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By Thomas Escritt The European Space Agency hopes to hire and launch the world’s first physically disabled astronaut and several hundred would-be para-astronauts have already applied for the role, ...

Tourist industry stakeholders paint a grim picture of upcoming July following the UK’s announcement that Cyprus would remain in the amber category, effectively delaying the arrival of British holidaymakers ...

A two-state solution in Cyprus is a non-starter, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said, according to President Nicos Anastasiades, who met with the UN chief on Friday in Brussels. Anastasiades met ...

Tempers flared at a vaccination centre in Larnaca on Friday over delays caused by the large number of people there. Police were called to the vaccination centre at the port ...

Aiming for cooperation in the Middle East and Europe, the first high level bilateral meeting took place between Cyprus’ Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides and the Jordanian deputy prime minister, Ayman ...

A local charity has designed an out of the box F*ck Covid T-shirt which became available for sale in their online store this month. The design has a Covid ...

Panasonic Corp (6752.T) sold its stake in electric car maker Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) for about 400 billion yen ($3.61 billion) in the year ended March, a spokesperson for the Japanese company ...

Just 120 kilometres square, Nantucket may be served by the second busiest airport in the state but most people arrive by ferry. Because, at just over 50km from the Massachusetts mainland (...

The eurozone is recovering faster than earlier expected, but still needs continued fiscal and monetary support so that the pandemic does not leave scars, European Central Bank head Christine Lagarde ...

Australia’s competition watchdog is looking into a claim that Facebook Inc (FB.O) refused a publisher’s request to negotiate a licensing deal, the regulator told Reuters, setting the ...

Despite a drop in usage across the board, the drugs market showed durability and adaptability during last year’s lockdown, with dealers finding new ways and tricks to supply their ...

Icelanders will no longer need to wear masks or keep a safe distance from other people as all COVID-19 restrictions will be lifted on Saturday, the country’s health minister ...

A 50-year-old Russian man was found guilty of manslaughter on Friday in the road death of Panayiotis Christophorou, 27, in November 2019 in Limassol. He will be sentenced on July 12. Christophorou, a ...

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The health ministry announced that a total of 74 rapid test sites will operate around the island on Saturday. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the ...

Germany’s parliament approved changes on Friday that will make it easier for descendants of people who fled Nazi persecution to obtain citizenship, a move Jewish groups described as an ...

Cyprus and the European Investment Bank (EIB) signed two agreements worth €212m on Friday, earmarked for road infrastructure and assistance to small and medium businesses. Τhe first one concerns the ...

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Kickstarting next month’s live music at Paphos venue Technopolis 20, Trio Frisson will perform a blend of groove, soul, reggae and world music on July 2. After their performance in the ...

For the third consecutive year, Kimonos Art Centre in Paphos presents a series of open-air film screenings in its garden. Running from July 16 to August 20 on Wednesdays and Fridays, this ...

Formula One will make a second attempt to hold the Turkish Grand Prix this season after adding it to the calendar on Friday as a replacement for Singapore’s cancelled ...

The health ministry on Friday expressed “great concern” over the increase in coronavirus cases among young people who have “intense social activity” and reiterated calls for the public to get ...

British Health Secretary Matt Hancock said he was “very sorry” after pictures of him kissing and embracing his top aide, a friend hired last year, were splashed on the front ...

By Alexia Saleem When my kids were first born, going to the supermarket became a big no-no. My sister-in-law had warned me I’d need to embrace online shopping, but ...