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An 18-year-old was hit by a drunk driving while crossing a road in Akaki on Monday night, police said but was not seriously injured. The young man was hit by ...

Cases of domestic violence in Cyprus have increased by around 30 per cent in the last 20 months, President Nicos Anastasiades said during a charity dinner at the palace to mark 30 years ...

Two people aged 21 and 22 have been remanded for three days, and a third person for five days by the Paphos court on suspicion of forgery and impersonation as they tried ...

Cypriot expat John Christodoulou is currently in the process of becoming the majority shareholder at Omonia Nicosia, according to a report by Cypriot outlet INBusiness News. Reports about Christodoulou’s ...

Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott, responding to what he called “bullying” by the Biden Administration, barred all COVID-19 vaccine mandates in the state by any entity, including private employers. Abbott’...

The Cyprus Investment Funds Association (CIFA), supported by Invest Cyprus, organised and ran an online workshop explaining the intricacies of the EU Recovery and Resilience plan for Cyprus. A number ...

The Ministry of Energy, Commerce and Industry has announced that it has received 652 applications from pre-existing and newly formed manufacturing small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) who wish to improve their competitiveness. The ...

Under pressure to act as inflation jumps towards double its 2 per cent target, the Bank of England appears to be gearing up to be the first of the world’s ...

A decision is expected “in the next couple of weeks” over whether there will be a booster shot for the general adult population but there has been no discussion yet ...

In the last few weeks, the Nicosia district court has issued injunctions suspending the holding of elections at two political parties. First, an injunction was issued against the holding of ...

Germany qualified for the 2022 World Cup after crushing North Macedonia 4-0 on Monday to secure the top spot in their qualifying Group J with two games to spare. Two second ...

The World Health Organization on Monday recommended that immunocompromised people be given an additional dose of COVID-19 vaccine, due to their higher risk of breakthrough infections after standard immunisation. The ...

EU-wide changes to VAT regulations concerning online shopping will not harm Cypriot consumers, the House finance committee on Monday concluded during a meeting with finance ministry representatives. The new rules ...

Afghanistan’s foreign minister appealed to the world for good relations on Monday but avoided making firm commitments on girls’ education despite international demands to allow all Afghan children to ...

Economists David Card, Joshua Angrist and Guido Imbens won the 2021 Nobel economics prize on Monday for pioneering “natural experiments” to show real-world economic impacts in areas from minimum wage increases ...

People who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones, Giorgos Varnava said on Monday in response to an objection to his candidature for Edek’s presidency by former financial ...

A woman aged 57 has died from coronavirus while 170 new positives cases were announced on Monday out of 64,004 PCR and rapid tests. The woman died on October 8 but her death was ...

A total of 21 free rapid test sites for coronavirus for eligible groups will operate nationwide on Tuesday, the health ministry announced. Free rapid testing for the general population has been ...

Women’s Stories are the focus of an exhibition opening on Wednesday by artist and academic at the University of Nicosia Maria Christoforou. Maria approaches Women’s Stories by presenting ...

After much ado, a bill paving the way for state-guaranteed loans to businesses stricken by the pandemic is expected to be put to the vote early next month, the House ...

Cyprus confirmed renewed funding of €175,000 for the committee on missing persons (CMP) for the year 2021 during a meeting with the United Nations Development Programme. Presidential Commissioner Fotis Fotiou met with ...

Four Famagusta district villages want the creation of a unified local authority to include the area’s four communities and five municipalities, a demand that is not in line with ...

Police in Cyprus have arrested a so-called high value suspect as part of a European operation against an organised crime group involved in binary fraud, Europol said on Monday. The 54...

The first official international Twenty20 cricket matches played in Cyprus proved to be a success for the island and a triumph for the Isle of Man. Eight matches were played ...