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By Philippa Tracy Gail Baines is the narrator in Anne Tyler’s latest novel Three Days in June. She is 61 and an assistant head teacher at a private girls’ school ...

The European Union has a “strong plan” to retaliate against tariffs imposed, and set to be imposed, by US President Donald Trump, although it would prefer to negotiate a solution, ...

A 24-year-old man is set to appear in court on Tuesday after having been arrested as part of a police investigation into the supply of cannabis. The man was stopped ...

Global passenger demand in February 2025 showed modest but important changes, according to recent data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Total demand, measured in revenue passenger kilometres (RPK), increased ...

Cyprus’ political parties on Tuesday commemorated the 70th anniversary of the beginning of the founding of Eoka, which fought against British rule on the island with the aim of uniting ...

Schools and kindergartens were closed on several Greek islands including Paros and Mykonos on Tuesday after severe weather brought torrential rain, flooding and hailstorms to the Aegean Sea. Authorities in ...

As the Mediterranean’s rising star, Cyprus continues to attract investors looking for high-yield property opportunities.   With a booming economy, a favourable tax regime, and a strategic location bridging Europe, ...

Arsenal forward Bukayo Saka could make his long-awaited return against Fulham in the Premier League on Tuesday after recovering from a hamstring injury, his manager Mikel Arteta said. The 23-year-old ...

Metaplanet’s $13 million bond purchase is a signal of Bitcoin Treasury 2.0 – How does SAVVY turn this into a structural opportunity for mining assets? On March 31, 2025, Metaplanet Inc., a Japanese listed ...

Persian artist Elham Razani, who has made Paphos her home, presents a unique, solo art exhibition this April in Paphos. Titled The Mystery of Persia, it invites viewers to discover ...

Electricity tariffs in the north increased by almost 12 per cent on Tuesday, with people in the north now paying more for their electricity than people living in the Republic. For ...

At least 63 people were being treated in hospitals in Malaysia on Tuesday after a major blaze at a gas pipeline operated by state energy firm Petronas, authorities said, with efforts ...

Aid groups arriving in the worst-hit areas of Myanmar said there was an urgent need for shelter, food and water after last week’s devastating quake which killed more than 2,000 ...

At least three people were killed and seven wounded in an Israeli airstrike on Beirut’s southern suburbs early on Tuesday, the Lebanese health ministry said, further testing a shaky ...

A 17-year-old boy was arrested in connection with a string of seven burglaries which were carried out in Ayia Napa, the police said on Tuesday. The police said the boy ...

A car was “extensively damaged” after catching fire in the early hours of Tuesday morning, fire brigade spokesman Andreas Kettis said. In a social media post, he said the fire ...

Tuesday’s weather is expected to be mainly cloudy, with the possibility of isolated rain at times. Temperatures will rise to 23 degrees Celsius inland, 24 degrees Celsius on the coasts, and 14 ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Monday night demanded that legal action be taken against teachers who “disturbed our peace” while protesting against the legalisation of the wearing of hijabs ...

An earthquake measuring 3.4 on the Richter scale occurred near Paphos on Tuesday morning. According to the Euro-mediterranean seismological centre, the quake’s epicentre was 18 kilometres southeast of Paphos and 56km ...

The Cyprus Composite Leading Economic Index (CCLEI), compiled by the Economics Research Centre (CypERC) of the University of Cyprus, recorded a year-on-year increase of 2.9 per cent in February 2025. This follows ...

Cyprus’ Producer Price Index (PPI) in industry for February 2025 fell by 0.5 per cent year-on-year in February, according a report released this week by the state statistical service. Specifically, the index ...

The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) has decided to maintain the countercyclical capital buffer (CCyB) at 1.5 per cent, with the measure set to take effect from January 14, 2026. In an official ...

The Industrial Production Index in Cyprus recorded a significant increase of 4.3 per cent in January 2025 compared to the same month in 2024, according to the state statistical service. This increase pushed ...

The European Commission has identified 47 strategic projects which it hopes will kick-start the region’s critical minerals sector and reduce its dependence on imports. But even as European policy-makers work ...