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Argentina’s government allowed the peso currency to plunge over 50 per cent to 801 per dollar on Wednesday as markets cautiously welcomed the first details of President Javier Milei’s plans ...

Cable car lines will be built in Kyrenia, the north’s ‘tourism minister’ Fikri Ataoglu said on Wednesday. Addressing ‘parliament’ during ongoing discussions regarding the north’s ‘state’ budget for 2024, ...

After the latest extension given to Chevron to submit an ‘optimal development plan’ for the offshore Aphrodite gas field, people will rightly be wondering whether Cyprus will ever exploit its ...

Tesla (TSLA.O) is recalling just over 2 million vehicles in the United States fitted with its Autopilot advanced driver-assistance system to install new safeguards, after a federal safety regulator said ...

Manchester City academy graduate Micah Hamilton scored on his senior debut as they stretched their unbeaten run in Europe to 20 games with a 3-2 Champions League victory over Red Star ...

The head of Humanitarian Affairs for Missing and Enclaved Persons Anna Aristotelous stressed her office’s “unwavering commitment to uncovering the truth about the missing individuals.” Speaking at an event ...

Israeli citizens said on Wednesday the army should not back off from its unrelenting offensive to crush Hamas, despite the U.N. General Assembly’s ceasefire call, the growing list ...

The Scientific and Technical Chamber (Etek) urged the competent authorities to take necessary actions to ensure the safety of buildings falling under their jurisdiction after a balcony collapsed in an ...

Three managers of the Merit casino in northern Nicosia appeared in court on Wednesday after allegedly deducting “tax” from players’ winnings to the tune of 12 per cent, despite not having ...

Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou has highlighted the mounting pressures Cyprus has faced in recent years due to increased migrant and refugee flows. Speaking at the Global Refugee Forum in Geneva, ...

One in four students in Cyprus is a victim of school bullying, it emerged from a House education committee meeting on Wednesday. According to an education ministry spokesperson, the police ...

There’s plenty to look forward to this weekend as Nicosia will burst with festive events including one that brings together arts and crafts, good food and good music. Since ...

Strong wind and heavy rain in Gaza overnight on Wednesday brought even worse misery to displaced families, tearing and flooding flimsy tents, drenching clothes and blankets and making everyone cold. ...

Lawmakers on Wednesday wrapped up discussion of a government bill regulating the employment of advisers or aides working at the presidential palace or for ministers. The House ethics committee will ...

Turkey’s top football league will resume play on Tuesday next week following a one-week suspension due to an on-field attack by a club president on a referee, who emerged ...

Israel announced its worst combat losses for more than a month on Wednesday after an ambush in the ruins of Gaza City, and faced growing diplomatic isolation as civilian deaths ...

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is the most unpopular he has been since moving into Downing Street with his net favourability rating slipping by 10 percentage points since late November, a ...

The health ministry said it will review a report from the state health services organisation (Okypy) regarding a complaint about a nurse who allegedly locked a patient for hours in ...

The e-justice platform will go live on a trial basis next week, Deputy Minister of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy Philippos Hadjizacharias said on Wednesday. “Full speed ahead for the ...

Representatives from nearly 200 countries agreed at the COP28 climate summit on Wednesday to begin reducing global consumption of fossil fuels to avert the worst of climate change, signalling the eventual ...

A British woman was sentenced to a year in prison in the north on Wednesday for a theft from her employer she had committed in 2002. The decision was handed down ...

The RAF has transported no “lethal cargo” to the Israeli Defence Forces, the British High Commission in Nicosia said on Wednesday. “On the occasion of the first Annual UK-Republic of ...

A demonstration in solidarity with Palestine will take place in Eleftheria Square in Nicosia on Sunday at 2pm. The demonstration, organised by the group called “United for Palestine”, aims to ...

Azerbaijan and Armenia traded prisoners-of-war at their border on Wednesday, a Reuters witness said, in a step towards normalising their relations after Azerbaijan achieved a decisive breakthrough in their decades-old ...