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06 October, 2024
 

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Last king of Greece to be buried as a private citizen

Last king of Greece to be buried as a private citizen

Constantine, the former and last king of Greece, will be buried as a private citizen in Tatoi, the former summer residence of Greece’s royals and where his parents and ancestors are buried, the government said Wednesday....

Funds are investing in Cypriot banks

Funds are investing in Cypriot banks

Investing in Cypriot banks is becoming more common. The progress they have made in terms of the non-performing loan burden they have shed, their capital adequacy, which is characterized as good,...

Cyprus' digital tourism campaign reaches over 1 billion smart phones

Cyprus' digital tourism campaign reaches over 1 billion smart phones

The digital campaigns of Cyprus' Deputy Ministry of Tourism are reaching more than one billion smartphones a year, said Deputy Minister Savvas Perdios, speaking at the conference of the Association of Travel Agents "Digi.travel - The Cyprus International Digital Tourism Conference & Expo 2023."...

PCR tests to be required for passengers arriving from China

PCR tests to be required for passengers arriving from China

All passengers arriving to Cyprus from China from 15 January will need to show a negative PCR test performed 48 hours before their departure, the Cabinet decided on Wednesday. It also decided on the central management of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) beds....

All flights across the US have been grounded

All flights across the US have been grounded

All flights across the US have been grounded due to a glitch with the Federal Aviation Administration's computer system....

The 50 Best Restaurants: Can you name the best restaurants of the year?

The 50 Best Restaurants: Can you name the best restaurants of the year?

The luxury guide's 50 Best Restaurants, which is fast approaching institution status, honors the year's top eateries. ...

Portugal's golden visa program netted €654.2 million in 2022

Portugal's golden visa program netted €654.2 million in 2022

Investment in Portugal through golden visas in 2022 reached €654.2 million, representing a 41.9 per cent increase compared to the previous year....

Spectators delight over starlings flocking to Lake Oroklini (video)

Spectators delight over starlings flocking to Lake Oroklini (video)

Starlings have flocked to Lake Oroklini in the Larnaca district, offering breathtaking images of their formations before sunset....

Frontline’s Cyprus move fails to impress rival

Frontline’s Cyprus move fails to impress rival

Plans by a shipping tycoon to redomicile his company to Cyprus became unclear after Frontline announced a merger with a rival oil tanker operator fell through...

Princess Anne welcomed by President Anastasiades (photos)

Princess Anne welcomed by President Anastasiades (photos)

Princess Anne of the United Kingdom, who is in Cyprus to inspect the British contingent in UNFICYP, met with President of the Republic Mr. Nicos Anastasiades this morning at the Presidential Palace....

Exports of halloumi at 1.34 billion over the last 5 years

Exports of halloumi at 1.34 billion over the last 5 years

Halloumi exports have increased in recent years and are expected to peak in 2022. Data for the first nine months of 2022, i.e. up to September, show exports worth €227 million and an export volume of 32,000 tonnes. ...

Parent loses it after incident outside junior high

Parent loses it after incident outside junior high

A father waiting for his child outside a Larnaca junior high school went ballistic when a glass bottle was thrown at his car, with reports saying he grabbed a male student by the neck...

January Newsletter of K. Treppides & Co Ltd

January Newsletter of K. Treppides & Co Ltd

A new issue is out from the newsletter by K. Treppides & Co Ltd, a leader in the field of auditing and accounting services with offices in three countries....

Cypriot minister asks Cabinet to toe EU line on China

Cypriot minister asks Cabinet to toe EU line on China

Cypriot Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela says he will ask the Cabinet on Wednesday to approve a new set of pandemic measures that include a 48-hour negative PCR test from all travelers arriving from China...

Greece’s last king dies

Greece’s last king dies

Greece's former King Constantine II, whose nine-year reign coincided with one of the most turbulent periods in the country's political history, died on Tuesday aged 82, state website ERT news reported...

