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Technology has evolved to a point where humans have overridden natural selection. So, what will our species become? Immortal interstellar travelers, perhaps. Scientists are currently mapping the human brain in ...

The Czech Republic will provide unpleasant opposition for the Netherlands in their Euro 2020 last-16 clash on Sunday by working hard and looking to attack, coach Jaroslav Silhavy said on Saturday. ...

A traditional Muslim wedding has been held within the central prison for the first time, the department of prisons announced on Sunday. The service was held by an Imam and ...

Over the years, fishers in Oracabessa Bay, Jamaica, have had to venture increasingly further out to sea to find fish. During such trips, they would come upon bleached and dying ...

A proposal to appoint a Special Envoy to speed up efforts to find common ground was made by the UN secretary general during meetings in Brussels last week, Turkish Cypriot ...

Classified documents from Britain’s defence ministry containing details about a British warship and Russia’s potential reaction to its passage through the Black Sea have been found at a ...

Any new gas infrastructure runs the risk of becoming a stranded asset It is ironic that at a time when natural gas is under existential attack in Europe, high prices ...

Croatia will be without Ivan Perisic for their Euro 2020 last-16 match against Spain after the 32-year-old winger tested positive for COVID-19, the team’s medical staff said. Perisic, who scored ...

Despite the crisis caused by the pandemic the government has increased development spending to boost the recovery, Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides has said. Speaking on Saturday evening during the inauguration ...

Britain’s government will investigate how footage of former minister Matt Hancock kissing and embracing his aide found its way into the media and forced his resignation, in the latest ...

“Cyprus needs a concerted effort by all stakeholders, including ministries, regulators, the local industry and other actors in the economy. The success of this will eventually allow our country to ...

Outgoing minister of health Constantinos Ioannou said on Sunday he had achieved what he set out to when he took up the post three years ago. Speaking to Politis, he ...

By Andreas Charalambous and Omiros Pissarides It is generally acknowledged that the ultimate objective of governments should be to improve the welfare of their citizens. Traditionally, the GDP per capita, ...

New MPs, voted in during parliamentary elections on May 30, will get to work on Monday with the first House committee meetings taking place. The Finance and Commerce committees will discuss ...

The inalienable protection of an individual’s right not to be subjected to torture, inhumane or degrading treatment or punishment, and the prohibition of such treatment or conduct, constitute the ...

Many schools near Tokyo are shunning Olympic and Paralympic events, cancelling more than half the 280,000 tickets reserved for them amid worries that the Games could further spread COVID-19, a Japanese ...

A yellow weather warning for high temperatures remains in place until 5pm on Sunday, the met office said. The warning has been in place since Saturday night, and temperatures are ...

Three houses were destroyed and four damaged by the fire in Tala on Saturday, officials said on Sunday as estimates of damage began after instructions given by Interior Minister Nicos ...

Singer, songwriter Mary J. Blige this week got candid about how a new Amazon documentary ‘My Life’ on the making of one of her watershed albums, captures her heartbreak and ...

The European Central Bank could lift a restriction on bank dividend payments in the coming months thanks to an improved macroeconomic scenario in the euro zone, ECB policymaker Pablo de ...

With the British economy seeming to go like gangbusters – UK GDP is expected to rise by 7.2 per cent in 2021, according to the OECD, 265 per cent job growth expected in the ...

“Talented developers, senior developers have to be involved with more innovative things and stay on top of current technologies, because as a developer, if you’re doing the same thing ...

“Our main focus at the moment is to provide more benefits, and also create a relocation package so that we can bring people in from outside. So we offer as ...

By Evie Andreou But for how much longer? The Turkish side has not yet touched Varosha properties, but time may be running out for Greek Cypriot property owners to stake ...