A fire that broke out just before midnight on Thursday in Paphos, between Kelokedara and Trachypedoula villages, is “manageable”, with residents saying last night was “nightmarish”.At 1am Trachypedoula, about 20km from Pissouri, was evacuated and the residents, assisted by civil defence, were taken to the village square for safety. They later returned home. At 5.30am … Read more
Samsung Electronics (005930.KS) said on Thursday its chairman met with the heads of Meta (META.O), Qualcomm (QCOM.O) and Amazon (AMZN.O) this week to discuss cooperation and that topics included artificial intelligence, cloud services and chips.Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg invited Jay Y. Lee to his home on Tuesday and their discussions spanned AI as well as virtual … Read more
The African National Congress (ANC) was holding last-minute talks with other parties on Thursday to thrash out a deal to form South Africa’s next government, as its secretary-general said it aimed to work with as many parties as possible. The broad parameters of a deal need to be agreed in time for the first convening … Read more
Israeli Simon Mistriel Aykut, the director of Afik Group, a property developer in the north, will remain in custody for an additional six days, as decided by the Nicosia District Court on Thursday.Aykut, 73, who holds both Israeli and Portuguese passports, faces charges related to a €1 billion development project in Trikomo on Greek Cypriot … Read more
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A 31-year-old woman was arrested at Larnaca airport with 5,879 pills and nine packets of white powder – believed to be controlled substances – in her luggage.According to the police, the woman’s luggage was opened at around 7.45pm on Wednesday during routine checks to prevent drug trafficking. The woman was arrested and will be taken … Read more
Gold’s lightning rally to successive record highs shows every sign of continuing in the second half of 2024 as the fundamental case for bullion remains firmly in place, though $3,000 per ounce looks just out of reach, traders and industry experts said.Investors have flocked in droves towards the precious metal, driven by expectations for monetary … Read more
Twenty-four companies are working to develop an avian flu vaccine for cattle, as the virus spreads among U.S. dairy herds, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told Reuters on Wednesday.Bird flu has infected 90 dairy herds across 12 states since late March, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Three dairy farm workers also have been … Read more
Firefighters were battling ‘continuous and intense’ flare-ups between the communities of Polemi and Kourdaka, fire service spokesman Andreas Kettis said on Wednesday afternoon.The fire that broke out on Tuesday near Polemi is estimated to have destroyed eight square kilometres of land, including houses and animal farms. “The flare ups are being dealt with. Ground forces … Read more
Possible disciplinary offences by state officials have been recorded in the investigation into illegal intervention in the Akamas, Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou said on Wednesday.An investigative officer is expected to be appointed to examine the potential offences. Speaking after the cabinet meeting at the presidential palace, Panayiotou told the press she briefed the ministers on … Read more