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by Kyriacos Nicolaou Facebook-owned Instagram has received a raft of fierce criticism soon after its announcement of a children’s version of the popular image and video-sharing social networking service. ...

Fascinated by the sky since he was a child one local storm chaser says the activity is more dangerous than you might think. ALIX NORMAN finds out what it takes ...

Cyprus can anticipate the number of coronavirus cases dropping to double digits over the summer, one of the government’s advisors on the pandemic said on Monday, qualifying his more ...

The Paphos district court on Monday remanded two women, aged 31 and 45, and two men, 37 and 24, for five days in connection with a case concerning drug possession and intent to supply ...

By Constantinos Psillides Young adult is a genre that was kicked into gear by the Harry Potter book series. A series for people who are too old for fairytales but ...

Cyprus welcomed 38,226 visitors in April 2021, compared to zero arrivals recorded in the same month the previous year when airports were closed to tourists as part of measures to contain the ...

Cyprus Casinos C2, the first and only authorised casino chain in the Republic of Cyprus, announced its reopening as of Monday, May 17. C2 is ready to continue providing its guests ...

Cyprus Casinos (C2) announced the reopening of locations on Monday after having been shuttered for over half a year due to the coronavirus restrictions. The casinos sought to reassure customers ...

Police on Monday launched a week-long islandwide road safety campaign focusing on motorbikes and mopeds amid rising concern over fatalities among bikers. The campaign will focus on dangerous driving, wearing ...

Authorities are investigating how piles of used coronavirus rapid test kits ended up illegally dumped near a riverbed in Strovolos rather being properly disposed of by specialist companies, Environment Commissioner ...

Saudi Arabia plans to soon reopen to foreign tourists, a senior tourism official said on Monday after the kingdom announced the lifting of quarantine restrictions for certain foreign arrivals. The ...

One out of four people in Cyprus suffers from hypertension, with the number increasing to one out of two for those aged over 60, the Cyprus Cardiology Society and the Cyprus ...

It’s still a mite ‘cool’ for an average May weekday, but… no doubt about it, the season for salads has officially begun. And here’s a beautiful one to ...

Justice Minister Emily Yiolitis on Monday highlighted improvements made in Cyprus in recent years to safeguard the LGBTI community but advocacy groups have drawn attention to ongoing difficulties. In a ...

Jason Ferguson feared the worst as hospital staff stared at an image of a massive brain haemorrhage while his oblivious father chatted away to a nurse. But Sir Alex Ferguson ...

President Nicos Anastasiades unveiled the government’s recovery and resilience plan on Monday, the objective of which, he said, was not just the recovery of the economy but the creation ...

A recent report by international auditors PWC regarding the prevailing real estate market in Cyprus was of great interest. It looked at the reduction in real estate demand, which we ...

Students at the Ayios Theodoros gymnasium in Paphos did not go to class for two hours on Monday morning, with the backing of the parents’ association, in protest over the ...

Without a doubt, one of the most exciting things about having a garden of any kind is the planning process. All through the colder months, gardeners have had to wait ...

People aged 18 to 21 booked 8,855 vaccination appointments in the first two hours of the portal opening for their age group on Monday, the health ministry said. A total of 15,920 slots were ...

Use of the internet by older Cypriots is at similar levels as the EU average, with 58 per cent of the 65 to 74-year age group saying they had gone online, close ...

This throwback video by the ‘Atlantic’, captures the insights, ponderings and precocious nuggets of wisdom from young chess champs, in a series of interviews recorded against the broader backdrop of ...

Rafa Nadal warmed up for the French Open with a battling 7-5 1-6 6-3 win over world number one Novak Djokovic as the Spaniard claimed a record-extending 10th Italian Open ...

May 17 marks International Child Helpline Day which celebrates child helplines all over the world that aim to support, protect and provide comfort for this most precious and vulnerable group. Children’...