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The ‘test to stay programme is being introduced for teachers of elementary and high schools in the public and private sector, following a decision by the cabinet on Wednesday. It ...

Middle Eastern and Chinese sovereign wealth funds are likely to avoid new deals in Russia for now after its invasion of Ukraine, said the author of a report published on ...

By Simon Willcock, Gregory Cooper and John Dearing Sprawling 5.5 million square kilometres, the Amazon rainforest is the largest of its kind and home to about one in ten of all ...

RCB Bank has donated 50,000 euros to the Cyprus Red Cross Society (CRCS) in support of the CRCS’ strenuous relief and humanitarian efforts on the ground for all those affected by ...

Police have received a large number of complaints about suspicious password phishing messages on social media and especially on Instagram. Users receive a message, either electronically or via telephone, which ...

Chinese ambassador to Cyprus, Liu Yantao, told the Cyprus News Agency (CNA), that Ukraine “should function as a bridge between the East and the West, not a frontier in big ...

The European Union said on Wednesday it was stepping up sanctions over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, including targeting more Russian individuals and adding banks in Moscow’s ally Belarus. ...

The government has issued new country evaluations as regards Covid restrictions that will come into effect on March 10. The categorisation of countries applies for travel purposes to non-vaccinated passengers or ...

Astronomers have gotten a good look at what happens when a “vampire” star sucks the outer layers of material from a companion star, stripping this “bitten” victim down to a ...

The cabinet on Wednesday green-lit a proposal to buy 36,000 tonnes of barley and corn in two shipments, to ease a shortage of grains on the market in the wake of ...

Britain will step up its production of oil and gas after saying it will ban Russian oil imports at the end of the year, transport minister Grant Shapps said on ...

A “troubling new strategic convergence” between Beijing and Moscow has developed and the risk of “major power conflict” had grown since Russia invaded Ukraine, Australia’s intelligence chief said on ...

The wreckage of polar explorer Ernest Shackleton’s ship “Endurance”, which was crushed by Antarctic ice and sank some 10,000 feet (3,000 m) to the ocean floor more than a century ago, ...

Four dogs died in a fire that broke out in a two-storey house in Zakaki, fire service spokesman Andreas Kettis said early on Wednesday. Three fire engines from the Limassol ...

In a man of vision, THEO PANAYIDES meets someone who is detail oriented and cerebral from his days filming the invasion as a teenager to backing the production of Jiu ...

Iran said on Wednesday that an Israeli airstrike in Syria that killed four people including two Iranian Revolutionary Guards officers would be avenged. Syrian state media said the other two ...

The public works department has announced that road cleaning will be carried out on Saturday between 6am and 1pm on the Nicosia – Limassol highway. The specific stretch of the highway ...

In today’s episode, following an increase in the price for many goods and a shortage of grains on the market, the council of ministers is set to approve the ...

Preparations are underway for the 2nd Cyprus Choreography Showcase in Limassol this weekend. Organised by the Cultural Services of the Ministry of Education, and the Rialto Theatre, the Showcase brings ...

A young man was arrested Tuesday night following a car chase by Paphos police in the downtown area. According to the police statement, around 8pm a traffic patrol conducting checks ...

A 38-year-old man was remanded for eight days on Wednesday for his alleged involvement in a bizarre drug bust in which 132kg of cannabis was seized by the drug squad. ...

Floods that have devastated Australia‘s east coast will be declared a national emergency, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Wednesday, as authorities look to deploy aid and urgent supplies ...

The need to rethink and further strengthen international supply chains was a key message by stakeholders attending the Supply Chain & Logistics Conference & Exhibition recently held in Nicosia. The ...

Britain said on Wednesday it had impounded a plane connected to a Russian billionaire under new aviation sanctions which give authorities the power to detain any Russian aircraft and to ...