By Jeffrey Halley Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is in “grave condition” after being shot while campaigning for parliamentary elections in the city of Nara. Current PM Fumio Kishida said Abe is in “very grave condition”, adding that “this attack is an act of brutality that happened during the elections – the very foundation
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Cyprus has the fourth-largest gender gap in the EU for years spent working, with men expected to work for an average of 7.5 years longer than women. The expected average duration of working life in the EU was 37.9 years in Cyprus, above the European Union average (36), according to Eurostat. Since 2001, the expected
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Commissioner Elisa Ferreira said on Thursday that Cyprus is the first EU state to have its Cohesion Policy programme approved for access to €1 bln in regional development and cohesion funds. Financial support from the EU Cohesion Funds will provide Cyprus with a new stimulus for continued sustainable growth. Cohesion and Reforms Commissioner Ferreira is
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In two years, municipal authorities must implement a “pay as you throw” tax scheme on waste, promoted by the government to meet its EU environmental targets by encouraging more recycling. MPs on Thursday passed a law obligating municipalities to implement the tax scheme, adopting an EU directive. According to the regulations, local authorities must prepare
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Cyprus is enduring its highest inflation rate in four decades, as the cost of living increased by 9.6% in June, breaking the previous 40-year record of 9.1% registered in February 1982. The highest inflation rate Cyprus witnessed was 10.8% in December 1981. In June, the Consumer Price Index increased by 0.87 units and reached 112.24
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Authorities are prepping the first hospital outpatient clinics to cater to patients on weekends starting this Saturday, said the Health Ministry. Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela welcomed the development, noting that the operation of on-call clinics will improve health services provided to beneficiaries through the General Healthcare Scheme launched three years ago. “The fact that we
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The pound will “finally stabilise” after a brief period of volatility when UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves office, according to the CEO and founder of a leading independent financial advisory and fintech. On Wednesday, the PM suffered more resignations in one day than any prime minister in history and is desperately clinging to power,
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Brussels is looking at more sanctions against Russia and ensuring those in place bite hard, EU Council President, Charles Michel, told the European Parliament. He said that in close coordination with the G7, “we will consider sanctions on gold. We will also explore measures, such as price caps, to secure energy supply and to try
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Larnaca hoteliers are satisfied with tourist arrivals this summer, despite the European travel industry struggling with staff shortages following the coronavirus pandemic. In comments to the Cyprus News Agency, the secretary of the Larnaca branch of the Cyprus Hotel Association, Marios Polyviou, said tourism stakeholders are pleased to see they have kept the town on
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Limassol police are now looking into a double-murder case after a 73-year-old woman became the second victim succumbing to burn injuries suffered in an arson attack on 8 June in the village of Pyrgos. The 73-year-old woman, Demetra Charalambous, was being treated on a ventilator at Nicosia General Hospital burn clinic, along with a 78-year-old
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