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Pupils with disabilities can get tested for coronavirus in state hospitals by providing saliva which is then processed through the molecular method (PCR) but saliva self-testing is not considered reliable, ...

President Joe Biden said Russian President Vladimir Putin will face consequences for directing efforts to swing the November 2020 U.S. presidential election to Donald Trump, and that they would come ...

It is important to find necessary convergences at next month’s informal five-party summit to allow the UN secretary-general (UNSG) to convene a conference for substantive talks for a Cyprus ...

With bars and restaurants re-opening, the live music scene is returning. The island’s west coast is brewing something exciting for music fans as the Paphos Music Lovers Association is ...

Nearly one in ten young people are addicted to social media while one in four were found to have generalised problematic internet use, according to a survey presented to the ...

The suspect in the fatal shooting of eight people at day spas in and around Atlanta on Tuesday indicated he had issues with sexual addiction and the shootings may have ...

Football Association chief executive Mark Bullingham offered a “heartfelt apology” to the survivors of historical sexual abuse for failing to protect them. An independent review by Clive Sheldon QC said ...

The anti-money laundering unit of the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) will carry out checks among companies it supervises that have business links with individuals who have secured a ...

As NASA’s Perseverance rover explores the surface of Mars, scientists hunting for signs of ancient life on the distant planet are using data gathered on a mission much closer ...

By Douglas Busvine and Ludwig Burger The decision by more than a dozen European countries to suspend AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 shot faced deepening scrutiny on Wednesday, amid concerns the step ...

The government warned opposition parties for the umpteenth time on Wednesday that changing the foreclosures legislation would have negative consequences on banks and possibly create the need for fresh capital. ...

The health ministry announced that a total of 55 rapid test sites will operate around the island on Thursday. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the ...

A World Health Organization (WHO) vaccine safety panel said on Wednesday that it considers that the benefits of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine outweigh its risks and recommends that vaccinations continue. ...

A recent survey conducted by IMR/University of Nicosia showed that public transport in Nicosia and Larnaca has improved in the past few months, the ministry of transport announced on ...

Cheerleaders get a bad rep. According to Hollywood they’re all sex-crazed, pom-toting airheads on a killing spree – usually in the deep south. Cheer gives us the truth. And it ...

European Commission proposes to create a Digital Green Certificate to facilitate safe free movement inside the EU during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a press release on Wednesday. Commissioner for ...

In this video, we explore how a painter translates the real into the abstract. From her Brooklyn-based studio, artist Maryam Hoseini explores the spaces in between painting and drawing, figuration ...

Cyprus has pre-ordered 50,000 Sputnik vaccines as a first step and will order more if the Russian-made vaccine secures early approval from the European Medicines Agency, government spokesman Kyriakos Koushos said ...

By Richard Dickenson They say everyone can remember where they were the moment they heard of the Kennedy assassination. Certainly I can. Similarly I remember my whereabouts when I heard ...

“You must be conscious of everything that is alive…” In this video, yogi and mystic Sadhguru, reminds us that the perceived boundaries between our environment and ourselves are artificial and ...

Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou warned Wednesday that at the current rate of hospital admissions due to Covid, state hospitals would soon be unable to afford quality care to patients despite ...

Parties could not seem to agree on Wednesday on the provisions of a bill creating an independent authority against corruption whose final text will be submitted by the justice ministry ...

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu will meet in Ankara on April 14, officials said on Wednesday, in a renewed effort to ease months of heightened ...

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, ...