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Microsoft (MSFT.O) will lay off nearly 4 per cent of its workforce, the company said on Wednesday, in the latest job cuts as the tech giant looks to rein in ...

Alphamega hypermarkets signed an agreement to acquire Foody Market, the online supermarket service operating through the leading distribution platform Foody. The completion of the transaction, however, is subject to approval ...

U.S. President Donald Trump lashed out at congressional Republicans on Thursday for failing to swiftly pass his signature legislation, warning them on social media they would lose MAGA votes ...

The general house price index in Cyprus, which includes both houses and apartments, continued its upward trajectory on an annual basis during the first quarter of 2025, according to data published ...

Four people died, 38 were missing and 23 survived after a ferry carrying 65 people sank near the Indonesian island of Bali, the country’s Search and Rescue agency said on Thursday. The ...

Mainly fine weather with clouds in the afternoon over the mountains and maximum temperatures of 37C can be expected on Thursday. Winds will be a northeast to southeast gentle to ...

Hundreds of firefighters battled a blaze Thursday on Crete island, which burnt swathes of forest and olive groves and forced the evacuation of over 1,000 people, officials said, underscoring the region’...

Cyprus’ international investment position (IIP) deteriorated in the first quarter of 2025, recording a net liability of €31.01 billion compared to €29.18 billion in the fourth quarter of 2024. The figures are based on ...

Cyprus has formally approved the creation of a national mechanism for the control of foreign direct investments (FDI), following a cabinet decision on Wednesday. The move aims to strengthen the ...

July’s first weekend arrives with village festivals, late-night parties, cultural performances in the heart of the city and public interventions in coastal neighbourhoods. If you are looking for something ...

British food prices accelerated by the most since March 2024 in June, pushing up overall shop prices rose for the first time in nearly a year, according to a survey from ...

The restored church of St George of the Latins in Famagusta was handed over on Wednesday by the Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage, while in Larnaca Tuzla mosque was also ...

The termination of the employment of judge Doria Varoshiotou at the end of her two-year probation period on Monday was greeted with disbelief and anger by some, who felt this ...

The Bank of Israel is expected to leave short-term interest rates unchanged next week but analysts believe a cut is possible as early as August following a swift war with ...

A decision by Washington to halt some shipments of critical weapons to Ukraine prompted warnings by Kyiv on Wednesday that the move would weaken its ability to defend against intensifying ...

Sean “Diddy” Combs’ will remain behind bars for now, a judge ruled on Wednesday, after the music mogul was cleared of sex trafficking and racketeering charges that could have put ...

The United States said on Wednesday it was unacceptable that Iran had chosen to suspend cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian put into effect on ...

Carlos Alcaraz, Aryna Sabalenka and the end of London’s tropical heatwave ensured a sense of normality returned to the lawns of Wimbledon on Wednesday after two sweat-soaked days of ...

The department of taxation’s online systems are set for a temporary shutdown in the coming days as part of a planned technology upgrade. In an official statement, officials confirmed ...

Parliament is facing legal and political turbulence after it emerged that the budgets for Cyprus’ five new district local government organisations were filed late, sparking warnings of possible unlawful spending. ...

Responding to criticism over the alleged removal of cats from its coastal front and prohibiting dogs from walking on the pedestrian path with a sign, the municipality of Paralimni-Dherynia said ...

A new bill to tackle delays and gaps in filling first-appointment vacancies in Cyprus’ public service could be tabled in Parliament this autumn, senior official at the department of public ...

Four people died in Spain, two in France and two in Italy as an early summer heatwave continued to grip much of Europe on Wednesday, triggering health alerts and forest ...

As July arrives it brings with it free film screenings in an intimate courtyard. The Larnaca Cinema Society and the Pierides Museum organise weekly cinema evenings this July. Every Tuesday ...