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More than 100 global leaders late on Monday pledged to halt and reverse deforestation and land degradation by the end of the decade, underpinned by $19 billion in public and private funds ...

The government’s policy priorities remain the same despite the adverse effects of the coronavirus pandemic, Minister of Finance Constantinos Petrides said at the 7th International Funds Summit on Monday. “...

The Human Resources Development Authority (HRDA) of Cyprus has appointed a new director general, with Yiannis Mourouzides having taken over the position on November 1. The appointment was confirmed following a ...

Officials are alarmed at the current rates of violations being recorded by newly installed traffic cameras, with the traffic department warning that many drivers will end up losing their licences ...

Apart from the new portal crashing, it was at least encouraging that it was due to strong interest in the government’s bicycle purchase subsidy scheme and not just down ...

Everton suffered their third straight Premier League defeat as they fell to a 2-1 loss to in-form Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux on Monday. Wolves started strongly, forcing Jordan Pickford into ...

Increasing spending on education underlines the state’s commitment to improving this area, Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou asserted Monday, even as the opposition called the situation in public schools “extremely ...

By Carl O’Donnell and Dania Nadeem Novavax Inc expects regulators in India, the Philippines and elsewhere to make a decision on its Covid-19 vaccine within “weeks,” its chief executive ...

By Kate Abnett and Mark John Countries must put a price on the carbon dioxide emissions causing climate change, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told the United Nations ...

No deaths from Covid were recorded in the past 24 hours, as 280 new infections were detected after 65,948 tests, a positivity rate of 0.42 per cent, the health ministry said Monday. The number ...

Hungary fans will be barred from attending their team’s final World Cup qualifier away to Poland following clashes with police during last month’s group game against England at ...

The United States is rolling out Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines for children aged 5 to 11 this week, but most of the 15 million shots being shipped initially are unlikely to be available ...

By Jeff Mason and Valerie Volcovici President Joe Biden on Monday sought to assure world leaders the United States would keep its promise to slash greenhouse gas emissions by more ...

Four classical music concerts are taking place in Paphos, Nicosia, Larnaca and Limassol this week as the Representative of the Latin Community in the House of Representatives organises events to ...

The Republic of Cyprus’ (RoC) policy not to grant citizenships to children of mixed marriages in the north affects around 35,000 Turkish Cypriots, reports said on Monday. Head of Turkish Cypriot ...

Authorities will for the time being impose no additional covid-related restrictions, relying primarily on the ongoing mass vaccination drive to deal with the pandemic, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas said Monday. ...

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday held arguments in a major abortion dispute, weighing whether Texas state courts should be barred from hearing cases brought against abortion providers under ...

The EU is close to changing the criteria or scrapping travel rules adopted because of the coronavirus pandemic altogether, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas said on Monday. The minister was replying ...

Woodland, California, is a gorgeously green city that’s been making a name for itself over the last few years. From beautiful older architecture, a pride in the community’s ...

The Radiomarathon is the “greatest manifestation of love and humanity” which supports children with special needs, deputy government spokeswoman Niovi Parissinou said on Monday, the first of the two-day fundraiser ...

The health ministry announced the rapid testing sites for Tuesday, 20 in total in all districts. To get tested, people need to present an ID, passport or a driver’s licence ...

By Mark John and Katy Daigle A UN conference critical to averting the most disastrous effects of climate change opened on Monday, with world leaders, environmental experts and activists pleading ...

The weather service has issued a storm warning for later Monday evening until lunchtime Tuesday. According to the service, the warning concerns the hours between 8pm Monday and 12pm Tuesday. ...

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to consider whether the public has a right to see significant decisions issued by a secretive court that approves government surveillance requests ...