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Cabinet on Thursday approved revisions to the bicycle subsidy scheme for 2022-2023, introducing socio-economic criteria to benefit those with less income. The first scheme in autumn last year was not ...

Firefighters on Thursday evening had all but fully contained a blaze near the Ayia Fyla shooting range in Limassol, with the flames at one point reportedly coming close to inhabited ...

The United Nations Security Council on Thursday adopted a resolution extending the mandate of the peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp) by another six months up to January 31 of next year. ...

Few members of the governing Conservative Party supported foreign secretary Liz Truss when the leadership contest began this month, but now there’s a sense of inevitability that she will ...

U.N. aid chief Martin Griffiths said on Thursday he was hopeful that the first shipment of grain from a Ukrainian Black Sea port could take place as early as ...

The 17th Lemesos International Documentary Festival kicks off on August 1 with the screening of A Marble Travelogue, directed by Sean Wang, a co-production between The Netherlands, Hong Kong, France and ...

Chinese leader Xi Jinping warned against playing with fire over Taiwan in a call with U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday, highlighting Beijing’s concerns about a possible visit ...

The U.S. economy unexpectedly contracted in the second quarter, with consumer spending growing at its slowest pace in two years and business spending declining, raising the risk that the ...

A call for electoral registration and participation in the coming elections was extended to the youth by presidential candidate Achilleas Demetriades on Thursday during the inauguration of his electoral headquarters ...

Shell (SHEL.L) posted record results on Thursday, with an $11.5 billion second-quarter profit smashing the mark it set only three months ago, lifted by strong gas trading and a tripling ...

The Ukraine war will not provide a free pass for drug cheats, the head of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) told Reuters, adding that testing of Russian athletes would continue ...

Greece and Cyprus accused rival Turkey on Thursday of stoking tensions as Ankara prepared to dispatch a drill ship to the Mediterranean next month in a search for natural gas. ...

Expat organisations that participate in the World Conference of Cyprus Diaspora on Thursday referred to the new difficulties they face in promoting aspects of the Cyprus issue because of changing ...

For a weekend escape that entails nothing more adventurous than what is on offer inside the confines of the hotel, PAUL LAMBIS finds the perfect spot There is a resort ...

Archbishop Chrysostomos is in Israel for specialised medical examinations it was announced on Thursday. The Bishop of Karpasia, following speculative media reports told CNA that the health of the Church ...

A Russian court on Thursday fined Meta Platforms Inc’s META.O WhatsApp messenger, Snapchat owner Snap Inc SNAP.Nand other foreign firms for their alleged refusal to store the ...

Lidl Cyprus’ newest store in Limassol opened its doors to the wider public on July 28, and will serve shoppers from 7am to 9pm on a daily basis. The new outlet ...

European shares came off session highs on Thursday, as a slew of downbeat earnings including from Santander took the shine off a global rally driven by easing worries about the ...

The value and scale of losses across cryptocurrencies and NFTs in 2022 are staggering. One notable record set was the largest aggregate loss of net wealth for any individual in history, ...

Cyprus ranks 20th among 27 EU member states in the 2022 edition of the Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI), faring particularly well as regards connectivity where it came in 12th according ...

By Benjamin Kaveladze, Jonathan Schooler and Oliver Sng In this age of science, many people see supernatural forces as illusions rooted in wishful thinking. But love remains a profound exception ...

Turkey’s lira weakened further on Wednesday to near 18.0 against the dollar and the record lows it hit late last year as worries about the government’s foreign exchange policy ...

Four times world champion Sebastian Vettel announced his retirement from Formula One at the end of the season, saying on Thursday his goals had changed and he wanted to focus ...

Egypt has cancelled contracts for a total of 240,000 tonnes of Ukrainian wheat that were booked by its state grains buyer for February and March delivery but never loaded due to ...