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Forty-six people and two businesses have been fined over the past 24 hours for violating measures to limit the spread of coronavirus. Police said that from 6 am on Friday until 6 am ...

The Cyprus Coca-Cola Cup final between Anorthosis and Olympiakos at the GSP stadium in Nicosia on Saturday night (20.30 kick-off) will be a celebration of football in front of fans, said ...

Global ratings agency S&P on Friday affirmed its long-term sovereign credit rating on Israel at “AA-/A-1+” and maintained its outlook at “stable”. Despite security and political risks ...

Canadian-owned Malta-based pharmaceutical company Materia has just won European Union certification for its Malta-based production facility, allowing it to distribute medical cannabis flower across the continent. Cyprus is beginning to ...

The EU Commission’s attempt to harmonise tax rules and to limit advantages enjoyed by large companies in low-tax jurisdictions has suffered severe setbacks. On Wednesday, the General Court by ...

China on Saturday landed its Mars probe, Tianwen-1, on the red planet, ushering in a new chapter of China’s deep space exploration and marking another contribution to humanity’s ...

Potato farmers in Cyprus are increasingly concerned about the difficulties they face selling their product, especially as regards exports which have been heavily affected by the coronavirus pandemic. With potatoes ...

The most entertaining story produced by the parliamentary elections, so far, has been the dispute about the Akel name that will be printed on the ballot paper. It will no ...

Ferran Torres scored a hat-trick as champions Manchester City beat Newcastle United 4-3 to set a record for consecutive Premier League away wins on Friday with their 12th victory on ...

The health ministry announced four deaths and 171 cases of Covid-19 on Friday. The deaths concerned a 77-year-old woman, a 72-year-old man, a 51-year-old man and a 66-year-old man, all of ...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday Britain would accelerate its COVID-19 vaccination programme, to try to contain a fast-spreading variant first identified in India that could knock a re-opening ...

The new leader of Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) pledged to unite the bickering strands of unionism to fight the Brexit deal and lay the foundations for keeping ...

US Republican Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11) leads a bipartisan resolution calling on the Biden Administration to condemn Turkey for its illegal occupation of Cyprus and encourage the administration to make ...

Italy will scrap mandatory quarantine from Sunday for visitors from the European Union, Britain and Israel who test negative for Covid-19, the government said on Friday as it looks to ...

Cabinet on Friday gave the green light to the reopening of futsal pitches as from Monday as part of the easing of coronavirus rules that also affect sport and training. ...

Following a two-week break, live music returns to the Hogshead Pub in Paphos as The Paphos Sessions present another series of performances for May and June, beginning this weekend with ...

Final year secondary school pupils must comply with certain coronavirus measures in order to be able to sit the Pancyprian exams, the Education Ministry said on Friday. In line with ...

The health ministry announced that a total of 80 rapid test sites will operate around the island on Saturday. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the ...

Vartkes Mahdessian was proclaimed Representative of the Religious Group of the Armenians in the House of Representatives on Friday after running unopposed for the position. Mahdessian submitted his candidacy for ...

The health ministry on Friday announced the dates the vaccination portal will open in the upcoming week, completing coverage for all age groups 18 and over and focusing on giving those ...

Limassol criminal court on Friday handed down prison sentences to three men in connection with 20 separate burglaries, thefts and attempted burglaries. According to police, the three defendants, two 46-year-olds and ...

President Tayyip Erdogan called on the United Nations and Muslim countries on Friday to halt the worst fighting between Israel and Gaza militants in years, saying Turkey would support any ...

U.S. House of Representatives Republicans on Friday followed Donald Trump’s lead and elected Elise Stefanik to serve in their No. 3 leadership position, replacing Liz Cheney, an outspoken critic ...

Government spokesman Kyriacos Koushos on Friday cited data in response to what he described as ‘unsubstantiated’ criticism by opposition parties regarding the government’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak. In ...