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NASA is extending its target date for sending astronauts back to the moon to 2025 at the earliest, the US space agency’s chief said on Tuesday, stretching out by at ...

Authorities warned vulnerable groups of the population to take precautions Tuesday because of high dust concentrations in the atmosphere especially in Nicosia and Paphos. At 10am, the Paphos traffic station ...

India’s Supreme Court told authorities on Monday to shut offices in the capital and nearby cities, allowing millions to work from home as officials seek ways to reduce hazardous ...

Taxi drivers held a strike on Tuesday to protest the customs department’s decision to check whether they filled their tanks with fuel from the north, disrupting rush hour traffic ...

England have qualified for the World Cup in Qatar next year, while Scotland and Wales will hope to join them via the play-offs. Here, the PA news agency looks ahead ...

Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas suffered a straight-sets defeat in his opening match at the ATP Finals but the world number four promised to turn things around and stay in the ...

‘The only thing that matters is how much you love,’ says the title of Petros Konnaris’ upcoming midday performance which is expected to be a moving, reflective event. Part of ...

In this episode, we outline the rollout of booster shots for all adults in Cyprus, which was approved by the cabinet on Monday. No additional restrictive measures will be introduced ...

Police reported two establishments and 17 individuals in the past 24 hours for failure to observer measures against the coronavirus. The force said it carried out 2,188 checks across the Republic and issued €500 ...

Police seized half a kilo of cannabis and arrested a 25-year-old man who had earlier failed a narcotest on Monday night in Nicosia. Police said officers carrying out checks had ...

Police said Tuesday they have arrested a 60-year-old man wanted since last year on suspicion of cultivating cannabis at his home in Paphos. Officers had searched his home in March 2020 ...

Royal Dutch Shell’s decision to move its corporate headquarters and tax base to London may win over shareholders but it has struck a blow to Dutch prestige. As the ...

US President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping talked about China’s practices in Tibet, Hong Kong and Xinjiang, among other areas of friction, the White House said ...

Tightening monetary policy now to rein in inflation could choke off the euro zone’s recovery, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said on Monday, pushing back on calls and ...

The cabinet has decided to increase the government subsidy for the ferry connection between Cyprus and Greece by €500,000 due to the rise in fuel prices. The increase brings the total ...

The Bank of Cyprus announced on Monday that it had successfully completed the sale of a non-performing loans (NPLs) portfolio with a gross book value of €577 million, bringing its NPL ...

Parties involved were trying to find common ground Monday to overcome certain sticking points delaying the much-needed justice reform, as Justice Minister Stephie Dracou reiterated that the current system could ...

THE Republic’s official, probably a customs officer, who asked to check the petrol tank of a taxi, before it crossed to the north on Saturday to ensure the taxi ...

An anti-satellite missile test Russia conducted on Monday generated a debris field in low-Earth orbit that endangered the International Space Station and will pose a hazard to space activities for ...

Harry Kane scored four goals in England’s 10-0 demolition of San Marino as Gareth Southgate’s side made official their place in next year’s World Cup finals in ...

The prosecution at the murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse on Monday accused the teenager of provoking the confrontation that led to him shooting three men during volatile protests over race ...

The options paper on possible EU responses to Turkey’s actions in Varosha will be presented at the next EU Foreign Affairs Council in December, the EU foreign policy chief ...

The health ministry announced 354 new coronavirus infections on Monday out of 66,696 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 0.53 per cent. No deaths were reported. There are 88 people in hospital ...

The Cyprus Symphony Orchestra continues its collaboration with musicians from the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra as it welcomes two more principals from its ranks: Principal Horn Stefan Dohr and Wolfram Christ, ...