German finance minister says global tax reform “will happen very quickly”
German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said on Wednesday he does not expect hurdles to moving ahead with a planned global tax reform at a G20 meeting in Venice this weekend.
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Lidl Cyprus continuously reduces its energy footprint and contributes daily to the protection of the environment
This year, the company was certified for the efficient energy management system it implements according to ISO 50001.
The internationally recognised certification according to ISO 50001 by the independent, International Standardisation Organisation (...
Amid Delta scare, EU forecasts higher growth in eurozone
The eurozone economy will grow faster than previously thought both this year and next, the European Commission said on Wednesday, despite emerging concerns the fast-spreading Delta variant of the coronavirus ...
Coronavirus: Mobile vaccine units to do the rounds at hotels to boost staff jabs
The Cyprus Hotels Association (Pasyxe) revealed on Wednesday that, by the end of this week, mobile vaccination units would be deployed at over 80 hotels in Cyprus to vaccinate staff.
According ...
Coronavirus: Cabinet reintroduces some measures due to virus spread (Updated)
The government on Wednesday placed restrictions in hospitality venues and other places where people gathered in large numbers in a bid to stem the spread of Covid infections, which have ...
Britain’s financial bosses could see pay linked to workforce diversity
Senior managers at financial firms could see pay linked to their progress in making their workforces more diverse and inclusive, Britain’s financial regulators said in a discussion paper on ...
Motorcyclist killed in collision with moped
An investigation into a fatal road accident which involved a moped and a motorbike that led to one death will have further results pending a DNA test on Thursday.
The ...
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THE WAY THINGS ARE
Colette NiReamonn Ioannidou
I don’t pry into the private affairs of friends or ask about political affiliations. During the coup in 1974, it was a revelation ...
Haitian president assassinated at home in ‘barbaric act’ – PM
Haitian President Jovenel Moise was shot dead by unidentified attackers in his private residence overnight in an “inhuman and barbaric act” and his wife was injured, Interim Prime Minister Claude ...
Lidl Cyprus named Brand Of The Year!
Lidl Cyprus has won the honorary distinction of Brand of the Year, winning a total of 7 awards at this year’s Cyprus Digital Marketing Awards.
Although 2020 was a strange and ...
UCY offers information centre on workings of the EU
The University of Cyprus (UCY) has established a new Europe Direct centre at the Stelios Ioannou library, aiming to provide information about the European networks operating in Cyprus.
The inauguration ...
EU Commission forecasts sharply higher Cyprus growth in 2021
The European Commission has raised its forecast for Cyprus’ economic growth in 2021 to 4.3 per cent from 3..8 per cent in its previous forecast.
This brings Cyprus closer into line with the ...
Teriyaki-style Korean barbecue short ribs
In this video, chef John Mitzewich, host of the Food Wishes YouTube channel, prepares delicious, Korean-style barbecue beef short ribs – with the twist being that he adds to it a ...
Police retrace route taken by victims of weekend fire
Police investigators on Wednesday retraced the route taken by four men who died later in a large forest fire, which also destroyed everything inside an area of 55 square kilometres.
The ...
Greek unemployment rises to 17.0% in April, youth hardest hit
Greece’s jobless rate rose to 17.0% in April from an upwardly revised 16.8% in the previous month, data from statistics service ELSTAT showed on Wednesday.
Seasonally adjusted data showed 762,553 were officially ...
Fighter Tziortzis remains in EuroNASCAR top three
Electrical problems with his Ford Mustang with the No1 on the doors, which appeared in testing before the racing action, did not allow Vladimiros Tziortzis to fight as he would ...
Supreme court rejects request to return Covid tests seized in police probe
The supreme court rejected an appeal to return over 600,000 Covid rapid tests seized as part of an investigation into bogus kits.
The appeal had been filed by the importer, which ...
Two-state solution in Cyprus a non-starter, Michel says
A two-state solution in Cyprus is a non-starter, European Council President, Charles Michel, said on Wednesday, speaking before the European Parliament plenary.
In a debate with MEPs about the outcome ...
Lordos aids Cyprus University sea cleaning campaign
Lordos plastics donated €1,300 to the University of Cyprus to aid their sea cleaning campaign at a ceremony on Wednesday.
More than 150kg of disposable plastics have been removed at a 10...
‘Extreme’ white dwarf sets cosmic records
In their death throes, roughly 97 per cent of all stars become a smouldering stellar zombie called a white dwarf, one of the densest objects in the cosmos. A newly discovered ...
Police seize 27 kilos of cannabis, arrest three suspects
The drug squad said Wednesday they arrested three people and seized 27 kilos of cannabis at Larnaca airport the previous day.
Police said two of the three men, aged 32 and 41, had ...
The 1975 passenger bus that became a tiny home with a view
Ordinarily, buses summon up fairly quotidian A-Z travel – often in the context of ferrying schoolchildren to their daily lessons, or as part of a busy city’s public transport system.
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Inauguration of Winstonfield Residences – a project by Winstonfield Property Developers
The official opening of the project of Winstonfield Property Developers – Winstonfield Residences took place with great success in Limassol on Thursday, July 1, 2021.
The inauguration ceremony was held by the Mayor ...
Japan considering barring all fans at Olympic events
Japan is considering banning all spectators from the Olympic Games, several sources told Reuters on Wednesday, as officials weigh extending novel coronavirus restrictions to contain infections just over two weeks ...