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The health ministry announced a total of 61 rapid test sites will operate around the island on Tuesday. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the obligatory ...

Britain is on course to be able to lift most remaining COVID-19 restrictions on July 19, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday, in his most confident statement yet that what ...

British warship HMS Queen Elizabeth will dock at Limassol port on June 30, when a range of activities is planned “to showcase and develop the strong and dynamic UK-Cyprus defence partnership”, ...

Taha Riz has worked just three days in more than a month at his Tripoli bakery, in Lebanon’s neglected north where economic meltdown has hit hardest and plunged thousands ...

The European Central Bank should retain the exceptional flexibility of its emergency bond buys after the current crisis, ECB board member Fabio Panetta said on Monday, setting the stage for ...

In this series of videos, we will learn the basics and fundamental practices of First Aid. First Aid is the first and immediate assistance given to any person suffering from ...

The city walls of old Famagusta and the ancient site of Salamis are ‘pearls of the Mediterranean’ which the bicommunal cultural heritage committee is determined to preserve, the group said ...

Banking jobs in the German financial capital of Frankfurt are on the decline despite a boost from Brexit, according to a study by German lender Helaba. Headcount at the city’...

Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven resigned on Monday, handing the speaker of its split parliament the task of finding a new government to deal with the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. Lofven ...

Customers had to start showing QR-codes to get their coffees in Moscow on Monday, under new rules requiring cafes to only serve people who could show proof of vaccination, immunity ...

Beautiful, powerful, underwater women are the focus of an Instagram account celebrating the female diving community of Cyprus. ALIX NORMAN finds out just what it takes to be a true ...

The Cyprus Olympic committee and Opap are supporting the Cyprus Olympic team, holding a recent event to wish them well. During the ceremony at the Olympic building the 15 athletes expressed ...

Given the mounting frequency and intensity of natural disasters, more and more communities around the world may be impacted by the loss or severe damage to their homes. Ordinarily, repairing ...

The 25th annual motorcycle procession to honour the memory of Tasos Isaak and Solomos Solomou, who were killed by Turkish forces in the Dherynia buffer zone in August 1996, will pass ...

By Constantinos Psillides A couple of years ago, I stood in a packed room and looked a childhood idol in the eyes, a man whose movies I still enjoy, and ...

The current increase in coronavirus cases is probably due to the Delta variant, a member of the health ministry’s advisory team said on Monday while calling on the public ...

Greece will offer young people a cash reward for receiving their first shot against COVID-19 as part of a government drive to boost vaccination rates ahead of the summer holiday ...

Nine out of ten forest fires are caused by human factors, director of the Forestry Department Petros Petrou said on Monday. He said that 2000 to 2020 a total of 1,068 fires were ...

Owning a home in Cyprus is an “impossible dream,” trade union Peo said on Monday, calling for the creation of social housing programmes. Construction costs have recently shot up by 20 ...

When the mercury begins to climb, appetite levels tend to go the other way. At such times, when hunger pangs strike, typically we crave lighter fare that keeps us going ...

In this video, landscape gardener Jason Hodges gives us tips on ensuring the garden is ready for the yearly summer heat, retaining plants’ ability to flourish, while coping with the ...

‘The transfer of property without the free will of the donor may be cancelled as a result of undue influence’ A person with poor health is usually cared for by ...

The Baihetan hydropower station, the world’s largest under construction, was officially put into use in southwest China, with two generating units in operation on Monday. The hydropower station is ...

A 27-year-old Paphos man has been remanded in custody as police investigate a string of burglaries and vehicle thefts which he has been linked to. Paphos police have connected the ...