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By Andreas Charalambous and Omiros Pissarides The importance of financial literacy has been increasingly acknowledged in recent years. Many analysts consider financial illiteracy, defined as the lack of skills and ...

Its stability has been assured after weathering two major crises By Maria Demertzis Anniversaries are always a good time to reflect. The euro celebrates the 20th anniversary of its introduction ...

An unprecedented level of voter apathy is expected to mark ‘parliamentary’ elections in the north today when Turkish Cypriots have to choose 50 representatives from eight parties in an early election, ...

WE HAVE a long tradition here in Kyproulla of copying what happens in Greece. It is after all the centre of Hellenism and as loyal provincials, we do not have ...

In the early hours of Tuesday, the president of the UN Security Council, Odd-Inge Kvalheim made a couple of brief informal statements to journalists in New York following three hours ...

Six deaths from coronavirus and 1,984 new infections were announced on Saturday, out of 82,187 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 2.41 per cent. Three of the deaths – men aged 66, 72 and 90 – ...

The stand-up comedy trend has finally picked up in Cyprus as more and more comedians dare to take the stage. Most of the comedy nights are in Greek, with the ...

The protection of Salamis’ mosaics has been named as among the most significant successes of the bicommunal cultural heritage committee by Takis Hadjidemetriou, the outgoing head of the committee. Hadjidemetriou, ...

Manchester United‘s Marcus Rashford scored a last-second winner as they beat West Ham United 1-0 at Old Trafford in the Premier League on Saturday to move up to fourth ...

Paphos police on Saturday arrested a 32-year-old man suspected of being behind a string of burglaries across the district. Paphos assistant police chief Michalis Ioannou described the arrest as a ...

Everton’s first match of the post-Rafa Benitez era began with a 1-0 Premier League defeat by Aston Villa on Saturday amid a tense atmosphere at Goodison Park where the ...

European Parliament member Gilbert Collard said on Saturday he is leaving Marine Le Pen’s National Rally to join rival far-right presidential candidate Eric Zemmour, becoming the third Le Pen ...

Close contacts of Covid-19 cases will only have to self-isolate for 10 days instead of 14 from Monday. Close contacts can also released earlier than the 10th day if they have a ...

A new addition to Nicosia’s art scene showcases folk printmaking from the 18th to 20th century. The exhibition recently opened at the Hambis Printmaking Museum in Nicosia with works ...

Paphos police said on Saturday that they are investigating two break-ins, one in a warehouse in Agia Marina and one in a shop in Kato Paphos. According to a police ...

Overcrowding is forcing Paphos schools to share facilities and new schools need to be built urgently, district president of the teacher’s union (Oelmek) Giorgos Yiallouris said on Saturday. He ...

Sixty-three free rapid testing sites will operating for eligible groups on Sunday District Location of testing units Operating hours Telephone Lemesos (15 units) My Mall Limassol (Entrance D, next to “Public” ...

Paintings rescued from Famagusta’s old municipal gallery in the north at the initiative of the bicommunal committee on culture have found a new temporary home in Ayia Napa and ...

Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides will fly to Brussels on Sunday to participate in the EU’s foreign ministers meeting scheduled for Monday. It will be his first since being appointed ...

China’s capital Beijing urged all its local districts on Saturday to maintain “full emergency mode” as the city continued to report new local coronavirus cases, less than two weeks ...

Winds as strong as force 8 on the Beaufort scale are expected to hit parts of the coast on Sunday, the met office has warned as it issued a yellow wind ...

The time for a Fashion Revolution is long overdue. While big fashion brands are still thriving, the slow fashion movement is encouraging buyers to switch gears. Ditching big names, shopping ...

Brazilian soccer great Pele was discharged from hospital on Thursday after undergoing two days of treatment for cancer, the Sao Paulo clinic that treated him said. Pele, who had a ...

Cyprus police fined 28 individuals and 15 businesses over the 24 hours until Saturday morning for violating anti-Covid measures. A total of 2,124 checks were carried out island-wide. The highest fine, €4,000, was handed out ...