The Bank of Cyprus on Monday announced a new reward programme for borrowers who have maintained timely payments on their home loans. According to a statement from the bank, the initiative aims to recognise and support borrowers who have been consistent in their repayment schedules, particularly in light of previous interest rate hikes by the […]
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The middle class haven welcomes revellers to the leafy grounds of Cornbury Park Estate
The Federal Reserve issues its latest snapshot of consumer borrowing on Wednesday. The Labor Department releases its weekly tally of unemployment benefits claims on Thursday. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac on Thursday delivers its weekly snapshot of home loan rates.
Last week's Federal Reserve policy meeting paved the way for an expected rate cut in September, the first since the Fed began steadily raising its benchmark rate in 2022.
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Both teams look to bounce back from defeats to wrap up US tours
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer convened an emergency COBRA meeting after riots broke out in several cities, targeting mosques and asylum seekers due to false online claims. Starmer condemned the violence and promised strict legal action. The Home Office announced heightened security for places of worship. Hundreds were arrested as the police confronted the mobs.
Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has resigned and fled the country after weeks of student-led protests against government nepotism, corruption and repression. The demonstrations have been met with lethal police force, resulting in over 300 deaths. Hasina, the daughter of Bangladesh’s first president, had led the country since 2009. Though the protests were initially focused on nepotism in the quota system for government jobs, the violent crackdown expanded protesters’ demands, including calling for Hasina’s ouster. Читать дальше...
Recent excavations at the Shimao site in Shaanxi, China, have revealed one of the earliest and, so far, largest bone needle workshops ever discovered. The research published in the Journal of Anthropological Archaeology by Hua Wang and colleagues provides valuable insights into craft specialization and early state formation in China during the transition from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age (ca. 2nd millennium BCE).
Anyone whipping up violence online will face the full force of the law, the prime minister's spokesman has warned, after Elon Musk said "civil war is inevitable" following days of rioting in the UK.
Isabelle Bonnici at the launch of the new helpline Photo: Jonathan Borg
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. We need to prepare for ‘addictive intelligence’ —By Robert Mahari, a joint JD-PhD candidate at the MIT Media Lab and Harvard Law School whose work focuses on computational law, and Pat Pataranutaporn, a…
A report says Nvidia’s new Blackwell chip could be delayed by months, but one analyst says that could actually help gross margins.
Cyber security firm says liability for botched IT update that grounded flights was capped in ‘single-digit millions’
The stepfather had stumbled upon a clandestine meeting arrangement between the ex-BBC broadcaster and his stepson
Customer who was shocked by £2.20 for a tea spent 75p to mail a hand-written letter of complaint.
As part of this new partnership, Snorkel will provide their extensive product range along with knowledge and support while TIL will leverage its wide network of customers within India, Nepal and Bhutan to provide high-quality aerial work platforms, tele handlers and material lifts.
CM Bhupendra Patel spoke with collectors of Navsari and Valsad districts, directing them to shift residents of low-lying areas to safer places
Taxes on the extraction and export of oil and gas condensate brought $93.64 bln the budget in seven months
Japan’s defense minister has held talks with senior officials in Cambodia, a top ally of China, as he begins a Southeast Asian trip that will also take him to Vietnam, whose relations with Beijing are complicated by maritime disputes. Japan has historically maintained warm relations with Cambodia, but its influence is minor compared to that of China, which is Tokyo’s biggest geopolitical rival in Asia. Tokyo is disturbed by China’s aggressive maritime claims, as are several Southeast Asian nations... Читать дальше...
Europe, Asia and Wall Street have all suffered big falls after US economy data spooked investors
