
By Achilleas Demetriades
Recent events have raised concerns as to the government’s ability to handle the serious issues the country is facing. Efforts to cover up the huge responsibilies ...
Scam warnings issued by tax department and postal service
The tax department and the post office warned the public on Friday about fraudulent messages claiming to have been sent by the authorities.
The tax department warned of a text ...
Nearly 500 traffic violations in 12 hours
Limassol police reported nearly 500 traffic offences in just 12 hours on Friday as officers stepped up efforts to make the roads safer.
According to an announcement, from 6.00 am to 6.00 pm on ...
Cyprus repatriates 15 DRC citizens
Police said on Friday that 15 citizens of the Democratic Republic of the Congo had been compulsorily repatriated on an airplane chartered by the Belgian authorities.
It said the airplane had ...
One-off heating grant for mountain residents
The government plans to give residents of mountain communities a one-off grant to help cover rising heating costs as temperatures plunge, deputy government spokeswoman Niovi Parisinou said on Friday.
In ...
Coronavirus: Premature to talk about end of pandemic says Karayiannis
It is premature to talk about the end of the Covid-19 pandemic this spring as there might be a Delta variant outbreak, a health ministry’s advisor said on Friday.
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Batch of bottled water recalled
A batch of bottled water was recalled from the market on Friday after the public health service found it to be contaminated with bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginsa during routine market checks.
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Coronavirus: Three deaths, 2,192 positive cases reported on Friday (updated)
The health ministry on Friday announced three deaths from Covid-19 while 2,192 more people tested positive after 106,444 tests, a positivity rate of 2.06 per cent.
All three deaths were from previous days ...
Takis Hadjidemetriou stands down as bicommunal committee head
Greek Cypriot head of the bicommunal Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage Takis Hadjidemetriou is due to step down from his post, an official announcement said on Friday.
Hadjidemetriou communicated his ...
Italy to set aside 150 mln euros for COVID vaccination compensation
Italy plans to set aside 150 million euros ($169.91 million) to compensate those suffering side effects from COVID-19 vaccinations, a draft decree seen by Reuters showed on Friday.
The government plans will ...
Presidency hails passing of law to protect whistleblowers
The government on Friday lauded parliament for passing a law to protect whistleblowers, which was hailed by MPs as an important step in cracking down on corruption in the public ...
Two performances not to miss in Limassol
Two exciting productions are coming up in Limassol this month. Taking the stage first is a music-inspired performance called Varka sto Gialo, journeying through the lesser-known life moments of a ...
Nouris on migration: It’s time for decisions
Minister calls on EU partners to help finance physical barriers along buffer zone
Interior Minister Nicos Nouris on Friday urged his EU counterparts to support Cyprus’ call for the financing ...
LNG project progressing despite nine-month delay
President Nicos Anastasiades on Friday voiced concern over delays in bringing natural gas to Cyprus, asking that the project be stepped up.
The issue was discussed with Nicos Castellani, the ...
Coronavirus: Saturday’s testing sites for eligible groups
A total of 67 free rapid testing sites for coronavirus for eligible groups will operate nationwide on Saturday, the health ministry announced.
Free rapid testing for the general population has been ...
Germany wants to attract 400,000 skilled workers from abroad each year
Germany’s new coalition government wants to attract 400,000 qualified workers from abroad each year to tackle both a demographic imbalance and labour shortages in key sectors that risk undermining the ...
Piraeus Bank to buy additional stake in real estate company Trastor
Piraeus Bank (BOPr.AT) has agreed with investment firm Varde Partners to buy its controlling stake in Trastor Real Estate Investment Company for about 98 million euros ($111.04 million), the bank said ...
British digital banking app Revolut launches US stock trading
Britain-based digital banking app Revolut launched commission-free stock trading in the United States on Wednesday, a move that will see it compete with online brokerages such as Robinhood Markets Inc ...
Coronavirus: Test to stay kicks off in schools on Monday
A test to stay programme aimed at allowing children who are coronavirus contacts but not infected with Covid-19 to go to school, kicks off on Monday, with the health ministry ...
Audit boss rails against extended 24/7 use of official limos
Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides on Friday railed against the reinstatement of the rule giving state officials access to a service car for personal use on a 24-hour basis.
“We need to ...