72 m. ago Cyprus building permits fall but value rises to €361.5 million

The Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat) on Friday announced a reduction of 1.9 per cent in the number of building permits issued during March 2025, when compared to the same month last year. A total of 572 building permits were authorised in March 2025, down from 583 in March 2024. The total value of these permits […]

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3 h. ago Cyprus’ digital habits rank among the EU’s strongest in 2024

Cyprus emerged as one of the EU’s most active countries for online cultural engagement in 2024, with 94 per cent of internet users watching TV or videos online.   This placed the island just behind the Netherlands and Finland, which topped the list at 96 per cent each, according to Eurostat revealed this week.   By contrast, […]

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4 h. ago Pakistan says armed men kidnap, kill nine bus passengers in restive province

Authorities retrieved from Pakistan’s mountains the bullet-ridden bodies of nine passengers kidnapped by armed men in a spate of bus attacks in the troubled southwestern province of Balochistan, officials said on Friday. There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but Baloch separatists, agitating for a greater share of resources, have figured in similar past killings […]

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25 h. ago Ctrl+Alt+Delicious: Gastronomy in Dubai to get a software update

In Dubai, your dinner might soon come with a side of source code. WOOHOO, a restaurant that bills itself as “dining in the future”, is set to open in September in central Dubai, a stone’s throw from the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa. Food at WOOHOO will be assembled by humans, for now, but […]

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30 h. ago Russia’s attack on Kyiv kills two as US resumes arms deliveries to Ukraine

Russian drones and missiles bore down on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv early on Thursday, with officials reporting two deaths, 13 injured and fires in apartment and non-residential buildings as Washington resumed weapons delivery tothe war-torn country. It was also the latest in Russia’s escalating attacks with hundreds of drones and missiles straining Ukrainian air […]

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34 h. ago Jet2 shares fall as 2026 outlook withheld amid booking delays

British low-cost airline and travel firm Jet2 (JET2.L) said it was premature to give a forecast for fiscal year 2026 as later bookings and global uncertainty clouded visibility into future business, sending shares sharply lower on Wednesday. The global travel and leisure sector is operating against the backdrop of geopolitical disruptions and inflationary cost pressures, […]

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51 h. ago XRP vs Litecoin: Which ETF will be approved first? Here’s why the market is more interested in Little Pepe’s (LILPEPE) Layer

As excitement builds around the second half of the year, market analysts have raised the odds of approval for XRP and Litecoin ETFs to 95%, signaling what many are calling “altcoin ETF summer.” With final decisions expected in the second half of 2025, traders are buzzing about which token, XRP or LTC, will be the […]

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68 h. ago Green awards in Limassol highlight growing environmental culture

Green Key and Green Offices certifications do more than reward good behaviour,” environment commissioner Antonia Theodosiou said on Tuesday during the Green Awards ceremony in Limassol. “They build a strong culture of environmental responsibility,” she added. The ceremony, organised by CYMEPA as the national coordinator of the programmes, recognised 42 hotels, five restaurants, and three […]

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69 h. ago Best bet before August: This DeFi innovator could overtake XRP (XRP)’s returns

As XRP continues to face regulatory delays and limited ecosystem expansion, a growing number of crypto investors are pivoting to utility-first DeFi platforms. One name quietly building momentum is Mutuum Finance (MUTM), a decentralized lending protocol that’s redefining how users earn, borrow, and stake within a fully non-custodial system. Now priced at just $0.03 in […]

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2 d. ago Two crew dead, at least two wounded in attack on Greek vessel in Red Sea

Two crew members of the Liberian-flagged, Greek-operated bulk carrier Eternity C were killed in a drone and speedboat attack off Yemen on Monday evening, Liberia’s shipping delegation told a meeting of the International Maritime Organisation on Tuesday. The deaths on the vessel, the first involving shipping in the Red Sea since June 2024, bring the […]

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3 d. ago Blaze at Cairo telecommunications building kills four, disrupts internet, phone

Four workers were killed and at least 22 others were injured in a fire that broke out on Monday at a key data centre in Cairo, Hossam Abdel Ghaffar, the spokesperson at Egypt’s Health Ministry, told Reuters on Tuesday. The blaze at a Telecom Egypt facility, which state TV said was contained on Monday, caused […]

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3 d. ago Hopes fade for missing Texas flood victims as death toll hovers around 100

Search teams plodded through muddy riverbanks and flew aircraft over flood-ravaged central Texas on Monday as hopes dimmed of finding survivors among dozens still missing from a disaster that has claimed at least 96 lives, many of them children. Three days after a torrential predawn downpour transformed the Guadalupe River into a raging, killer torrent, […]

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3 d. ago One killed, dozens wounded in Russian strikes on Kharkiv in Ukraine

At least one person was killed and 71 wounded in Russian drone attacks on the northeast Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, officials said on Monday, and President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called for more support from Kyiv’s allies. One person was also killed in a drone attack on the southern city of Odesa and at least 20 were […]

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4 d. ago Mushroom murderer: Erin Patterson guilty in gruesome family lunch killings

An Australian woman was on Monday convicted of murdering three elderly relatives of her estranged husband with a meal laced with poisonous mushrooms, and attempting to murder a fourth, in a case that gripped the country. Erin Patterson, 50, was charged with the murders of her mother-in-law Gail Patterson, father-in-law Donald Patterson and Gail’s sister, […]

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4 d. ago UK homebuilding returns to growth but commercial sector slumps

The downturn in Britain’s construction industry abated slightly in June as homebuilding returned to growth, but commercial building activity tumbled thanks to mounting worries about the economy, a survey has shown. The S&P Global UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index rose to 48.8 from 47.9 in May, a six-month high but still below the 50 threshold […]

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5 d. ago Best Crypto to buy this summer: Mutuum Finance (MUTM) at $0.03 could outrun Ethereum (ETH)’s 2025 rally

Ethereum (ETH) might be gearing up for a steady 50–70% run next year, but an increasing number of experienced investors are shifting their focus toward smaller, underpriced projects with stronger risk-reward setups. One name quietly building serious momentum is Mutuum Finance (MUTM), a decentralized lending protocol now in Phase 5 of its presale at just […]

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6 d. ago Australian authorities condemn arson attack on Melbourne synagogue

Australian authorities on Saturday condemned what they said was an arson attack on a Melbourne synagogue with worshippers in the building, the latest in a spate of incidents against the nation’s Jewish community. The fire at the entrance to the synagogue in the east of Victoria’s state capital was sparked on Friday night, police said […]

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6 d. ago At least 24 dead in Texas flash flooding; two dozen young campers missing

Torrential rains unleashed flash floods along the Guadalupe River in Texas on Friday, killing at least 24 people as rescue teams scrambled to save dozens of victims trapped by high water or reported missing in the disaster, local officials said. Among the missing were 23 to 25 people listed as unaccounted for at an all-girls […]

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6 d. ago Employers urge halt to planned transport strike over driver shortage

Cyprus’ leading business group has sounded the alarm over a planned strike by Class A transport workers, warning that the walkout could disrupt supply chains and damage the fragile economy. The strike is set for Monday, July 7. The Cyprus federation of employers and industrialists (OEV) has called it a “disproportionate measure” and is appealing […]

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