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By Stavros Nikolaou New army conscripts were sworn in on Thursday morning at separate ceremonies at different army camps because of coronavirus restrictions, as the defence minister highlighted the vital ...

Flames that threatened a coal-fired power station in Turkey’s fire-ravaged southwest have been extinguished, local authorities said on Thursday after workers and residents were evacuated overnight by ship when ...

Greek authorities ordered more evacuations on an island near Athens on Thursday and battled a blaze near the site of the ancient Olympic Games in the western Peloponnese as wildfires ...

A 29-year-old man spotted moving suspiciously around 03:30 am on Thursday was searched and detained after police found burglary tools in his possession. The suspect was located in the area of ​​...

Drivers and passengers aged over 12 on public transport must be vaccinated, have proof of having recovered from coronavirus or a negative 72-hour PCR or rapid test, the transport ministry has ...

By Lauren Taylor Do you ever find you can’t sleep because the same thought is circulating round and round your head? Do you replay past situations over and over ...

Last month was one of the world’s hottest Julys on record, behind only 2019 and 2016, with unusually high temperatures seen in regions from Finland to the United States, EU scientists ...

Two people under arrest for burglary in the Famagusta district will be questioned in relation a burglary at a Paphos hotel, the Cyprus News Agency. It said that Paphos police ...

The UN Security Council’s resolution renewing the mandate of the Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until January 31, 2022, which was unanimously adopted on July 29, has circulated as an official Security ...

Lidl Cyprus provided products to create ‘care kits’ for people who suffer with cancer. Bearing in mind its commitment to the corporate responsibility program Lidl Cyprus joined forces with the ...

As Cyprus continues to bake in scorching temperatures and with a red alert for forest fires in force, fire fighters early on Thursday scrambled quickly to bring under control a ...

Many run for fun. Those who run in the August heat though deserve gold medals however far and fast they go. An upcoming event in Paphos invites runners to run ...

Britain will scrap quarantine for fully-vaccinated travellers returning to England and Scotland from France, rowing back on a rule that had infuriated French politicians and thrown millions of holidays into ...

With the increasing circulation of the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 in EU/EEA countries, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) strongly ...

A 36-year-old man was remanded for eight days on Thursday on suspicion of cocaine possession, drug dealing and money laundering in Limassol. He was arrested as part of a Limassol ...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged British pension fund managers to put more of their clients’ money into illiquid long-term investments in infrastructure and unlisted companies, raising the prospect of fatter ...

The Institute for Research and Innovation in Health (i3S) at the University of Porto announced on Wednesday it has discovered the mechanism that defines why the severity of COVID-19 ...

Germany is to allow some institutional investors to place billions of dollars in crypto assets for the first time. A law taking effect on Monday will let so-called Spezialfonds with ...

Cyprus-based Vioiatriki Laboratories are offering a cellular immunity test for Covid-19, according to a statement. “Cellular immunity begins almost simultaneously with the production of antibodies to the virus after disease ...

The redevelopment of the Larnaca port and marina is expected to generate billions in revenue, Kition Ocean Holdings CEO Panos Alexandrou said in a press release on Wednesday. Moreover, the ...

Covid cases in the community are probably much higher than what is seen every day and it will probably take another one or two years for the pandemic to peter ...

Every time the government tries to solve one problem with the Covid situation, they seem to inadvertently cause another. It’s been like this since the beginning of the pandemic. ...

Pop star Rihanna’s net worth is estimated at $1.7 billion, making her the richest woman musician in the world, but her music is not the primary source of her wealth, ...

Aston Villa captain Jack Grealish will undergo a medical at Manchester City on Thursday before finalising a 100 million-pounds ($139 million) deal with the Premier League champions, Sky Sports reported on Wednesday. ...