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By Kate Abnett and Bart H. Meijer European Union countries agreed on Monday to raise their target to curb greenhouse gas emissions under the Paris climate agreement next year, as ...

With the academic year now underway, the Akrotiri Environmental Education Centre (AEEC) team has developed an array of educational programmes for children from all over the island. With Covid-19 restrictions ...

Rishi Sunak said on Tuesday he was not daunted by the scale of the challenge as he became Britain’s third prime minister in two months, pledging to restore trust, ...

Five Palestinians were killed in one of the largest firefights in recent weeks and another was killed later after Israeli security forces raided the flashpoint city of Nablus in the ...

Five fines of €7,000 each were issued after labour inspection officers identified five undeclared workers during targeted inspections in September, the office announced on Tuesday. The inspection service of the labour ...

The island has a rich history and those tales, and scents, are now the inspiration for a range of perfumes. ELENI PHILIPPOU tracks down the story behind the fragrances Cyprus’ ...

The Kremlin on Tuesday repeated its claim that Ukraine plans to use a radioactive “dirty bomb”, warning the West it was dangerous to dismiss Moscow’s position. Ukraine, the United ...

As November approaches, the events calendar continues to fill up and dance will be one of its highlights. Returning for its 22nd edition is the annual Cyprus Choreography Platform. The ...

Qatar has faced unprecedented criticism since winning the bid to host the 2022 World Cup, some of which amounted to slander, its ruler, Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, said on ...

A 30-year-old man was sentenced to 40 days in prison on Tuesday and had his driving licence suspended for 60 days after a series of erratic incidents. Larnaca district court heard that ...

Two doctors at the Makarios children’s hospital who were suspended on half pay pending an investigation into the death of one of their patients have reportedly appealed their suspension ...

Archbishop Chrysostomos is facing his battle with intestinal cancer “with a lot of faith and courage,” Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela said on Tuesday after visiting the prelate. The health of ...

For more than a decade since the global financial crisis, central bankers pumped trillions of dollars of cheap money into the financial system to keep the economy afloat. Now that ...

Outgoing British Prime Minister Liz Truss said the country faced “brighter days” as she made her final speech as leader outside her Downing Street office on Tuesday. “Our country continues ...

Prison guard members of Isotita union have suspended strike measures as they said on Tuesday they are ready to discuss their demands for benefits with the employer side. The affected ...

Germany, Europe’s biggest economy and historically a major importer of Russian gas, is scrambling to secure alternative supplies following a plunge in flows from Russia since its invasion of ...

Teaching unions Oelmek, Poed and Oltek on Tuesday expressed strong disagreement with the way the state is trying to implement its decision to expand compulsory preschool education to children aged ...

Oil prices rose on Tuesday as the US dollar eased against major peers but gains were limited by worries of slowing global fuel demand growth amid bearish economic data from ...

Relatives who identify deceased loved ones should be composed, Bishop of Tamassos Isaias said on Tuesday, after a family in Limassol carried out a funeral for the wrong person. The ...

EU regulation on serious cross-border health threats and strengthening the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA) gave the European ...

Rishi Sunak will face one of the greatest challenges of any new leader when he becomes British prime minister on Tuesday, needing to tackle a mounting economic crisis, a warring ...

On Tuesday the weather will be mostly clear. Winds will be mainly north-westerly to north-easterly, light to moderate, up to 4 Beaufort. Thin dust may be observed. The sea will be ...

Messaging app WhatsApp was starting to come back online at 0900 GMT and the company said the issue has been fixed after users across the world reported problems earlier on Tuesday. ...

A 26-year-old man, who was found guilty of raping a 65-year-old man with mobility problems, has been sentenced to 12 years in jail. The crime was reported to the police on ...