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Wayne Rooney said taking over as head coach of DC United was not a “backward step” after the Major League Soccer club confirmed the former Manchester United and England forward’...

The European Union’s body for dismantling failed banks said on Wednesday it would ratchet up pressure on lenders over the coming months to bolster their defences so that none ...

A €17.657m contract for phase three of improvements to the Larnaca-Dhekelia coastal road were signed on Wednesday covering the 3.5 km stretch from the Larnaca nautical club roundabout to the roundabout ...

A total of 65 cases of revenge porn have been reported in the last five year, 17 of which involved men. Police warned social media users on Wednesday to beware of people ...

The Kremlin said on Wednesday it was expecting progress over a possible European Union deal to allow Russia to transit some sanctioned goods to its Kaliningrad exclave via the EU, ...

OPAP Cyprus is bringing another dimension to its long-standing support for the aspirations of Cyprus, promoting healthy standards of sport, culture, science and education to the island’s youth. Thanks ...

Donald Trump ratcheted up attacks on Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk, after Musk said Trump was too old to become the next U.S. president and Trump needed to “sail ...

Oil edged up on Wednesday, a day after settling below $100 a barrel for the first time since April, and gains were limited by a US supply report showing rising inventories ...

The health minister and epidemiologists on Wednesday afternoon decided not to impose tighter measures due to a new wave of Covid-19 cases, despite the increase in cases and hospitalisations. Health ...

Searing heatwaves swept across China’s vast Yangtze River basin on Wednesday, hammering densely populated megacities from Shanghai on the coast to Chengdu deep in the heartlands. More than 90 red ...

There are rare places where high mountains, traditional villages and a rural lifestyle combine with close proximity to the sea, a mild climate and a stunning natural landscape. Leptos Kamares ...

The euro was hovering just above parity with the US dollar on Wednesday while traders focused on US data due later in the session that is expected to show inflation ...

Austria is seeking support from other European Union countries for its legal challenge to the bloc’s rules labelling investments in gas and nuclear power plants as climate-friendly, the climate ...

Egypt’s fuel pricing committee in a quarterly review on Wednesday raised domestic fuel prices by 0.50 Egyptian pounds for 80-octane, 92 octane petrol, and diesel while 95-octane petrol was raised by 1 ...

The number of generalist medical practitioners per 100,000 inhabitants in Cyprus stood at 95.4, which was the 10th highest in the EU27, according to figures published by Eurostat. Generalists have to be ...

Sirens will sound in all towns on July 15 and 20 as part of events to mark the anniversary of the 1974 coup and Turkish invasion, civil defence said on Wednesday. It said ...

“How did you go bankrupt?” Bill asked (in Ernest Hemingway’s 1926 novel ‘The Sun Also Rises’). “Two ways,” Mike said. “Gradually and then suddenly.” Sri Lanka is much the same. ...

In classical crossover artist Hauser, PAUL LAMBIS meets a musician for whom classical always wins the day but, impressed with its drama, blends it with rock and pop Hauser has ...

The agriculture ministry on Wednesday unveiled a scheme to protect farmers whose crops were damaged by mouflons. The grant also helps finance farmers to install fences around their land to ...

Improvement work on the Sotira-Dherynia road in the Famagusta district will begin in August following the signing on Wednesday of a €16.040m contract between the transport ministry and the joint ...

Music, theatre and art. That is how we could sum up July’s cultural agenda as performances thrive throughout the island, festivals are about to kick off and concerts fill ...

An extreme high temperature warning is in force on Wednesday, as Cyprus braces for above average temperatures over the next few days. The yellow alert, the first for high temperatures ...

In today’s episode, main opposition party Akel has said a bill allowing for a cap on prices of fuel at the pump would head to the House plenum later ...

Police at Larnaca airport have seized 13.2 kilos of cannabis hidden in two cartons that had been sent to Cyprus from abroad, the second big haul in the past few days. ...