EU recovery project to include natural gas
The EU’s mammoth post-pandemic recovery fund, which is intended to exclude projects that worsen climate change or harm the environment, could in some circumstances be used for investment in ...
‘Detaining lawyers in Turkey has become routine practice’ — Amnesty International
Every Friday since November, a group of activists founded by Turkish lawyers in Europe have gathered before the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) as part of the ‘Movement for ...
Oil prices soar on Middle East tensions
Oil prices soared on Monday to their highest in about 13 months as fears of heightened tensions in the Middle East prompted fresh buying, while hopes that a U.S. stimulus ...
Vaccine cuts symptomatic Covid-19 cases by 94% — Israeli study
Israel’s largest healthcare provider on Sunday reported a 94 per cent drop in symptomatic COVID-19 infections among 600,000 people who received two doses of the Pfizer’s vaccine in the country’...
Kidnapped sailors return home, recount torture and intimidation
Fifteen Turkish sailors kidnapped by pirates last month in the Gulf of Guinea arrived back in Turkey on Sunday with tales of psychological torture and intimidation.
The ship’s captain ...
EU to speed approval of variant-modified coronavirus vaccines: paper
The European Union will fast track approvals of coronavirus vaccines adapted to combat mutations, the bloc’s Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides said in a newspaper interview on Sunday.
“We have ...
Platinum price surges on auto sector demand; gold steady; silver moves higher
Gold dipped on Friday with a firmer dollar, while platinum was headed for its biggest weekly rise since March 2020 on expectations for a revival in auto sector demand.
“There’s ...
Ethereum’s ether steps out of bitcoin’s shadow
Ethereum’s ether (ETH), the world’s second-largest crypto asset, has long been overshadowed by its predecessor bitcoin. But it seems to finally be coming out on its own.
Ether ...
American University of Cyprus to target job creation
The American University of Cyprus (AUCY) will open its doors in Larnaca in September 2021, and its second campus, in Ayia Napa, still under construction will begin welcoming students in the ...
Facebook builds smartwatch with health features
Facebook Inc is building a smartwatch that will let users send messages and also offer health and fitness features, according to a report on the tech website The Information reported ...
Dogecoin, the joke crypto, hits $9bn market cap
Dogecoin, the “joke” cryptocurrency, has suddenly gotten dead serious, as investors pile in funds, raising its market capitalisation to $9 billion.
‘It took about 3 hours to make’, said Billy Markus in ...
Radisson announces second property, and serviced apartments in Larnaca
The Radisson Hotel Group is to open a string of new properties in Cyprus, according to a press release published on Friday.
The planned Radisson Beach Resort Larnaca will offer ...
UK economy takes worst hit in 300 years — ONS
UK economic output fell 9.9 per cent in 2020, the largest drop in 300 years and more than twice the fall during the financial crisis, according to data released by the UK Office ...
EU warns Britain: Don’t expect equivalence for financial services anytime soon
The European Union will strive for close co-operation with Britain on financial services but London cannot expect “equivalence-based” access to the EU financial market if it diverges widely on rules, ...
Bitcoin soars to record €39,000 after BNY Mellon announces crypto venture
After long being shunned by traditional financial firms, bitcoin has finally entered the mainstream.
Bitcoin on Thursday jumped to a fresh all-time high after BNY Mellon said it formed a ...
EU, Cyprus economies suffer a winter of discontent
Cyprus will see economic growth at the same, relatively low rate of most EU Member States in 2021. There is, however, “light at the end of the tunnel,” according to an ...
EU approves additional measures to support struggling wine industry
The European Parliament on Tuesday approved a Commission regulation to extend market support measures for the wine sector until 2021. The decision was passed at the plenary voting session without a ...
Why and how a ‘bad bank’ could work in Cyprus
There is no reason why a bad bank would not work in Cyprus, as it has in many other countries. It all depends, experts say, on how it is managed.
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Jet2.com cancels all trips until after Easter
Jet2 will not fly until well after the Easter holidays, the company said in a statement on Tuesday.
“Due to the ongoing uncertainty and travel restrictions caused by the Covid-19 ...
Hellenic Bank announces resignation of board member and CFO Lars Kramer
Hellenic Bank on Wednesday announced the resignation of Lars Kramer from the position of Executive Member of the Board of Directors.
Kramer is to remain as Chief Financial Officer of ...
Twitter sees user growth slow, but advertising jumps
Twitter Inc on Tuesday beat analyst expectations for quarterly sales and profit and followed its social media peers to forecast a strong start to 2021 as ad spending rebounds 31 per cent ...
Containers blocked at global ports; costs up 9 times – Shipping researcher
Rates for container shipping have skyrocketed up to nine times regular levels, as global container blockages keep goods stuck in ports.
There are reports of fruit rotting in containers waiting ...
Cyprus Foreign Direct Investment down 96% across first 3 quarters of 2020
Inflows of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Cyprus during the first three quarters of 2020 were down a staggering 96 per cent compared with the same period in 2019, according to statistics from ...
Bitcoin, hitting mainstream, powers to new high over €38,000
Bitcoin extended gains on Tuesday to a record high as the afterglow of Tesla Inc’s $1.5 billion investment in the cryptocurrency had investors reckoning it would become a mainstream asset ...