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As a great many of us here in Cyprus either are already fully vaccinated, or are close to getting both jabs, the possibility of European travel, armed with our EU ...

England will bid for Euro 2020 glory against Italy on Sunday at Wembley. Here, the PA news agency takes a look at what the statistics tell us. Defence wins championships The ...

Argentina won their first major title in 28 years on Saturday and Lionel Messi finally won his first medal in a blue-and-white shirt when an Angel Di Maria goal gave them ...

Novak Djokovic said he expects a “great battle” against Italian powerhouse Matteo Berrettini in Sunday’s Wimbledon final when victory will earn the Serb a record-equalling 20th Grand Slam title. ...

By Jonathan Shkurko Is football coming home or coming to Rome? This has been the crucial question since Wednesday, straight after England beat Denmark in the semi-final, joining Italy in ...

Tree planting programmes and reforestation after a fire require a delicate balancing act By Antigoni Pitta State forest has not escaped unscathed from the fires that swept through Cyprus in ...

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has given the nod to Cyprus’ recovery and resilience plan (RRP), saying it was well balanced and addressed key structural challenges, and was ...

By Christos P Panayiotides Mr President, I am one of the many Greek Cypriots, who are unreservedly against any form of ethnic or religious discrimination at the expense of any ...

A European Union plan to extend carbon pricing to the fuel used in cars and to heat homes is facing a wall of early resistance from countries and lawmakers fearing ...

The health ministry on Saturday announced 960 people tested positive from 69,310 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 1.39 per cent. No deaths were announced. There are 125 patients with COVID-19 in ...

President Nicos Anastasiades will on Sunday attend the 10th anniversary memorial service for the 13 sailors and firemen who died in the explosion of July 11, 2011, at the Evangelos Florakis naval base ...

A Syrian national who was detained in Cyprus for almost two years after being accused by a compatriot of participating in a terrorist organisation, has been released after it emerged ...

A statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee was taken down in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Saturday, nearly four years after white supremacist protests over plans to remove it led to ...

Two years after they lost to Brazil in the semi-final of the Copa America, Argentina are preparing to meet their arch rivals again in the 2021 final, but coach Lionel Scaloni ...

A new yellow weather warning has been issued for high temperatures from midnight tonight. The warning covers the period from midnight to 4pm Sunday. According to the met office the ...

World number one Ash Barty became the first Australian woman to win the Wimbledon singles title for 41 years on Saturday when she defeated Czech Karolina Pliskova 6-3 6-7(4) 6-3 in ...

The vaccination of hotel staff sends a positive message to tourists that hotels in Cyprus are safe, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas said on Saturday as the government’s new target ...

The health ministry announced the rapid testing sites for Sunday, 71 in total. People need to present an identification document. The ministry also recalls that from July 9, in places where a ...

Given the extreme heat, you’d be forgiven if you felt unable to summon the energy to explore the extensive grounds of the Paphos Archaeological Park, even though the site ...

Volunteers on Saturday placed water and feed troughs for animals in the areas that were burned by the fires last week in the mountainous areas of Larnaca and Limassol. The ...

In this video, Nir Eyal, an author and thought leader who teaches about the intersection of psychology, technology and business, offers us a powerful strategy for beating procrastination. It’s ...

UEFA have fined England’s Football Association (FA) 30,000 euros ($36,000) after a laser pointer was shone at Denmark goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel during what proved to be the deciding moment of their ...

Pope Francis is continuing a normal recovery from intestinal surgery, gradually resuming work, walking and eating with aides, the Vatican said on Saturday, adding his blood tests were satisfactory. The 84...

Police on Saturday confirmed that officers were called in after complaints that a woman who had tested positive for coronavirus was out and about in violation of quarantine. The incident ...