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The chief goal of local government reform should be a better and more efficient functioning of municipal authorities in addressing the needs and expectations of its residents at low cost, ...

The first batch of humanitarian aid for the people of Ukraine from Cyprus will be sent on Tuesday, March 8, following arrangements made in consultation with the EU’s civil protection ...

Fully vaccinated individuals will no longer need a negative PCR or rapid test to cross the green line following a review of the epidemiological situation by the bicommunal technical committee ...

The U.N. refugee agency has urged authorities in countries neighbouring Ukraine to open their borders to African citizens fleeing the conflict there amid reports that some were being denied ...

Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny has called on Russians to stage daily protests against Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, depicting President Vladimir Putin as an “obviously insane tsar.” Navalny called ...

MPs discussing regulations on building waste aim to find a formula that will protect the environment and jobs, House environment committee president Charalambos Theopemptou said on Wednesday. He was speaking ...

A flamingo nursed back to health will be released at Akrotiri salt lake on Thursday on the occasion of World Wildlife Day, celebrated annually on March 3 to mark the signing ...

Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos said the decision to close Cyprus’ airspace to Russian planes after Turkey said it would not impose similar sanctions will have to be carefully evaluated by ...

Orange is the new Black (OITNB) was not just a great show- it was a turning point for mainstream television series. The narrative is based on the experiences of American ...

Thirty-seven free testing sites for eligible groups islandwide District Location Hours Telephone Nicosia (19 sites) Nicosia Mall 9 am – 6 pm 77774400 Ayios Dometios Municipality (event hall) 9 am – 6 pm 94041843 Ayios Georgios Church, Latsia 9 am – 6 ...

Memes which deliberately cause offence or insult a person may become illegal under a House legal affairs committee proposal, which seeks to change the law and criminalise “offensive or harmful” ...

Paphos police have secured a court order suspending the operation of a business establishment in Polis pending the trial of its owner for gambling, the operation of a casino and ...

Russian and Belarusian athletes can compete as neutrals at the Winter Paralympics in Beijing, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) said on Wednesday, despite calls to ban them following Russia’s ...

LIVE: Russia – Ukraine invasion latest news 15.30: EU bans RT, Sputnik over Ukraine disinformation – Russian state-controlled media outlets RT and Sputnik will be banned in the European Union with immediate effect ...

Sergey V. Popov, Cardiff University Russia knows sanctions. In 2009, the death of Moscow anti-corruption lawyer Sergei Magnitsky in custody motivated Bill Browder, an entrepreneur who used to work in Russia ...

The entity charged with running Gesy has announced major changes to the way in which the healthcare system will function, such as a time limit being imposed on how often ...

In the age of Zoom, Google Drive, and Microsoft Teams, you can work from anywhere in the world. While companies were gradually becoming more flexible, the pandemic turbo-charged the transition ...

Sahanika Ratnayake, Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is one of the most popular forms of talking therapy. It is the treatment of choice for depression and anxiety and is a staple ...

The economic sanctions imposed against Russia following its invasion of Ukraine are not affecting Cyprus to a large extent as the island’s banking system has no exposure to Russia, ...

THE WAY THINGS ARE By Colette NiReamonn Ioannidou For some women removing their clothes in front of a stranger may not be a big deal; they’re relaxed about their ...

Russia said on Tuesday it was placing temporary restrictions on foreigners seeking to exit Russia assets, as it tried to stem an investor retreat driven by crippling Western sanctions imposed ...

Exxon Mobil (XOM.N) on Tuesday said it would exit Russia oil and gas operations that it has valued at more than $4 billion and halt new investment as a result ...

Akel’s MEP Giorgos Georgiou abstained during a European Parliament (EP) resolution vote which seeks a tougher response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, arguing that it deepens Europe’s ...

Dozens of Ukrainian families who were vacationing in Cyprus have been stranded in the island after their homeland was invaded by Russian troops last week, a representative from the Ukrainian ...