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A scheme aimed to promote the audiovisual industry in Cyprus appears to have been tainted by conflicts of interest and the revolving door phenomenon, the auditor-general told MPs on Thursday. ...

Moderna Inc said on Thursday it is developing a single vaccine that combines a booster dose against COVID-19 with its experimental flu shot. The company hopes to eventually add vaccines ...

The first international commercial flight since the end of the chaotic Western airlift from Afghanistan last month took off from Kabul airport on Thursday with more than 100 passengers on board, ...

Health authorities on Thursday announced three more deaths attributed to Covid-19, while testing tracked 174 positives. The decedents were a man aged 99 and a woman aged 74 who passed away on Wednesday ...

The Cyprus Jazz & World Music Showcase returns for its eighth edition in November at Rialto Theatre and organisers have announced an open call for participation. The main mission of ...

Nowadays, the world is driven through technology only. Earlier, people were highly interested in the traditional trading options, but now the scenario is completely changing. If you look around the ...

Pogo, the Akel-affiliated women’s organisation, on Thursday castigated efforts to link Cyprus’ demographic issue with migration as a cheap attempt to divert attention from the difficulties young people face ...

888 will buy William Hill’s business outside the United States from casino group Caesars (CZR.O) for 2.2 billion pounds ($3 billion), making a foray on to Britain’s high streets with 1,400 ...

President Joe Biden took aim on Thursday at vaccine resistance in America, announcing policies requiring most federal employees to get COVID-19 vaccinations and pushing large employers to have their workers ...

A total of 1.6 million people were on Britain’s COVID emergency furlough scheme as of July 31, down from almost 2 million a month earlier, the finance ministry said on Thursday. The ...

A museum of Christian art hosting some 300 works of art from all over the world has been established at Aradippou municipality following an agreement with the owner of the collection, ...

EasyJet (EZJ.L) has rejected a takeover approach from Wizz Air that would have created a low-cost airline to rival Ryanair, opting instead to raise $1.7 billion from shareholders and go ...

FIFA’s plan to double the number of World Cups by holding the tournament every two years has received a “very positive response”, Arsene Wenger, the man fronting the proposals, ...

Michael Constantine, the American actor who found countless uses for Windex as the patriarchal restaurant owner in the “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” films, has died at age 94, his hometown ...

A meeting has been set for Friday between Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos and the family of the 12-year-old pupil who was not allowed to board a school bus because she ...

Cyprus is reported to be among several countries that will not participate in September’s event marking 20 years since the World Conference Against Racism in Durban, according to sources cited ...

The health ministry announced 27 rapid testing sites will operate around the island on Friday for groups eligible for free tests. To get tested, people need to present proof of identity ...

A two-year, €7m project to upgrade Kapparis avenue in Protaras will get underway this month following the signing of the relevant contracts in the presence of Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos, ...

A judge trying suspects in a major jihadist attack in Paris that killed 130 people briefly suspended the hearing on Thursday after the main defendant tried for a second consecutive day ...

Morphou bishop to say silent on vax views ‘unless provoked’ By George Psyllides and Elias Hazou President Nicos Anastasiades said Thursday he did not expect any public statements in the ...

President Nicos Anastasiades said Thursday he will be discussing with Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou whether there was any other way to handle the issue of an English textbook that was ...

Michael Schumacher’s wife, Corinna, said the Formula One great is “different, but he’s here” as the 52-year-old continues his rehabilitation from a brain injury suffered in a skiing ...

Rich nations would do better to send vaccines to Africa to help fight the global COVID-19 pandemic rather than hoarding them for third-dose booster shots that scientific evidence does not ...

Right on time for the start of the IAA MOBILITY 2021 in Munich (from 7 to 12 September), Porsche is to provide a spectacular look into the automotive future. The Mission R concept ...