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• Serena Williams says ‘heart dropped’ at surprise pregnancy

  57 minutes ago Cyprus Mail

  Serena Williams was completely taken aback by her pregnancy, taking six home tests before believing she was expecting her first child, the...

• Open call for dancers

  57 minutes ago Cyprus Mail

  By Emmelia Georgiou An open call is now on for dancers to take part in the world premiere of the performance The Tortoise and the Spider,...

• Bills on child benefit, paternity leave to be voted before House closes

  2 hours ago Cyprus Mail

  Lawmakers plan voting on a number of bills relating to child benefit and paternity leave on July 14, during the last session of the House...

• ‘Giant leaps’ need to be made in Switzerland

  2 hours ago Cyprus Mail

  President Nicos Anastasiades said on Tuesday that what’s important is that the Greek Cypriot side is going to the talks in Switzerland...

• Casino set to boost state coffers

  3 hours ago Cyprus Mail

  The creation of an integrated casino resort on the island is expected to boost state revenues in addition to creating thousands of jobs and...

• Turkish Cypriot pilgrims visit Hala Sultan mosque

  3 hours ago Cyprus Mail

  Around 1,000 pilgrims from the north travelled to the Hala Sultan mosque in Larnaca on Tuesday during ongoing Ramadan celebrations. Around 20...

• Hellenic Bank workers to hold strike on Friday

  3 hours ago Cyprus Mail

  Bank workers union Etyk said Tuesday its board of directors “unanimously” decided to ask members at Hellenic Bank to hold a 24-hour strike on...

• ‘Opportunity to reunify Cyprus finally before us’

  3 hours ago Cyprus Mail

  “The opportunity for the reunification of Cyprus is now finally before us,” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday, chief said on...

• Trump breaking torture taboo, laws threatened – UN rights boss

  4 hours ago Cyprus Mail

  The United Nations’ top rights official has accused US President Donald Trump of breaking taboos by suggesting bringing back torture,...

• Cyber attack hits oil giant and banks in Russia and Ukraine

  4 hours ago Cyprus Mail

  Russia’s top oil producer Rosneft said a large-scale cyber attack hit its servers on Tuesday and computer systems at some banks and the...

• Man charged after holding up clinic

  4 hours ago Cyprus Mail

  A 20-year-old from Paphos was arrested on Tuesday in connection with a case of attempted robbery, illegal possession of a gun and inciting...

• EU fines Google record $2.7bn in first antitrust case

  4 hours ago Cyprus Mail

  EU antitrust regulators hit Alphabet unit Google with a record €2.42bn fine on Tuesday, taking a tough line in the first of three...

• Slovak PM urges UEFA action on Italy v Germany ‘farce’

  4 hours ago Cyprus Mail

  Slovakia Prime Minister Robert Fico has written to European soccer governing body UEFA requesting an investigation into the circumstances...

• Co-op employees threaten to step up strike measures

  5 hours ago Cyprus Mail

  Unions threatened on Tuesday to escalate industrial action if the management of the co-operative central bank (CCB) failed to respond to their...

• Iraqi forces set sight on Mosul riverside, PM sees victory soon

  5 hours ago Cyprus Mail

  Iraqi forces on Tuesday pushed towards the river side of  Mosul ‘s Old City, their key target in the eight-month campaign to capture...

• Murray pulls out of Wimbledon practice match with sore hip

  5 hours ago Cyprus Mail

  World Number One Andy Murray pulled out of an exhibition match at London’s Hurlingham Club on Tuesday with a sore hip, less than a week...

• Germany and France to lead post-Brexit EU in further integration

  5 hours ago Cyprus Mail

  More EU integration is a “foregone conclusion”, and France and Germany will take the lead on post-Brexit reforms starting this...

• Three members of family hit on pedestrian crossing

  6 hours ago Cyprus Mail

  Three members of the same family were hit by a car as they used a pedestrian crossing near the Paphos Mall on Monday evening, police announced...

• Travel through time with Steppin’ Out Jazz Band

  6 hours ago Cyprus Mail

  By Emmelia Georgiou After a successful appearance at Technopolis 20 Cultural Centre in Paphos, the Steppin’ Out Jazz Band returns to the...

• Economic sentiment down in June, ERC says

  6 hours ago Cyprus Mail

  The economic sentiment indicator declined by 0.8 points in June, to 117.6, as confidence in construction fell, accompanied by a drop in consumer...