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Sterling looks set to extend its rally beyond $1.40, thanks to the pace of Britain’s Covid-19 vaccine rollout and signs that investors are flocking back to assets out of favour ...

Drones with advanced facial recognition capabilities, a common feature in works of science fiction, recently took a big step closer to becoming a reality. Earlier this month a US patent ...

The Cyprus fund industry is maintaining steady growth right through lockdowns and the pandemic, and is seeking changes to its legal framework to harmonise with competitive jurisdictions. “We continue to ...

The results of a study carried out for the first time show there is a high level of lead at the southern tip of the Larnaca wetlands which will very ...

Saturday’s eagerly awaited protest march in Nicosia turned out to be a non-event incident-wise in comparison to what took place seven days earlier, even if close to 10 times more ...

By Stephania Constantinou Over the last year, the world has witnessed an unprecedented number of extraordinary events that will be remembered as the most defining in recent history. One positive ...

Christian Benteke’s stoppage-time volley earned Crystal Palace a dramatic 2-1 victory at Brighton & Hove Albion in the Premier League on Monday, despite the visitors being second best for ...

By Parisa Hafezi Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday Iran might enrich uranium up to 60 per cent purity if the country needed it and would never yield to ...

Senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi said on Monday the United States and China could work together on issues like climate change and the coronavirus pandemic if they repaired their damaged ...

A popular chain of Chinese tea shops has apologised for a range of cups and teabags sporting sexist slogans, after they sparked widespread outrage on the internet, the Shanghai Daily ...

By Maria Caspani and Anurag Maan The United States on Monday closed in on the staggering milestone of 500,000 COVID-19 deaths just over a year to the day since the coronavirus ...

The UK antitrust tribunal ruled on Monday that Epic Games, the creator of popular game Fortnite, will not be allowed to pursue its case against Apple Inc in the United ...

The health ministry on Monday announced the death of one man from Covid-19 and 131 new infections from 34,190 tests, a positivity rate of 0.38 Per cent. Seventy-six people are currently being treated ...

Disy leader Averof Neophytou on Monday had an indirect dig at those critical of a British proposal aimed at bringing the two communities closer together ahead of the informal five-party ...

Attorney-general Giorgos Savvides said Monday he has instructed police to immediately submit to court a case relating to offences of a sexual nature. Savvides made the announcement on Twitter but ...

The government on Monday held fast to its refusal to directly subsidise tenants suffering the economic impact of coronavirus-related restrictive mandates, insisting instead that offering landlords tax relief is the ...

MPs are considering a carrot and stick approach to ensure better protection of listed buildings after the near demolition of three historical buildings by the archbishopric in old Nicosia. House ...

Coronavirus rapid testing locations for Tuesday District Location Time Limassol Ayios Ioannis Eleimonos church 8.30 a.m.-5.30 p.m. Panos Solomonides cultural centre 8.30 a.m.-5.30 p.m. Andreas Themistocleous ...

By William James and Elizabeth Piper British Prime Minister Boris Johnson set out a phased plan on Monday to end England’s Covid-19 lockdown, offering a “cautious” approach to try ...

Novak Djokovic’s “unbelievable” performance to win his ninth Australian Open final was a statement to the young guns looking to break the stranglehold of the Big Three on Grand ...

Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos visited the drivers’ examination offices in Latsia on Monday to check out a new system that will be used during driving tests. This will utilise GPS ...

Larnaca police caught a 13-year-old boy driving and breaking the speed limit while having three passengers in the car, including the owner. Police said they had stopped the vehicle after ...

Over the past two years Cyprus has been a net beneficiary of EU funds, while increasing its rate of absorption of the same, MPs heard on Monday. A joint session ...

Darrell Alston’s journey to creating the luxury shoe brand Bungee Oblečení had an unlikely beginning: he was actually in prison when he started designing the high-ticket footwear. Having ...