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Residents at Episkopi village in Limassol were protesting on Sunday against the idea of merging with Limassol’s municipality on the west, based in Ypsonas. Episkopi community leader Lefkios Prodromou ...

In countries like the UK, most food delivery workers use bicycles – it’s gradually catching on in Cyprus By Jonathan Shkurko Food delivery has undergone a radical shift in the ...

Russia gave holdout Ukrainian soldiers an ultimatum to lay down arms on Sunday in the pulverised southeastern port of Mariupol, which Moscow said its forces almost completely controlled in what ...

The ministry of health will operate a total of 31 rapid testing sites on Monday for eligible groups to have free tests. Eligible groups include minors, the vaccinated and anyone who ...

A 61-year-old cyclist was hit by a car in Paphos, police said on Sunday. The incident took place on Saturday morning where a car hit the British cyclist and fled ...

Russia gave holdout Ukrainian soldiers an ultimatum on Sunday to lay down arms in the pulverised southeastern port of Mariupol which Moscow said its forces nearly completely controlled in what ...

By Gwynne Dyer Ukraine wants more offensive weapons including modern tanks, self-propelled artillery and combat aircraft from Nato countries for its war with the Russian invaders, but it won’t ...

A glyph representing a day called “7 Deer” on mural fragments dating from the third century BC found inside the ruins of a pyramid in Guatemala marks the earliest-known use of ...

A 44-year-old man in Paphos was arrested after he was caught in the act, stealing copper from construction works, police said on Sunday. The incident took place on Saturday at ...

By Andreas Charalambous and Omiros Pissarides In recent decades, inflation in developed economies has been contained at historically low levels. With the onset of the pandemic in early 2020 and the ...

Chief negotiator for the Cyprus problem Andreas Mavroyiannis has resigned from his post, it emerged on Sunday. His cited reason is the absence of any developments on the negotiation front, ...

Relatives of hundreds of prisoners gathered outside Myanmar’s Insein Prison on Sunday after the military government announced the release of 1,600 prisoners in an amnesty to mark the Southeast Asian ...

A 19-year-old from Atheniou is determined to keep buck the trend and stay put on his land By Gina Agapiou Early wake up calls are far from over for 19-year-old ...

Big Indian crypto exchanges CoinSwitch Kuber and WazirX have disabled rupee deposits for the purchase of cryptocurrency through a widely-used state-backed transfer network, spurring users to renew demands for regulatory ...

Thai masters student Dhidhaj Sumedhsvast didn’t believe in fortune-telling or supernatural powers until the coronavirus pandemic started two years ago. Now, he regularly seeks the advice of fortune-tellers, wears ...

Russia told Ukrainian forces fighting in Mariupol to lay down arms on Sunday morning to save their lives, but there were no immediate reports of activity two hours after the ...

Shipments of some Apple products, as well as Dell and Lenovo laptops are likely to face delays if China’s COVID-19 lockdowns persist, analysts said, as curbs force assemblers to ...

By Kathy Tzilivakis Often there’s a spark of inspiration or a flash of insight. Whatever it is, these ‘Aha!’ or ‘Eureka’ moments have led to some of the world’...

‘Everyone is talking to everyone else right now’ With the energy picture in the region in flux due to the Ukraine war and the global pressure to end dependence on ...

The relaxations to Covid measures that came into force last week are welcome, though disappointingly cautious compared to other countries. The problem is that the government is lifting restrictions at ...

Some cynical clever dick at the Home Office has devised a scheme to deter asylum seekers By Alper Ali Riza Rwanda is perceived as the most refugee-repellant country in the ...

Thousands of anti-far right protesters marched across France on Saturday as opponents of presidential candidate Marine Le Pen seek to form a united front to prevent her from winning an ...

Tunisian authorities intensified efforts on Saturday to avoid an environmental disaster after a merchant fuel ship carrying one thousand tons of fuel sank off the coast of Gabes on Friday, ...

Rains that have killed around 400 people and left thousands homeless in South Africa this week began pounding the east coast again on Saturday, threatening more flooding and forcing many to ...