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07 October, 2024
 

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Eastmed clickbait clarified after ENI chief talks gas

Eastmed clickbait clarified after ENI chief talks gas

ENI chief says the Italian company will fully replace Russian gas by 2025 by using additional resources from the eastern Mediterranean, a reference to Cyprus that was taken out of context by local media...

Police told to gather more evidence in pool death probe

Police told to gather more evidence in pool death probe

A police investigation into the fatal drowning of a young girl in a hotel pool in Paphos has been extended a third time, after state prosecutors asked law enforcement to go back and clarify a number of issues and technicalities...

Banks imposing stricter lending standards

Banks imposing stricter lending standards

Cyprus banks have tightened credit standards in the second quarter of 2022, while net new lending demand subsided, reflecting the geopolitical tensions and the uncertainty in the global economic environment, the Central Bank of Cyprus Bank Lending Survey for Q2 says....

$600 SpaceX Starlink internet dish 'surprisingly good' despite outages

$600 SpaceX Starlink internet dish 'surprisingly good' despite outages

Starlink, SpaceX's satellite internet service, is becoming increasingly popular across the world — so much so that some users have even taken it on vacation....

Liz Truss to freeze energy bills for households

Liz Truss to freeze energy bills for households

British Prime Minister Liz Truss plans to freeze household energy bills at their current level for this winter and the next, paid for by government-backed loans to energy suppliers, the BBC reported Tuesday....

Eni: Eastmed pipeline to be completed by 2025

Eni: Eastmed pipeline to be completed by 2025

The Eastmed pipeline will be fully completed by 2025, Eni official Guido Brusco said on Tuesday during an event in Milan, Reuters reported. ...

Bicycle subsidy platform now open for new applications

Bicycle subsidy platform now open for new applications

The Department for Transport, Communications and Works announces the opening of applications for the revised Bicycle Purchase Grant Scheme for 2022 - 2023....

Public schools to be digitally upgraded by 2025

Public schools to be digitally upgraded by 2025

The Cypriot Ministry of Education, Sports and Youth on Tuesday signed a €20 million contract for the provision of digital support services, paving the way for the transition towards digital public schools....

Mountains inundated with heavy rain

Mountains inundated with heavy rain

Heavy rainfall was recorded from noon on Tuesday (6/9) in mountain areas of Cyprus....

Euro-dollar exchange falls to a 20-year low

Euro-dollar exchange falls to a 20-year low

The escalation of the energy crisis with Moscow's aggressive, albeit predictable, decision to close the Nord Stream 1 pipeline indefinitely has led to a new fall in the euro, this time below 99 cents on the dollar....

Russia has amassed huge profits from fuel despite sanctions

Russia has amassed huge profits from fuel despite sanctions

Russia has amassed €158 billion in revenues from fossil fuel exports in the six months of its war against Ukraine, benefiting from high prices, according to a study by an independent think tank published today, which calls for more effective sanctions....

Europe Direct Centre to provide information on grant and funding opportunities

Europe Direct Centre to provide information on grant and funding opportunities

The only bi-communal Europe Direct Centre in Cyprus starts its operation in the Ledra Palace Area on the 8th of September....

Carob wars continue at peak harvest season

Carob wars continue at peak harvest season

Carob wars continue to rage in Limassol after local farmers discovered that someone beat them to their trees as the harvest season was drawing to a close...

Cyprus spits bars in latest Greek-Turkish spat

Cyprus spits bars in latest Greek-Turkish spat

The foreign ministry in the Republic of Cyprus is accusing Turkey of hyping 'rhetoric madness' following Ankara’s criticism towards Athens, as the two NATO allies continue to accuse each other of harassment...

Temps take slight dip but levels up by week’s end

Temps take slight dip but levels up by week’s end

A low pressure system is affecting Cyprus with temperatures taking a slight dip for a few days along with chances of showers and thunderstorms in the interior...

Britain's new PM draws scathing reaction from Moscow

Britain's new PM draws scathing reaction from Moscow

Liz Truss will replace Boris Johnson as Britain's prime minister on Tuesday, after Russian politicians and media lined up on Monday predicting her ascent to power would do nothing to improve dire relations. ...

