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In science fiction – think films and TV like “Interstellar” and “Star Trek” – wormholes in the cosmos serve as portals through space and time for spacecraft to traverse unimaginable distances with ...

A large number of interventions by the Ombudswoman’s office this year concerned the “inalienable” right of children with disabilities to equal and non-discriminatory or inclusive access to education, Ombudswoman ...

Brazilian soccer legend Pele is receiving palliative care after chemotherapy stopped having the expected results as he battles colon cancer, newspaper Folha de S.Paulo reported on Saturday. Pele, 82, who ...

Britain’s National Crime Agency said on Saturday it had arrested a “wealthy Russian businessman” on suspicion of money laundering and other offences as part of a crackdown on corrupt ...

There is still a lot going on in the garden this month. Unlike more northerly parts of Europe where winter has set in and gardens can be covered with frost ...

High-rank officials of six member states of the inter-Balkan, Regional Aeronautical Search and Rescue Advisory Committee (RASARAC) were in Cyprus this week to take part in an exercise coordinated by ...

Shopkeepers on Makarios Avenue in Nicosia staged a protest on Saturday, calling for an accessible and sustainable shopping area. Demonstrators blocked the road and held placards saying ‘We demand the ...

There are just three sub-species of orangutan, and the Sumatran is by far the most social. Almost exclusively arboreal, these highly intelligent primates rarely descend to the ground; instead, they ...

France’s Hugo Lloris began his international career a few months after Lilian Thuram hung up his boots, and on Sunday the keeper will match the great defender’s record ...

The European Union should be more actively involved in the efforts to bring about a settlement to the Cyprus, President Nicos Anastasiades told the European People’s Party leaders Summit ...

A musical evening is coming up soon as the Curious Qat Cultural Organization presents the chamber music concert Exile for two pianos and percussion on December 11. Taking place at Pallas ...

Beijing residents on Saturday cheered the removal of COVID-19 testing booths while Shenzhen said it would no longer require commuters to present test results to travel, as an easing of ...

A bus involved in a traffic accident finally ended up lodged in the display of a store, police said on Saturday. Shortly after 6pm on Friday in Nicosia’s Solomou ...

In collaboration with the deputy ministry for culture and the Cyprus Handicrafts Centre, Larnaca and Paphos airports are celebrating Christmas with handmade ornaments inspired by Cypriot folk art and tradition. ...

Independent MP Andreas Themistocleous committed a criminal offence with the homophobic and racists rhetoric he spewed during parliament’s plenum, Akel said on Saturday. The party said it will submit ...

The first World Cup hosted by an Arab nation enters its knockout phase on Saturday, but such has been the daily rollercoaster of shocks, comebacks and head-spinning group climaxes that ...

Two men in Paphos were caught driving under the influence of drugs after they tested positive for a narcotest, police said on Saturday. The first, aged 21, was pulled over on ...

December cocktails? Yes, please. The Cyprus Cocktail Festival is back this month after cancelling its October event due to heavy rainfall. On December 14 it will take over the downstairs section ...

A 36-year-old man in Limassol was arrested after he was caught trying to steal a car, police said on Saturday. The man was trying to steal a car parked outside ...

There is perhaps no more popular cake than a carrot cake, even among those who do not like the vegetable says ANDRY VOSKARIDOU Striking to look at and a pleasure ...

Disabled protesters gathered outside the presidential palace on Friday to to decry violations of their rights Full story here

Getting all the benefits of nature even when we are stuck inside is driving the way we think about our homes and offices finds Alix Norman Covid changed our interiors. ...

Argentina are hot favourites to beat Australia on Saturday in pursuit of Lionel Messi’s dream of winning a first World Cup, but they more than anyone have learned not ...

The Netherlands again admitted they had yet to impress at the World Cup but midfielder Marten de Roon insisted he and his team mates were searching for a solution ahead ...