Новости за 04.01.2024

After weeks of an ongoing spat, the finance ministry approved on Thursday 29 positions out of the 56 the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) requested for its budget for the year. HIO chairman Stavros Michael told CNA he was perfectly satisfied, as the number of new hires reflects the number of...

England’s Luke Humphries fought back to end the fairytale run of 16-year-old Luke Littler and become PDC World Darts champion for the first time at a raucous Alexandra Palace on Wednesday. Littler, whose run to the final captured the imagination of the British public and delighted the hordes of fancy-dress clad fans that descended on...

Internationally acclaimed football star Cristiano Ronaldo has become an investor in UFL, a new free-to-play football video game, created by company in Paphos. Ronaldo is part of a group of investors that has recently committed to investing more than $40 million into the development of the new title, which, according...

TLDR Rebel Satoshi ($RBLZ) experiences a 100% surge as it enters Citizens Round 3 of its presale. Experts predict that Polygon (MATIC) will hit $2.30 soon. Cardano (ADA) bulls predict that ADA could soar to $1.30 in the coming weeks. As the year draws to an end and the market...

Launched in 2020, Solana has swiftly carved a niche in the blockchain world, based on its innovative technology and impressive market performance. Solana’s unique combination of proof of stake (PoS) and proof of history (PoH) sets a new benchmark for efficient blockchain functionality. This innovative consensus mechanism ensures low-cost transaction...

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is disappointed over the lack of progress in resuming Cyprus talks and has called on both sides not to miss other opportunities for dialogue. The comments came in Guterres’ draft report on his Good Offices Mission and the separate one on Unficyp’s mandate, and ahead of...

Rocket and satellite maker SpaceX on Wednesday was accused by a US labour agency of unlawfully firing eight employees for circulating a letter calling founder and CEO Elon Musk a “distraction and embarrassment.” A regional official with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a complaint claiming SpaceX violated the...

In the crypto world, the competition between Pullix (PLX), Monero (XMR), and Curve DAO (CRV) has become a focal point for crypto enthusiasts. As investors and traders navigate through the complexities of the market, these coins are fighting for attention with one set to lead. Monero (XMR): A beacon of...

Barcelona can no longer afford to shell out huge sums in transfer fees for top players like Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe, coach Xavi Hernandez said. Barcelona forked out fees in excess of 100 million euros ($109.24 million) for Philippe Coutinho, Antoine Griezmann and Ousmane Dembele between 2017-19, but the club’s...

Bitcoin miners are showing their strength as the crypto reserve reaches a low amount, indicating possible selling pressure. At the same time, one of the new DeFi projects, Borroe Finance ($ROE), is getting popular with a new way to solve fundraising problems for Web3 projects and creators. >>BUY $ROE TOKENS...

London-based firm Global Capital, which specialises in international capital markets, hailed Cyprus’ sustainable bond issuance of €1 billion in April 2023 as the top public-sector green and social bond for the year, according to their recently released report reviewing 2023 and providing an outlook for 2024. This Cypriot sustainable bond...

President Nikos Christodoulides will meet with the cheesemakers’ association on Thursday afternoon in a last-ditch attempt to stop the latter from going on strike January 10, over a regulation that would see PDO halloumi sheep and goat milk content increase to 19 per cent. The meeting will take place at...

In today’s episode, police on Wednesday confirmed reports that the arrest of a Turkish Cypriot lawyer in Rome was connected to the illegal sales of Greek Cypriot properties in the north. Meanwhile, negative Covid tests and mask use will be mandatory in nursing homes, hospitals, outpatient clinics, dentists, and facilities...

The first weekend of 2024 is almost here. And although the post-Christmas calendar is a little calmer, it is still the holiday season and this weekend has plenty of fun choices for families and friends to enjoy. In Avgorou village, Cyherbia Botanical Park will host the Epiphany Festival celebrating Epiphany...

Drivers will be able to renew their road tax as of Thursday until March 10, the officer of the Road Transport Department Evangelos Panteli said. Speaking on CyBC, Panteli said that people will be able to renew their road tax for either three months, six months, nine months, or a...

Cloudy weather island-wide and isolated storms are expected on Thursday, the met office said. According to the met office, there will be isolated storms in the western areas of the island and in the mountains. Temperatures will rise to 20 degrees C inland, 22 on the coast, and 10 degrees...

The economic climate in Cyprus worsened in December 2023, accompanied by increased economic uncertainty, according to a report released this week by the University of Cyprus’ Economic Research Centre (CypERC). According to the report, the Economic Sentiment Index (ESI) decreased by 4.6 units compared to November. The decline in the...

Cyprus witnessed a significant surge in retail trade during November 2023, indicating promising growth within the sector, according to a report released this week by the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat). According to the report, the Retail Trade Turnover Index climbed by 5.7 per cent in November 2023 compared to the...

South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co (005380.KS) and affiliate Kia Corp (000270.KS) forecast on Wednesday that their combined global sales will rise about 2 per cent in 2024, even as last year’s sales fell short of target. The duo sold 7.3 million vehicles in 2023, about 3 per cent less than...

Precisely when the Federal Reserve will start cutting interest rates stands as the big unknown for markets and economists as 2024 kicks off, and fresh details about its pivot in that direction may emerge from Wednesday’s readout of the last policy meeting of 2023. Fed officials at their meeting in...

Speaking on CyBC radio on Tuesday morning, Government Spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said he did not rule out the possibility that the announcement of the appointment of UN Secretary-General’s envoy would be announced on that day. It did not happen, a UN source informing the corporation’s New York correspondent later on...

Human Rights Commissioner Maria Lottides decried “rights violations” and “infringements on constitutionally guaranteed freedoms” during the Covid-19 pandemic in her annual report. The report, which was submitted to President Nikos Christodoulides, listed a number of issues she had identified with Cyprus’ health system. As well as issues related to the...