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Russia on Thursday condemned as a “disgrace” a last-minute decision to ban its athletes from the Paralympic Games in Beijing to punish it for its actions in Ukraine. “The situation ...

A casual afternoon out for a couple of drinks can build up an appetite so, quite spontaneously, my friends and I decided to find somewhere to go and satisfy our ...

Children with diabetes will be offered the very latest devices for monitoring and administrating insulin, the health ministry announced on Thursday. As a way to show practical support to children ...

Tens of millions of people in Ukraine are in “potentially mortal danger” as military operations escalate with bombings of major cities and reports of cluster weapons striking civilian targets, the ...

A missile or bomb hit a Bangladeshi-owned cargo ship in the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Olvia, killing one of its crew members, and efforts were underway to rescue the ...

German authorities have seized a nearly $600 million luxury yacht owned by Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov, who has faced European Union sanctions over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Forbes reported, citing ...

The European Union is considering excluding banks in Belarus from the SWIFT messaging system that underpins the global financial transactions, as it has already done for seven Russian banks, an ...

Entain (ENT.L) rode the popularity of online betting during lockdowns to report higher annual core earnings on Thursday, but the British gambling firm refrained from paying shareholders a dividend. ...

By Gina Agapiou and Elias Hazou The SafePass requirement will be lifted from certain businesses while the self-isolation period has been reduced from ten to seven days, Health Minister Michalis ...

Parliament on Thursday passed a law cutting tax on petrol and diesel by seven cents a litre, as the finance minister announced an extension on the period for reduced VAT ...

A minute’s silence was held in parliament to honour those killed in Ukraine following Russia’s invasion, with House president Annita Demetriou saying that tragedy has broken out in ...

A growing tide of Ukrainian refugees fleeing a brutal Russian invasion streamed into central Europe on Thursday, as volunteers and officials accelerated efforts to process arrivals whose numbers a U....

The Russian rouble slid further on Thursday, hitting record lows against the dollar and euro, after ratings agencies Fitch and Moody’s downgraded Russia’s sovereign debt to “junk” status ...

The secrets of coffee and the significance of the coffee shop in Cyprus society come alive in The Coffee Shop: The Other Dimension exhibition. Through a series of photographs, illustrations, ...

Britain will ban Russian companies from the London insurance market, the world’s largest commercial and speciality insurance centre, its finance ministry said on Thursday. Russian companies in the aviation ...

Ukraine’s defence lines were holding against the Russian attack, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in his latest video on Thursday, adding there had been no respite in Moscow’s shelling ...

Formula One world champion Max Verstappen will stay at Red Bull until at least the end of 2028, the squad said on Thursday, after signing a five-year contract extension that will ...

Russians living in Cyprus have been receiving threats, insults and have been told to leave the island, the Russian embassy has said. In a post to social media, the embassy ...

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine entered its second week on Thursday an apparent tactical failure so far, with its main assault force stalled for days on a highway north of ...

A 23-year-old Xylophagou resident has been arrested for cannabis possession, Famagusta police said on Thursday. According to police, officers stopped the man’s car around 10.45pm on Wednesday as part ...

By Ethan Bilby Hydroelectricity plays an important role in keeping the grid humming throughout Europe. While wind and solar generate energy under some conditions, hydropower can start generating power whenever ...

Police fined 11 individuals and three establishments for breaking Covid-19 measures in the 24 hours until Thursday morning. Police said they were the result of 1,693 checks carried across the island. In Nicosia, 426 ...

The Moscow branch of a Chinese state bank has seen a surge in enquiries from Russian firms wanting to open new accounts, a person familiar with the matter said, as ...

By Lisa Salmon If you forget to return a call or send a card (perhaps Valentine’s Day slipped your mind this year?), new research showing feeling low or sad ...