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Jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny has been moved to an undisclosed detention centre outside Moscow that may be a prison camp, his lawyer and a member of a rights ...

Officials on Thursday called it irresponsible and risky for Cyprus to potentially acquire supplies of Covid-19 vaccine not licensed by EU authorities, and that the island has no choice but ...

Pop superstar Lady Gaga is offering a $500,000 reward for the return of her French bulldogs Koji and Gustav that were stolen in Hollywood, a source familiar with the matter said ...

Airbnb’s quarterly results are likely to show the pandemic may have helped the home rental company lure leisure travelers away from big hotels during the global travel collapse of 2020. ...

The health ministry announced 199 new cases of Covid-19 on Thursday from 28,461 PCR and rapid tests with a positivity rate of 0.7%. There were no new deaths, and the total remains at 231. ...

European Union leaders met on Thursday to find ways to speed up the production and rollout of COVID-19 vaccines in a race against the emergence of new variants that some ...

A shipload of sick cows that had nowhere to moor except off the port of Famagusta in the north, is likely to set sail back to Spain, Reuters reported on ...

The health ministry issued clarifications about the new relaxations of the measures against the spread of coronavirus announced on Thursday that will be in effect from March 1. The ministry recalls ...

Fast fashion brand H&M will open its first Limassol store this summer, it emerged on Thursday. The shop is expected to open during the upcoming summer season at ...

A declassified version of a U.S. intelligence report expected to be released on Thursday finds that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, ...

Following coronavirus clusters in two Limassol schools, authorities have seen a surge in infections at a regional primary school in Eptagonia, a village close to the district border with Larnaca. ...

The health ministry announced that 58 rapid test sites will operate nationwide on Friday. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and the obligatory weekly testing of employees. Self-employed ...

The Tax Department has been instructed to carry out strict audits of service providers involved in the citizenship by investment programme, Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides said in parliament on Thursday. “...

In this video, we meet Venice Beach-based Nick Fouquet, a hat-maker who crafts unique headwear for celebrities and hat fans alike. Having designed custom pieces for celebrities like Lady Gaga, ...

India’s Axar Patel claimed an 11-wicket match haul as they beat England by 10 wickets inside two days in the day-night third test on Thursday, dashing the tourists’ hopes of ...

The new housing support scheme for rural areas presented by the Cyprus Land Development Corporation (Koag) in collaboration with the ministry of interior will generate entrepreneurship and strengthen the economy, ...

The attorney-general said Thursday the International Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (Intosai) had ignored a key provision of its own guidelines in a statement it issued expressing concern over the ...

The UK’s exit from the European Union has undoubtedly caused major changes in several areas, including that of education and, more specifically, higher education. These changes have created a ...

France’s Six Nations game against Scotland was postponed after another player tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number infected to 11, organisers said on Thursday. “The Six Nations Testing ...

Cyprus’ EMBIO Diagnostics has received an award for innovation in Covid-19 response, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announced on Thursday. Costantinos Louizou, CEO of EMBIO Diagnostics told ...

In this video, we pay a pre-Covid visit to Mexico City, to experience its rich cultural offerings. Built by the Spanish atop the ruins of the once-flourishing Aztec city of ...

The Open University of Cyprus (OUC) is contributing to a research project entitled youth new personal & employable skills development (YNSPEED). This aims to facilitate youth development and training in ...

By Lisa Salmon Having a healthy immune system is vital for both children and adults – and what we eat plays a major part in this. Paediatric infectious diseases expert Professor ...

President Nicos Anastasiades said Thursday he would participate in an informal meeting with the political will to find common ground with the Turkish Cypriots that would lead to substantive negotiations ...