More than 200,000 tonnes of plastic waste is leaking into the Mediterranean Sea every year destroying the marine environment, a report by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) shows. According
Cyprus could announce stricter measures early in the week to combat the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic after health officials announced 197 new cases of SARS-CoV-2 on Sunday, the second highest figure
An accused hacker who became the first Cypriot national extradited by Nicosia to the US could see his prison ordeal end soon. Joshua Epifaniou, 21, was flown to the US to face
The government could not have given a poorer excuse for its shortcomings and fall from grace than when it claimed parliament blocking the 2021 budget would “jeopardise welfare and development” spending. What
Cyprus is starting to feel the negative effects of a spike in COVID-19 cases reporting another Coronavirus death on Saturday while infections continue to rack up three-digits. The Health Ministry announced the
By Han Tan, Market Analyst at FXTM Asian stocks were in a sea of red on Friday while US equity futures extended their declines for the week as markets continued taking stock
Turkey’s lira tumbled to a record low against the euro during the week with trading platforms reporting an all-time low closing price of 9.78 on Friday, coming dangerously close to 10. This
October has been the worst month during the coronavirus pandemic in Cyprus, with Friday’s 166 new cases raising the monthly total to 2,462, more than half so far. The health ministry said
British global travel group Thomas Cook has said its dropping Cyprus holiday packages and flights from its programme after the island was added to the UK’s travel quarantine list. The announcement came
Revenue generated from Cyprus tourism plunged 87.3% year on year to €235.6 mln for the first eight months, a clear marker the sector has been hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic. A
