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961. You can’t put a price on heritage

When the German tabloid Bild suggested that Greece should sell off Corfu and the Parthenon as part of its asset-stripping, they didn't know that Durrell had foreseen this many years ago...

962. Facebook to play cupid in online dating debut

Facebook is entering the dating game to matchmake millions of people on the world’s largest online social network and nudge them into spending more time there...

963. Four new ambulance stations will save lives

Public health emergency response in Cyprus is getting another upgrade with four additional ambulance stations aimed at providing faster service in out-of-town areas...

964. Economic sentiment in Cyprus marginally improves in April

The Economic Sentiment Indicator ESI, edged up by 1.5 points in April compared with the previous month, reaching 119 points...

965. Macron tells it like it is

Capping a three-day visit, Macron repeatedly criticized Trump’s isolationist principles in a speech to a joint meeting of Congress, an honour given to a small number of visiting foreign leaders...

966. Understanding Kim: Madman or misunderstood

US intelligence experts are trying to build a profile of Kim Jong Un to give Trump a competitive edge in one of the most consequential summits since the Cold War...

967. Tension rising on the Greek islands

More than 15,500 migrants are living in cramped conditions in state-run centres on the eastern Aegean islands...

968. Far-right extremists attack migrants on Greek island

Police forced dozens of migrants onto buses and transported them to the Moria camp in the early hours after Mytilini was turned into a battleground...

969. Report slams Oroklini detention centre

The Ombudsman has issued a damning report on the Oroklini Detention Centre in Larnaca, describing conditions at the facility as unsuitable for holding individuals....

970. Supply teachers go on strike

971. Cypriot protesters tell NATO to go home

About 250 peace activists gathered outside the American Embassy in Nicosia Monday evening to demonstrate against NATO and the latest military airstrikes against Syria. ...

972. Cypriot activists to protest against strikes in Syria

An anti-war demonstration is scheduled to take place Monday evening outside the US Embassy in Nicosia, organised by the Cyprus Peace Council which is opposing military strikes against Syria....

973. Threat of US-Russia battle hangs over Syria

Two days ago U.S. President Donald Trump warned that missiles “will be coming” in response to that attack...

974. South Africa's Zuma appears in court on corruption charges

Thousands of Zuma supporters gathered to express solidarity with a leader they say is the victim of a politically motivated witchhunt...

975. A solution is the only way forward for Cyprus

The Cyprus issue is not a dice roll, but the dilemma that Cypriots once had – either we solve it or we stay as is – is no longer valid...

976. Yulia Skripal is getting better

British counter-terrorism police now believe Skripal and his 33-year-old daughter Yulia were poisoned with a nerve toxin...

977. Russian spy poisoned by nerve agent outside home

Russia has denied any involvement in the attack and has said it suspects the British secret services of using the Novichok nerve agent...

978. Erdogan’s parallel universe

The EU, the United States and the international community as a whole have very little leverage with Erdogan...

979. Putin blames criminal negligence for mall fire

The fire swept through the upper floors of the Winter Cherry shopping centre in the city of Kemerovo...

980. Economic Sentiment Indicator decreased by 1.6 points in March

The decline resulted from a worsening of business confidence in services, industry, and among consumers...

981. EU backs Britain in blaming Russia for spy attack

The show of support from the EU, at a time when Britain is grappling with its departure from the bloc, will boost Prime Minister Theresa May...

982. It is pay your taxes time again

As Cypriot tax payers will soon be able to file their tax forms online through TAXISnet, authorities are working around the clock to make sure they can launch the programme in April and send passwords to users who have yet not signed up....

983. China urges US away from 'brink' of trade war

China showed readiness to retaliate by declaring plans to levy additional duties on up to $3 billion of US imports...

984. Britain and Russia brace for showdown

England may also cut back participation in the World Cup which Russia is hosting in June - July...

985. Calling on the diaspora

Greek society has simply been in the pressure cooker for too long...

986. Putin faces midnight deadline to explain nerve attack on former spy

The European Union also said it would stand by Britain, which is due to leave the bloc in just over a year’s time...

987. Cubs of the Caliphate

There is little in the way of specialized care for them in Iraq, where the minimum age of criminal responsibility is nine...

988. Britain says former Russian spy poisoned with nerve agent

Government scientists had identified the specific nerve agent but are not saying what it is...

989. Britain warns Russia over double agent's mysterious illness

The Kremlin said it was ready to cooperate if Britain asked it for help investigating the incident with Skripal...