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In early February, the most downloaded app from the App Store in Russia was ‘Persona’, a makeup filter app, followed by video conferencing provider Zoom and the online retailer AliExpress (...

Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi will learn on Friday their opponents for what is almost certainly their last World Cup finals when the draw is made for November’s tournament ...

Two trainer aircraft of South Korea’s air force collided in mid-air on Friday, authorities said, with media putting the casualties at three pilots killed and another injured in the ...

A proposal is being put forward to the local council in Xylofagou calling for the mayor to build ‘a wall of Big Potatoes’ along the borderline with the British base ...

Famagusta police on Friday said they have arrested a 27-year-old man on suspicion of burglaries and theft. The man was arrested after officers found various tools which were suspected to ...

Two of Ukraine‘s military helicopters struck a fuel storage facility in the Russian city of Belgorod on Friday after crossing the border at low altitude, regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov ...

MUFG Investor Services, a leading company dealing in administration, asset servicing, banking and fund financing, announced on Thursday the opening of a new operational centre in Limassol. The company, which ...

Police in Sri Lanka‘s capital lifted a curfew on Friday after protests in which dozens of people were arrested and several policemen were hurt near the home of President ...

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) announced this week its successful participation in this year’s Global Money Week event, an annual event seeking to promote financial literacy. Organised ...

The Cyprus Investment Promotion Agency, commonly known as Invest Cyprus, on Thursday announced that it continued its efforts to promote the island as an investment and business destination through a ...

The Bank of Cyprus on Thursday announced that, as part of its efforts to enhance security through technological solutions, will now notify its customers by push notifications and not by ...

Cyprus faces a serious problem coping with the number of migrants arriving here daily, while the current Ukraine refugee crisis means less attention and resources diverted to people coming in ...

Many were baffled, to put it mildly, by the government’s decision on Wednesday to approve a bill giving the commerce minister the power to set a maximum gross profit ...

A newly established unit coordinating the investigation of corruption cases convened for the first time on Thursday, with attorney-general Giorgos Savvides stressing that the department and its work are distinct ...

President Joe Biden on Thursday launched the largest release ever from the US emergency oil reserve and challenged oil companies to drill more in an attempt to bring down gasoline ...

Parliament on Thursday passed legislation establishing a junior ministry of culture under the umbrella of the education ministry. The voting went 34 for, 13 against – with the MPs of main opposition Akel ...

The Constitutional Court in Seoul upheld a ban on tattooing on Thursday, confirming South Korea as the only developed country that permits no one but medical professionals to perform the ...

President Vladimir Putin threatened on Thursday to halt contracts supplying Europe with a third of its gas unless they are paid in Russian currency, his strongest economic riposte so far ...

Forestry department staff of the airborne unit will not fly firefighting sorties from next month in protest at the government’s ongoing indifference to their longstanding demands. In a press ...

Authorities on Thursday announced two more deaths attributed to Covid-19, while testing tracked 4,349 new positives. The latest fatalities were two men, aged 85 and 62. That takes the death toll since March 2020 ...

A suspect in a major drug haul case was on Thursday found dead in his cell in Limassol, with the police all but ruling out foul play. The man, a 61...

The Initiative for Green will be planting trees this Sunday in Kokkinotrimithia and everyone is welcome. The tree-planting will take place at 11am, next to the Neo Plaza commercial and ...

Economic growth in Cyprus will slow sharply before recovering, due to the shock associated with the war in Ukraine, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said, adding that the key ...

Premier League clubs voted in favour of reintroducing the use of five substitutes per game from the start of the 2022-23 season at a shareholder meeting, the organisation said on ...