The head of the European Union’s Frontex border agency said the repatriation of migrants is Cyprus’ “most urgent need”, and his agency is ready to facilitate flights to return rejected asylum seekers home. Frontex chief Fabrice Leggeri said after talks Wednesday with Interior Minister Nicos Nouris the island faces an “extraordinary challenge” that requires “extraordinary
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Google announced plans to limit ad tracking on its Android operating system running on billions of devices, a sensitive privacy issue that rival Apple has already moved to address on its iPhones. Tech giants are under growing pressure to better balance privacy and ad-targeting, as users complain, and regulators threaten tougher rules — but the
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Brands and individuals are increasingly focused on obtaining trademarks to protect future non-fungible token related products, with the rising popularity of NFTs presenting opportunities for businesses seeking to integrate the virtual worlds into their operations. As the sector continues to take shape, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) received 1,263 NFT related trademarks
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Cyprus saw the coronavirus death rate leap to seven on Wednesday, with new cases continuing to drop to 2,549, while hospitalisations decreased to 175, of whom 43 were critical. The Health Ministry said in its Covid bulletin that the latest victims were four women and three men aged 59 to 99, with the youngest a
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Ukraine staged military drills and defiant displays of flag-waving patriotism on Wednesday as Western powers warned Russia is continuing to mass forces for a possible invasion. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky watched troops training with some of their new Western-supplied anti-tank weapons on a range near Rivne, west of the capital. The demonstration of Ukrainian firepower
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Austria and Cyprus paid homage to the UN peacekeepers who died in 1974, honoured the thousands of ‘blue berets’ that served during the past six decades and reiterated their resolve to cooperate on joint defence matters, migration and regional security. Federal Minister of Defence Klaudia Tanner, on an official visit to the island, laid a
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Cyprus traffic police are getting “smarter” as they received close to 100 patrol vehicles equipped with state-of-the-art systems, including number plate recognition and portable speed cameras. Following the introduction of a new traffic camera network, the police recently received 96 new vehicles, which will help the force crackdown on speeding and traffic violations to reduce
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By Han Tan, Chief Market Analyst at Exinity Group Asian stocks are following Wall Street’s positive lead, while European equity futures are inching higher Wednesday even as their US counterparts remain mixed. Safe havens such as the US dollar and gold are holding on to Tuesday’s declines, as oil prices unwind some of the risk
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Communications Minister Yiannis Karousos described as significant the reopening Wednesday after five years of closure of the newly upgraded and renovated Archaeological Museum of Larnaca. Speaking during the opening ceremony, he said it is an important day for the town and the island’s cultural heritage. The museum has been renovated and upgraded, offering visitors a
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Demand for real estate of all types in Cyprus remains on an upward trend, according to the latest edition of the RICS Cyprus Property Price Index with KPMG. In the latest edition of the index, KPMG notes the drive behind the upward trend is increased demand for apartments and commercial properties in coastal areas. Commenting
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