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President Nicos Anastasiades on Friday voiced concern over delays in bringing natural gas to Cyprus, asking that the project be stepped up. The issue was discussed with Nicos Castellani, the ...

A total of 67 free rapid testing sites for coronavirus for eligible groups will operate nationwide on Saturday, the health ministry announced. Free rapid testing for the general population has been ...

Germany’s new coalition government wants to attract 400,000 qualified workers from abroad each year to tackle both a demographic imbalance and labour shortages in key sectors that risk undermining the ...

Piraeus Bank (BOPr.AT) has agreed with investment firm Varde Partners to buy its controlling stake in Trastor Real Estate Investment Company for about 98 million euros ($111.04 million), the bank said ...

Britain-based digital banking app Revolut launched commission-free stock trading in the United States on Wednesday, a move that will see it compete with online brokerages such as Robinhood Markets Inc ...

A test to stay programme aimed at allowing children who are coronavirus contacts but not infected with Covid-19 to go to school, kicks off on Monday, with the health ministry ...

Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides on Friday railed against the reinstatement of the rule giving state officials access to a service car for personal use on a 24-hour basis. “We need to ...

Coronavirus cases started showing a decline, but the disease burden remains high, the health ministry’s epidemiological report showed on Friday. According to the report, prepared by state experts, 46,487 coronavirus ...

In mountainous Yunnan, on the banks of Lugu Lake, is ‘The Kingdom of Women’. Here, the Mosuo tribe are China’s last matrilineal society: women wield the power, passing property ...

Interest in real estate is recovering, both in coastal resorts and in large cities. The start of 2021 has been rather challenging. After the first year of the coronavirus pandemic, the ...

More snow and low temperatures are expected for the coming week, with temperatures not going above zero in Troodos on Sunday, the met office said on Friday. Director Kleanthis Nicolaides ...

Sony Group (6758.T) will likely add new technology partners to its electric vehicle (EV) project to help it forge a mobility business to transform cars from transportation machines to entertainment ...

Greek activist Ilias Gkionis is expected to provide information about Cyprus’ link to what he claims is a connected group of criminals who drug and rape women in Greece, he ...

American Amanda Anisimova, ranked 60th in the world, saved two matchpoints and smashed winners at will to beat reigning champion Naomi Osaka 4-6 6-3 7-6 (10-5) in the third round ...

A new exhibition ongoing in the heart of Limassol takes a research on space and time in artificial environments and creates art inspired by it. Visual artist Christos Panagiotou is ...

Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides will hold talks with United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Washington DC on February 1 and 2. According to the Cyprus News Agency, Kasoulides will leave ...

US singer Meat Loaf has died aged 74 with his wife by his side, a statement on the artist’s official Facebook page said. The statement said: “Our hearts are broken ...

The Ivory Coast dumped defending champions Algeria out of the Africa Cup of Nations, Mali topped Group F and minnows Comoros Islands, Equatorial Guinea and Gambia advanced to the last 16 ...

Jurgen Klopp praised the mentality and quality of “world-class” Diogo Jota after the forward hit a brace to send Liverpool into the Carabao Cup final at the expense of 10-man ...

In today’s episode, following pressure from opposition lawmakers, the government has agreed to amend certain provisions of the ‘Dangerous Infectious Diseases Law of 2021’, which will repeal and replace the ...

Due to adverse weather conditions in recent days, police on Friday advised the public to check the official police website for road closures prior to heading up the mountains. The ...

The summer may seem far away yet some of the island’s festivals have already begun the work. Come August, the 21st edition of the Countryside Animafest Cyprus Festival will ...

What do we understand by tax optimization? As the name suggests, tax optimization refers to the usage and implementation of processes that can reduce an individual or company’s tax ...

The Cyprus News Digest, in collaboration with the Cyprus Mail, brings you an in-depth analysis of some of the latest developments in local and international. Presented by Rosie Charalambous, this ...