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Greece will raise the minimum wage from May 1 for a second time this year, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Wednesday as rising inflation takes a toll on household incomes. “...

Travel agents are confident that 2022 will be much better for tourism in comparison to 2021, the Association of Cyprus Travel Agents (Acta) said this week. Head Vasilis Stamataris was speaking at ...

An outdated blood donation requirement targeting gay men was on Wednesday removed from the blood bank’s website following the health ministry’s intervention. The move is the second update ...

More stand-up and comedy evenings are coming up and surprisingly, they are all in English! April and May’s comedy nights, however, are being held in English welcoming comedians from ...

Netflix shares lost over a third of their value on Wednesday after the company reported its first drop in subscribers in a decade, leaving Wall Street questioning its growth in ...

A Greek paratrooper almost fell to his death when his parachute failed to open during a recent military exercise over Cyprus. The incident took place during a military exercise earlier ...

The environment department on Wednesday said that the amendments extending the ban on single-use plastics (SUPs) to September 30 this year have now been transposed into law. In a written announcement, ...

Lidl Cyprus places great importance on the emotional connection with its shoppers, which is why its campaigns aim always to connect more closely with its customers, associating its brand with ...

The cabinet has approved a six-month temporary urban planning permit to slaughterhouse Cypra Ltd in its effort to resolve the environmental issues related to noise and odor emissions in the ...

Outfit7 has pledged to help plant at least 30,000 trees as part of its Earth Day celebrations. The company is hosting a special in-game event in its most popular endless runner, ‘...

The transport ministry and Intercity Buses on Wednesday signed a new contract aiming at upgrading and expanding intercity bus services with more regular routes. “The new contract is another step ...

The number of people fleeing Ukraine to escape Russia’s invasion has passed 5 million in Europe’s worst refugee crisis since the end of World War Two, U.N. refugee ...

By Michalis Iacovides I had seen trailers of the Norwegian TV series Occupied for some time on Netlix but never got around to watching it. Somehow the plot about Russia ‘...

The game and fauna fund has warned hunters that from March 1 until August 15 all hunting is prohibited, appealing to their own self-interest concerning a prospective bountiful season. The period constitutes ...

President Nicos Anastasiades wants to see a new Cyprus initiative from the EU, the US and the UN and said he had already told this to US Undersecretary of State ...

Britain’s opposition Labour Party on Wednesday published details of its attempt to instigate a parliamentary investigation into whether Prime Minister Boris Johnson misled parliament in his initial response to ...

Angelos Odyseakis will be joining a select cohort of 600 young scientists from across the globe Angelos Odyseakis, a University of Nicosia fourth-year pharmacy student, has been selected to participate in ...

The Russian defence ministry has proposed that relatives of soldiers killed in Ukraine should have to apply to military rather than civilian authorities for compensation payments, imposing an extra level ...

House president Annita Demetriou was in Poland on Wednesday, visiting refugee infrastructure along the border with Ukraine. Demetriou was there as part of a group of women presidents of EU ...

Former Manchester United captain Roy Keane claimed it was “sad” to watch his old club in such “disarray” after the 4-0 defeat at Liverpool. Mohamed Salah’s two goals and ...

Measures must be taken to support some 200,000 people who live below the poverty threshold, Akel general secretary Stephanos Stephanou said on Wednesday. He was speaking after a visit to the ...

Marco Silva hailed a “fantastic journey” after Fulham secured a “deserved” promotion back to the Premier League in emphatic fashion. The Cottagers have been dominant in the Sky Bet Championship ...

Homeowners in small Chinese cities are battling a rare property market downdraft as buyers keep away, eroding the wealth of millions in a blow to already brittle consumer confidence in ...

Cabinet on Wednesday approved a €1.5 million subsidy scheme to cover the installation of photovoltaic systems to charge electric or hybrid plug-in vehicles. Proposed by Energy Minister Natasa Pilides, the scheme ...