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Much has been made of equality of sexes at the Paris Olympics, the first Games with a 50-50 male-female split among athletes, but there is a gender gap in official ...

A night to observe the Perseid meteor shower will be held on Sunday at the Riverland Bio Farm in Kambia, Nicosia. The event, organised by the Cyprus Space Exploration Organisation (...

The foreign ministry said on Saturday it has informed all diplomatic missions in Cyprus that the ‘Estia’ plan to repatriate third country nationals has been activated and the country is ...

Russia was fighting intense battles on Saturday against thousands of Ukrainian troops as deep as 20 km (12 miles) inside the Kursk region after Ukraine’s biggest attack on Russian sovereign territory ...

By Michael Freeman Social media is full of claims that everyday habits can harm your skin. It’s also full of recommendations or advertisements for products that can protect you. ...

A man convicted in the killing of Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov has been discharged from jail after signing a contract to join the military operation in Ukraine, state-run news ...

Two men suspected of killing two others in a car in Limassol and setting the vehicle on fire were remanded again for eight days on Saturday as they both blamed ...

Police arrested another suspect for an explosion in a cafe in Nicosia on June 22, authorities said on Saturday. A 35-year-old man was taken into custody for investigation purposes. The blast ...

Nasi Goreng, the vibrant and aromatic fried rice dish that has come to symbolise Indonesian cuisine, carries with it the essence of the nation’s rich cultural tapestry and culinary ...

Want a taste of a bygone era? A drive-in cinema night is coming up with classic and antique cars in the spotlight. The Nicosia-based Idalion Classic Car Club is organising ...

Police were on Saturday investigating a 36-year-old man in Paphos for negligently causing a fire in Kouklia a day ago. The fire occurred on Friday evening and burned an area ...

An Israeli airstrike on a Gaza school compound housing displaced families killed around 100 people, the Hamas-run Gaza government said on Saturday, while the Israeli military said it targeted Hamas militants ...

Two very different men with vaguely similar surnames haunt the living room of Sarah Dawoodi’s house in Avgorou. “Know only that which makes the unknown known,” wrote Rumi, the 13...

People are not always kind to their animals in Cyprus. In the last few months, we’ve seen a dog dragged behind a car, a kitten beheaded in a Yeri ...

By Linda Osti It all appeared to begin in early July with angry Barceloni residents squirting tourists with water as they sat on restaurant terraces. “Tourists go home!” shouted locals ...

By Jeff Mason and Trevor Hunnicutt US Vice President Kamala Harris campaigned in a packed arena in Arizona on Friday, hoping to put Republican candidate Donald Trump on the back ...

YouTube’s former chief executive and long-time Google executive Susan Wojcicki died on Saturday at the age of 56 after a two-year battle with lung cancer. “It is with profound sadness ...

The way the Great Sea Interconnector is being promoted “bears serious risks and many problems,” the associations affiliated with the Cyprus Employers & Industrialists Federation (Oev) related to energy matters ...

Apple’s (AAPL.O) lucrative deal with Google (GOOGL.O) could be under threat after a US judge ruled that the Alphabet-owned search giant was operating an illegal monopoly. A ...

Continental (CONG.DE) delivered better-than-expected results this week and said the second half of the year would be even stronger as cost-cutting and restructuring measures underway at the German car ...

Robinhood (HOOD.O) beat Wall Street expectations for second-quarter earnings this week, as interest in meme stocks and cryptocurrencies soared, and said it continued to gain retail trading market share ...

Ralph Lauren (RL.N) beat first-quarter profit estimates on Wednesday as steady demand for its pricey denims and polo shirts in Europe and China offset slower sales in the US. ...

The traditional art of weaving Cypriot ‘ploumista’ on the loom is alive and well in the Paphos village of Fiti. While women primarily carry on this craft, it is also ...

Out of the blue, President Nikos Christodoulides announced on Tuesday that the government would be giving €9.5m in handouts to schoolchildren. The package, he said, was aimed at helping pre-primary, ...