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Doomsday scenarios in sci-fi movies have often featured massive asteroids smashing into our home planet and causing incalculable damage. Not the most comforting thought for earthlings, to be sure! Fortunately, ...

Parent groups warned on Wednesday that they will take dynamic action if the government does not rescind its measures which prevent many pupils from attending school. Meanwhile, the education ministry ...

The European Union on Wednesday threatened to ban exports of COVID-19 vaccines to Britain to safeguard scarce doses for its own citizens facing a third wave of the pandemic that ...

The 48th annual Best Athletes Awards Ceremony will take place at the Nicosia Municipal Theatre on April, 8. The awards aim to honour the best footballers on the island and are ...

Citing overriding public interest, the cabinet decided on Wednesday to go ahead with construction of a mountain road, ignoring its own department’s disagreement and warnings of negative and irreversible ...

Gary Lineker says he will get extra checks on his brain for signs of dementia. Research has found that former professional footballers are three and a half times more likely ...

Six countries demanded more COVID-19 vaccines from the European Union on Wednesday, the latest setback to the bloc’s troubled inoculation campaign that risks undermining plans to restart travel this ...

Roads in the wider Troodos area are slippery because of hail, while there is also thick fog and strong winds, police warned on Wednesday. In an announcement, they urged all ...

Patients of the haemodialysis unit at Famagusta general hospital held a protest outside the facility on Wednesday to press for a second doctor permanently on call in case of emergency ...

Free Wi-fi is available at six locations in Strovolos through the EU programme, WiFI4EU, Strovolos Municipality said on Wednesday. It said the service is available at the following locations: ...

The European Union agreed on Wednesday to blacklist Chinese officials for human rights abuses, two diplomats said, the first sanctions against Beijing since an EU arms embargo in 1989 following the ...

Poland reported 25,052 daily coronavirus cases on Wednesday, according to health ministry data, the highest number so far this year as the country looked to be moving closer to a nationwide ...

Local anti-Covid measures in Limassol are not the solution for the time being, according to Petros Karayiannis, Professor of microbiology and molecular virology at the University of Nicosia Medical School. “...

Tiger Woods is out of hospital and recovering at home in Florida after his car crash. Woods underwent surgery on open fractures to his lower right leg and further injuries ...

Police on Wednesday urged drivers on the Paphos-Limassol highway to be particularly careful because of heavy rain and strong winds. They said that the adverse weather was affecting the area ...

This video breezes you through some traditional Irish dishes in honour of Saint Patrick’s Day, annually marked on March 17. The luck of the Irish is imbued in these recipes, ...

Video-sharing platform TikTok may launch a group messaging feature this year, people with knowledge of the discussions told Reuters, putting the Chinese-owned app in more direct competition with social media ...

The latest amendments in the operating protocols for bars, cafes and restaurants do not change much and need to be improved, General Secretary of the Pancyprian Association of Owners of ...

Britain is reviewing the idea of vaccine certificates to allow access to travel, hospitality and entertainment and discussing the best way to proceed in terms of fairness, said business minister ...

Beautiful, juicy tomatoes can be grown at home, and there’s no need to buy seeds when you can collect them from fruit you may already have in the pantry, ...

The traditional French practice of trapping songbirds with glue is illegal and cannot be authorised by the state, the EU Court of Justice said on Wednesday, handing a victory to ...

THEO PANAYIDES meets a performance artist whose past life as a barrister is a far cry from the pomegranates, earth, sky, and measuring the sea in buckets of her current ...

In this video, we catch up with Canadian actor Elliot Page, who came out as transgender last December. Transgender, or trans people are individuals whose gender identity differs from the ...

Cyprus’ traditional cheese halloumi is now at the final stage to be registered as an EU product of Protected Designation of Origin (PDO), Minister of Agriculture Costas Kadis, told CAN ...