EU citizens can now apply for a visa on arrival in Saudi Arabia

EU citizens can now apply for a visa on arrival in Saudi Arabia

Citizens from European Union countries planning to travel to Saudi Arabia will be subject to the new tourist visa scheme that the latter’s authorities have introduced in order to increase the number of international visitors to the country....

Presidential candidates on the move as campaign heats up

Presidential candidates on the move as campaign heats up

The presidential election campaign trail over the weekend ended with the Cyprus Green Party deciding next month on the name of the presidential candidate it will support. ...

Cyprus donates 175 thousand euros to Missing Persons Committee

Cyprus donates 175 thousand euros to Missing Persons Committee

Presidential Commissioner Photis Photiou handed over on Monday to the head of the UN Development Programme (UNDP) office in Cyprus, Jakhongir Khaydaro, the amount of 175 thousand euros to the Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus as a donation from the Republic of Cyprus to the Committee....

Russia threatens, no more gas via Nord Stream 1 if sanctions are not lifted

Russia threatens, no more gas via Nord Stream 1 if sanctions are not lifted

Gas supplies from Russia to Europe via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline will not fully resume until the "collective West" lifts sanctions against Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine, the Kremlin has said, according to the Financial Times....

Liz Truss becomes Britain new PM after Johnson fallout

Liz Truss becomes Britain new PM after Johnson fallout

Liz Truss will become Britain's next prime minister after winning a leadership race for the governing Conservative Party on Monday, vowing to press ahead with promised tax cuts and action to tackle the deepening energy and cost of living crisis....

Russia announces sanctions against Sean Penn and Ben Stiller

Russia announces sanctions against Sean Penn and Ben Stiller

Russia announced today that it is banning 25 Americans from entering its territory, including actor/director Sean Penn and actor Ben Stiller....

KPMG Cyprus supports ‘Back to School Supplies for ALL children’

KPMG Cyprus supports ‘Back to School Supplies for ALL children’

KPMG in Cyprus, in collaboration with the Pancyprian Volunteerism Coordinative Council (PVCC), actively participated in the campaign ‘Back to School Supplies for ALL children’...

Suicide bomber kills 2 at Russian Embassy in Kabul

Suicide bomber kills 2 at Russian Embassy in Kabul

A bomb exploded near the Russian embassy in the Afghan capital Kabul on Monday morning, killing at least two people, officials said....

Melbourne woman accidentally receives $10 million instead of $100 from Crypto.com

Melbourne woman accidentally receives $10 million instead of $100 from Crypto.com

Cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com mistakenly deposited $10.5 million directly into a woman’s bank account when the platform only intended to give her a $100 refund....

More than €370m earmarked for rural and mountain communities

More than €370m earmarked for rural and mountain communities

"The government supports rural areas and their residents", Cyprus’ Transport Minister, Yiannis Karousos said on Sunday evening, stressing that in 2019 the government adopted the National Strategy for the Development of Mountain Communities, for the first time since the establishment of the Republic of Cyprus....

Cheaper electricity in September - How much will you pay?

Cheaper electricity in September - How much will you pay?

The issue of electricity pricing is at the top of every household's agenda, especially with galloping inflation and the increase in fuel prices, making it a big hurdle for many. Despite this, things seem to be encouraging as far as September is concerned as bill pricing is expected to be reduced....

Rumors about Israel-Lebanon gas pact as Cyprus sits out

Rumors about Israel-Lebanon gas pact as Cyprus sits out

America’s energy czar is purported to be mediating a secret gas arrangement between Israel and Lebanon, a Herculean task given delineation complexities but not farfetched given ongoing efforts to resolve similar disputes between Tel Aviv and Nicosia...

Ryanair blames 'lack of incentives' for closing its Athens hub

Ryanair blames 'lack of incentives' for closing its Athens hub

The intense competition in the domestic market, which started to shrink Ryanair’s share, is the reason why it decided to close its base in Athens this winter....

Afternoon clinics already behind on launch day

Afternoon clinics already behind on launch day

Afternoon working hours for clinics in state hospitals went into effect Monday, as part of health reform in the Republic of Cyprus, but officials warned outpatient and surgery departments still had a backlog to go through due to the pandemic...

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