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Australia on Monday fully reopened its international borders to travellers vaccinated against the coronavirus after nearly two years of pandemic-related closings as tourists returned and hundreds of people were reunited ...

U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin have agreed in principle to a summit over Ukraine, the French leader said on Monday, offering a possible path out ...

The United States and the United Arab Emirates are seeking an additional $4 billion of global investment in an initiative launched last year to make agriculture resilient to climate change and ...

Spotify Inc (SPOT.N) deepened its investment in podcasting with the acquisitions of Podsights and Chartable, two services that provide greater insights for advertisers and podcasting publishers, the Swedish company ...

Skiing in Lebanon has long been a luxury for the well-off, but the eastern Mediterranean country’s financial meltdown has thrown most people into poverty and made taking to the ...

Gesy letting down those who need psychological support An overly clinical approach to mental health services can do more harm than good, especially during a period of widespread public mental ...

No deaths from Covid were reported on Sunday as the ministry of health recorded 1,794 new cases. The death toll since the start of the pandemic remains at 823. Meanwhile of 162 patients ...

By Julia Love and Helen Coster Donald Trump’s new social media venture, Truth Social, appears set to launch in Apple’s App Store on Monday, according to posts from ...

By Peter Hall Second-half goals from substitutes Fred and Anthony Elanga earned Manchester United a 4-2 victory over Leeds United in a thriller at Elland Road in the Premier League ...

How Covid deaths are classified, the dominant variant, the timing of doses are all complicating factors The narrative surrounding Covid-19 vaccines has changed since they were introduced over a year ...

A 34-year-old man has been arrested for uploading material showing the sexual abuse of children online following a tip off from Europol. The electronic crime division arrested him after he ...

The buffer zone in old Nicosia is a perfect opportunity for a high impact Confidence Building Measure By Glafkos Constantinides Confidence Building Measures (CBM) are back in fashion, a kind ...

Due to the pandemic and problems that arose because of it, Cyprus will not participate this year in the Venice Biennale, the ministry of education announced on Sunday. The special ...

Illegal tour guides are a plague on the industry, posing risks to its future, the Cyprus Tour Guides Association said on Sunday to mark World Guide Day on February 21. Those ...

A Limassol-based organisation, armed with all the right equipment and work ethic, is leading the way in waste collection As a non-governmental organisation dedicated to keeping our cities and neighbourhoods ...

Israel will begin allowing entry to all tourists, regardless of whether they have been vaccinated against COVID-19, from March 1, a statement from the prime minister’s office said on Sunday. ...

By Andreas Charalambous and Omiros Pissarides Cyprus’ GDP decline in 2020 was confined to 5 per cent, despite disruptions in international trade, supply chains and air transport. At the same time, unemployment ...

By Tony Munroe and Muyu Xu Beijing was set to close the curtain on a Winter Games that will be remembered for the extremes of its anti-COVID-19 measures and outrage ...

The ministry of health will operate 38 testing sites for free rapid tests for eligible groups on Monday. These groups include minors, those who have had Covid in the last 90 days, ...

Cyprus will not be left alone to handle migration issues, European Commission vice-president Margaritis Schinas reiterated on Sunday after he was given a tour of the Green Line, adding the ...

By Polina Devitt and Polina Nikolskaya Russia and Belarus are extending military drills that were due to end on Sunday, the Belarus defence minister said, in a step that further ...

Demonstrators outside the Presidential Palace on Sunday called for the president and the council of ministers to act on a report by the Ombudswoman that female officers were not being ...

Opposition to the British Bases being involved in the crisis in Ukraine was expressed by demonstrators on Sunday who held a protest at the entrance to the Akrotiri base. They ...

By Daniel Meron Two years into the pandemic, nations across the globe are still struggling to cope with the profound challenges that coronavirus poses. Israel’s ability to deal with ...