12 h. ago NCAA: Ο Αβδάλας αναδείχθηκε Rookie of the Week στην περιφέρειά του

Ο Νεοκλής Αβδάλας αναδείχθηκε κορυφαίος πρωτοεμφανιζόμενος της περιφέρειάς του (ακτή Ατλαντικού) στο NCAA για δεύτερη φορά στη σεζόν. Στις 10 Νοεμβρίου είχε μοιραστεί το ίδιο βραβείο με τον Κέιλεμπ Γουίλσον από το Νορθ Καρολάινα. Την περασμένη εβδομάδα (8-14/12) ο Νίο (σ.σ. όπως τον αποκαλούν στο NCAA) έκανε το δεύτερο παιχνίδι 30 πόντων της σεζόν απέναντι στο Γουέστερν Καρολάινα, βάζοντας 24 πόντους στο […]

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20 h. ago Strike by doctors in England to go ahead after rejecting government’s offer

Doctors in England voted to reject the government’s latest offer on working conditions, the British Medical Association union said on Monday, confirming that a five-day strike planned for this week would go ahead. The doctors’ union – which represents the so-called resident doctors who make up nearly half of the medical workforce – will stage […]

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21 h. ago Ukraine peace talks stretch into second day at start of pivotal week for Europe

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy resumed talks with U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoys in Berlin on Monday, after the U.S. side said a “lot of progress” had been made on ending Europe’s deadliest conflict since World War Two. Zelenskiy again met U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner after five hours of talks on […]

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51 h. ago Our View: Time for president to stop relentless grandstanding

President Nikos Christodoulides came up with another proposal in an interview with Politico last week. He said that if Turkey agreed to the Cyprus Republic joining Partnership for Peace (PfP), the waiting room for Nato membership, Cyprus would by stages lift the obstacles to a closer cooperation between the EU and Turkey. “We could imagine […]

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53 h. ago Millions exit and enter EU job market despite steady headline data

Eurostat reported this week that millions of people across the EU moved between employment, unemployment and inactivity between the second and third quarters of 2025, offering a clearer picture of the scale and direction of labour market flows at a time of relative macroeconomic stability. Eurostat said that “3.1 million unemployed people in the EU […]

Economics

66 h. ago ‘These cows have seen it all’: beasts centre stage in new documentary

Cyprus’ cows stepped into the spotlight earlier this week with the first screening of The World Shrinks at the Pantheon Cinema in Nicosia. The documentary tells the story of the Cypriot cow, a humble yet heroic animal that has been ploughing the island’s fields and keeping farmers company for centuries. Using archaeology, history, genetics, and […]

Politics

3 d. ago Still no deal on European fighter jets after ministerial talks, sources say

Defence ministers from Germany, France and Spain have pushed discussions on a troubled European fighter jets project towards government leaders meeting next week after inconclusive talks in Berlin, people briefed on the matter said. Boris Pistorius of Germany, Catherine Vautrin of France and Spain’s Margarita Robles met in Berlin on Thursday to discuss the fate […]

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3 d. ago Cyprus and UK deepen cooperation on defence and advanced technology

Cyprus and the United Kingdom moved to deepen cooperation in defence and advanced technologies this week, as the first Cyprus-UK Defence Industry Day was held in London, marking what organisers described to Cyprus News Agency as an upgrade in bilateral ties in a high-priority sector. Hosted by the High Commission of Cyprus, the event brought […]

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4 d. ago Island Oil strengthens fleet with bunkering vessel, expands commercial team

Limassol-based Island Oil Holdings this week announced the acquisition of its newly purchased bunkering vessel, Ruby, which has now officially joined the company’s fleet in Cyprus. Ruby, a vessel specialised in bunkering and the sister ship to Island Oil’s Astraia, enhances the company’s operational flexibility and capacity to serve marine fuel clients, according to the […]

Sport

4 d. ago Parents’ association ‘indignant’ over planned teachers’ strike

The primary school parents’ association on Friday expressed its “strong satisfaction and indignation” after primary school teachers’ trade union Poed had announced its intention to go on strike next week over the government’s planned reforms to the ways in which teachers are evaluated. It as such demanded an “immediate” meeting with Education Minister Athena Michaelidou, […]

