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Catholic community delighted over prospect of seeing Pope Francis Pope Francis’ historic visit to Cyprus next week has sparked a general feeling of joy and expectation among the Catholic community. ...

The health ministry announced there had been two deaths from Covid-19 on Sunday and that 337 people tested positive from 54,408 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 0.62 per cent. The ...

As Christmas decorations come out of storage Antigoni Pitta looks at what is available in Cyprus and which you should you choose With shops putting up Christmas displays and families ...

The day care centre for people with autism in Sotera implements good practices to raise awareness and support adults with autism and their families, Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos said on ...

Sir Frank Williams, the founder and former team principal of the once-dominant Williams Racing Formula One team, died aged 79 on Sunday, the team announced. “After being admitted into hospital on ...

Almost 16 kilos of rubbish were collected from a beach in Yeroskipou during a cleanup by Paphos dentists over the weekend. The volunteering campaign was organised on Saturday by the dental ...

Letters exchanged with high school sweetheart show the romantic side of an EOKA fighter hanged by the British. Paul Lambis speaks to the woman they were addressed to about him ...

The Omicron coronavirus variant kept spreading around the world on Sunday, with 13 cases found in the Netherlands and two each in Denmark and Australia even as more countries imposed travel ...

Dozens of people held picnics outside restaurants in Nicosia and Limassol on Sunday to protest the new coronavirus restrictions that will ban the unvaccinated from key sectors, including pubs, coffee ...

Education Minister Prodromos Pordromou departed Cyprus for Brussels on Sunday to attend works of the education, youth, culture and sport (EYCS) council that will take place on Monday and Tuesday. ...

By Achilleas Demetriades The economic repercussions of Covid 19 are still being felt. Governments throughout the world have rightly stepped up with huge economic stimulus programmes to address the immediate negative ...

Britain’s health minister Sajid Javid said on Sunday he expected to receive advice imminently on whether the government can broaden a booster shot programme to try to weaken the ...

By Andreas Charalambous and Omiros Pissarides Over the last decades, the shift in favour of the digital economy has been accelerating. The utilisation of software systems has enhanced the ability ...

The Italian coastguard has rescued about 250 migrants, including a newborn baby, from a boat drifting a few miles off the coast of the Calabria region. The rescue, carried out overnight ...

Non-urgent operations will be postponed as the state healthcare services organisation (Okypy) is preparing for a possible increase in hospitalisations following the emergence of the new Coronavirus variant of concern, ...

The education ministry on Sunday announced that schools will operate normally next week, following reports about the decision of parents to keep their children from school for one period on ...

SAP SE, one of the largest enterprise software companies in the world, recently featured its new products and services that will empower individuals and professional developers to accelerate digital transformation. “...

Important to regain the support of international opinion on the Cyprus problem Before saying anything else, I wish to emphatically state that my goal and intention is to strengthen the ...

A total of 22 free rapid test sites will operate nationwide for eligible groups on Monday, the health ministry announced. Free rapid testing for the general population has been scrapped, while ...

Saying that reduced traffic is recorded at bars and nightclubs, the association of recreation centres (Osika) on Sunday called on the state to support the businesses that have been left ...

A Limassol nightclub was fined €8,000 for operating without a license and violating coronavirus protocols, police said early on Sunday. The club was booked after employees were found working without a ...

n earthquake of magnitude 7.5 struck northern Peru about 40 km (25 miles) from the town of Barranca early on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of ...

As the Turkish lira continues its freefall, Turkish Cypriots react with a combination of helplessness and resourcefulness At a trendy cafe-bar across the Green Line in northern Nicosia, the lira’...

The government will not compromise on a two-state solution despite Turkey’s stance on the Cyprus problem, government officials said on Sunday during memorial services held for those who died ...