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Former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, who exposed the scale of secret surveillance by the National Security Agency (NSA), has sworn an oath of allegiance to Russia and received a ...

A group of people tried to take a mural by graffiti artist Banksy on Friday by cutting away a section of battle-scarred wall where it was painted, the governor of ...

The White House on Friday welcomed news that the European Union was “coming together” on a $60 per barrel price cap on Russian seaborne oil, and said it remained convinced that ...

The lava flowing from Hawaii’s Mauna Loa, which is the world’s largest active volcano and erupted this week, is edging closer to the Big Island’s main highway. ...

WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange, who is battling extradition from Britain to the United States where he is wanted on criminal charges, has submitted an appeal to the European Court of ...

Ayia Napa Mayor Christos Zannettos visited the artists at work during the 8th International Sculpture Symposium on Friday and said the city’s sculpture park upgrades Cyprus as a cultural ...

Bishop Isaias of Tamasos and Orenis said he considers any process that interrupts human development after conception, “unacceptable,” saying that in this matter he agrees with the position of the ...

The Cyprus Cancer Research Institute (CCRI) is “a jewel for our country,” said EU Health Commissioner, Stella Kyriakides, on Friday. Kyriakides toured the site of the soon-to-be completed CCRI’s ...

Inflation is a significant challenge for Cyprus’ Recovery and Resilience programme, as it leads to price hikes in construction projects, Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides said on Friday. Nonetheless, Cyprus received ...

Ukraine’s embassy in Madrid received a parcel containing animal eyes on Friday, the latest in a series of similar “bloody packages” sent to its diplomatic missions across Europe, Ukrainian ...

The Limassol Volunteers’ Coordinating Council celebrated International Volunteer Day (officially on December 5) on Friday. In a statement, the city’s mayor, Nikos Nicolaides, said that the event has strong symbolic ...

The EU Commission on Friday approved the strategic plans of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) for Cyprus and Italy, worth €373 million and €26.61 billion respectively. Of the total EU budget for ...

The World Health Organization’s chief has provisionally appointed several new top managers, a document showed on Friday, as he seeks to cope with growing post-pandemic health challenges and respond ...

Prolonged drought has left over a third of early planted soybeans in Argentina’s core farming region in regular to poor condition, the Rosario grains exchange said late Thursday, adding ...

The interior ministry on Friday sought to demonstrate to EU partners how the UN buffer zone is the source of the problem where migration flows are concerned. Permanent secretary of ...

Syria is resisting Russian efforts to broker a summit with Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan, three sources said on Friday, after more than a decade of bitter enmity since the ...

Based on the latest actuarial study the sustainability of the Social Insurance fund is guaranteed over the longer term, the ministry of labour announced on Friday. The statement appears to ...

Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum said in an interview with an Italian newspaper on Friday that African and European states should agree quotas for African immigrants tailored to employment needs. ...

South Korea scored a late goal to beat Portugal 2-1 in the World Cup on Friday, a win that sends the Asian side into the last 16 ahead of Uruguay on ...

Disabled protesters gathered outside the presidential palace on Friday to to decry violations of their rights The protesters and their supporters expressed dissatisfaction with how the government has handled various ...

Nicosia music fans, the city has a lot planned for you this December! On December 8, Alexis Sunder will bring his head-bobbing grooves, introspective lyrics and sunny melodies to New Division ...

Parliament on Friday voted in favour of amending the constitution on family law, broadening its scope on the cases the courts could hear. With 49 votes in favour and one abstinence, ...

There is an urgent need to find new and efficient ways to attract young referees to football, as well as supporting the existing ones, especially in lower categories of the ...

Inflation in Cyprus rose to 8.7 per cent in November 2022, according to a report released on Friday by the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat). Meanwhile, the Consumer Price Index rose by 0.54 points ...