ADVERTISEMENT Talks to secure a Global Plastics Treaty are restarting in Geneva on Tuesday (5 August), with negotiators striving to break a deadlock that prevented a deal last year. Over the next fortnight, national delegations need to reach a unilateral consensus on many critical issues in order to create a legally binding international agreement on plastic pollution. The second part of the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5.2) follows the collapse of talks in Bhusan, South Korea in December last year. As awareness about the plastics crisis – and its devastating environmental and health dimensions – grows, momentum…
Author: CYPRUS EYE
Read More
With back-to-school just around the corner, now is the perfect time to shop for backpacks, coats and other fall must-haves. And if you can get a deal on those things, all the better. Right now, Patagonia is offering up to 40% off nearly 900 items for men, women and kids. The retailer is also offering free shipping on order over $99. To help you shop, we scoured Patagonia’s once-a-season sale and zeroed in on the top deals. Every item below has at least a 4-star average rating and is at least 20% off. Selected.Our top picks Best kids’ backpack deal…
Key takeawaysCayman Islands: No income, capital gains or corporate tax — ideal for crypto traders and funds. UAE: Zero tax on all crypto activity across all emirates, plus strong regulatory clarity. El Salvador: Bitcoin is legal tender with full tax exemption and growing national adoption. Germany: Hold crypto for 12+ months and pay zero tax — rare for an EU country. Portugal: Long-term crypto gains remain tax-free; the NHR program boosts expat benefits. Tax-free countries for crypto investors in 2025As crypto adoption explodes, so does the scrutiny from tax authorities. However, not every country is clamping down. In fact, a…
3 August 2025, 13:00 It was published 3dk, 40sn 17 Prime minister Ünal ÜSTELThe Greek Cypriot Greek Administration (GCR) provided a harshly to other countries, providing other countries as a military base, and the statements of Nikos Christodulidis, the GDC leader Nikos Hristodulidis. Prime Minister Üsel, in his written statement, emphasizing that such steps that directly threaten the security on the island are unacceptable, “The will of the Turkish Cypriot people is essential, our state is indispensable, our sovereignty is indisputable”. Masles pointed out that Israel’s aggressive policies in the region increase the instability in the Eastern Mediterranean, while in…
Apartment buildings in flames and clouds of smoke over the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv: Almost every day, Russia attacks the country with drones and rockets. In response, Ukraine is defending itself, including by striking targets deeper inside Russia. It’s quite possible that in these long-distance attacks, drones produced with Germanfunds are being used. “This is the beginning of a new form of military-industrial cooperation between our countries, one that has great potential,” German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said in late Maywhen Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Berlin. The two countries’ defense ministries signed an agreement back then: Germany would finance long-range weapons…
Recent graduates looking to enter an increasingly shaky labor market are painting a dire picture of their job search: “A black hole,” one said. “I’m disheartened,” said another. “I almost feel like it wasn’t worth going to school,” said a third. NBC News asked people who recently finished technical school, college or graduate school how their job application process was going, and in more than 100 responses, the graduates described months spent searching for a job, hundreds of applications and zero responses from employers — even with degrees once thought to be in high demand, like computer science or engineering.…
Before New York City mayoral primary winner Zohran Mamdani made a splash, another big-city Democratic mayoral candidate with progressive bona fides unexpectedly burst onto the national political scene. Two years later, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s tenure has captured so much negative attention (dubbed “America’s Worst Mayor” by The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board) that Mamdani’s campaign has taken note. Mamdani’s camp is tracking Johnson’s challenges and trying to avoid repeating Second City missteps, according to a person close to both Mamdani’s and Johnson’s teams. Johnson isn’t the only progressive major-city mayor in the country, and his troubles wouldn’t automatically translate…
‘Chokepoint 3.0’ Has Arrived? a16z Warns of Anti-Crypto Bank TacticsThis tactic could strangle competition by making it more costly for users to transfer funds to alternative platforms, a16z’s general partner argued. Aug 2, 2025, 6:00 p.m. Big banks are making it harder and more expensive for consumers to use fintech and crypto apps, which amounts to what could be seen as “Operation Chokepoint 3.0.” That’s according to Alex Rampell, General Partner at venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). In its latest fintech newsletter, Rampell pointed to traditional financial institutions charging high fees to access account data or move money, particularly to…
Top Stories of The WeekSEC Chair Aktins calls to ‘reshore crypto’ as companies move back to the USCrypto companies are beginning to return to the United States as top officials signal a shift toward friendlier regulation and domestic growth. In a Thursday speech at the America First Policy Institute, SEC Chair Paul Atkins called on the country to “reshore the crypto businesses that fled,” reinforcing a broader effort by the administration of President Donald Trump to position the US as a global hub for digital assets. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Friday that the US has entered the “golden…
WASHINGTON — Products imported to the U.S. from Brazil — including almost a third of the supply relied on every day by America’s coffee drinkers — are subject to a 50% tariff beginning Friday, not because of Brazil’s trade policies, but because of President Donald Trump’s relationship with the country’s former strongman president Jair Bolsonaro, and because of the actions of one of the justices of Brazil’s supreme court. Trump typically justifies his tariffs by pointing to the U.S. trade deficit and saying that other nations are taking advantage of the United States. Many economists disagree with his view, but…