Новости за 06.02.2024

Two men were arrested on Monday evening after a statue which is believed to be an ancient artefact was found. The statue was found buried in a sheep pen in the village of Marathovounos in the north. The sheep pen’s owner, aged 30, and another man believed to be connected...

Having on-call doctors has been working satisfactorily for over six months since the measure was announced, the head of the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) Efi Kamitsi said on Tuesday. “The institution of on-call doctors is doing well,” said Kamitsi, commenting on the service which was launched last July. “The [health]...

Paphos regional tourism board (Etap) representatives are visiting the city of Faenza, Italy, under the framework of the Interreg Euro MED European programme, titled ‘MED-Routes’, for the opening meeting of the project’s partners. The announcement noted that the board’s visit started on February 6 and will conclude on February 8....

By Rony Junior El Daccache Arsonists targeted a restaurant/bar in Limassol on Monday night. Police said the fire caused minor damage to equipment and the glass door of the bar, Frankie’s Social. Firefighters rushed to the scene and extinguished the blaze. After police and firefighters investigated at the scene, it was...

The welfare department’s unemployment and job searching platform is deficient in crucial ways, Green Party MP Charalambos Theopemptou said on Tuesday. Speaking to Cyprus Mail Theopemptou said he had raised the issue years ago, when as a lecturer at Tepak he was told by his students that they were unable...

Six people including three police officers were wounded in an attempted terror attack in front of an Istanbul courthouse on Tuesday that left the two shooters killed in a gun battle, authorities said. The shooters – a woman and a man – were believed to be with the leftist DHKP-C...

Saudi Arabia will host a new elite tennis exhibition featuring Novak Djokovic and Rafa Nadal with three other Grand Slam winners in October, the country’s General Entertainment Authority has announced. Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner, Daniil Medvedev and Holger Rune will also play at the ‘Six Kings Slam’, which will form...

Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis fired missiles at two vessels in the Red Sea, they said on Tuesday, causing minor damage to a cargo ship that was sailing off the coast of Yemen’s Hodeidah. The Houthis have been targeting commercial vessels with drones and missiles in the Red Sea since mid-November, in...

BP (BP.L) reported fourth-quarter earnings of $3 billion on Tuesday, exceeding forecasts thanks to strong gas trading, and increased the pace of its share repurchases in a sign of confidence in a strategy questioned by investors. The company’s shares rose by more than 5 per cent in early London trading...

Tuesday marks the first anniversary of the two devastating earthquakes which hit southeastern Turkey, with commemorations taking place in the north to remember the Cypriots who died as a result. A total of 49 Cypriots were among the more than 50,000 people recorded dead as a result of the earthquakes...

After the SEC’s decision on Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs introduced new positive sentiment for the cryptocurrency market, BTC is set to deliver higher prices as bullish momentum pushed it to $42,000 last week – although it has since dropped again slightly. The popular Tether (USDT) stablecoin’s fresh influx of capital into...

UBS (UBSG.S) said on Tuesday it would restart share buybacks and lifted cost-cutting targets, saying the integration of fallen rival Credit Suisse was on track, but higher expenses made for underwhelming fourth-quarter results. Its shares were down 2.8 per cent in early trade. The Swiss bank affirmed key financial targets...

Phil Foden scored a brilliantly composed hat-trick as Manchester City turned on the style to earn a 3-1 comeback win at battling Brentford on Monday and close to within two points of Premier League leaders Liverpool with a game in hand. Despite almost constant City pressure, Brentford led with a...

Consulting and advisory firm PwC Cyprus this week announced that it hosted another successful ACCA Award Ceremony, held at the organisation’s Experience Centre, in the presence of Philippos Soseilos, CEO of PwC Cyprus, and Anna Loizou, Chief People Officer. According to the announcement, the ceremony was organised to honour the...

Societe Generale (SOGN.PA) plans to cut about 900 jobs at its Paris headquarters through voluntary departures, France’s third-biggest listed bank said on Monday, adding to a wave of job losses in the global financial industry. The planned cuts, which will be submitted to SocGen’s trade unions, represent less than 2...

German exports fell more than expected in December due to weak global demand, data from the federal statistics office showed on Monday. Exports fell by 4.6 per cent in December compared with the previous month. The result compared with a forecast 2.0 per cent decrease in a Reuters poll. Exports...

The belt of the Virgin Mary, a religious artefact, was welcomed to Cyprus on Monday with the honour usually shown a state official, even to a minister attending the religious ceremony. The belt was transported on a private flight from the Mount Athos monastery in Greece (Ayio Oros) by the...

The government was not happy with the view of the British High Commissioner, Irfan Siddiq, who said the Turkish Cypriots needed to be given incentives to return to the negotiating table. His comments were ‘unacceptable’ said deputy government spokesman, Yiannis Antoniou, speaking on Trito on Monday, and advised him to...

The death toll from wildfires raging across central Chile hit 122 on Monday as helicopters dumped tons of water on blazes and emergency crews told Reuters they were still finding bodies buried in the wreckage three days after the fires took hold. The toll from Chile’s worst natural disaster in...