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The health ministry announced three deaths and 81 new cases of Covid-19 on Tuesday. The deaths concerned an 89-year-old woman, a 74-year-old man and a 94-year-old man, all with underlying conditions. ...

Political parties across the spectrum on Tuesday expressed support for a woman who reported a politician had sexually abused her and condemned his behaviour. Police confirmed on Monday that an ...

A 58-year-old man was killed in a traffic accident in Paphos on Tuesday afternoon. According to the police, the accident took place at around 4pm on the Ayia Varvara-Natas road ...

A young musician who risks losing her sight in one eye following injury by a police water cannon at a Nicosia protest will file a lawsuit against specific officers, she ...

By Ryan Woo, Liangping Gao An uncrewed Chinese spacecraft on Wednesday successfully entered orbit around Mars after a 6-1/2-month journey from Earth, China’s space agency said, in the ...

Authorities in the north announced the death of a 68-year-old man from Covid-19 on Tuesday. The 68-year-old had been treated for Covid in intensive care since February 11. Media reports said ...

A 24-year-old man found guilty of shooting and injuring his ex-girlfriend because she had broken up with him was handed a two-and-half-year jail sentence on Tuesday by the Larnaca-Famagusta Criminal ...

The health ministry announced that 52 rapid test sites will operate nationwide on Wednesday. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and the obligatory weekly testing of employees. Self-employed ...

A five-year-old child at the centre of a custody battle will remain with his mother in Cyprus until March 4, the Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday. An appeal hearing after a ...

Bitcoin soared above $50,000 on Tuesday to an all-time high, adding steam to a rally fuelled by signs that the world’s biggest cryptocurrency is gaining acceptance among mainstream investors and ...

Four criminal investigators were on Tuesday appointed by the independent authority investigating complaints against police to look into how heavy-handed officers’ behaviour was against protestors at Saturday’s demonstration against ...

Chris Hemsworth has an impressive net worth of $130 million, having been catapulted to fame playing Thor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. So, how does he spend all that cash? Firstly, ...

A Dutch court ordered the government on Tuesday to immediately scrap the night-time curfew imposed to fight the coronavirus, ruling that it lacks proper legal basis. The court order deals ...

By Katie Wright We’re told that sugary snacks aren’t good for our complexions, so how can marshmallow have skincare benefits? The truth is, when marshmallow is listed on ...

Stefanos Tsitsipas will hope to gain revenge on Rafa Nadal and end the Spaniard’s bid for a record 21st Grand Slam title when they meet in the Australian Open ...

A thick blanket of snow covered Greece’s ancient Acropolis on Tuesday as a cold spell swept through Athens, cutting power cables, disrupting travel and halting COVID-19 vaccinations. Greece has ...

In this video we take a pre-Covid look at Iran’s Shiraz, renowned as the site of the graves of poets Hafez and Sa’di – both major pilgrimage destinations for ...

The European Union is adding clauses to contracts with COVID-19 vaccine makers which would allow the bloc to gain access to possible upgraded shots that may offer better protection against ...

Reigning champion Novak Djokovic overcame some dips in form to beat Alexander Zverev 6-7(6) 6-2 6-4 7-6(6) and book his place in the Australian Open semi-finals on Tuesday. The Serbian ...

Nicosia municipality will cut down nearly 90 trees as part of the revamp of Makarios Avenue, it was announced on Tuesday. The decision was approved by the forestry department, the municipality ...

Cypriots produced 642 kg of municipal waste per person in 2019, the fourth highest rate in the European Union, according to figures published by Eurostat on Tuesday. It said that almost 225 million ...

The Cypriot economy contracted by an annual 5 per cent in 2020, beating projections for deeper recession amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to a flash estimate issued on Tuesday by the Statistical ...

By Katie Wright Looking back at the start of his career, before he became a household name and the founder of a billion dollar business, Professor Jimmy Choo OBE says ...

Hellenic Bank on Tuesday warned clients about an upsurge in electronic fraud and urged them not to share any of their details. In an announcement, the bank said that in ...