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AI and its impact on entry-level jobs

By Maria Demertzis The familiar debate asks whether AI will destroy jobs or create new ones. While we await the outcome, the most alarming labour-market effect of artificial intelligence so far is that it is making too many young people unemployable.  The latest edition of the Stanford Human-Centred Artificial Intelligence (HAI) index shows that AI is beginning to destroy entry-level jobs, those jobs […]

13.07.2026 07:30

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SpaceX and AI startup wealth fuels demand for private jets

Aviation lawyer Amanda Applegate skipped ​her annual vacation last month as a surge of wealth from AI startups and SpaceX (SPCX.O) sent a wave of tech investors shopping for private jets, burying her in ‌paperwork for aircraft-purchase agreements. The Cleveland-based attorney attributed the rush to a handful of major “liquidity events” in the tech industry. […]

13.07.2026 07:00

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Crypto firms prepare defenses as quantum threat to encryption draws nearer

The cryptocurrency industry is starting to prepare for the threat of quantum computing as recent advances fuel concerns that the technology could soon be able to crack the cryptography that protects transactions ​and digital wallets. Quantum computers can solve complex mathematical problems much faster than today’s sophisticated computers, and could be used to unscramble conventional […]

13.07.2026 06:30

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Amazon to start initial Leo internet service this year as network nears 400 satellites

Amazon (AMZN.O) expects to roll out initial internet service with its Leo broadband satellite ​network later this year after the company’s latest launch put the orbiting constellation’s satellite count over 390, according to a ‌company executive. Amazon’s latest batch of 29 satellites lifted off from Florida early on July 2 aboard an Atlas V rocket […]

13.07.2026 06:20

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Rising construction costs and delays spark calls for immediate labour reforms

Cyprus’ Scientific and Technical Chamber (Etek) has called for immediate measures to tackle severe labour shortages in the construction sector during a meeting with the labour minister, warning that the problem is delaying projects, increasing building costs and making affordable housing more difficult to deliver. According to an announcement issued by Etek, the meeting with […]

13.07.2026 05:30

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The illusion of a safe pause and Holguin’s wake-up call

For nearly a decade since Crans-Montana, Greek Cypriot leaders have operated under the illusion of a risk-free status quo. However, UN envoy María Angela Holguin has shattered this complacency, warning that treating the stalemate as a safe haven is now a fatal miscalculation. Encircled by escalating Middle Eastern conflicts, Cyprus can no longer pretend to […]

13.07.2026 04:24

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Sinner beats Zverev to retain title after marathon battle

Jannik Sinner retained his Wimbledon title by beating Alexander Zverev 6-7(7) 7-6(2) 6-3 6-4 in the final on Sunday to claim his fifth Grand Slam crown and extend his dominance over the German to 10 straight victories. The win placed Sinner in rare company as the 10th man in the professional era to successfully defend […]

12.07.2026 22:11

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Ukraine’s Zelenskiy dismisses Prime Minister Svyrydenko after only a year

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday he planned to replace Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko after only a year in office, triggering the resignation of the government. Zelenskiy did not specify who he would ask to lead the government or what Svyrydenko’s new position would be, but added that there would also be changes among […]

12.07.2026 18:24

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The Brexit decade: the gap between expectations and reality

The 2016 referendum on the UK’s departure from the EU is widely considered to be a milestone event. The purpose of this article is to assess its multi-level impact, considering that a decade of data now allows economists to replace speculative forecasts with actual empirical indicators. The UK economy in 2016 presented a generally satisfactory […]

12.07.2026 18:19

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Kombos to raise Turkish natural gas pipeline agreement at EU meeting

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos will raise the issue of the agreement signed by Turkey and the Turkish Cypriot authorities which foresees the construction of a natural gas pipeline between Turkey and Cyprus at Monday’s meeting of European Union foreign ministers in Brussels, his ministry said on Sunday. The ministry said that Kombos will “denounce Turkey […]

12.07.2026 18:01

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Police believe Yeri car park fire was arson

The police on Sunday said investigators believe that a fire which broke out in a car park in the Nicosia district village in Yeri may have been started intentionally. According to the police, the fire broke out at 4.15pm on Saturday and “completely destroyed” two cars, while fire brigade spokesman Andreas Kettis said that a […]

12.07.2026 17:14

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24kg of cannabis products intercepted at Larnaca airport – two arrested

A total of 24 kilograms’ worth of various cannabis-based products were found and intercepted by officers from the customs department and the police in a shipment of packages which arrived at Larnaca airport, the customs department said on Sunday. The two packages had arrived from “another European Union member state”, with the department saying that […]

