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Paphos hotels operated at a 50-55 per cent capacity in November, Paphos hoteliers association head Thanos Michaelides said on Saturday. Even though November did not reach 2019 figures, it was a ...

The health ministry announced that two people had died from Covid-19 and that 428 had tested positive from 78,007 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 0.55 per cent. The deaths concerned ...

Tens of thousands of protesters marched through several northwest European cities on Saturday to demonstrate against coronavirus restrictions imposed amid a surge in infections. Austria last month became the first ...

An elderly Greek Orthodox priest shouted “Pope, you are a heretic” as Pope Francis was entering the Orthodox Archbishopric in Athens on Saturday and was taken away by police, a ...

Scores of people gathered in Limasssol on Saturday afternoon, to protest the government’s most recent measures against coronavirus. Centred on freedom of choice, the peaceful demonstration began around 3pm ...

No further measures will be needed as long as we stick to the current ones, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas said on Saturday. He was visiting Pachna health centre, serving as ...

A Christmas tree decorated with handmade ornaments showcasing traditional Cypriot handicrafts was lit up at Larnaca airport on Friday by Energy Minister Natasa Pilides and Hermes Airports CEO Eleni Kalogirou. ...

Valerie Pecresse, who has described herself as “one-third Thatcher, two-thirds Merkel”, has won the French conservative Les Republicains (LR) ticket for the 2022 presidential election and will now aim to thwart ...

Ten people trapped after Indonesia’s Semeru volcano erupted have been evacuated to safety, the disaster mitigation agency (BNPB) said on Sunday, as the death toll from the disaster climbed ...

The Russian Tennis Federation will play Croatia in the Davis Cup final after U.S. Open champion Daniil Medvedev comfortably beat Jan-Lennard Struff 6-4 6-4 to give his team an ...

Polis Chrysochous municipality staged a demonstration on Saturday to protest the understaffing of the local police station and hospital following the death of a man earlier this week. The 77-year-old ...

The US recognises the right of the Republic of Cyprus to develop resources in its exclusive economic zone (EEZ), the state department has said. A spokesperson was asked by Greek ...

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday he hoped that volatile foreign-exchange and inflation rates would stabilise shortly and he again promised low interest rates, after a historic plunge in ...

England’s Eileen Ash, the world’s oldest test player described as a ‘pioneer’ of the sport, has died aged 110, the country’s cricket board (ECB) has said. Right-arm seamer ...

Neapolis University Paphos announced on Saturday the launch of the “Host a student this Christmas” initiative, in efforts to combat social exclusion and discrimination during the festive season. “Many foreign ...

A total of 48 free rapid test sites will operate nationwide for eligible groups on Sunday, the health ministry announced. Free rapid testing for the general population has been scrapped, while ...

Where do you live and with whom? I live in Xylophagou with my family – my wife and our son What did you have for breakfast? Usually, I am not the ...

Martin Brundle has warned Max Verstappen that rival Lewis Hamilton is not ready to hand over the Formula One title-winning baton as the seven-time world champion shows no let-up in ...

Police on Saturday rejected claims of brutality from a 32-year-old man remanded by the Larnaca court for eight days on Friday in connection with the disappearance of two women in ...

The first 14 asylum seekers residing in Cyprus, including the two stranded in the buffer zone, will be flying to the Vatican on December 16, Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said on Saturday. ...

The parents of a Michigan teenager accused of murdering four fellow high school students were taken into custody on Saturday, a day after each was charged with four counts of ...

Nicosia police on Saturday said they were investigating a case of illegal possession of drugs with intent to supply after arresting a 17-year-old from Limassol with 37 grams of cannabis in ...

By Ella Walker According to Gino D’Acampo, what’s on the dinner table is actually far less crucial than what’s going on around it. The Italian chef, 45 – known ...

Seven businesses and nine individuals were fined for breaching coronavirus protocols in the last 24 hours, police said on Saturday. The violations resulted from 2,544 checks across the island, between 6am on ...