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The head of the Russian Orthodox faith was quoted as saying on Thursday that his church and its faithful were holding back the antichrist. Patriarch Kirill was speaking six weeks ...

The European Commission chief and the EU’s top diplomat arrived in Kyiv on Friday to offer Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy support and reassurance over his bid for EU membership ...

More than two thirds of Africans have been infected by COVID-19 since the pandemic started, 97 times more than reported confirmed cases, according to a World Health Organisation (WHO) study. The ...

EU governments have frozen about 30 billion euros ($32.6 billion) of assets linked to oligarchs and other sanctioned people with ties to the Kremlin, the European Commission said on Friday. The assets, ...

The European Union on Friday formally adopted its fifth package of sanctions against Russia since the country’s Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine, including bans on the import of coal, wood, ...

The Cyprus broadcasting authority on Friday reminded the media to abide by relevant regulations as to not offend the sensitivity of viewers following public complaints over the broadcasting of dead ...

By Damon Smith Spring sunlight refracts off an iridescent waistcoat buttoned snugly around a six-foot tall bloodhound and pointer mixed breed. He is hunkered close to the ground, scarlet tongue ...

Jarindr Thitadilaka says he made as much as $2,000 a month last year from his collection of digital pets, which he would breed and send into battle to win cryptocurrencies. The 28...

A new lecture has been added to the Let’s Talk History online portal of the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation. The lecture series, similar to a podcast, invites acclaimed ...

Police found large quantities of duty-free tobacco in the residence of a 43-year-old in Limassol. After being tipped off and conducting surveillance, the police obtained a court warrant and searched ...

A month and a half after the parents and friends of children with cerebral palsy denounced a decision by the Health Insurance Organization (HIO) to slash the number of physiotherapy ...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Thursday it had reached a preliminary agreement with Lebanon for a four-year extended fund facility that would only get full approval from the ...

World food prices jumped nearly 13% in March to a new record high as the war in Ukraine caused turmoil in markets for staple grains and edible oils, the U.N. ...

Russia’s central bank said on Thursday that due to a “significant change in market conditions” it would buy gold from commercial banks at a negotiated price from April 8. On ...

Cyprus police on Friday said they have taken protective measures after they received a video showing a group of masked armed men threatening officers and court employees over alleged false ...

Cancelled flights and long queues at British airports caused by a lack of staff due to the coronavirus pandemic will hit confidence and hold back recovery unless the problems are ...

The Ukrainian president’s failure to mention Turkey’s invasion of 1974 has cast a long shadow over his historic address to parliament on Thursday, the bitter taste exacerbated by the ...

French President Emmanuel Macron voiced regret on Friday for starting campaigning late as opinion polls showed him holding a slender lead over the far-right candidate Marine Le Pen, who he ...

UClan Cyprus and the University of Balamand will jointly open a medical school in Larnaca district. The two academic institutions signed a letter of intent on Thursday, Larnaca Mayor Andreas ...

Free guided tours in English and Greek will take place in the old city of Nicosia from April to December this year, the tourism deputy ministry has announced. The Nicosia ...

The health ministry on Friday announced the withdrawal of some Ferrero chocolates from the Cypriot market following a possible salmonella link that resulted in some EU member states recalling batches ...

Back playing the Masters after a career-threatening car crash, Tiger Woods said he thought he could win a sixth Green Jacket and on Thursday made a few more believers after ...

Barcelona were shaken up by Eintracht Frankfurt but took a first step in their bid to reach the Europa League last four as a second-half goal by Ferran Torres salvaged ...

‘Fashion is more art than art is,’ is the famous quote by Andy Warhol and an exhibition opening in Nicosia this month shows how. Synergy: Art into Fashion is the ...