11 h. ago As Bitcoin (BTC) eyes $145K, Mutuum Finance (MUTM) presale phase 5 nears completion, just 32% of tokens remain at $0.03

Bitcoin (BTC) traded at $108,054, up 2.2% last week, with a $2.07T market cap, eyeing a $145K target. Driven by $769.5M in weekly ETF inflows and a golden cross on the daily chart, analysts predict a 1.3x rally, supported by Texas’s $1B BTC reserve and 730K active addresses. A Fear & Greed Index at 66 […]

Economics

38 h. ago Shiva Ramnarine’s Mobius platform removes human bias from financial approval processes

Organizations worldwide lose significant portions of their non-labor spending annually due to biased procurement decisions and vendor manipulation. Financial executive Shiva Ramnarine has developed a digital platform through Mobius Consulting that addresses this costly problem. His innovation? A complete restructuring of how organizations approve spending decisions, targeting the psychological blind spots that cost millions. “Instead […]

Politics

46 h. ago Holiday apartments in Protaras with panoramic sea views, just five minutes from the beach

Luxury apartments with sea views and an impressive pool, only five minutes from the most beautiful beaches in Protaras. Have you been dreaming of waking up to panoramic sea views and spending your days on some of Cyprus’s finest Blue Flag beaches? Owning a holiday home in Protaras – a destination that continues to grow […]

Society

62 h. ago Greece suspends asylum applications for migrants from North Africa

Greece will stop processing asylum applications from people coming from North Africa for three months after a rise in arrivals on the island of Crete, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Wednesday. Sea arrivals from northeastern Libya of migrants trying to cross to Europe through Greece’s southern islands of Crete and Gavdos have surged to […]

Events

65 h. ago Aykut’s trial postponed pending examination of detention conditions

A request was submitted on Wednesday at the Nicosia criminal court to change the conditions in which Israeli property developer Simon Aykut, accused of developing and selling property on Greek Cypriot land in the north, is being held, after which the defendant’s health would be finally examined. Defence attorney Christos Triantafyllides told the court that […]

Politics

66 h. ago Russia attacks Ukraine with 700 drones after Trump vows to send more weapons

Russia targeted Ukraine with a record 728 drones overnight, shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump pledged to send more defensive weapons to Kyiv and aimed unusually direct criticism at Russian President Vladimir Putin. Ukrainian air defence units destroyed almost all the drones, including through electronic jamming systems, Ukraine’s air force said on the Telegram messaging […]

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3 d. ago Validity of land registry records questioned at Aykut hearing

The validity of records of property ownership in northern Cyprus prior to 1974 in the hands of the land registry was called into question during Tuesday’s hearing of the trial of Israeli property developer Simon Aykut, accused of developing and selling €43 million worth of property on Greek Cypriot land in the north. Defence lawyer […]

Sport

3 d. ago Army service a ‘special honour’ minister tells new conscripts

Serving in the national guard is a “special honour”, Defence Minister Vassilis Palmas told new conscripts on Tuesday as he visited the Sergeant Lazaros Georgiou camp in Larnaca where teens were reporting for duty. The minister expressed satisfaction with the “truly impeccable process” of assigning the new recruits a position.” The enlistment process began on […]

Politics

4 d. ago Cobolli brings flair to Wimbledon as Italian surge gathers steam

Flavio Cobolli marched into the Wimbledon quarter-finals on Monday, leading a dashing Italian advance by snuffing out the once-lethal Marin Cilic in a statement win that lit up a sunny but breezy Court Two. Wielding his bright orange racket like a fluorescent sabre, the 23-year-old carved through the Croatian’s defences to win 6-4 6-4 6-7(4) […]

Sport

4 d. ago Istanbul mayor’s jailed lawyer denounces ‘fabricated’ charges

The lawyer for Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, who like the mayor is in jail under an expanding crackdown on Turkey’s opposition, told Reuters on Monday he faces “entirely fabricated” charges meant to criminalise the right to a legal defence. Mehmet Pehlivan, who had already been detained for a day in March, has been held since […]

