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NASA’s DART spacecraft slammed into the asteroid Dimorphos at a spot between two boulders during last September’s first test of a planetary defense system, sending debris hurtling into ...

Rescuers continued digging through debris on Saturday at the site of Greece’s worst train crash but were expected to wrap up their search operation later in the day. At ...

If the national health scheme (Gesy) fails, the whole state will collapse with it, Health Minister Popi Kanari said on Saturday. She said that the she believes a quantitative and ...

Richard ‘Alex’ Murdaugh, the disgraced lawyer and member of a powerful South Carolina family, was sentenced to life on Friday for killing his wife and son in what prosecutors said ...

Spring brings with it a breath of fresh air in terms of art and creativity. A brand-new series of art exhibitions will take place around the island this month featuring ...

A 17-year-old boy was arrested in Larnaca overnight, after police found him in possession of 32 g of narcotics, authorities said on Saturday. Members of the drug squad, Ykan, ran checks ...

Making the best of Lent After the hedonism of the carnival it is time to fast in preparation for Easter. But that does not mean flavour has to be given ...

Over 100 teachers cultivated skills such as empathy using virtual reality technologies during trainings across the island as part of a European Erasmus+ project. In the context of the European project ...

By Leonardo Bennasatto and Lisi Niesner Russian artillery pounded the last routes out of Bakhmut on Friday, aiming to complete the encirclement of the besieged Ukrainian city and bring Moscow ...

There are, discovers Alix Norman, sounds that transcend language and culture. One Cypriot company is using them as ‘auditory rewards’ Why do monks go ‘Om’? No, it’s not a ...

A joint US and Australian law enforcement operation busted an international drug ring after intercepting 2.4 tonnes of cocaine aboard a vessel off the coast of South America that had been ...

By Serin Quinn Environment secretary Thérèse Coffey’s recent suggestion that Britons should turn to turnips following tomato shortages did not go down as she might have hoped. ...

Advisory and consulting firm PwC Cyprus on Friday released the findings of its latest CEO survey, with the overarching theme being one of pessimism and caution, particularly when contrasted with ...

Deposits and loans in Cyprus experienced a net decrease in January 2023, according to a report released this week by the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC). Based on the report, total ...

The Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Cyprus (Selk) this week released a statement congratulating newly-elected president Nikos Christodoulides for his recent election victory. “We also extend our congratulations to ...

The Cyprus Ports Authority this week told the House Finance Committee that its budget for 2023 will generate a slight surplus, while also referring to the upgraded role it has now ...

On Friday, the Nicosia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Evel) announced that its director Socratis Heracleous met with his French counterpart, the director general of MEDEF Paris, Marie-Sophie Ngo Ky ...

By Maria Demertzis When Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24 of last year, the hope was that this unnecessary and brutal war would last only a few weeks. We are now ...

The global cryptocurrency market is highly unstable, which makes it very difficult for beginners to choose suitable tokens to include in their portfolios. However, amid the bear market, there are ...

Looking forward to having the right Forex platform for you? Forex trading can often come with a lot of complexities. Yet the most interesting thing about Forex trading is the ...

Brazil’s central bank on Thursday approved Meta Platforms’ (META.O) payments launch for small and medium-sized businesses in Brazil via its messaging application WhatsApp, building on the app’s ...

The Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) must proceed with the submission of terms and conditions for private hospitals contracted with Gesy in order to remove the discrimination and unequal treatment experienced ...

The European Commission will in the end decide whether the annual rent charged by the Cyprus Sports Federation (KOA) for the use of the recently completed football stadium by the ...

Police are investigating a case of attempted murder after a 26-year-old man was attacked in Dali and is in critical condition, having suffered a fractured skull. Police announced that the ...