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The British government said on Friday it had no plans to lower standards on workers’ rights, rejecting a Financial Times report that a shake-up of EU labour regulations as part ...

Athletes around the world have searched for ways and places to ride out the COVID-19 pandemic and prepare for the Tokyo Olympics but surfers Brisa Hennessy and Michel Bourez may ...

The coronavirus pandemic is continuing to take a heavy toll on the Cypriot community in the UK, with Parikiaki newspaper estimating that a total of 480 UK Cypriots have died from ...

Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane said Eden Hazard was low on confidence after the Belgian delivered another poor performance in his side’s 2-1 defeat by Athletic Bilbao on Thursday ...

Britain’s economy shrank in November for the first time since the initial COVID-19 lockdown last spring, hit by a tightening of social-distancing rules. “A third lockdown means that a ...

Russia will announce its exit from the Open Skies treaty in the coming days, a pact that allows unarmed surveillance flights over member countries, the Kommersant newspaper cited unnamed official ...

Authorities expressed concern on Friday over the lack of rain so far this year, which will inevitably affect the water supply in coming months. The director of the water development ...

Cyprus could default if the revised budget is rejected anew by parliament and it loses its investment grade rating, Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides said on Friday. “Apart from not being ...

Larnaca municipality said on Friday it is creating a dog park with exercise equipment as part efforts for the proper coexistence of humans and animals. The park, located behind the ...

France has announced that people travelling from non-EU countries will no longer be able to get into the country by presenting a negative result from a quick, readily-available COVID-19 test. ...

This video demonstrates how to make easy paper butterflies. It’s a great introduction to paper crafts for beginners, as it uses basic origami folds and is really really easy ...

Cyprus ranked second highest for coronavirus testing per 100,000 population amongst the 29 members of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), with Denmark ranking first. Cyprus’ 7181 tests per 100,000 over 14 ...

Russian athletes on Thursday proposed playing patriotic folk song ‘Katyusha’ at international sporting events for the next two years, while Russia’s national anthem is banned over doping violations, news ...

Laksa is a rich, spicy comforting noodle soup found in many parts of Southeast Asia, including Singapore, which is the country of origin of this video’s host, Food52’s ...

The transport ministry has set fixed fares for taxis travelling to and from the airports, starting on March 1. The fares include urban and rural taxi services. In a written statement ...

In this video, we learn four main ideas that are the foundation of an eco-friendly wardrobe. Wear: make sure you’ll actually wear and get a lots of use from ...

West Brom boss Sam Allardyce has criticised the Government’s interference in football after admitting that the fear of catching Covid-19 has “numbed” the enjoyment of his Premier League return. ...

A man suspected of stealing a large amount of jewellery from at least one jeweller was injured when residents chased him in the streets of Paphos on Thursday. He was ...

The Cyprus News Digest, in collaboration with the Cyprus Mail, brings you an in-depth analysis of some of the latest developments in local and international – in audio form. Presented by ...

In the third quarter of 2020, house prices, as measured by the House Price Index, rose by 4.9% in the euro area and by 5.2% in the EU compared with the same quarter ...

Hungarian tech company Platio uses recycled plastic to build solar panels into pavements, which can power buildings and charge electronic devices. Each panel produces approximately 20 watts of energy, and they ...

Actors Stanley Tucci and Colin Firth reveal to Entertainment Weekly how their real-life friendship shaped their performances in ‘Supernova’, a film made in 2020 in which the pair play a longtime ...

Two boats in Larnaca were badly damaged by a fire which broke out early on Friday. Around 1am, police were told a fire was raging in a fenced-in boat storage ...

Police booked 100 individuals and one establishment for violations of coronavirus decrees during 24 hours from Thursday until Friday while carrying out 9,061 inspections. According to a police spokesperson, 2,216 checks were conducted in ...