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School safety remains a “non-negotiable priority” for the government, Education Minister Athena Michaelidou said on Thursday, responding to the Audit Office’s findings on fire safety and health shortcomings in ...

Where do you live and with whom?In Nicosia, alone. What did you have for breakfast?Peanut butter with banana and honey on a piece of bread. Describe your perfect ...

Uganda discharged its last remaining Ebola patient on Thursday, triggering a 42-day countdown after which it can be declared free of the virus, the East African nation’s health ministry ...

The forestry department has strengthened its ranks with the appointment of four new forestry officers, who took up their duties on Thursday at forestry stations across Cyprus. The new recruits ...

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In 2018, Cynt Marshall walked into a job she barely understood. She had agreed to meet with Mark Cuban, then the owner of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks, about becoming the ...

Iraq briefly suspended oil loadings on Thursday before resuming them after a drone hit an oil tanker at its Basra terminal, four Iraqi oil and security sources told Reuters. The ...

Men in Cyprus expected to work over 5 years longer than women Cyprus recorded one of the European Union’s longest expected working lives in 2025, with people aged 15 and over projected ...

Rare protests erupted in Ukraine on Thursday over the dismissal of defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov as a dispute between the reformer and Kyiv’s top general spilled into the open ...

Porsche Cyprus is pleased to announce the availability of the new Macan Advanced Package, offering customers an enhanced combination of luxury, comfort and technology. Carefully curated to elevate the driving ...

Lakatamia municipality announced on Thursday that it will open three cooling centres during heatwaves to help residents cope with extreme temperatures. The centres are intended to “address the effects of ...

US Vice President JD Vance said some members of the Israeli government had tried to influence US public opinion to oppose a deal by the US to end the war ...

Non-performing loans (NPLs) in Cyprus’ banking sector fell slightly to €830 million at the end of April 2026, while the overall NPL ratio remained unchanged, according to figures released on Thursday by ...

Cyprus’ betting market continued to expand during the first quarter of 2026, with total gross revenue from Class A and Class B operators rising by 12 per cent year-on-year to €360.1 million, according ...

Italy’s lower house of parliament on Thursday approved a highly contested government plan to overhaul the electoral law, a move opponents denounced as an attempt to help Prime Minister ...

Ukraine and Russia launched missile and drone attacks on Thursday on vessels in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, stepping up hostilities in a zone vital for grain ...

Artificial intelligence is no longer a technological trend observed from a distance, but a reality already transforming the way people work, do business, create and make decisions, according to Matina ...

Sea water at Geroskipou’s Blue Flag beaches has been classified as being of excellent quality, the municipality announced on Thursday. The announcement followed laboratory testing carried out by the ...

Following the announcement of a €5 million contribution towards the recovery of the fire-affected communities of Limassol, XM Group is now proceeding with the funding of four major infrastructure projects that ...

Greek retail group Jumbo maintained its outlook for 2026 this week, forecasting sales growth of around 5 per cent and net profit of between €310 million and €320 million, after sales recovered following the ...

The European Union’s attempt to tighten restrictions on Russian LNG shipping has run into resistance from Greece, opening a new dispute over whether sanctions are weakening Moscow or simply ...

An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 struck near the town of Te Anau in New Zealand’s South Island, prompting the authorities to issue a tsunami warning. The epicenter of the earthquake ...

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) defended its decision to provisionally lift the suspension of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) after nine European Union member states called on Brussels to stop ...

The father accused of causing the deaths of his two young children after they were left in a vehicle in Xylofagou is seeking permission to travel to Bulgaria to attend ...