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There seems to be no end to the farcical saga of local authority reform. The only thing that everyone agreed on so far, was the postponement until 2024 of municipal elections, ...

England captain Harry Kane plundered a hat-trick before halftime in a 5-0 hammering of sorry Albania at Wembley on Friday to all but guarantee his side’s spot in next ...

Two weeks of U.N. COP26 climate talks in Glasgow continued past deadline on Friday after the conference president called on countries to make a final effort to secure commitments ...

International business negotiation skills, strategies, and effective communication in large organisations are the focus of a seminar currently underway in Paphos. Organised by the Moscow School of Management Skolkovo, in ...

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Friday that the Parthenon sculptures in the British Museum should be returned to Athens and called for talks with Britain to achieve that ...

The Netherlands will return to a partial lockdown from Saturday after the government ordered restaurants and shops to close early and barred spectators from major sporting events in an effort ...

The judge in the murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse said on Friday he would allow the jury to consider that the teenager provoked an encounter with one of two men ...

An earthquake calculated at 3.4 on the Richter scale hit northeast of Limassol on Friday at 4:26pm, with many reporting that they felt two shakes. The epicentre was in the Pareklisia ...

The health ministry announced that one person had died from Covid-19 and that 224 had tested positive from 58,320 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 0.38 per cent. The death was ...

Putting pen to paper, or pencil or paint for that matter, can have a meditative, relaxing effect. Sure, the world is becoming more technological and tablets have replaced notebooks and ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Friday said Cyprus would do its best to help fulfil the objectives set out the Joint Declaration of the Paris International Conference on Libya, pointing out ...

Governments have been making COVID-19 shots mandatory for health workers and other high-risk groups, pushed by a sharp upturn in infections caused by the Delta variant and a slowdown in ...

Twelve police officers were suspended pending investigations into the departure without permission on Thursday evening of a boat with 61 migrants that was being held at the Kato Paphos harbour, reports ...

A 17-year-old Greek Cypriot reported by his family as missing from his Nicosia home has been arrested in the north on suspicion of possession of 390 grammes of cannabis, reports said ...

Paphos criminal court on Friday sentenced a 25-year-old man to 10 years in prison after finding him guilty on drug related charges, police said. The man was arrested on August 14 on ...

Turkey banned Syrian, Yemeni and Iraqi citizens from flights to Minsk on Friday, potentially closing off one of the main routes that the EU says Belarus has used to fly ...

A total of 50 free rapid test sites will operate nationwide for eligible groups on Saturday, the health ministry announced. Free rapid testing for the general population has been scrapped, while ...

Supermarkets on Friday reiterated their objection to the local CovScan app to verify EUDCC certificates, as they pressed the health ministry to clarify how the system will work, and who ...

Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk disclosed an additional share sale worth about $687 million in the electric-car maker, regulatory filings showed on Friday, after offloading about $5 billion ...

The legal service has reiterated concerns regarding the establishment of femicide as a distinct offence, saying the current proposed bill will make it “more difficult” to prove the particular crime, ...

Sergio Aguero has attempted to allay fears he is considering retirement by stating he remains positive whilst receiving treatment for a heart condition. The former Manchester City striker has been ...

Germany’s finance and economy ministries on Friday welcomed the early repayment by flag carrier Lufthansa (LHAG.DE) of bailout aid it received during the coronavirus crisis. The news showed ...

Hapag-Lloyd (HLAG.DE) could clear pandemic-related logjams in container ports faster if operators improved the turnaround of boxes, the German logistics company’s chief executive said on Friday. “There is ...

Latvia’s parliament voted on Friday to ban lawmakers who refuse COVID-19 vaccine from voting on legislature and participating in discussions. Latvia, which has one of the lowest vaccination rates ...