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The health ministry announced 2,226 new cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday out of 95,650 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 2.33 per cent. No deaths were reported. There are 248 people being ...

We’re in that slightly noiseless time of the year where cultural activity has slowed down, recharging after the Christmas festivities and preparing for the spring and summertime. This is ...

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-can-attack-ukraine-very-short-notice-blinken-says-visit-kyiv-2022-01-19 said on Wednesday that Russia could launch a new attack on Ukraine at “very short ...

With a budget of €1.2 billion, the Larnaca marina and port development is the largest infrastructure investment in Cyprus at present, Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos said on Wednesday. The minister was ...

Under pressure Algeria are well aware only a victory will ensure their progress at the Africa Cup of Nations and want to do the talking on the field, captain Riyad ...

Covid recovery certificates will only be valid for 90 days for domestic purposes from the end of this month, the health ministry announced on Wednesday. Citing a cabinet decision dating back ...

A 15-month-old baby has died in Limassol after apparently choking on food, police said on Wednesday. According to the initial police reports, the little boy was pronounced dead after the ...

The met office issued a yellow warning for extremely low temperatures on Wednesday afternoon, which are expected to fall to -9C overnight in Troodos. The warning is valid from 10...

Greece has begun imposing recurring fines on those over the age of 60 who are unvaccinated against COVID-19 to try to boost inoculation in the most vulnerable age group even as ...

News that Tymbou (Ercan) airport in the north might become a Turkish domestic airport has sparked anger Turkish Cypriots who view it as another move towards becoming a province of ...

A total of 31 free rapid testing sites for coronavirus for eligible groups will operate nationwide on Thursday, the health ministry announced. Free rapid testing for the general population has been ...

Increases in basic salaries in January through the Cost of Living Allowance (Cola) are an absolute necessity given the current spike in the price of energy, goods and services, unions ...

Six new Rafale fighter jets flew low over the Acropolis in central Athens on Wednesday, the first planes purchased under a defence deal with France that has further stirred tensions ...

University of Nicosia is turning into an “innovative European university with campuses across nine European countries” after it joined the European University Alliance (NEOLAiA) as a full member, the university’...

In 1996, a high school football team is flying to a different state to play in the national tournament when their plane crashes in the Canadian wilderness. In 2021, the survivors – a ...

Deok union has called for the immediate payment of unemployment benefits to seasonal workers in the hotel and food sector. Workers suspended from work in November because of closures in ...

An online auction for a villa in central Rome, which has the only known ceiling mural by Italian baroque artist Caravaggio, failed to draw any bidders on Tuesday, meaning it ...

Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides on Wednesday discussed ways of dealing with “Turkish provocations and aggression” with his Greek counterpart Nicos Dendias in Athens before meeting with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. ...

Justice Minister Stephie Dracou on Wednesday assured the House legal affairs committee that authorities are starting to investigate claims alleging that a connected group, including a well-known Cypriot family, is ...

Britain’s financial watchdog said on Wednesday it planned to introduce restrictions on marketing cryptoassets and other high-risk investments like crowdfunding and retail mini-bonds. The changes would strengthen risk warnings ...

Thomas Tuchel says Chelsea need to “recharge the batteries” after blaming tiredness for their lacklustre performance in the 1-1 Premier League draw at Brighton. The European champions’ fading title hopes ...

Highlights of the third day of the Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Wednesday, all times local (GMT +11): 2329 MONFILS DOWNS BUBLIK Gael Monfils sealed a solid 6-1 6-0 6-4 victory ...

China is drafting nationwide rules to make it easier for property developers to access funds from sales still held in escrow accounts in its latest move to ease a severe ...

By Colette NiReamonn Ioannidou We had a laugh at New Year’s Day lunch when an environmental engineer told us science is looking at ways to reduce animal-ejected methane into ...