The U.S. economy continued to recover at a slight to modest pace through early October as consumers bought homes and increased spending, but the picture varied greatly from sector to sector, the Federal Reserve said on Wednesday. The Fed’s survey was conducted in its 12 districts from September through Oct....
Shakhtar Donetsk pulled off a shock 3-2 win away to 13-times winners Real Madrid in their Champions League Group B opener on Wednesday, despite the Ukrainian side missing 10 players due to injuries and COVID-19. Shakhtar raced into a 3-0 lead after a whirlwind first half with a strike from...
Toyota has designed a ‘robot butler’ that hangs from the ceiling aimed at helping the elderly in their homes. The Toyota Research Institute (TRI) believes the world’s ageing population is a cause for concern, and that technology can go a long way to help make the lives of the elderly...
Britain will resume talks with the European Union on Thursday, marking a new push by the two sides to protect billions of dollars worth of trade from the beginning of next year. Prime Minister Boris Johnson walked away from the negotiations late last week after British officials criticised conclusions from...
A long-awaited list regulating which animals may be kept and sold as pets is being compiled, albeit with some unexpected inclusions. To the surprise of some, pigs, cows, donkeys, horses and other farmyard animals are also included. The list has already received a warm reception but has also raised eyebrows,...
Brazilian health authority Anvisa said on Wednesday that a volunteer in a clinical trial of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University had died but added that the trial would continue. Oxford confirmed the plan to keep testing, saying in a statement that after careful assessment “there have...
The two floors which were illegally built at the Sun City project will have to be demolished, according to comments made by Interior Minister Nicos Nouris. An enforcement notice will be issued by the town planning department to the company responsible he said on Wednesday. The enforcement notice will require...
Three African students that were studying at a university in the north died on Tuesday evening, while another is in critical condition after the car they were in crashed into a road guardrail. Another man, 76, was slightly injured after crashing a few minutes later his car into that of...
The number of individuals who acquired citizenship through Cyprus’ investment scheme could be more than a third of all naturalisations, the European Commission has said, and is capable of undermining the mutual trust among member states as regards citizenship procedures. The European Commission on Tuesday announced it was launching infringement...
Mesut Ozil is “deeply disappointed” to be axed from Arsenal’s Premier League squad and insists his loyalty to the club has not been reciprocated. The 32-year-old is the highest-paid player in Arsenal’s history but has now been omitted from both the Premier League and Europa League squads. Ozil has not...
Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou is expected to brief the cabinet on the current coronavirus situation on Thursday, as Wednesday’s 127 cases marked another steep rise in infections. The health ministry also said that the number of symptomatic cases is steadily rising, raising concerns that infections are spreading to more vulnerable...
Pure guitar melodies will sound next at the Shoe Factor as the Pharos Arts Foundation, in collaboration with the 15th International Guitar Festival, prepares for a very special concert. On November 6 guitarphiles will be treated to two distinct programmes in the same evening – a recital by the renowned...
Armenia‘s prime minister said on Wednesday he saw no possibility of a diplomatic solution at this stage in the conflict with Azerbaijan over the mountain enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh. His comments, after Azerbaijan’s president said he believed the conflict could be solved militarily, increased doubts over a diplomatic push by major...
Five of the eight patients who got infected during a cataract surgery are expected to suffer irreversible eye damage. “The condition of their health remains serious and the damage to their vision is judged to be irreversible,” said the state health services (Okypy) spokesman, Pambos Charilaou on Wednesday. It is...
Questions are being raised in the north regarding security measures at coronavirus quarantine facilities after it emerged that a young woman killed in a car accident last Sunday had managed to leave one such hotel just two days after checking in. Mother of two, Fatma Kasikci, 24, a UK resident, had arrived to the...
The old GSP stadium located in Nicosia’s urban centre is set to finally receive its facelift along with two underground parking lots. There are also plans for an urban square, green spaces and recreation areas, according to the municipality’s announcement on Wednesday. Bids to carry out the project are open...
One of former Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash’s grandsons, Rauf Alp Denktash, is being considered for the post of the negotiator of the Turkish Cypriot side, reports in the north said. According to Yeni Duzen, Rauf Alp Denktash, who is the late Turkish Cypriot leader’s oldest grandchild, could be...
An unidentified gunman took up to 20 people hostage in Georgia on Wednesday in a branch of the commercial Bank of Georgia in the town of Zugdidi, the TV channel Mtavari quoted police as saying. Negotiations were underway and the gunman, who was masked and wore a military uniform, was demanding a sum of...
Berlin police are investigating an attack that caused extensive damage to works of art and artefacts displayed at three locations on the German capital’s Museum Island. Confirming earlier media reports, the police said in a statement on Wednesday that unknown suspects had splashed an oily liquid around the museums during opening hours on Oct....
Announcing new measures to protect clients and personnel from the Covid-19 pandemic, Bank of Cyprus said on Wednesday that it will stop accepting payment of utility bills at its counters in order to reduce footfall at its branches. The new measures will come into force on October 26. Clients can...
Pending completing of anti-flooding work, Limassol municipality is stepping up preventive measures in the event of extreme weather this winter, its mayor said on Wednesday, Limassol neighbourhoods, particularly the area around the Castle square, has borne the brunt of flooding in previous years, with drivers becoming trapped in their cars...
Seven people, including two minors, were handed over to a judge overnight as part of an ongoing investigation into last week’s murder of French teacher Samuel Paty, an official from the anti-terrorist prosecutor’s office said. Paty was beheaded on Oct 16 in broad daylight outside his school in a middle-class...
Cyprus, Greece and Egypt on Wednesday condemned Turkey’s actions in Varosha and its illegal drilling and other operations inside the island’s exclusive economic zone and within Greece’s continental shelf. In a declaration that followed the 8th session of their cooperation, the three countries condemned the opening of part of the...
