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Sunflower oil has dethroned olive oil as king of the kitchen in Spain, the world´s largest olive oil producer, as rising prices force consumers to switch to cheaper options. ...

A 31-year-old asylum seeker was arrested on Wednesday at the Limassol port for attempting to travel under false identity. The woman, originally from Congo, tried to board the ferry to ...

July was the warmest July in Cyprus’ history, the Met Department said on Wednesday, saying that many warm nights contributed to the record. According to the data, July saw a ...

Another weekend is approaching and it is going to be an eventful one. Wherever you are on the island, there is something to do this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Here ...

When Sphen, one half of the gay penguin couple whose love captivated the world, died earlier this month in Sydney his partner Magic began to sing. Gentoo penguins Sphen and ...

Cypriot banks have nearly eliminated their borrowing from the Eurosystem through Targeted Longer-Term Refinancing Operations (TLTROs), with the latest data from the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) showing repayments totalling €2.6 ...

Swiss companies and consumers are now able to make instant electronic payments, catching up with other European financial centres where the ultra-fast transfers are increasingly popular. Instant payments allow credit ...

Britain’s government again borrowed more than expected last month, according to official data released on Wednesday that highlighted the tight financial backdrop for new finance minister Rachel Reeves as ...

British upmarket supermarket group Waitrose plans to invest 1 billion pounds ($1.30 billion) in new and existing shops over the next three years, it said on Wednesday. The chain, part of the ...

Those held responsible for the deaths of 35 Cypriots when the Isias hotel in the Turkish city of Adiyaman collapsed during last year’s earthquakes “will get the punishment they deserve”, ...

The Green Party has filed a formal objection to a massive photovoltaic plant proposed for the Mathiatis-Analyontas-Lythrodontas triangle, in the Nicosia district.The party is calling on all ecologically-aware people ...

A federal judge in California on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit accusing social media platform X of forcing out workers with disabilities after Elon Musk took over the company and barred ...

The helicopter crash in which Iran’s late President Ebrahim Raisi was killed in May was caused by weather conditions and the aircraft’s inability to handle the weight it ...

Independent U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to drop out of the race by the end of the week, ABC News reported on Wednesday, citing unnamed sources. ...

A Greek-flagged tanker was adrift in the Red Sea on Wednesday after repeated attacks that started a fire on the vessel and caused the ship to lose power, the UK ...

U.S. President Joe Biden planned to talk by phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday about ways to keep a potential Gaza ceasefire and hostages deal alive, ...

 Israel’s outgoing head of military intelligence took responsibility for his country’s failures to defend its border on Oct. 7 at his resignation ceremony on Wednesday. Major General Aharon Haliva, ...

Solid pieces of plastic were found in the excrement produced by a green turtle which was taken to the Tashkent Nature Park in Vouni for treatment after it was found ...

From August festivals to intimate gigs, there are plenty of live music performances to enjoy this week. Bars and live music venues continue hosting the island’s talented local musicians ...

The Cyprus government and the Turkish Cypriot leadership are in a furious row over a decision by tour operator Tui to stop daytrips to the north, with leader Ersin Tatar ...

By Rory Carroll Having scaled his Mount Olympus this month to claim the Olympic gold medal that had eluded him, Novak Djokovic has nothing left to prove and can put ...

A British tourist was found dead in his hotel in Ayia Napa, police said on Wednesday. The tourist, 30, was found unconscious in his hotel room on Tuesday night, and was ...

Orthodox priests brought an icon to the scene of a huge fuel depot fire in southern Russia sparked by a Ukrainian drone attack in the hope it would help tame ...

Two more streets in the north of Nicosia’s old town are to be pedestrianised, the Nicosia Turkish Municipality (LTB) announced on Wednesday. The LTB announced it had put out ...