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The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated the move to cashless payments, a study shows. “Between 2009 and 2014 the total value of cash-free transactions worldwide increased by almost half, from £269 billion to £389.7 billion,” ...

Paphos lifeguards are bracing for thousands of visitors to descend on the district’s beaches this coming weekend, the busiest holiday period of the year locally. Paphos is the top ...

It seems that more cases are emerging about doctors selling or providing fake vaccine cards to their patients as a means to get around the SafePass requirements. There could be ...

Bitcoin’s unprecedented rise has been both good news and bad news. The brighter side is that its rise has generated lucrative investment opportunities for investors and businesses worldwide. Bitcoin ...

Substitute goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga made two shootout saves as Champions League winners Chelsea beat Spain’s Europa League holders Villarreal 6-5 on penalties to add the UEFA Super Cup to ...

Pregnant women should be vaccinated against COVID-19, based on a new analysis that did not show increased risk for miscarriage, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said ...

Τhe met office has issued a new yellow warning for high temperatures. The alert will be in effect until 6am on Thursday. According to the warning, temperatures are not expected ...

Workers at DP World Limassol, which manages the general cargo and cruise terminals at Limassol port, went back on strike on Wednesday after the company decided to fire four employees. ...

Exhausted Greek firefighters battled blazes for a ninth day on Wednesday amid sweltering temperatures that also helped stoke wildfires in Algeria, where at least 65 people died, and in southern Italy. ...

Belgian international Romelu Lukaku arrived in London to complete what would be a club record signing by Chelsea for the Inter Milan striker, British and Italian media reported on Wednesday. ...

Akel MEP Niyazi Kizilyurek on Wednesday called on the government to create an online platform where Turkish Cypriots and Cypriots living in third countries can directly acquire the EU Digital ...

Paris St Germain announced the signing of Lionel Messi on a two-year deal earlier this week which will see him line up alongside Kylian Mbappe and former Barcelona team-mate Neymar. ...

The hacker or hackers behind one of the biggest ever cryptocurrency heists have returned over a third of around $600 million in stolen digital coins, a blockchain researcher said on Wednesday. ...

A 29-year-old man was shot and killed in Yeri on Wednesday while his father, 52, was seriously injured, apparently over a parking spot. Police have arrested their 58-year-old neighbour in connection ...

FIFA and UEFA have informed national associations that visiting fans will not be allowed to travel to next month’s international matches due to coronavirus concerns. European World Cup qualifiers ...

The Premier League has introduced new anti-discrimination measures to be implemented this season. All 20 clubs have agreed to enforce new League-wide punishments, including bans, for any individual found to have ...

The anti-money laundering unit (Mokas) said Wednesday there was nothing to investigate in relation with potential dealings between President Nicos Anastasiades and a Saudi businessman – one of whose wives secured ...

Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen has recorded a touching video to reassure a nine-year-old girl who is due to undergo the same operation he had after collapsing while playing at Euro 2020. ...

The health ministry announced the deaths of five people from Covid and 484 new infections on Wednesday after 54,249 PCR and rapid tests. At the same time, 264 people were being treated in ...

Russian authorities announced a new criminal charge against Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny on Wednesday, the latest move in a crackdown ahead of September’s parliamentary election that could add as ...

Three new conditions reported by a small number of people after vaccination with COVID-19 shots from Pfizer and Moderna are being studied to assess if they may be possible side-effects, ...

Turkey is for now still intent on running and guarding Kabul airport after other foreign troops withdraw from Afghanistan, but is monitoring the situation after rapid advances by Taliban insurgents, ...

The forestry department issued a red alert for fires on Wednesday as temperatures in the island are set to remain extremely high in the coming days. The department urged the ...

Forces from Ethiopia’s rebellious Tigray region said on Wednesday they were in talks to forge a military alliance with insurgents from Ethiopia’s most populous region, Oromiya, heaping pressure ...