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Israel prepared ground troops along the Gaza border on Thursday and Hamas launched rocket barrages at Israel as international calls mounted for an end to the region’s fiercest hostilities ...

A record number of people submitted their candidacies on Wednesday for the parliamentary elections. There will be nearly 660 candidates, 150 more than had stood for election in 2016, and an unprecedented 15 parties/...

Police have booked 32 individuals for breaches of coronavirus measures in 24 hours from Wednesday until Thursday, most for not wearing masks and for travelling during the nightly curfew. 5,908 checks were carried ...

The move to remote working in the pandemic has raised the bar in technical skills at many companies in Cyprus. But what about workers? How can they keep up? As ...

Paris has said it will delay a European Union financial services deal with Britain until Prime Minister Boris Johnson grants European fishermen fair access to UK waters, a source familiar ...

Bitcoin fell more than 10 per cent after Tesla Inc will no longer accept bitcoin for car purchases, Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Wednesday, citing long-brewing environmental concerns for a ...

By CITR Cyprus, part of the Impetum Group The Italian model, with a ‘bad bank,’ has seen success in managing NPLs. Business shutdowns, deferrals, job losses, credit default, and many ...

Turkey and China have managed to further develop and diversify their growing trade relationship despite the Covid-19 pandemic as they celebrate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties this year. The ...

Though encouraged by a significant drop in illegal bird trapping, BirdLife Cyprus has said is concerned about a spike in incidents of illegal shooting of protected species at different blackspots, ...

Chelsea slipped up in their push for a Champions League spot when they lost 1-0 at home to Arsenal in the Premier League on Wednesday with Emile Smith Rowe’s ...

The US’ annual report on international religious freedom noted some improvements in Cyprus but ongoing issues remain, while also making mention of notable incidents. On a positive note, the report, ...

UEFA has moved this month’s Champions League final between Manchester City and Chelsea to Porto from Istanbul, two Turkish Football Federation sources said on Wednesday. The sources said Turkey ...

Chief Returning Officer Costas Constantinou spoke of the difficult conditions under which the parliamentary elections are to take place on May 30 but sought to reassure the public. He said on ...

Serena Williams, playing the 1,000th Tour-level match of her glittering career, suffered a shock 7-6(6) 7-5 defeat by Argentina’s Nadia Podoroska in the the Italian Open second round on ...

Two deaths from coronavirus and 260 new positive cases were reported on Wednesday. The deaths were a woman, aged 82, and a man, aged 47. The health ministry no longer announces the vaccination ...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday apologised “unreservedly” on behalf of the British government for the deaths of 10 innocent people killed in a 1971 incident in Belfast during a British Army ...

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Jeffrey Heller Israel said it killed 16 members of the Hamas armed wing in Gaza in a barrage on Wednesday and Palestinian militants rained rockets into Israel ...

Irish MMA fighter Conor McGregor was the world’s highest-paid athlete over the last year ahead of footballers players Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, according to the annual Forbes http://...

Transport minister Yiannis Karousos and Justice Minister Emily Yiolitis attended an urgent meeting on road safety on Wednesday after six motorcyclists died in accidents this year. At the meeting, it ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday it had identified 28 cases of serious, potentially life-threatening cases of blood clotting, among the more than 8.7 million people ...

Be tall, be skinny, hairless, flexible. The messages on how our body should look and feel come from all directions these days. Social media, ads, marketing, films, celebrities, social pressure, ...

A new global system should be set up to respond faster to disease outbreaks to help ensure no future virus causes a pandemic as devastating as COVID-19, an independent World ...

By Will Dunham It is a scene that exudes sadness: a child perhaps 2-1/2 or 3 years old buried in a shallow grave under the sheltered overhang of a cave, head ...

Gnomi Integrated Communications has been named Social Media Agency οf the Year and Performance Agency of the Year at this year’s Cyprus Digital Marketing Awards. Even though 2020 was a ...