Events

5 d. ago Rate cut windfall for VTB may fund Russia’s state defence sector

Every 1 per cent cut in central bank interest rates gives Russia’s VTB Bank an extra 20 billion roubles ($250 million) in net profit, CFO Dmitry Pyanov told Reuters, which benefits the government as the state-owned lender plans to distribute 50 per cent of its profits via dividends – half of it to the state. […]

Politics

7 d. ago Trump, Zelenskiy discuss weapons and escalating Russian strikes

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he discussed air defences in a conversation with US President Donald Trump on Friday, and agreed to work on increasing Kyiv’s capability to “defend the sky” as Russian attacks escalate. He added in a message on Telegram that he discussed joint defence production, as well as joint purchases and investments […]

Events

7 d. ago Aristotelous’ dismissal in gazette, Elia stands in for three more weeks

The termination of the duties of central prisons director Anna Aristotelous as acting permanent secretary of the defence ministry as of June 25 was published on Friday in the official gazette. Also published in the gazette was the appointment of interior ministry permanent secretary Elikkos Elia to the post of acting defence ministry permanent secretary, […]

Politics

7 d. ago Russia waging chemical war in Ukraine, Dutch and German intel reveals

Dutch and German intelligence agencies have gathered evidence of widespread Russian use of banned chemical weapons in Ukraine, including dropping a choking agent from drones to drive soldiers out of trenches so they can be shot, they said on Friday. Dutch Defence Minister Ruben Brekelmans called for tougher sanctions against Moscow. “The main conclusion is […]

Events

8 d. ago Syllouris ‘authorised’ by former president to represent Cyprus overseas, court hears

The defence in the ‘golden passports’ trial sought on Thursday to stun a prosecution witness by presenting him with a document purporting to show that former House president Demetri Syllouris had direct authorisation from ex-president Nicos Anastasiades to represent Cyprus as an investment destination in events held overseas. The document was presented by Chris Triantafyllides, […]

Politics

9 d. ago Government defends Nicosia spending, denies accusations of unjust distribution of funds

Following critical statements by the municipalities of Strovolos and Lakatamia, the government has rejected accusations of unfairly allocating funds from its €1 billion development scheme, denying claims of favouritism toward Nicosia’s city centre. Responding to the “unfounded claims made by the municipality of Strovolos”, the government said it had allocated funds for an energy upgrade […]

Politics

1 week ago Feud deepens as Trump targets Musk’s federal funding amid renewed spending bill clash

U.S. President Donald Trump suggested on Tuesday that the government efficiency department should take a look at the subsidies that Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s companies have received in order to save money. Trump’s comments come after Musk, the world’s richest man, renewed his criticism on Monday of Trump’s sweeping tax-cut and spending bill, vowing to […]

Politics

1 week ago Alcaraz survives scare, Sabalenka serene, but others feel the heat

Carlos Alcaraz survived Wimbledon’s hottest-ever opening day although the Spaniard was far from his sizzling best as he began his quest for a hat-trick of titles with a big scare against Fabio Fognini at the All England Club on Monday. With air temperatures soaring to 32 degrees Celsius, Alcaraz needed more than four hours to […]

Events

1 week ago Alcaraz survives Fognini scare to begin Wimbledon defence with win

Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz blew hot and cold on a blazing Monday at Wimbledon but the Spaniard survived a massive scare to beat dangerous Italian Fabio Fognini 7-5 6-7(5) 7-5 2-6 6-1 and reach the second round. Alcaraz, bidding to become only the fifth man since tennis turned professional in 1968 to win three consecutive […]

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1 week ago Russia eyes defense cuts as FM Lavrov predicts NATO may implode under budget strain

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday that Moscow planned to cut its defence spending, but that he thought a decision by NATO members to increase their own defence spending could ultimately lead to the alliance’s collapse. NATO leaders on Wednesday backed a big increase in defence spending that U.S. President Donald Trump had […]

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