Brexit: France to hold up financial services deal
Paris has said it will delay a European Union financial services deal with Britain until Prime Minister Boris Johnson grants European fishermen fair access to UK waters, a source familiar ...
Bitcoin plunges as Tesla’s Musk halts use of bitcoin for car purchases
Bitcoin fell more than 10 per cent after Tesla Inc will no longer accept bitcoin for car purchases, Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Wednesday, citing long-brewing environmental concerns for a ...
Cyprus can replicate NPL offensive in Italy with ‘bad bank’
By CITR Cyprus, part of the Impetum Group
The Italian model, with a ‘bad bank,’ has seen success in managing NPLs.
Business shutdowns, deferrals, job losses, credit default, and many ...
Turkey-China trade increases as ‘Belt and Road’ project grows
Turkey and China have managed to further develop and diversify their growing trade relationship despite the Covid-19 pandemic as they celebrate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties this year.
The ...
BirdLife concerned over spike in shooting of protected birds
Though encouraged by a significant drop in illegal bird trapping, BirdLife Cyprus has said is concerned about a spike in incidents of illegal shooting of protected species at different blackspots, ...
Arsenal dent Chelsea’s Champions League push
Chelsea slipped up in their push for a Champions League spot when they lost 1-0 at home to Arsenal in the Premier League on Wednesday with Emile Smith Rowe’s ...
US notes improvements in religious freedoms in Cyprus
The US’ annual report on international religious freedom noted some improvements in Cyprus but ongoing issues remain, while also making mention of notable incidents.
On a positive note, the report, ...
Champions League final moved to Porto from Istanbul
UEFA has moved this month’s Champions League final between Manchester City and Chelsea to Porto from Istanbul, two Turkish Football Federation sources said on Wednesday.
The sources said Turkey ...
Special virus precautions for May 30 elections
Chief Returning Officer Costas Constantinou spoke of the difficult conditions under which the parliamentary elections are to take place on May 30 but sought to reassure the public.
He said on ...
Serena suffers shock loss in 1,000th match
Serena Williams, playing the 1,000th Tour-level match of her glittering career, suffered a shock 7-6(6) 7-5 defeat by Argentina’s Nadia Podoroska in the the Italian Open second round on ...
Coronavirus: Two deaths, 260 new cases (Updated)
Two deaths from coronavirus and 260 new positive cases were reported on Wednesday.
The deaths were a woman, aged 82, and a man, aged 47. The health ministry no longer announces the vaccination ...
UK PM Johnson apologises ‘unreservedly’ for 1971 Belfast killings
Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday apologised “unreservedly” on behalf of the British government for the deaths of 10 innocent people killed in a 1971 incident in Belfast during a British Army ...
Israel strikes kill senior Hamas commander, Palestinians fire rockets (Update 3)
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Jeffrey Heller
Israel said it killed 16 members of the Hamas armed wing in Gaza in a barrage on Wednesday and Palestinian militants rained rockets into Israel ...
McGregor tops Forbes’ highest-paid athletes list
Irish MMA fighter Conor McGregor was the world’s highest-paid athlete over the last year ahead of footballers players Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, according to the annual Forbes http://...
Road safety meeting after worrying motorbike deaths
Transport minister Yiannis Karousos and Justice Minister Emily Yiolitis attended an urgent meeting on road safety on Wednesday after six motorcyclists died in accidents this year.
At the meeting, it ...
US identifies 28 clotting cases after J&J vaccine
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday it had identified 28 cases of serious, potentially life-threatening cases of blood clotting, among the more than 8.7 million people ...
Solo performance asks Who Cares?
Be tall, be skinny, hairless, flexible. The messages on how our body should look and feel come from all directions these days. Social media, ads, marketing, films, celebrities, social pressure, ...
WHO seeks greater powers to prevent future pandemics
A new global system should be set up to respond faster to disease outbreaks to help ensure no future virus causes a pandemic as devastating as COVID-19, an independent World ...
Child’s burial 78,000 years ago in Kenya was a Homo sapiens milestone
By Will Dunham
It is a scene that exudes sadness: a child perhaps 2-1/2 or 3 years old buried in a shallow grave under the sheltered overhang of a cave, head ...
Gnomi takes lion’s share at Digital Marketing Awards
Gnomi Integrated Communications has been named Social Media Agency οf the Year and Performance Agency of the Year at this year’s Cyprus Digital Marketing Awards.
Even though 2020 was a ...
Treppides Investments, Pacha Group join forces in Mykonos
Expanding its investment on the Greek island of Mykonos where it operates two luxury hotels, Treppides Investments has joined forces with Pacha Group, a company of global reach that is ...
Coronavirus: Cyprus now fourth in website’s EU jab table
Cyprus has climbed to fourth place among EU states in terms of the number of vaccine doses per 100 people in the total population, the health ministry said on Wednesday as ...
Paphos villages hope to open gorges for tourist trails
Four gorges near the Arodes villages are under review with the hopes of making them more accessible to nature lovers.
Officials from the tourism ministry as well as the Pano ...
Colombia protests enter third week with national strike
Anti-government protests in Colombia entered their third week on Wednesday as unions, student groups and other organizations convened a national strike after fruitless talks with the government.
Demonstrations fueled by ...