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Reduced pensions for early retirement cannot be scrapped as that would come at an annual cost of €100 million, Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou said on Tuesday as talks continue into pensions. ...

Greece has ordered some businesses not to let their employees perform heavy outdoor duties during afternoon hours this week as the country sizzles in yet another heat wave. Builders, food ...

Six people were found dead at an upmarket hotel in Bangkok on Tuesday, including at least one American national of Vietnamese descent, the Thai government said, as the prime minister ...

Spain midfielder Rodri and 17-year-old Lamine Yamal were among six Spain players named in UEFA’s team of the tournament for Euro 2024 on Tuesday. UEFA’s technical observers chose a 4...

A yellow warning has been issued for extreme temperatures on Wednesday, with 41C forecast inland. The warning is valid from 1pm till 4pm on Wednesday. Temperatures on Tuesday also reached 41...

The government on Tuesday launched a platform aimed at encouraging participatory democracy for the young, President Nikos Christodoulides announced. “The goal is to have a more active participation of our ...

Children up to 12 years old will ride free on Kapnos airport shuttle buses in July, August and September, the company announced on Tuesday. The shuttle service to and from Larnaca ...

Three party leaders announced on Tuesday they don’t have any personal vehicles in their eyebrow raising wealth declarations (‘pothen esches’) for 2024. The declarations for 2024 were completed under an older ...

Spanish authorities confirmed on Tuesday that a body found in a remote area of the island of Tenerife a day earlier was that of missing British teenager Jay Slater and ...

A 22-year-old was remanded for seven days on Tuesday for carrying a knife and possessing an offensive weapon. Two other people, aged 22 and 20, are already in custody for the same ...

The European Parliament is willing to play a role in the Cyprus problem, Roberta Metsola said on Tuesday after being re-elected as its president. President Nikos Christodoulides congratulated Metsola and ...

The House commerce committee on Tuesday decried a “falsification of the truth by certain circles” over a bill aimed at setting a maximum price of bottled water at certain points ...

A 24-hour strike scheduled for next Tuesday at public hospitals may be called off, but this depends on the state health services (Okypy)’s reaction to discussion that were held ...

The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) has reported a deceleration in the House Price Index (HPI) for houses and apartments in the first quarter of the year 2024. This trend is ...

A citizen complaints department has opened at the Municipality of Paralimni-Deryneia, it announced on Tuesday. The new service, which will receive complaints and requests from residents, was created to maximise ...

Britain’s deputy prime minister on Tuesday played down comments by U.S. vice presidential contender J.D. Vance that Britain was an Islamist nuclear-armed country, saying he had a ...

British recruiters warned of tough hiring market conditions in the near-term as workers avoid switching jobs and employers take longer to fill vacant positions due to economic and political uncertainties ...

On some evenings, Ukrainian mother Margaryta Zakharchuk wanders around her neighbourhood in the sweltering heat waiting for the electricity to come back on so she can take the lift to ...

Farmers are preparing to protest next Monday over the ongoing water shortage, demanding more be allocated to farmland. There will be two simultaneous protests taking place, one in Paphos and ...

Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou called for the European Union’s common agricultural policy to be “enriched” to support small and medium-sized farms, it was reported on Tuesday. Speaking at a ...

Projects worth €141 million are set to transform the Polis Chrysochous area in the coming years, said the mayor Yiotis Papachristofis. Among these developments is the €60m expansion of the harbour ...

The air in Nicosia is thick with history and memory, the scars of past conflict visible in the divided cityscape. The city, the last divided capital in Europe, is the ...

A group of 63 European Parliament lawmakers has asked the EU to withdraw Hungary’s voting rights in the bloc, in response to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s recent visits ...

Four British tourists were arrested on Monday night at Paphos Airport after officers discovered 280 boxes of cigarettes in their luggage for which tax had not been paid, police said. The ...