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With the Spring Equinox behind us and a new season upon us, this time of year can be taken as a cleansing period in more meaning than one. Easter is ...

Twelve people and five businesses were booked on Saturday during police checks for violating coronavirus protocols. The fines came from 2,096 checks carried out across the republic in the past 24 hours. ...

By Prudence Wade Benjamina Ebuehi wants to reclaim the beauty of beige food. While it doesn’t always have the best reputation for being particularly nutritious or tasty, Ebuehi still ...

The Tree of Life community centre is promoting cultural togetherness with its interactive ‘International Dance Party’ “We’ve been living in fear for way too long!” exclaims Soulla Andreou. “Let’...

Cyprus’ government deficit fell to €465 million at the end of the previous year, reflecting a reduction of €463.87 from 2020, according to a financial report released by the treasury this week. The ...

The Cyprus Shipping Chamber (CSC) this week welcomed the proposed transfer of the Cyprus Port Authority to Limassol, saying that the city is the key representative of the shipping industry ...

Actor Will Smith has resigned from Hollywood’s Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, saying on Friday that his slapping of presenter Chris Rock on stage at this year’...

European governments and companies were working on Friday on a common approach to President Vladimir Putin’s demand that they pay for Russian gas in roubles as the threat of ...

The war in Ukraine has made the security of energy supply a top priority, increasing pressure in Europe to accelerate the transition to cleaner fuels, including hydrogen. This was one ...

With 14,000 Ukrainian refugees having arrived in Cyprus since the start of the war, their compatriots living on the island have stepped up efforts to help by opening donation centres all ...

The Cyprus psychiatric association this week recommended its members respect the gender identity and sexual orientation of their patients, following reports over incidents of conversion therapy. The statement came only ...

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa declared a nationwide public emergency late on Friday following violent protests over the country’s worst economic crisis in decades. Rajapaksa said in a government ...

Global heavyweights were pitted head-to-head and intriguing political storylines drawn as the schedule for the 2022 World Cup was completed at a glitzy ceremony in the Qatari capital on Friday. Four ...

Two people died from coronavirus, as 2,491 new infections were detected from 41,302 tests, a positivity rate of 6.03 per cent, the health ministry said Friday. The deaths concerned two women, aged 84 and 96 ...

With a budget of €1.2 billion, works on the Larnaca marina and port development, the largest infrastructure investment in Cyprus, started on Friday. The first phase of the project has a ...

A fuel depot was ablaze at one of Russia’s main logistics hubs for its Ukraine war effort on Friday, after what Moscow described as a cross-border air raid by ...

Concerns about the proper implementation of legislation for the installation and use of tachographs, as well as installation of speed limitation devices on certain categories of vehicles, were raised during ...

Valery Petrovich Sorokin, 66, didn’t want to leave his home outside of Kharkiv. He suffers from arthritis and struggles to move. But, a month into the war, as Russian bombs ...

Spain expects international tourist arrivals to reach 80% of pre-pandemic volumes in the second quarter as northern Europeans shrug off concerns over the Ukraine conflict and return en masse for Easter, ...

Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel said on Friday he expects discussions over the Premier League club’s sale to intensify over the coming weeks, but he was unsure if he should ...

Police on Friday reminded drivers that illegal parking causes traffic congestion and increases the risk of accidents as 292 fines were issued in March for such violations. Of them, 56 concerned illegal ...

Fancy a well-stuffed sausage? Then Lincolnshire is the place to be! The second-largest of the English ceremonial counties, the fertile soils of Lincolnshire are ideal for growing wheat, barley, sugar ...

The audit office on Friday called on political parties to ditch a proposal that would allow civil servants to be elected as MPs without resigning from their post, saying this ...

Despite the pandemic, over 2,500 patients were treated at the oncology department of the Nicosia general hospital, state health services organisation Okypy said Thursday. In 2021, 787 patients were treated in the oncology ...