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NatWest accelerated returning cash to shareholders on Friday after a return to profit, rounding out a week of vastly improved earnings for British banks as the pandemic-battered economy reopens. The ...

By Paul Lambis She recalls her grandmother fondly, walking down a grand staircase; her chin raised and her sustained fixed posture. Her hair, chicly held together in an elaborate bun; ...

Deliveroo is considering ending services in Spain due to high costs associated with running operations in the country to focus on other markets and expand in new and existing cities, ...

Turkey’s tourism revenues stood at $3 billion in the second quarter of the year, data from the Turkish Statistical Institute showed on Friday. Tourism income of the country stood at $2.45 ...

Voluntary vaccination of teens 12 and over will start as of Monday, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas announced on Friday after cabinet gave the green light for the inoculation of minors under 16. ...

A cyber security information campaign was launched on Friday to increase awareness of protective measures online, with the police and banks among the participants. The police, the digital security authority, ...

Novak Djokovic was beaten 1-6 6-3 6-1 by Germany’s Alexander Zverev in the semi-finals of the men’s singles at the Tokyo Games, dashing the Serbian’s dream of ...

– Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich is not President Vladimir Putin’s “cashier” nor did he buy Chelsea FC as a vehicle to corrupt the West, his lawyer told England’s High ...

One in every three victims of human trafficking detected worldwide is a child, with the pandemic making more children vulnerable to human traffickers, Hope for Children said on Friday. In ...

Weaknesses and inadequacies in the way the Insurance Companies Control Service, the finance ministry’s supervisory authority for insurance firms, performed its duties, were highlighted in a report released by ...

The death toll from wildfires on Turkey’s southern coast has risen to four and firefighters were battling blazes for a third day on Friday after the evacuation of dozens ...

Paphos criminal court on Friday found a 76-year-old man guilty of sexually abusing an underage girl, a relative of his. The suspect was found guilty of a total of 39 sexually ...

A 52-year-old man who caused the death of a 27-year-old man after slamming his car into that of the victim while intoxicated was sentenced to nine years in prison on ...

Police are investigating after a 21-year-old woman reported she was raped late on Thursday at a coastal area in Paphos. Citing police information, the Cyprus News Agency reported that the ...

Police announced that they will be destroying fireworks on Saturday at the Sha quarries, alerting people to the explosions expected to be heard in the area. The destruction of fireworks ...

The first person convicted under Hong Kong’s national security law was sentenced to nine years for terrorist activities and inciting secession, judges said on Friday, in a watershed ruling ...

The Cyprus Paediatric society on Friday recommended to immediately include 12 to 15-year-olds in the coronavirus vaccine programme, saying that 20 per cent of coronavirus cases in Cyprus concern children. The recommendation ...

Cyprus’ cases over the past two weeks remain at exceedingly high levels with a rate of 1,403 per 100,000, according to the health ministry’s latest report. The data, valid from July 13 – ...

Cypriot track and field star Apostolos Pareliis was unable to reach the men’s discus final in Tokyo on Friday as he finished in 16th place out of 32 competitors after ...

Two people, aged 30 and 35, were arrested on suspicion of 20 burglaries and thefts in the government-controlled areas of Famagusta, police said on Friday. Police arrested the suspects after evidence emerged against ...

Limassol police early on Friday arrested a 26-year-old man after he was found with three others spraying graffiti on a wall near Nikeas avenue. The four were spotted by officers ...

From avant-garde voices to established documentary auteurs, the 16th Lemesos International Documentary Festival tells a host of stories. ELENI PHILIPPOU looks at them The 16th Lemesos International Documentary Festival, which ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has described the Delta variant of the coronavirus to be as contagious as chickenpox and could cause severe illness, the ...

A Limassol-based bar-restaurant has been fined after a staff member was found without a SafePass, police said on Friday. The owner of the business received a €500 fine, while the employee ...