12.07.2026 17:10

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Police investigating Limassol hit-and-run

The police on Sunday said they are investigating a hit-and-run incident which occurred in Limassol on Saturday evening. The incident reportedly took place at around 8.45pm, with a 25-year-old man being run over while attempting to cross a street in the city. According to the police, the driver of the car “continued on his way […]

12.07.2026 16:57

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Man arrested for attempting to rob bank, stealing registration plates

A 41-year-old man has been arrested after attempting to rob a bank as well as stealing registration plates in Larnaca, the police announced on Sunday. The man was arrested on Saturday, with the robberies reportedly having taken place in June. He was already in custody, after having been arrested in connection with a separate attempted […]

12.07.2026 16:54

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New Syrian parliament meets for first time in Damascus

Syria’s new parliament convened for the first time on Sunday, 19 months after rebels led by President Ahmed al-Sharaa toppled Bashar al-Assad, a milestone in the country’s political transition despite the chamber’s current limited powers. Sharaa, in a speech at parliament in Damascus, told lawmakers to “make this council a model of responsibility and competence” […]

12.07.2026 16:34

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A World Cup to remember: war minus the shooting

This week I had planned to write a carefully argued article on economics and the creation of money. After sending it to a couple of friends for comment, however, the response was distinctly lukewarm. “Interesting,” they said. “But did you watch the World Cup last night? What a game Argentina had!” So, regrettably, the economics […]

12.07.2026 16:31

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AI is already inside retail finance

There is a version of the AI-in-finance story that is almost entirely reassuring. Algorithms that make markets more accessible. Platforms that give ordinary investors tools once reserved for institutions. Personalisation that, at its best, helps people understand what they are doing and why. That version is real. And it points to the more interesting question: […]

12.07.2026 16:30

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Turkish Cypriot judiciary renews calls for judicial reform referendum

The north’s supreme court’s chief justice Bertan Ozerdag on Sunday renewed his call for a referendum to be held with a view to enacting sweeping reforms to the Turkish Cypriot judicial system, so as to allow it to operate faster and more efficiently. “The constitutional amendment aims to increase the number of supreme court judges, […]

12.07.2026 16:17

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Fitiris hopes for construction of new prison to begin by end of next year

Justice Minister Costas Firitis on Sunday said that he and the government are aiming for construction of the new central prison to begin by the end of the year. “Our goal is to create a modern prison complex which will meet security requirements, offer humane living conditions to prisoners, and at the same time, offer […]

12.07.2026 15:42

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University of Cyprus: Driving innovation, research and global education

IN AN era where universities are expected to do far more than educate students, the University of Cyprus (UCY) has emerged as a dynamic institution that combines academic excellence, internationally recognised research and meaningful societal impact. More than three decades after welcoming its first students, the country’s first public university continues to shape the future […]

12.07.2026 15:15

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F-35: why Washington’s Turkey rethink matters for Cyprus

Donald Trump’s suggestion that he is prepared to reconsider Turkey’s return to the F-35 fighter jet programme has reignited debate across the Eastern Mediterranean, raising questions over Washington’s changing view of Ankara despite the sanctions that led to Turkey’s removal from the programme in 2019. For Cyprus, however, the question is less whether Turkey eventually […]

12.07.2026 14:59

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Christodoulides announces over €60m in new health spending

President Nikos Christodoulides on Sunday announced over €60 million in new spending on health infrastructure. The funding, he said, will be spent on “the second and third phases” of the Athalassa psychiatric hospital, the creation of a new infectious diseases unit at the Nicosia general hospital, upgrades to both the intensive care unit and the […]

12.07.2026 14:29

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England to face Argentina in blockbuster semi-final

Bellingham double fires England past Norway Jude Bellingham scored twice, including the extra-time winner, as England ground out a 2-1 victory over a battling Norway side at Miami Stadium on Saturday to reach the World Cup semi-finals for the fourth time. The teams were locked up 1-1 at the end of regulation time after Andreas […]

12.07.2026 13:33

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Cyprus’ ‘little hacker’: from US extradition to a murder trial

What, you may wonder, has become of ‘the little hacker’? Joshua Polloso Epiphaniou is one of the few local criminals who are so notorious that they’re known by a nickname (for some reason, English-language media tend to refer to him as ‘the little hacker’, whereas in Greek he’s usually ‘the hacker’). Calling him a criminal, […]

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