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Cyprus and Russia on Thursday signed two agreements enhancing their cooperation in various fields, while Moscow called ‘unacceptable’ Turkey’s unilateral moves in Varosha as well any attempt to change ...

Time to jazz things up and Sarah’s Jazz Club has several groovy nights of music coming up this month. Bringing that ‘smoky jazz bar’ vibe to Nicosia – minus the ...

Poland will not bow to European Union “blackmail” but will seek to solve ongoing disputes, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said, as he arrived on Thursday to defend his nation before ...

An urgent bill updating a 1932 law on infectious diseases was submitted to parliament on Thursday but received a cool reception from opposition MPS. Aiming to protect public health, contain the ...

EU leaders on Thursday will debate their response to soaring energy prices, which have exposed familiar rifts over the bloc’s climate change goals and divided countries on whether the ...

The House Interior Committee on Thursday completed an article-by-article discussion of sweeping reforms to local government, acknowledging that though differences remain, they were gradually inching towards consensus on many aspects ...

This weekend it’s all about jazzy, rocking tunes as several bands play around Paphos. The Moonriver Swing & Jazz band play at the Saint Giorgio restaurant on Friday starting ...

Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou on Thursday said the government was fully committed to eradicate sexual abuse of children, as well as child pornography in Cyprus. Prodromou made a speech on ...

Unilever (ULVR.L) warned inflation was likely to accelerate next year, keeping the pressure on consumer goods companies as they hike prices to try to offset surging energy and other ...

Personal data protection commissioner Irene Loizidou Nicolaidou clarified on Thursday that the census currently being carried out by the statistical service is in line with the EU’s general data ...

Sweden has extended the pause of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for people aged 30 and younger due to rare heart-related side-effects, the public health agency said on Thursday. The health agency said ...

A total of 21 free rapid test sites for coronavirus for eligible groups will operate nationwide on Friday, the health ministry announced. Free rapid testing for the general population has been ...

The deputy ministry of technology said on Thursday that national rules governing the CovScan app which allows the public and businesses to verify the validity of the EU digital covid ...

Barclays (BARC.L) reported on Thursday a doubling of third-quarter profits, beating market expectations, as it followed Wall Street rivals in reaping bumper investment banking fees from a surge in ...

The Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is highly effective at preventing infection and symptomatic disease from the Delta variant among 12- to 18-year-olds, research conducted in Israel shows. The findings, published ...

British prosecutors said on Thursday they had authorised police to charge Ali Harbi Ali, 25, with murder of lawmaker David Amess, who was stabbed to death on Friday at a meeting ...

By Sarah Coyne One evening we found Vitro Osteria quite by accident, as one of our favourite restaurants nearby was fully booked. To be honest, I really loathe sharing this ...

Britain’s energy market faces an absolute massacre that could force at least 20 suppliers into bankruptcy in the next month alone unless the government reviews the energy price cap, Scottish ...

Record sales of homes to foreigners in Turkey, driven by a sharply falling currency and the promise of citizenship, are starting to slow after a new government rule aimed at ...

Medication to treat a Turkish Cypriot infant suffering from a rare, life-shortening spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) arrived in the island on Thursday. Asya Polatli, who is turning one year on ...

British public borrowing fell by almost half in the first six months of the current financial year from a post-World War Two high a year earlier, when the economy faced ...

Boston Celtics centre Enes Kanter was pilloried on Chinese social media and his name appeared to be blocked on the popular Weibo messaging platform after he criticized Chinese President Xi ...

Newcastle have asked fans celebrating the club’s Saudi-backed takeover not to wear Arab-style clothing for matches in case it causes offence to others. Some fans wore traditional robes and ...

Concerns over Delta+ have garnered international headlines and on Thursday local epidemiologist Dr Michalis Voniatis warned that “it’s just a matter of time until it reaches Cyprus.” In statements ...