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Climate change worsened weather extremes in 2021 By Lisa Shumaker and Andrea Januta Extreme weather events in 2021 shattered records around the globe. Hundreds died in storms and heatwaves. Farmers struggled with ...

Police on Thursday said they issued 12 fines after 2,232 checks for the implementation of coronavirus measures in the last 24 hours. Two bars were booked in Limassol for €750 each after the manager ...

American credit rating agency Fitch Ratings announced on Wednesday that it has revised the Bank of Cyprus’ outlook to positive from negative, while at the same time affirming the bank’...

Four children were killed and several more badly injured in Australia after strong winds lifted an inflated jumping castle into the air during end-of-year school celebrations, causing them to fall 10 ...

British inflation surged to its highest in more than 10 years in November, jumping to 5.1 per cent and potentially unsettling the Bank of England a day before it announces whether it ...

The number of job vacancies suffered a 3 per cent decrease during the third quarter of the year, according to the Cyprus Statistical Service (CyStat), with the number of job vacancies ...

The total value of Assets under Management (AuM) of Collective Investments reached €11.6 billion in the third quarter of 2021, according to a report released on Wednesday by the Cyprus Securities and ...

Paphos hotels have been operating at a 30-40 per cent capacity so far in December, the district’s hoteliers’ association said on Wednesday. Association head Thanos Michaelides said that in ...

A statement yesterday from the interior ministry on migration read more like an angry rant from a very frustrated person than a measured government announcement on a sensitive issue. That ...

by Mateusz Morawiecki, Prime Minister of Poland Another summit of the European Council is being held today, December 16. This time there will be an important debate on energy policy and ...

Gabriel Martinelli and Emile Smith Rowe fired Arsenal to a 2-0 victory over West Ham and into the top four of the Premier League. Brazilian forward Martinelli, profiting from Pierre-Emerick ...

Europe is experiencing the largest wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, the EU health commissioner, Stella Kyriakides, said on Wednesday, adding that based on the recent data of the European Centre ...

The Premier League’s Covid-19 crisis deepened on Wednesday as Burnley’s home match with Watford became the third game in a week to be postponed. Positive cases in the ...

Travellers to Greece will need a negative COVID-19 PCR test to enter the country as part of efforts to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, the health ministry said ...

Britain’s prime minister defended his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic on Wednesday, saying new restrictions were needed to fight a new variant as the number of daily infections in ...

The health ministry announced two deaths from Covid-19 and 650 new infections on Wednesday, while 157 patients are in hospital receiving treatment for the virus. A 95-year-old man who died on Tuesday ...

Ledra Music Soloists present an evening of chamber music this December with violinist Máté Szűcs and pianist Nicolas Costantinou. Coming up on December 30, the two artists will give ...

In the spirit of solidarity befitting the festive season, members of a Nicosia-based Rotary club have donated a vehicle in support of the work of the Cyprus Autism Association. Founded ...

Britain’s seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton received a knighthood for services to motorsport on Wednesday, days after losing out on what would have been a record eighth title ...

Chelsea coach Thomas Tuchel said he sympathised with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang after the striker lost his Arsenal captaincy, saying on Wednesday that he would reach out to his former player when ...

The government’s proposed 2022 state budget is set to pass at Friday’s voting session as Diko and Dipa are set to support ruling Disy. The three parties number enough ...

Covid measures at schools must not disrupt learning for unvaccinated or pupils who have tested positive, the federation of Paphos secondary school parents’ associations said on Wednesday. Head Christodoulos Demetriou ...

Jordan’s King Abdullah II is to arrive in Cyprus on Friday on an official visit during which he will be awarded the Grand Collar of the Order of Makarios ...

Paphos’ Neapolis University is boosting collaboration with international institutions after it became a full member of the eMerge consortium of European universities, rector Pantelis Sklias has announced. Neapolis University Paphos ...