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61. Deutsche Bank agrees to $75M settlement in Epstein abuse lawsuit

Deutsche Bank AG has agreed to pay $75 million to settle a lawsuit by women who say they were abused by the late financier Jeffrey Epstein and accused the German bank of facilitating his sex trafficking....

62. Over 1.2 billion in Russian assets frozen in Cyprus

Some 1.2 billion euros ($1.3 billion) in Russian-owned assets managed by Cyprus-registered companies were frozen in compliance with sanctions imposed on Russia following its invasion of Ukraine, Cyprus’ Finance Ministry said Tuesday...

63. Gender bias fears linger over bishop guilty ruling

A lawmaker and women’s rights activist in Cyprus says a former bishop’s guilty verdict for sexually harassing a teenage girl four decades ago was a landmark court decision, while also dismissing concerns that gender bias played a role in the ruling...

64. 100 Cypriot wines to feature new WineCore logo on packaging

The wine industry in Cyprus is at a turning point, as coordinated upgrading and promotion efforts are underway in both the private and public sectors. ...

65. Russian officials attempt to link cultural centre fire to malicious activity

According to the competent authorities of the Republic of Cyprus, the fire that broke out at the Russian Cultural Centre on Wednesday afternoon was determined to be caused by human error, specifically by a cigarette lighter. ...

66. Glitch gone wrong: Japan's largest airline cancels $10,000 tickets sold for $300

Japanese airline All Nippon Airways will not honor the deeply discounted first and business-class tickets mistakenly sold in a currency glitch last week, the airline announced Tuesday....

67. Are you ready for ChatGPT to take over your job?

Since its release in November of last year, OpenAI's ChatGPT has been used to write cover letters, create a children's book, and even help students cheat on their essays....

68. Online jester’s tweet re-opens road fatality case in Cyprus

Police are re-opening a case of an unresolved and forgotten road fatality that took place more than a decade ago, after a tweet from a known political parody account went viral for suggesting there was a cover up...

69. Health Ministry confirms typo led to confusion over 8-Year-old's flu death

The Ministry of Health has confirmed that a typographical error in its database was responsible for the incorrect news that an 8-year-old girl had died from Influenza A....

70. Train crash suspect 'devastated'

The station master who faces manslaughter in Greece’s deadly rail collision is devastated and accepts responsibility, says his lawyer, while pointing out that others are also responsible for the disaster...

71. Tragedy in Tempe: What we know so far about Anastasia and Kyprianos

72. Dispatch audio reveals human error in train disaster

A train station master in Greece has been arrested on manslaughter charges following a deadly rail collision, while video of the fireball and dispatcher audio dialogues moments before the crash have been made public...

73. 'If Glafkos Clerides were still alive, he would support Averof'

DISY party members who will vote for Christodoulides are just those who are dissatisfied with the party for personal reasons. ...

74. Americans will soon need to pay a small fee to enter the UK

U.S. citizens will soon have to apply for permission before their United Kingdom trips and pay a small fee to enter as part of the country's upcoming Electronic Travel Authorization scheme....

75. Elections: The political 'crash test' in Brussels

In the interim between the two rounds of presidential elections, EU leaders will convene in Brussels for an extraordinary European Council on migration management and ensuring Europe's economic competitiveness. ...

76. Ukraine: Resignations abound amid corruption allegations

Ukraine's leadership appears to be in disarray, with corruption allegations, resignations of close associates of President Volodymyr Zelensky, and the president himself undergoing a wide-ranging reshuffle of his government staff....

77. Austria to help upgrade Cyprus' social insurance system

Α Memorandum of Understanding in the field of digital transformation between the Republic of Cyprus and the Republic of Austria was signed on Thursday at the Presidential Palace, by the Deputy Minister of Research,...

78. Finance Minister responds to CBS: 'Disinformation and fake news' (video)

The report on the CBS show '60 Minutes' about Russian oligarchs was referred to by the Finance Minister in his detailed response on the issue. ...

79. Surfer daredevils spread laughter in flooded Cyprus

Cyprus’ water enthusiasts, whose street surfing videos during last weekend’s flood went viral, say they are professionals and only had some fun after torrential rain that forecasters got wrong...

80. The Belgian wheel is in motion...

Many Cypriots live in a state of frustration. How did Belgian authorities respond decisively to the well-known case, while the island's law enforcement took two weeks to visit Syllouris?...

81. 'K' poll: The race for second place (graphics)

We are in the crucial final sixty days before the elections, and everything points to a sensational thriller, a fierce battle for the coveted second place....

82. Apple supplier apologizes, offers $1400 payout to quell protests

Apple’s manufacturing partner Foxconn has offered payouts of Rmb10,000 ($1,400) to newly recruited staff who elect to leave the iPhone factory and vowed to honour pay agreements, in an attempt to quell unrest after workers violently clashed with police....

83. Supreme Court in Cyprus overturns rape convictions

Two young males who were convicted on rape charges after having sex with a drunk high school student in a hotel room were acquitted last week when the Supreme Court found the girl’s testimony was weak and the defendants did not receive a fair trial...

84. Three Paphos TOM officers suspended following Karousos' complaint

Three Paphos Road Transport Department officers were suspended this morning pending the outcome of an ongoing investigation....

85. The most misspelled words in the world. Cyprus residents struggle to spell 'minuscule'

There are more than 171,000 words in the English language, so it’s only natural that we might misspell a few of them every once in a while....

86. Judge reopens yet another death case ruled suicide

Another suicide case has been reopened in the Republic of Cyprus, this time concerning the death of a special police officer, whose family has disputed the findings with the help of a private forensic pathologist...

87. Embracing the digital age through the 'smart school' program

Our educational system, the Ministry of Education, and the State are making an important and historic transition to the digital era with the signing of the €20 million Contract for the "Support Services System" Project on September 6, 2022. ...

88. Kathimerini poll: Christodoulides unaffected by electoral pressure

The countdown to the presidential elections has begun, and the Symmetron poll for Kathimerini reveals the critical issues that define the political environment. ...

89. Sanctioned Russian billionaire wins right to use his yacht on the French Riviera

A French court on Wednesday ordered the country's customs agency to release an impounded yacht owned by a Russian billionaire hit by European sanctions, due to procedural errors made during the seizure of the vessel....

90. Soldier probe blows lid off Cyprus’ state forensics

A Cypriot state pathologist who ruled as suicide the killing of a soldier seventeen years ago is pointing the finger at police investigators, giving credence to accusations by an outspoken colleague in the private sector who says state forensic probes can be fraught with a slipshod mindset and even cover-ups...