Home prices increased 5.3% in 3rd quarter of 2022

Home prices increased 5.3% in 3rd quarter of 2022

The House Price Index for the third quarter of 2022 registered an annual increase of 5.3% to 112.51 points, according to a preliminary estimate published by the Statistics Office on Tuesday....

COVID: Airport and flight safety measures to be submitted to Ministers

COVID: Airport and flight safety measures to be submitted to Ministers

The measures will be presented to the Council of Ministers on Wednesday, 11/01....

Man murdered for a mere 200 euros

Man murdered for a mere 200 euros

The brutal murder of 61-year-old Dorotheos Dimitriadis on January 4 in Latsia by a group of people who beat him mercilessly has shocked the country....

Official ballot for 1st round of Presidential elections unveiled today

Official ballot for 1st round of Presidential elections unveiled today

Chief Returning Officer Costas Constantinou presented on Tuesday the ballot for the first round of the Presidential Elections that will take place on February 5th, 2023. The ballot includes 14 presidential candidates....

Dispute resolution services a more cost effective way to resolve issues

Dispute resolution services a more cost effective way to resolve issues

Going to court to resolve a dispute between a consumer and a business is not always necessary. There are alternatives that are less time-consuming and less expensive than legal action and can provide very effective solutions. ...

WhatsApp given green light to sue Pegasus spyware company

WhatsApp given green light to sue Pegasus spyware company

The US Supreme Court on Monday let Meta Platforms Inc’s WhatsApp pursue a lawsuit accusing Israel’s NSO Group of exploiting a bug in the WhatsApp messaging app to install spy software allowing the surveillance of 1,400 people, including journalists, human rights activists and dissidents....

Allegations of patients tied to their beds have surfaced

Allegations of patients tied to their beds have surfaced

Serious allegations have surfaced regarding the treatment of elderly patients in a public hospital. ...

Cypriot fund keeps Lukoil’s sanctioned plant in the game

Cypriot fund keeps Lukoil’s sanctioned plant in the game

A Lukoil refinery in Italy might survive sanctions against Russia if it falls in the hands of a Cypriot private equity fund, with the company saying the sale could take place by March of this year after turning down a US offer two months ago...

Showers, storms, and mountain snow

Showers, storms, and mountain snow

Today's weather will be mostly clear in most areas, but it will become partly cloudy after midday. ...

COVID situation to be reassessed in the afternoon

COVID situation to be reassessed in the afternoon

Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela and members of the scientific committee will review the pandemic situation in Cyprus following the new outbreak in China and will decide if any measures will be taken....

Supermarkets bet on their own private labeled products

Supermarkets bet on their own private labeled products

Consumers are turning to private label and exclusive import products to combat inflationary pressures on consumer goods in supermarkets....

Cyprus wrestles with decision on China measures

Cyprus wrestles with decision on China measures

Cypriot health officials are meeting on Tuesday to sift through data before deciding on possible COVID measures on travelers from China, but the task is made more difficult by criticism from a local expert and a new variant sweeping through the West...

Ballet dancer’s death in Cyprus still unclear

Ballet dancer’s death in Cyprus still unclear

The death of a ballet dancer, who had made Cyprus his temporary base after the pandemic, was still unclear following a fall from a balcony in Nicosia last month, with his mother still waiting for official word from the police while media speculation points to suicide...

Elderly man killed instantly in Limassol car crash

Elderly man killed instantly in Limassol car crash

An elderly man in Limassol died on Monday when his car slammed into a tree, with reports saying the unrestrained driver hit the passenger side after being propelled the from his seat...

Nikos Christodoulides: Discussing changes to the Guterres framework

Nikos Christodoulides: Discussing changes to the Guterres framework

"I didn't hear anyone mention Mr. Kasoulides, the foreign minister, after the wreckage in Crans Montana. Nobody could blame him. He was not the most directly involved, nor was he the one who would take the final decisions..." ...

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