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Barbora Krejkovcia’s French Open title defence ended in the opening round on Monday when Frenchwoman Diane Parry defeated the second-seeded Czech 1-6 6-2 6-3. Krejcikova, playing her first match ...

The European Commission has given the nod to a Cypriot scheme to support cheesemakers affected by the coronavirus-related restrictions. In a press release, the commission said it approved a €890,000 scheme ...

By Prudence Wade Tayce was always destined to be a fashion icon. The drag queen – who found fame as a runner-up on the second season of RuPaul’s Drag Race ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin quipped on Monday that he would have a serious talk to the West about its assertions that he was to blame for all the economic chaos ...

World number one Iga Swiatek put on a commanding display against Ukrainian qualifier Lesia Tsurenko with a 6-2 6-0 opening victory on Monday to kickstart her bid for a second ...

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said on Monday that Tehran will avenge the death of Revolutionary Guards Colonel Hassan Sayad Khodai, who was shot dead by two people on a motorcycle ...

Larnaca municipality’s health services has announced it is continuing to spray against mosquitoes. “The spraying is carried out by Larnaca’s municipality health services team to reduce the mosquito ...

By Andrea Charalambous A circular will be sent to all doctors by Tuesday with the guidelines to follow if they come across any cases of monkeypox virus. The press spokesperson ...

A marvel of 21st-century engineering, the twisting tower was first introduced by renowned architect Santiago Calatrava in 2005, on completion of his Twisting Torso in Malmo, Sweden. In a design feat ...

Cyprus continues to experience excessive macroeconomic imbalances, the European Commission said on Monday during the presentation of its 2022 European Semester Spring Package. “Overall, vulnerabilities are receding and are falling below ...

Hyundai Motor Group said on Sunday it would invest an additional $5 billion in the United States by 2025 to strengthen collaboration with US firms in advanced technology. The investments, announced during ...

Chipmaker Broadcom Inc (AVGO.O) is in talks to acquire cloud service provider VMware Inc (VMW.N), people familiar with the matter told Reuters. Negotiations between Broadcom and VMware are ...

The plant grown on the island is believed to be among the most potent of healing herbs. Now, two of the Stelios Award winners are reconciling the island’s hurts ...

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director general of the World Health Organization (WHO), will have history on his mind when he hosts almost 200 member states at the U.N agency’s ...

A Ukrainian court sentenced a Russian soldier to life in prison on Monday for killing an unarmed civilian in the first war crimes trial arising from Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion. ...

By Sarah Coyne A group of leading artists of various nationalities have come together to hold an exhibition in Nicosia to show their support for the people of Ukraine and ...

Drugmaker AstraZeneca (AZN.L) said on Monday its COVID-19 vaccine, Vaxzevria, has been approved in the European Union by the bloc’s drugs regulator as a third-dose booster in adults ...

A 40-year-old man died in a traffic accident near the village of Dromolaxia, in the Larnaca district on Monday. According to Larnaca police spokesperson Haris Hadjiyiasemi, victim Varnavas Georgiou, a ...

Constantinos Psillides on the underrated comedy to find on Netflix Everyone needs a laugh. With the world spiralling towards World War 3 and vegans taking over (look meat lovers, we had ...

Unficyp on Monday condemned an attack by unidentified people against a UN patrol vehicle on Saturday evening. The incident took place at around 10pm inside the buffer zone, approximately three ...

Tether, the world’s largest stablecoin, said on Thursday it has boosted its holdings of US government debt while cutting exposure to riskier assets, the first look at its reserves ...

Panathinaikos beat PAOK 1-0 to clinch the Greek Cup on Saturday in match marred by crowd trouble as rival fans threw flares and clashed with police inside the Olympic stadium. ...

Oil prices gained on Monday with US fuel demand, tight supply and a slightly weaker US dollar supporting the market, as Shanghai prepares to reopen after a two-month lockdown fuelled ...

There are no problems in the supply chain and no shortage in supermarket stocks are expected as a result of the war in Ukraine, executive secretary of the Pancyprian Supermarkets ...