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691. Black student in Cyprus inspired after racial attack

An international student in the Republic of Cyprus says he wants to “change the world for the better” after he was battered by an intoxicated man in Limassol during a racially-charged attack last month...

692. Inside JP Morgan's precious metals division: The salaries and bonuses of the golden boys

The trial of the former head of precious metals at JP Morgan Chase, which has been in full swing since Friday, provides a sneak peek into the world of exchanges and the pay for its employees....

693. Foreign Direct Investment in Europe a game of two halves: current volatility impacts strategy while long-term appeal instills confidence

Europe’s attractiveness for FDI has shown signs of recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic with a 5% increase in the number of projects announced in 2021 compared to 2020, according to the latest annual EY European Attractiveness Survey....

694. Lidl Cyprus has a strong presence at domestic award institutions

Lidl Cyprus received a total of sixteen awards in a wide range of business activity and innovation; notably at the impressive Cyprus HR Awards award ceremony, the Cyprus Responsible Business Awards and Cyprus Retail Excellence Awards as well as at the Cyprus BITE Excellence Awards....

695. K. Treppides & Co Ltd: Benefits in Kind

There are a number of commercial benefits that come with registering the property in the name of a legal entity rather than as an individual e.g. for asset protection purposes as it provides protection against personal insolvency since a property that is in the name of a legal entity should not be affected should the individual becomes personally insolvent....

696. US Senator calls on Erdogan to immediately halt provocations in Cyprus

US senator Robert Menendez called on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to halt provocations in Cyprus immediately, in a video message at the opening of the World Conference of Cyprus Diaspora, in Nicosia....

697. US government getting serious about UFO's

The Pentagon will soon open an office focused exclusively on investigating UFO sightings, according to a statement released by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) on July 20....

698. Depression unlikely caused by chemical imbalance in the brain

A recent review study is pushing back against long-held views in medicine that depression is caused by a serotonin imbalance in the brain....

699. 'I had warned them that the Turks were getting ready'

It wasn't a matter of instinct, he didn't accidentally smell impending danger. The facts spoke for Alexandros Simioforidis and he could not ignore them. ...

700. Midday heat warnings continue in Cyprus

A midday yellow warning for extreme high temperatures in Cyprus continues to be in effect on Thursday, as a low pressure system is affecting the island this week...

701. Construction projects decline as prices soar

Activity in the construction sector in Cyprus continues its decline in the first quarter of 2022, amid soaring prices, data released on Tuesday by the Statistical Service of Cyprus show....

702. Minister: Ukraine needs assurances to resume grain exports

The Ukrainian foreign minister says grain exports from his country’s ports won’t resume without security guarantees for ship owners, cargo owners and Ukraine as an independent nation....

703. Excessive heat warning issued for Cyprus

A low pressure system is affecting Cyprus as the island goes under a yellow warning on Wednesday, with temperature maximums reaching 40 inland and winds gaining strength along the southern coast...

704. Police want parents help combat illegal fireworks

Angry citizens in different districts across Cyprus have been calling police to complain over the use of illegal fireworks, with law enforcement saying the issue was complicated and society also had a role to play in curbing the unlawful activity...

705. Inflation edges closer to double digits in June

Inflation in Cyprus in June edged closer to double-digits driven by the soaring prices in electricity and energy on the backdrop of the war in Ukraine....

706. Kea opens spectacular shipwreck dive sites

Jacques-Yves Cousteau would probably have been surprised to learn that the wreck of the World War I Britannic (the sister ship of the legendary Titanic) he discovered in 1975 off southwestern Kea would be listed as an underwater historical site almost 50 years later, becoming one of a handful of such marine parks in the world. ...

707. Commando's death: The objections from two officers were ignored

There are many unanswered questions surrounding the death of commando Panagiotis Giannios, who, during a National Guard exercise, fell to his death from a helicopter in the Paphos area....

708. An 'historic' day as Pafos-Polis highway constructions begins

The construction of the Pafos-Polis Chrysochous highway officially began on Friday. The Minister of Transport, Communications and Works, Yannis Karousos, was on hand to mark the "historic" day, as he called it....

709. Guterres: 'More direct contact between the two communities is needed'

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged the leaders in Cyprus, President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar to encourage more direct contact and cooperation between the two communities, expressing his concern about the likelihood that the already difficult climate between the parties could worsen....

710. Warden alleges illegal activity to undermine her

Nicosia Central Prisons Warden Anna Aristotelous is launching a complaint against a high-ranking police official, accusing him of enlisting a convicted informant to seek videos that could be politically harmful to the country’s top corrections officer...

711. US Fed raises interest rates by .75%, largest hike in 30 years

The US central bank has announced its biggest interest rate rise in nearly 30 years as it ramps up its fight to rein in soaring consumer prices....

712. Hezbollah issues warning as Greek company goes deep

Tensions are rising in the eastern Mediterranean as a dispute previously thought to have been resolved between Israel and Lebanon was back on the agenda when a statement from Greek company Energean touched a nerve with Hezbollah...

713. Earthquake off Cypriot south coast shakes island

An early morning earthquake shook Cyprus on Friday just off the coast of Larnaca, felt by people across the island and region...

714. New diabetes drug helps people lose weight

A weekly dose of a medication recently approved by the US Food and Drug Administration to treat type 2 diabetes may help adults without diabetes lose weight as well, a new study found....

715. Greece on alert, bracing for all possible scenarios

Athens is reportedly on full alert even for the most extreme scenario on the part of Ankara, given that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is under pressure domestically and resorting to increasingly incendiary rhetoric....

716. Turkey buying stolen Ukrainian grain from Russia

Kyiv's ambassador to Ankara said on Friday Turkey is among the countries that is buying grain that Russia stole from Ukraine....

717. Global IPO market experiences significant slowdown in Q1 2022

718. Monkeypox outbreak management plan close to being finalised

The process of drawing up a management and action plan by the Ministry of Health to deal with a possible detection of monkeypox cases in Cyprus is in its final stage, a source of the Ministry has said....

719. Are you living with a furry psychopath?

Is your cat's behavior concerning? Does your cat enjoy staring contests and get the late-night zoomies? Does the little ball of fur sometimes randomly attack you from a high shelf?...

720. Op-ed: The handmaidens of the right

It was the decade of the 70s when my friend Katerina and I were students at Pierce College in Athens. With our group of friends we spent happy, carefree days exploring the old city, its galleries and parks, its nightspots and museums....