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There should be no concerns about the health of those who live close to the Yeri metal recycling factory that was engulfed in flames on Thursday afternoon, the labour inspection ...

Police said Friday they have launched an investigation into claims that a 47-year-old man who died from Covid-19 could have been saved if he had not listened to a particular ...

U.S. forces helping to evacuate Afghans desperate to flee Taliban rule braced for more attacks on Friday following Thursday’s blast outside Kabul airport. At least 72 civilians and 13 US ...

Costlier fuel internationally after the historic lows of 2020 is pushing up electricity prices, with consumers facing a 38 per cent increase in their August bills compared to the same month last ...

The horse-trading on the reform of local government has resumed, after a brief respite. Interior minister Nicos Nouris started a round of contacts with the political parties in the hope ...

Cyprus will remain for another three weeks on the UK’s amber list for the coronavirus, under the latest travel review decided by the British government on Thursday. The changes ...

Closer ties between Cyprus and Japan, reflected in the opening by the two countries of embassies in each other’s capitals, played a catalytic part in the first ever repatriation ...

Health authorities on Thursday announced five deaths attributed to Covid-19, as the number of patients continued declining while testing yielded 254 new positives. The five decedents were four men – aged 71, 65, 47 and 84 – ...

A decision to charge everyone for PCR and rapid tests in the north has prompted protests, the Turkish Cypriot media reported on Thursday, saying authorities are under fire for backtracking ...

Suicide bombers struck the crowded gates of Kabul airport with at least two explosions on Thursday, causing a bloodbath among civilians and US troops, and bringing a catastrophic halt to ...

Students and research staff on Thursday welcomed the decision of the University of Cyprus to allow class attendance with a SafePass, but a former rector slammed it as unacceptable and ...

The health ministry is ready to administer booster shots should the cabinet give it the go ahead, with the health minister adding that further restrictions are not currently on the ...

The ambulance service responded to 39,000 calls for emergency pre-hospital treatment from the beginning of the year to the end of July, the state health services organisation (Okypy) said on Thursday. ...

Cyprus jointly ranked top amongst EU countries for the share of population who streamed TV or videos in 2020. Cyprus and the Netherlands both recorded a rate of 95 per cent, according ...

The House education committee on Wednesday called for a show of “political will” and the president’s intervention in resolving recurring issues surrounding the appointments of assistants for special needs ...

The announcement by the University of Technology (Tepak) that it would only take vaccinated and recovered students came as a bit of a surprise while the debate was still ongoing ...

No new deaths from Covid-19 were recorded over the past 24 hours, as 257 new infections were detected after 39,578 tests, a positivity rate of 0.65 per cent. According to the health ministry, 181 people ...

Twelve per cent of the Covid-19 vaccines received by the Republic went to Turkish Cypriots through the bicommunal committee on health, it was reported on Wednesday. According to the Cyprus ...

A 47-year-old man from Paphos was fined €1,000 for drunk driving, police said on Wednesday. According to police, the man was stopped by Paphos traffic police around 2.35am on Wednesday. He ...

President Nicos Anastasiades said on Wednesday the Greek Cypriot community was ready to return to the 1960 regime with Turkish Cypriots taking the positions granted to them by the constitution, suggesting ...

A 43-year-old man was remanded by Nicosia district court for six days after being arrested for the possession and distribution of child pornography, police said on Wednesday. The man was ...

Attorney general George Savvides on Wednesday gave the green light for the prosecution of three of the four people involved in the case of a fake post on social media ...

A total of 48 free rapid test sites mobile units for coronavirus will operate nationwide on Thursday, the health ministry announced, for eligible groups. Free rapid testing for the general population ...

Booster shots of the anti-Covid vaccine for the elderly and vulnerable groups are a one-way street, member of the advisory team on coronavirus Dr Petros Karayiannis said on Wednesday, suggesting ...