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When Lauren Hough set off across America in 2023 in her self-refitted second-hand Dodge van, she had the twin goals of circling the US and not traumatising her dog, Woody Guthrie. ...

Cyprus’ foreign ministry on Saturday condemned a Russian strike on the Ukrainian city of Sloviansk, which killed civilians and damaged Latvia’s honorary consulate. “The targeting of residential areas is ...

Thirteen people were arrested during coordinated police operations carried out across Cyprus on Friday night as part of ongoing efforts to prevent crime and strengthen public safety. According to police, ...

Seasonal low pressure is affecting the area, bringing mostly fine weather on Saturday, with a chance of isolated afternoon showers before temperatures begin to rise again in the coming days. ...

The European Commission this week published new guidelines to help artificial intelligence (AI) providers and users comply with transparency requirements under the EU’s AI Act, with the rules set ...

The fifth and final production of this year’s International Festival of Ancient Greek Drama arrives soon as the National Theatre of Greece presenting Euripides’ Alcestis under the direction of ...

A Cyprus-based venture capital firm is positioning itself ahead of anticipated landmark IPOs in the artificial intelligence sector, with its leadership arguing that the flotations could reshape global valuation benchmarks. ...

Tens of thousands of people fled wildfires in southwest France by car and boat on Friday, and Spain declared a national emergency as huge blazes merged outside Madrid and searing ...

The next great technology battle will not be fought in our pockets. It will take place on our faces.  More than a decade after Google Glass became a cautionary tale ...

31.6 million people were employed in the EU during 2024 to satisfy the final demand for goods and services from non-EU economies, according to a report from Eurostat. This figure accounts for 14.4 ...

Recent opinion surveys indicate that the affordability crisis is the most pressing concern for Cyprus households. Indeed, many state their inability to cope with daily cost-of-living pressures and doubt that ...

Thirty-three people died from drowning in Cyprus during 2025, with authorities warning that prevention measures remain necessary. Marking world drowning prevention day (July 25), the health ministry presented the figures on Friday. ...

Every year, at the height of the summer, we face the same problem. The Electricity Authority’s power stations had great difficulty producing enough power to satisfy demand. The antiquated ...

The Turkish Cypriot ruling coalition was largely silent on Friday over a bill which was put forward to and eventually rejected by the Turkish parliament late on Thursday night, demanding ...

A new northern bypass road will be built around Limassol, as part of a wider effort to ease congestion in Cyprus’ second city, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades announced on Friday. ...

The Larnaca district government has launched an educational initiative to encourage water conservation among children as part of its “Larnaca -26” campaign, the authority said on Friday. The initiative includes ...

Family-friendly films are coming to the outskirts of Nicosia as a new summer cinema series launches. Actually, the outdoor film nights return for another annual edition, organised by the South ...

One in five Europeans and one in four children live in poverty, Social Welfare Deputy Minister Clea Hadjistefanou-Papaellina said on Friday, highlighting Cyprus’ efforts during its presidency of the Council ...

Five British police officers were injured after a Metropolitan Police boat struck Westminster Bridge in central London on Friday, the force said. The vessel, from the Met’s Marine Policing ...

The appeals court has upheld the conviction of a landlord found guilty of burgling a property he had rented out and stealing his tenant’s belongings following a dispute over ...

Non-governmental organisation Kisa on Friday expressed fury after the social welfare services department “abruptly terminated the accommodation and food support” it had provided to 23 Indian nationals, who, it said, are ...

An Israeli football fan was fined €1,200 on Friday after pleading guilty to offences arising from clashes outside the AEK Arena yesterday. The 24-year-old appeared before Larnaca district court, pleaded guilty ...

Up to 33,000 healthy piglets will be slaughtered under a government support scheme aimed at preventing the collapse of Cyprus’ pig farming sector after an export ban left producers facing a ...

A man died on Friday after a 2,500-tonne grain silo collapsed in the Karpas peninsula village of Koma tou Yialou. The man, named as 46-year-old Lokman Hacihasanoglu, was initially rescued ...