Society

4 d. ago NCAA: Με 30άρα του Αβδάλα το Βιρτζίνια Τεκ επικράτησε του Γουέστερν Καρολάινα! (ΒΙΝΤΕΟ)

Το Βιρτζίνια Τεκ του Νεοκλή Αβδάλα επικράτησε 96-74 του Γουέστερν Καρολάινα φτάνοντας το 9-2 στη σεζόν του NCAA. Ο Έλληνας διεθνής με τις Εθνικές νέων ήταν καθοριστικός αφού πέτυχε 30 πόντους (6/9 δίποντα, 4/8 τρίποντα, 6/8 βολές) σε 33 λεπτά συμμετοχής. Πέρα από το σκορ, ο Αβδάλας είχε ακόμη 3 ριμπάουντ, 2 ασίστ, 1 κλέψιμο και […]

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4 d. ago Trump plan to require social media handles from travellers sparks pushback

A US travel association, a top Democrat, and would-be travellers from Europe and Australia are bristling at President Donald Trump’s new plan to require Europeans and other visitors using the visa waiver program to provide social media handles used over the past five years. The change, announced in a US government notice this week and […]

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4 d. ago British bases police turn to UK expertise in policing Cypriot football matches

Officers from the British bases police spent a week in London with the metropolitan police’s public order and football policing unit to strengthen crowd control tactics at Cypriot matches held on the bases, the force said on Thursday. The visit comes as the island continues to struggle with incidents of hooliganism, and as thousands of […]

Sport

5 d. ago Cyprus real estate agents call for transparency and equal treatment

The Cyprus Real Estate Agents Association (Skek), which operates under the umbrella of the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Keve), released a statement this week addressed to the House, outlining its efforts to amend the regulation of the profession. Specifically, it urged the House internal affairs committee to “immediately examine and vote on a […]

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5 d. ago Deputy minister urges collective planning for tourism future

Cyprus is stepping up efforts to strengthen the overall quality of its tourism offering as the sector prepares for a new phase of development, Deputy Minister of Tourism Kostas Koumis told travel agents in Nicosia. Addressing this week’s annual meeting of the Association of Travel and Tourism Agents of Cyprus (Actta), Koumis said the year […]

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6 d. ago Cyprus airports see summer peak in August as air travel surges across EU

Cyprus air travel saw significant monthly passenger traffic throughout the summer of 2025, according to data on air transport published by Eurostat this week. The report showed that the total number of passengers travelling by air across the European Union surged by 8.3 per cent in 2024 compared with the previous year. Specifically, the total […]

Transport

6 d. ago Cyprus businesses urge government to accelerate modernisation

Cyprus’ business community urged the government this week to accelerate economic modernisation, as the Cyprus chamber of commerce and industry (Keve) outlined a wide set of proposals at its 98th annual General Assembly, attended by President Nikos Christodoulides. Keve’s president Stavros Stavrou said Cyprus is navigating “a period of intense upheaval”, referring to the war […]

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7 d. ago Trump slams EU over ‘nasty’ €120M fine on Musk’s X: ‘Europe is going in bad directions’

President Donald Trump called a fine imposed on Elon Musk’s social media company X by European Union tech regulators “a nasty one” and said he did not understand how they could justify the move. X was fined 120 million euros ($140 million) by EU tech regulators last week for breaching online content rules. “Europe is […]

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8 d. ago Netflix in exclusive talks to buy Warner Bros Discovery assets, source says

Netflix is in exclusive talks to buy Warner Bros Discovery’s film and television studios along with its streaming assets after offering $28 per share, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said. The parent of HBO, which has been exploring strategic options, received a second round of bids this week after Netflix, Paramount Skydance […]

Events

8 d. ago Gold flat as Treasury yields counter soft dollar ahead of key US data

Gold prices were broadly flat on Friday, as higher U.S. Treasury yields offset support from a weaker dollar, while investors awaited key inflation data for signals on the Federal Reserve’s policy path ahead of its meeting next week. Spot gold held its ground at $4,215.92 per ounce, as of 0524 GMT, and was on track […]

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