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31. BOC reports €220 million profit for first half of 2023

Bank of Cyprus Group has reported a robust profit after tax of €220 million for the first half of 2023, a significant leap from the €43 million recorded in the same period of 2022. Notably, €125 million of these profits were achieved in the second quarter of 2023....

32. Clear evening, gradual cooling expected

The Meteorological Service has just issued a new yellow warning as temperatures continue to rise....

33. Sunny days, hot nights

The Meteorological Department has recently issued a new yellow warning for extremely high temperatures. ...

34. Heatwave warning Issued by Met Service

The Meteorology Department has recently issued a yellow warning for extremely high temperatures....

35. Record-breaking heatwave sweeps across region

The Meteorological Department has recently issued a yellow warning due to an impending heatwave, bringing extremely high temperatures....

36. 24-year old awarded $18.8M in lawsuit over talc-based baby powder

A 24-year-old man in California was awarded $18.8 million on Tuesday in his lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson, in which he blamed talc in the company's baby powder for giving him cancer....

37. Banking on success: Greek and Cypriot banks show remarkable credit improvement

Fitch Ratings released a new report on Monday stating that the credit profiles of Greek and Cypriot banks have significantly improved over the past year due to de-risking and restructuring....

38. High temperatures expected across the region

The Meteorological Service has issued a yellow warning for an upcoming heatwave, as high temperatures are set to sweep across the region. The sign, which occurred yesterday evening, highlights the potential risks associated with the scorching weather conditions....

39. Heatstroke claims life, hospitalizes three amid scorching temperatures

One fatality and three hospitalizations due to heatstroke have been reported, according to Charalampos Charilaou, spokesperson of the State Health Services Organisation. ...

40. Hot weather continues with clear skies

A scorching heatwave has gripped the region, with authorities issuing a yellow warning for exceptionally high temperatures....

41. Orange Warning: Kleon's heatwave crisis escalates

Heatwave "Kleon" intensifies in the Central Mediterranean, causing scorching temperatures in recent days....

42. Temperatures soar to 40°C

A scorching heatwave has descended upon the region, bringing sweltering temperatures and dry conditions....

43. Double the number of tourist transfers to the occupied territories

The arrival of 11 tourists in Cyprus, through the country's legal airports, and then a number of them arriving in the occupied areas, is not a daily phenomenon....

44. Heatwave hits the area

The region is bracing for scorching temperatures as a persistent heatwave settles in, accompanied by clear skies and dry conditions....

45.  EU confronts asbestos-related deaths

A very serious issue that concerns members of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) is the use and exposure of citizens to asbestos....

46. Schools vulnerable to ransomware

The confidential documents stolen from schools and dumped online by ransomware gangs are raw, intimate, and graphic. They describe student sexual assaults, psychiatric hospitalizations, abusive parents, truancy — even suicide attempts....

47. Concerns raised over safety of artificial sweeteners

An artificial sweetener commonly in food and drinks worldwide could be declared capable of causing cancer by a global health body....

48. Mossad kidnapping inside Iran tied to Cyprus

Bizarre revelations emerged on Thursday in an alleged thwarted attack on Israeli targets in Cyprus, after Mossad revealed that agents had gone inside Iran and kidnapped a man who later confessed on video his plans to kill an Israeli businessman on the island...

49. Hellenic Bank rakes in €69.7 million in profits during Q1 of 2023

Hellenic Bank has reported a profit of €69.7 million for the first quarter of 2023, signaling a strong start to the year. ...

50. Sacrificing authenticity for viral validation

In an era dominated by digital connectivity, social media has seamlessly integrated itself into the fabric of our lives....

51. New York City could be sinking

From the Financial District’s sky-high centers of economic power to the pricey pads that rise above Billionaires’ Row, the great volume of towering buildings is part of what gives New York City its identity. But according to new research cited by the New York Post, the weight of those same buildings that give the Big Apple its soaring sense of bravado could contribute to the city's sinking....

52. Donkey owner fined €30,000 after animal dies from abuse in Greece

An animal rights group that specializes in protecting Greece’s donkeys has hailed the decision by an Athens prosecutor to slap a fine of 30,000 euros on a man who allowed his donkey to die of shock and exposure....

53. WHO declares end to Covid-19 global emergency

The World Health Organization said Friday that Covid-19 no longer qualifies as a global emergency, marking a symbolic end to the devastating coronavirus pandemic that triggered once-unthinkable lockdowns, upended economies worldwide and killed at least 7 million people worldwide....

54. Expanding Profitability and Strengthening Capital Position

Group Financial Results for the year ended December 31, 2022...

55. Childhood cancer rates in Cyprus among the world's highest, says expert

Children's cancer rates in Cyprus are among the highest in the world, Dr. Loizos Loizou Professor of Pediatrics, Pediatric Oncology, has told CNA, adding that they are investigating the causes....

56. Numerous foreclosure sales expected in 2023 and 2024

The COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent suspension of divestments since 2020 have led to the creation of a considerable volume of properties for disposal that banks and credit purchase companies have on their balance sheets....

57. Announcement Appointment of Senior Managers in K. Treppides & Co Ltd

The Management of K. Treppides & Co Ltd is committed to develop leaders who derive from own people and who pursue excellence in the provision of high quality specialised and unique services. We are pleased to announce the appointment of the following members on the Board of Management effective as of 1 April 2023. ...

58. Prem Watsa: 'Greek banks are safer'

Greece has entered a virtuous cycle of growth, and the next few years will be especially beneficial to the economy and Greeks if political stability is maintained and business-friendly policies are implemented....

59. Completion of Project Starlight

60. UBS steps in to buy rival Credit Suisse

Some of the world's largest central banks came together on Sunday to stop a banking crisis from spreading as Swiss authorities persuaded UBS Group AG to buy rival Credit Suisse Group AG in a historic deal...