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Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey will step down from his role and Chief Technology Officer Parag Agrawal will become his successor, Twitter announced on Monday. Dorsey’...

The head of drugmaker Moderna said COVID-19 vaccines are unlikely to be as effective against the Omicron variant of the coronavirus as they have been previously, sparking fresh worry in ...

The Central Bank of Cyprus has determined the O-SII buffer requirement for six banks. In a press release, the CBC says that in accordance with its policy for the designation ...

Regulatory reporting firm Point Nine has announced a partnership with US company FIS, looking to bolster its ability to provide trade and transaction reporting services to legal entities in overseas ...

The mining sector has a key role to play as the world transitions to a greener, low-carbon future, Euromines president and Venus Minerals’ chairman Mark Rachovides said during a panel ...

The health ministry should not have postponed non-urgent operations in state and private hospitals as this will endanger non-Covid patients, head of the patients’ association said on Monday. Marios Kouloumas’ ...

Perhaps now the auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides has sounded a warning about the finances of the national health scheme, Gesy, veering out of control, the political parties and media, which do ...

Argentina’s Lionel Messi won the Ballon d’Or award for the best player in the world for a record-stretching seventh time on Monday, beating Robert Lewandowski and Jorginho to ...

Turkish Cypriot media reported on Monday that up to 90 per cent of illegal substances found in the north are transported there through the government-controlled areas. The chairwoman of the Turkish ...

The fate of local government reform could hang in the balance this week, as MPs weigh the disparate demands and objections coming from several communities – and this amid fresh warnings ...

By Luc Cohen and Karen Freifeld Ghislaine Maxwell targeted young girls for sexual abuse by Jeffrey Epstein, a U.S. prosecutor said on Monday in her opening statement in the ...

A football league derby was abandoned on Monday evening due to heavy fog in the Nicosia area. Referee Vasilis Demetriou was forced to abandon the fixture between Nicosia arch-rivals Apoel ...

Police on Monday evening urged motorists to be cautious as thick fog had formed in some areas in Nicosia. Police said there was fog in Kornos, Ayia Varvara, Pera Horio ...

European Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides said on Monday that stopping flights to the EU from countries in the southern part of Africa was a necessary step in trying to deal ...

No deaths from Covid were reported in the past 24 hours, as 586 new infections were detected after 102,692 tests, a 0.57 per cent positivity rate, the health ministry said Monday. The ministry said 116 ...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Monday the Omicron coronavirus variant carried a very high risk of infection surges as more countries closed borders, casting a shadow over economic ...

Green Panda, the first Greek re-commerce startup to specialise in trade-in programmes for the return of smartphones with immediate consumer rewards, has entered into a strategic partnership with iStorm Cyprus, ...

Honduran presidential candidate Xiomara Castro was headed for a landslide win as presidential election results rolled in on Monday, and looked set to put the left back in power 12 years ...

The president of the Supreme Court said Monday a way should have been found to speed up the dispensation of justice, as close to 25,000 cases were delayed for over two ...

A fun running event returns to Paphos with a Christmasy twist! The Santa Fun Run will once more be held at Aphrodite Hills Resort on December 11, inviting running enthusiasts and ...

The art and culture worlds have had an unstable year. Shows have been postponed, cancelled and then finally revived and this autumn there has been an overflow of performances and ...

The World Week of Italian Cuisine is an initiative to promote and enjoy Italy’s culinary tradition and innovation, with events held internationally to celebrate the best of Italian food, ...

The mayor of Yeroskipou Michalis Pavlides has resigned for health reasons, it was announced on Monday. Pavlides had been away since October with deputy mayor Kyriacos Hadjivasilis taking over his ...

A female Italian journalist filed charges on Monday against a man accused of slapping her bottom on live TV after a Serie A football match just as the league was ...