Futures mixed before earnings-heavy week; key economic data on tap
U.S. stock index futures were mixed on Monday as investors geared up for a week packed with third-quarter earnings reports and economic data that will likely test stretched stock ...
Large quantity of cannabis seized at Larnaca airport
Police arrested two men, aged 19 and 25, at Larnaca airport on Monday after a large quantity of cannabis, weighing 35 kilos, was found in their luggage.
According to a police statement, the ...
Man in critical condition after car accident
A 39-year-old man is in critical condition and on a ventilator in the intensive care unit of the Nicosia general hospital following a collision with a car driven by a 34...
Christodoulides in New York for tripartite meeting
President Nikos Christodoulides travelled to New York from London to attend an informal dinner with Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
The dinner is scheduled for 7...
North Korea blows up parts of inter-Korean road on its side of border
North Korea blew up sections of inter-Korean roads and rail lines on its side of the heavily fortified border between the two Koreas on Tuesday, prompting South Korea’s military ...
OPEC cuts 2024, 2025 global oil demand growth view again
OPEC on Monday cut its forecast for global oil demand growth in 2024 reflecting data received so far this year and also lowered its projection for next year, marking the producer ...
Cyprus Business Now: mortgages, investment in manufacturing, inflation at 2%
Rising interest rates, which have led to increased borrowing costs, have consequently weighed heavily on mortgage demand in Cyprus, according to Delfi Partners’ analysis, which examined data for the first ...
GM, Barclays sign long-term credit card partnership agreement
General Motors and Barclays said on Monday they have signed a long-term credit card partnership agreement to let customers earn and redeem reward points on new Buicks, Cadillacs and other ...
Planned legal changes ‘the most significant over the last 65 years’
The government said on Monday it will set up a team of legal experts to advise on two bills relating to the planned reform of the Audit Office and the ...
Our View: Christodoulides must take the lead to break the Cyprob stalemate
The two leaders will dine with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in New York, in what has been classed as an ‘informal’ meeting, which would suggest no decisions would be taken ...
Fossil of new reptile species found in Brazil sheds light on rise of dinosaurs
Scientists in Brazil announced the discovery of one of the world’s oldest fossils believed to belong to an ancient reptile dating back some 237 million years that could help explain ...
Cyprus writers’ president elected head of PEN international committee
President of the Cyprus Writers’ Centre PEN Angela Christofidou was elected president of the international search committee of the International Union of Writers PEN (PEN International) at the first session ...
UK pledges regulatory overhaul to try to win over investors
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer promised on Monday to scrap regulation that holds back economic growth as he secured commitments for more than £60 billion ($78 billion) of investment from some of ...
At least 12 killed, 33 injured in bus accident in Egypt, health ministry says
At least 12 people were killed and 33 injured in Egypt on Monday after a bus overturned on a highway connecting Cairo to the Red Sea coast, the Egyptian health ministry said.
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European leagues, players’ union lash out at Fifa’s calendar ‘abuse’
A players’ union, the European leagues’ group and Spain’s LaLiga accused Fifa of “abuse” on Monday as they filed a joint complaint about the governing body’s international match ...
Israeli attacks on UNIFIL must stop, Italy, Britain, France and Germany say
Israeli attacks on the United Nations’ peacekeeping mission in Lebanon, known as UNIFIL, are contrary to international humanitarian law and must stop at once, Italy, Britain, France and Germany said ...
Speakers highlight the importance of CoE at House event
The importance of the Council of Europe (CoE) was highlighted during an event on the ‘75 years of operation of the Council of Europe: Republic of Cyprus – benefits and prospects’, which ...
Israel strikes north Lebanon town, UN expresses concern about peacekeepers
Israel expanded its targets in its war with Hezbollah militants in Lebanon on Monday, killing at least 21 people in an airstrike in the north, health officials said, while millions of ...
WHO receives $1 billion in pledges for next budget
The World Health Organisation said it received pledges worth $700 million for its 2025-2028 budget at an event in Berlin on Monday, in addition to $300 million already pledged by the European ...
British tourist dies while swimming in Peyia
A 62-year-old British tourist died on Monday while swimming in Peyia, Paphos.
Police said people accompanying the tourist lost sight of him and he was later carried out of the ...
Free Covid and flu jabs
Vaccines against seasonal flu and Covid-19 will be available for free, the health ministry announced on Monday.
All Gesy beneficiaries over six-months-old are eligible, it said.
Priority will be given ...
Highest rate of term deposits 2.45 per cent in August, Central Bank says
The highest interest rate on term deposits of up to one year by households in August 2024 stood at 2.45 per cent while the highest interest rate on loans for the purchase ...
Christodoulides, Starmer on ‘same page’ for Cyprus solution
President Nikos Christodoulides and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer are on the “same page” regarding the solution of the Cyprus problem, that there cannot be a solution outside the agreed ...
Zelenskiy says he was briefed on North Korean ‘involvement’ in Ukraine war
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday he had been briefed about North Korea’s involvement in the war in his country and Russia’s plans for this autumn and ...