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By Robin Emmott and Humeyra Pamuk U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo cancelled his Europe trip at the last minute on Tuesday after Luxembourg’s foreign minister and top ...

THE interior ministry on Tuesday condemned clashes between more than 600 migrants on Monday night at the overcrowded Pournara reception centre outside the capital, which left 35 people injured and caused considerable ...

By Francis Musaka Piles of dead Nile perch have been washing up on the shore of Lake Victoria in Uganda for no obvious reason, threatening the livelihoods of the surrounding ...

The government on Tuesday submitted to parliament the amended state budget for 2021, along with a plea to lawmakers to pass the bill so as not to jeopardise the coronavirus-related relief ...

The health ministry announced the testing sites for rapid tests for Wednesday. District Testing Sites Time Limassol Mesa Geitonia Cultural Center (near Apostolos Andreas Church) 8.30 a.m.-5 p.m. ...

The health ministry announced four deaths and 259 new cases of people testing positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday from both PCR and rapid testing. The deaths concerned three men 60, 78 and 91 and ...

By Elena Rodriguez and Belén Carreño Authorities struggled to clear ice and fallen trees from the streets of Madrid on Tuesday and temperatures in parts of Spain hit ...

Jet2 on Tuesday announced in a statement that all flights and holidays would be suspended until March 25 of this year. “Due to the ongoing uncertainty and travel restrictions caused by ...

The health ministry on Tuesday issued further clarifications as regards the lockdown and permissions to go out. According to the ministry, the purchase of alcoholic beverages from restaurants is not ...

A clarification on Tuesday to the decree on the number of people allowed to work on the premises of businesses permitted to remain open during the latest Covid restrictions, fell ...

In this video, we take a pre-Covid look at New Zealand’s stunning adrenaline capital… Situated near the centre of NZ’s South Island is Queenstown, a lake-side city that ...

U.S. President Donald Trump, under pressure to resign after his supporters carried out a deadly breach of the U.S. Capitol last week, said there was tremendous anger about ...

The Hadassah University Hospital in Jerusalem will accept patients with serious and life-threating medical conditions from Cyprus from February, provided they obtain a ‘green passport’, a document issued in Cyprus ...

The Chinese city of Langfang near Beijing went into lockdown on Tuesday as new coronavirus infections raised worries about a second wave in a country that has mostly contained COVID-19. ...

Health authorities have deployed an additional 28 beds at Larnaca hospital’s fifth floor that will be used for the treatment of Covid patients whose numbers are expected to rise in ...

Sometimes images speak far louder than words. In this artistic portrayal of a Covid-emptied Bratislava, the beauty and historic landmarks of Slovakia’s capital nevertheless shine through. Bratislava, the Slovak ...

Capital Finance International journal has named the Cyprus Investment and Securities Corporation (CISCO) ‘Best International Investment Banking Team – Cyprus 2020′. Every year, CFI honours individuals and organisations that contribute to the ...

The fate of the rescheduled Euro 2020 football tournament will not be decided until March but organisers UEFA are hoping that vaccination efforts will allow them to stick to their original ...

Cyprus’ health system was faring well so far despite increasing pressure because of the coronavirus pandemic, state health services organisation (Okypy) said Tuesday, rejecting criticism from health professionals that it ...

PwC Cyprus’ socially responsible character was highlighted for yet another year, as revealed by the Review of its 2020 Corporate Responsibility (CR) programme, covering the period July 1, 2019-June 30, 2020. The organisation’s ...

Licensed energy companies for Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) remain committed to their programme despite the abandonment of many projects worldwide due to the consequences of the pandemic, Energy Minister ...

Polar lights (aurora polaris) are a natural phenomenon found in both the northern and southern hemispheres that can be truly awe inspiring. Northern lights are also called by their scientific ...

The UN Secretary General`s Special Representative in Cyprus Elizabeth Spehar will hold separate meetings with President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Wednesday, ahead of a ...

President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday he hoped the resumption of talks between Turkey and Greece over maritime disputes would herald a new era, and he urged Athens not to ...