6 h. ago UK firms cut staff before Reeves’ tax hike, PMI survey shows

British businesses are cutting staff at the fastest pace in more than four years ahead of a tax increase ordered by finance minister Rachel Reeves which has already prompted suppliers to jack up their prices, a survey showed this week. The preliminary reading of the UK S&P Composite Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for February dipped […]

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30 h. ago Britons cheer up a bit, helped by Bank of England rate cut, survey shows

British consumers turned a little less pessimistic this month as the Bank of England’s latest interest rate cut led to an improvement in expectations for their household finances, according to a survey published on Friday. The monthly consumer confidence index published by market research firm GfK edged up in February to -20 from January’s -22 […]

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47 h. ago Fourth edition of mind REset scheme awards student ecopreneurs

The fourth mind REset environmental educational programme concluded in an inspiring, dynamic and innovative awards ceremony on February 19, 2025 at the Royal Hall in Nicosia. The ceremony marked the culmination of a year of innovation, inspiration and action, during which students across Cyprus took part in an environmental and educational programme giving them the […]

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49 h. ago AEGEAN, Olympic Air flyers who fled Santorini in February to get free return

AEGEAN announces that passengers wishing to return to Santorini, who departed the island on AEGEAN or Olympic Air flights over February 1-7, 2025, due to extraordinary circumstances, are entitled to a free return ticket, which they can use within a six-month period. This offer applies to bookings and return flights completed by August 20, 2025, […]

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61 h. ago Veterans return to Cyprus to commemorate Canadian peacekeepers

Veterans return to Cyprus to commemorate Canadian peacekeepers  Legion Magazine

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63 h. ago US Mideast envoy says Trump’s Gaza plan is about better prospects, not eviction

The United States’ envoy to the Middle East said on Thursday that President Donald Trump’s plan for Gaza was not about evicting Palestinians, and the conversation about Gaza’s future was being shifted towards how to create a better future for Palestinians. Trump proposed on February 4 the U.S. should take over Gaza, with Palestinians resettled […]

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3 d. ago Supreme court rejects request to overturn US extradition decision

The supreme court of Cyprus has rejected an appeal by an individual sought by US authorities for extradition. The man had asked for a special certiorari order to challenge the decision of the Larnaca district court in September 2023, which had approved his extradition to the United States. The legal proceedings began in February 2023 […]

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3 d. ago Sports complex opened in Famagusta to honour children who died in earthquakes

A new sports complex was opened at Famagusta’s Turk Maarif Koleji (TMK) school in honour of the 24 children who attended the school who died during the earthquakes which hit southeastern Turkey in February 2023. The complex’s construction was financed by the European Union, with contributions from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the north’s […]

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3 d. ago Γιώργος Λιάγκας: «Πανικός» με τον youtuber που πήγε τη Σαντορίνη «Κυνηγάω τα viral θέματα» (Βίντεο)

Έξαλλο πάνελ του Λιάγκα με Χρήστο Γιαννέλη και το βίντεο του από την  «απαγορευμένη» Κόκκινη Παραλία Κατά τη διάρκεια της ζωντανής σύνδεσης μέσω Skype, η συζήτηση πήρε έντονη τροπή, καθώς οι απόψεις του YouTuber προκάλεσαν την αντίδραση των συνεργατών της εκπομπής. Οι δημοσιογράφοι Αφροδίτη Γραμμέλη, Φωτεινή Πετρογιάννη και Άρια Καλύβα εξέφρασαν ανοιχτά τη δυσαρέσκειά τους […]

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4 d. ago After Toronto plane crash, Delta says 19 out of 21 passengers released from hospitals

Delta Air Lines said on Tuesday that 19 of 21 passengers transported to local hospitals after a Toronto plane crash a day earlier have been released, as officials continue a probe into why the regional jet flipped over on landing. Greater Toronto Airports CEO Deborah Flint said at a press conference that the two remaining […]

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4 d. ago Wizz Air celebrates 9 million passengers milestone in Cyprus

Wizz Air celebrates 9 million passengers milestone in Cyprus  Routesonline

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4 d. ago Israel will begin negotiations on next phase of Gaza ceasefire

Israel will begin indirect negotiations with the Palestinian militant group Hamas on the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire deal this week and it demands a complete demilitarisation of the enclave, Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said on Tuesday. Negotiations for the second phase of the deal were supposed to start on February 2 but Qatar, […]

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5 d. ago Boeing’s Air Force One programme could be delayed until 2029, or later, senior official says

The Air Force One programme may be further delayed until 2029 or years later, a senior administration official said, citing supply chain issues and changing requirements, after the White House highlighted delays in the project over the weekend. The delays are frustrating, but not much can be done to speed delivery, the official told Reuters, […]

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5 d. ago TotalEnergies, ENI Sign Agreement With Cyprus, Egypt On Block 6 Gas Export

TotalEnergies, ENI Sign Agreement With Cyprus, Egypt On Block 6 Gas Export -February 17, 2025 at 10:22 am EST  Marketscreener.com

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5 d. ago Η ημέρα που γεννήθηκε ο Air Τζόρνταν, το θρυλικό «23» και τα μεγάλα ρεκόρ του

Ο Μάικλ Τζέφρι Τζόρνταν έγινε σήμερα 62 χρονών. Ο «Air», ένας από τους σημαντικότερους αθλητές στην Ιστορία, από αυτούς που ξεπερνούν το άθλημά τους και αναγνωρίζονται καθολικά, γεννήθηκε μία ημέρα σαν σήμερα, στις 17 Φεβρουαρίου 1963, σε μία κλινική του Μπρούκλιν, αλλάζοντας με την παρουσία του στα παρκέ του ΝΒΑ, τα δεδομένα του μπάσκετ, για […]

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5 d. ago Greece to build escape port on Santorini as quakes continue, says minister

Greece will soon set up an evacuation port on the island of Santorini to facilitate the safe escape of people in case a bigger quake hits the popular tourist destination, a Greek minister said on Monday. Santorini, a volcanic island in the Aegean Sea, has been shaken by tens of thousands of mild quakes since […]

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5 d. ago Eni signs agreement with Egypt and Cyprus to export gas from island's Block 6

Eni signs agreement with Egypt and Cyprus to export gas from island's Block 6 -February 17, 2025 at 06:19 am EST  Marketscreener.com

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last month US Air Force looks to upgrade Cyprus airbase as humanitarian staging post for the Middle East

US Air Force looks to upgrade Cyprus airbase as humanitarian staging post for the Middle East  Voice of America

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