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Flash floods caused by heavy rains have devastated villages in northern Afghanistan, killing 315 people and injuring more than 1,600, authorities said on Sunday, as villagers buried their dead and aid agencies ...

UNSG personal envoy, Maria Angela Holguin will hold a second meeting on Monday with President Nikos Christodoulides at the presidential palace. Monday’s meeting will be held at 1030. In her ...

The executive branch will move to examine why for 19 years the tragic case of national guardsman Thanasis Nicolaou was not properly handled, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday. These are ...

Cyprus’ future cannot be one of a country that is divided and occupied, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Sunday. In a speech during the memorial service for the fallen ...

One of the walls at the Bank of Cyprus oncology centre has been transformed into a view of nature for the seventh year as part of its Wall Gallery platform. ...

“Just like this year, last year the heat wave extended from parts of India to Bangladesh and Myanmar, and all the way to Thailand. This year it went further east, ...

In two weeks’ time the government “may” take a decision on the ongoing dispute with the joint venture holding the concession over the redevelopment and operation of the Larnaca port ...

Switzerland on Saturday won the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Swedish host city Malmo, beating runner-up Croatia, after having been among bookmakers’ top-three to win the competition. Billed as a feel-good ...

Latin rhythms, soulful jazz, Greek reggae music and flamenco rumba are just a few of the music choices coming up this month as the live music scene picks up the ...

Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting May 6: The Easter holiday season saw a 50 per cent decline in business activity for restaurants, bars, and other ...

Politics in the UK turned farcical last week when Natalie Elphicke, the Conservative member for Dover, defected to the Labour Party. In the jargon, she crossed the floor and sat ...

ONLY our political parties, in their infinite wisdom, could have engaged in a cost-cutting reform that will increase the cost to the taxpayer. The reform of local government, on which ...

Airbnb shares tumbled more than 6 per cent earlier this week after weak forecasts for the second quarter stoked investor fears about slowing growth at the vacation rental firm and took ...

The UN Secretary-General’s personal envoy Maria Angel Holguin has still to find the common ground that would lead to new talks on the Cyprus problem. Her comments, after last ...

Ferrari’s (RACE.MI) core earnings rose 13 per cent in the first quarter but its shares fell earlier this week as the luxury sports car maker confirmed its full-year forecasts, ...

Reddit shares soared 14 per cent earlier this week after the social media firm floored investors with strong revenue growth and improving profitability in the first earnings since its market debut. ...

Video game publisher Electronic Arts (EA.O) forecast full-year bookings below Wall Street estimates on Tuesday amid a broader spending slowdown in the gaming industry due to an uncertain economic ...

Famagusta is currently suffering a water shortage due to a malfunction in the pipe which connects the town with the Panagra reservoir, the town’s Turkish Cypriot mayor Suleyman Ulucay ...

Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou extolled the virtues of roses at the village of Agros’ 16th Rose Festival on Saturday. She described the festival as “a celebration which aims to highlight ...

Burnley were relegated from the Premier League after a 2-1 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday left Vincent Kompany’s side five points from the safety zone with one game ...

Just two weeks remain until the Limassol Boat Show returns – the largest boat show in the Eastern Mediterranean region – as its organisers say. More than 35,000 visitors and 120 exhibitors are expected ...

The two monks from the Osiou Avakoum monastery who are under investigation for alleged money laundering and sexual activity with each other were paid their salaries, their lawyers said on ...

The murder of Thanasis Nicolaou “proved the existence of the deep state”, the Green Party said on Saturday. They said his mother Andriana Nicolaou was “finally vindicated” by the Limassol ...

Israel called on Saturday for Palestinians in more areas of Gaza’s southern city of Rafah to evacuate and head to what it calls an expanded humanitarian area in Al-Mawasi, ...