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A law, in place since 2009, allows public universities to offer excess places to students with internationally recognized qualifications of access, such as the IB and A-levels. In the 13 years this ...

Qatar’s central bank said on Wednesday it will increase its interest rates by between 50 and 75 basis points, following the US Federal Reserve’s latest rate hike. The Central Bank ...

The man charged with breaking into U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s home and attacking her husband with a hammer is a Canadian citizen who was in the United ...

A 30-year-old woman was said to be in critical condition on Thursday evening after being run over by a car in Limassol. The woman, from Hungary, was hit by a ...

A New York state judge on Thursday ordered that an independent monitor be appointed to oversee the Trump Organization before a civil fraud case by the state’s attorney general ...

U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration on Thursday voted against a U.N. General Assembly resolution calling for an end to the U.S. economic embargo on Cuba, leaving ...

Parliament on Thursday decided to postpone a planned vote on a legislative proposal that, if passed, would have extended by three more months a freeze on property foreclosures. Voting on ...

Although the national health system faces many challenges it must be preserved at all costs, the new head of the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) said on Thursday but he sounded ...

Manchester United beat hosts Real Sociedad 1-0 on Thursday but the Spanish side finished top of Europa League Group E on goal difference and the English team will go into ...

France’s lower house of parliament suspended its session on Thursday after a far-right MP shouted, “Go back to Africa!” as a Black legislator from the far left asked a ...

People applying for a driver’s licence will simultaneously be given the option to sign a consent form enrolling them as blood donors, under a law passed on Thursday. On ...

Lawmakers on Thursday voiced concern that the new Limassol stadium – costing taxpayers around €40 million – could remain idle, leaving the three local sports clubs without a venue. Works at the stadium ...

Pope Francis spoke against the death penalty on Thursday at the start of a trip to Bahrain where the Shi’ite Muslim opposition accuse the Sunni monarchy of overseeing human ...

November’s festivals are coming on thick and fast, and will soon include the Work in Process Festival (WIP) presented by the CYENS Centre of Excellence. With the 2022 title Brave ...

Defence Minister Charalambos Petrides said Cyprus was committed to upholding its responsibilities arising from oil and gas exploitation activities in the country’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). Petrides’ comments came ...

The construction of flood protection works for the Larnaca neighbourhoods of Kamares and Vergina were discussed by the House interior committee on Thursday, with MPs calling on the ministry to ...

The government on Thursday sent a message to the international community to remind it of the need to clarify the fate the missing persons in Cyprus. Speaking at the unveiling ...

Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens visited the island on Thursday to see the prelate of Cyprus church who has been in critical condition due to intestinal cancer. The Athens archbishop arrived ...

Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) said on Thursday it would extend technology support for Ukraine free of charge through 2023, as Russia’s invasion of the country drags on. Microsoft said it ...

The main psychoactive ingredient found in magic mushrooms can significantly reduce symptoms of difficult-to-treat depression, data from the largest clinical trial ever to test the keenly-watched compound has found. The ...

Cyta is introducing its Cytavision TV App, a new, easy and modern way to access the Cytavision service from any internet or mobile network. Via the app, customers of the ...

A Russian-installed official in southern Ukraine said Moscow will likely pull its troops from the west bank of the Dnipro River in Kherson and urged civilians to leave, possibly signalling ...

Three officials from the road transport department were suspended on Thursday as an investigation is ongoing on alleged interference in the department’s system to grant driving licences to people ...

The Bank of England raised interest rates to 3 per cent on Thursday from 2.25 per cent, its biggest rate rise since 1989 as it warned of a “very challenging” outlook for the ...