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61. The heart of the ECB beats in Cyprus

The second consecutive visit of European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde in 2022 is certainly semantic. Apart from the visibility of Cyprus being the first visit by Central Bank Governors as part of the decision to visit a country on an annual basis to hold one of their meetings, two other readings emerge....

62. Iran: Pro-regime marchers calling for execution of protesters

State-organized demonstrations took place in several Iranian cities on Friday to counter anti-government protests triggered by the death of a woman in police custody, with some marchers calling for the execution of rioters....

63. Yes, Queen Elizabeth watched The Crown

A few days after the death of Queen Elizabeth II and a period of mourning in Britain, many began to wonder how many well-kept secrets of the monarch's personal life could emerge....

64. Thousands queue for one last goodbye (video)

Thousands of people from all walks of life filed past Queen Elizabeth II's coffin overnight as the body of Britain's longest-reigning monarch lay on display in Westminster....

65. 89% of Cypriots got their news from online sources in 2021

Cyprus is one of the countries in the EU with the largest percentage of users using the internet to access online news sites, newspapers and news magazines, according to data released by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union....

66. Real life Doogie Howser heads to medical school at age 13

A 13-year-old girl has been accepted to a medical school program only a year after graduating high school....

67. Central banks across Europe jack up interest rates to fight inflation

Central banks across Europe raised interest rates on Thursday, some by amounts that shocked markets, and hinted at even higher borrowing costs to come to tame soaring inflation that is eroding savings and squeezing corporate profits....

68. Larnaca temp doctor guilty in boy’s death

An ER doctor has been found guilty and a medical director acquitted in the death of a young student, whose fatal head injury during gym class in Larnaca had gone unnoticed after an X-Ray at the hospital...

69. K. Treppides & Co Ltd: Cryptocurrency: The requirement of a firm to service the local market trading in cryptocurrency

70. Bruce Willis stepping away from acting due to brain disorder

Bruce Willis is taking a break from acting due to a brain disorder called aphasia, "which is impacting his cognitive abilities," his family announced Wednesday....

71. Lagarde: Cyprus will be affected by inflation and rising energy costs

Cyprus will be affected by inflationary pressures and higher energy costs due to its dependence on oil imports for electricity generation, according to European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde....

72. Cyprus is losing its Russians, confronting existential questions about its economy

For decades, Cyprus built an economy that courted Russians — Russian tourists, Russian investors, Russian oligarchs. ...

73. The Queen tests positive for Covid

The monarch is experiencing "mild cold-like symptoms" but expects to continue "light duties" at Windsor over the coming week, the palace said....

74. Rape remark lands former commissioner in hot seat

A Cypriot former European commissioner was in the hot seat over the weekend after a comment she made about a rape story in Greece drew criticism from fellow Cypriots and Greeks, who took to social media to condemn her remarks and opine about young women and unwanted sex...

75. Science wars continue over Cyprus’ DeltaCron

A recent study in Cyprus that made global headlines over a possible discovery of a mutation dubbed DeltaCron has been brought into question, with experts suggesting contamination in the lab could likely explain the new strain’s omicron-like genetic signatures within the delta genomes...

76. Feeding your dogs insects can help fight climate change

Many pet owners reflexively bark “No!” when their dog or cat prepares to feast on a bug. But despite what scientists call the “yuck factor,” insects could be a sustainable secret ingredient for the booming pet food industry....

77. Restaurants shut doors over 'pandemic discrimination'

Many restaurant owners in the Republic of Cyprus are closing their doors to all dine-in customers to protest new government measures that exclude unvaccinated clientele...

78. Parents demonstrate against new measures in primary schools (images)

New protests are being organized today, outside the Ministry of Education and its provincial offices, by parents reacting to the new measures against the pandemic. ...

79. Turkey: Tear gas used against women protesting against gender-based violence

Turkish police used tear gas on Thursday night against hundreds of women protesting in Istanbul to denounce gender-based violence and Turkey's withdrawal from the International Convention for the Protection of Women....

80. 'Three Approaches to Measuring Natural Resource Scarcity: Theory and Application to Groundwater'

Professor Phoebe Koundouri's thesis, "Three Approaches to Measuring Natural Resource Scarcity: Theory and Application to Groundwater" which was published by Peterhouse of the University of Cambridge, is now available for free on Read Library....

81. Cypriot students demand Turkish troops leave island

Holding banners reading ‘I don’t forget’ and ‘200,000 refugees,’ Cypriot university students demonstrated in the northern port city of Thessaloniki,...

82. Cyprus’ top expert goes public over measures

The head of Cyprus’ government team for pandemic response says it is time for measures to evolve, calling for frequent rapid tests to apply to vaccinated people as well amid reports that many who get the jab tend to play down symptoms and carry on normally due to a false sense of security...

83. Bad weather still looms after wet weekend

An unstable weather pattern producing heavy winds and thunderstorms is still affecting parts of the island, following reports of flooding incidents in Larnaca over the weekend that also caused flight diversions and delays at the airport...

84. KPMG in Cyprus announces partnership with RICS

KPMG in Cyprus and RICS have signed a collaboration agreement for the provision of services for the issue of the quarterly ''RICS Cyprus Property Price Index, with KPMG in Cyprus''....

85. Incensed anti-vaxxers

The recent anti-vaccination rallies in Athens and Thessaloniki were not the first of their kind, but they were the largest:...

86. September 11: Twenty years since the day that changed the world

Twenty years have passed since the terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers in New York...

87. Number of jobless persons in Cyprus declines

The number of registered unemployed for August 2021 decreased to 19,669 persons in comparison to 21,613 in the previous month....

88. Video pulled after critics said it was sexist

Tourism officials in the Republic of Cyprus have pulled a video from their playlist on social media, after critics said the clip as part of a campaign to keep the country clean was 'sexist' and failed to get the message across...

89. British rape accuser lost in translation

The Supreme Court in the Republic of Cyprus has blocked an appeal request by the British teen’s defense team which sought to present two post-conviction sworn statements in Ayia Napa rape case, with the Judges siding with prosecutors who pointed fingers at the rape accuser’s behavior as well as one of her lawyer’s own words...

90. Gloves are off again over golden passports

Cyprus’ auditor general told a House committee this week that the Cabinet used old rules to approve over two hundred golden passports after the cutoff date for an investigation ordered by the attorney general, who pushed back on the criticism saying there was 'no bottom to the abyss'...