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The government appears to be on a mission to get the bills on the reform of the judicial system through the legislature. This is because the passing of these bills ...

Bitcoin is the top cryptocurrency that operates all its activities on a very high-end and secure public ledger known as blockchain technology. There is no denying that the security that ...

The United States is considering a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics, President Joe Biden confirmed on Thursday, a move that would be aimed at protesting China’s human rights ...

Police said there did not appear to be foul play in the death of 59-year-old Georgios Kyriakides, found dead in a ravine three days after he went missing from his ...

Greece joined several other European countries on Thursday in imposing more restrictions on those unvaccinated against COVID-19 following a surge in infections in recent weeks. From next Monday, unvaccinated people ...

Turkey on Thursday freed an Israeli couple who had been arrested for photographing President Tayyip Erdogan’s residence in Istanbul and accused of spying, an allegation denied by Israel. The ...

Despite the coronavirus pandemic Cyprus has made the most of opportunities, achieving good results in terms of passenger traffic and flights, Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos said on Thursday. His comments ...

Jurors in the Wisconsin murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse deliberated for a third day on Thursday, as the judge banned MSNBC from the courthouse because a man who said he ...

Authorities on Thursday announced one more death from Covid-19, while island-wide testing tracked 388 new positives to the coronavirus. The latest fatality is a man aged 66 who passed away on Wednesday ...

Social Welfare Minister Anastasia Anthousi on Thursday presented a three-year action plan to fight child sexual abuse and child pornography whose objective is the timely and fast identification of high-risk ...

Both established and young choreographers will present their works at the upcoming Cyprus Choreography Platform in December at Rialto Theatre as the 21st edition of the festival once again highlights ...

The consortium holding the concession on block 10 in Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone are making final preparations for follow-up drilling to narrow down the precise quantities of natural gas in place, ...

Belarus authorities cleared the main camps where migrants had huddled at the border with Poland on Thursday, in what appeared to be a major development in a crisis that has ...

Hope For Children received 421 reports of sexual abuse against children since the beginning of 2021, and 70 per cent in general know their abuser, according to data published on Thursday on the ...

Starting Monday, vaccinated people crossing to and from the north must present a seven-day negative Covid test while those without jabs would have to carry a 72-hour negative test, according ...

The energy and trade ministry has this year granted €127m in the form of schemes, setting the foundation for economic recovery and green energy transition, Minister Natasa Pilides said on ...

The State Health Services Organisation (Okypy) will honour one of Cyprus’ pioneering paediatricians, the late Dr Minas Hadjiminas, by naming one of the children’s wards at the Makarios Hospital ...

Champions Bayern Munich are struggling with Covid-19 cases and an ongoing discussion on players’ vaccinations, with defenders Josip Stanisic and Niklas Sule sidelined after positive tests, as they prepare to ...

Students at the private Xenion High School in Paralimni had their hair cut and braided on Thursday in an initiative aimed at raising money for charity. Speaking to the Cyprus ...

Pressure on Austria’s government to impose a full COVID-19 lockdown grew on Thursday as its worst-hit provinces said they would adopt the measure for themselves since infections are still ...

The European Union may ease state-aid rules to allow the funding of new chip plants which could alleviate shortages in the bloc, its competition chief said on Thursday, while resisting ...

Pakistan has introduced chemical castration as a possible punishment for serial rapists under a law that also calls for faster trials of suspected sexual offenders, a government official said on ...

The government has notified the EU of its intention to cut VAT on household electricity bills from 19 per cent to 9 per cent for three months, Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides said ...

Just three out of 168 politically exposed persons who did not report for compulsory military reservist duty failed to report once again after being identified by the audit service, whose report ...