Whether this summer will include the usual beach parties and live concerts is still uncertain but a group of Cypriot friends studying in Aberdeen are determined to bring back the island’s summer party mood, and if the coronavirus situation allows are organising a post-lockdown fiesta. Are the public ready? The...

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Schools will be ready by Monday to receive final year high-school students, the chairman of secondary education headmasters said on Saturday. The rest of the schools are scheduled to open on May 21. Giorgos Iosiphides said excess desks and chairs have been removed from classrooms in line with guidelines. The...

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The Premier League got a glimpse of what the future might hold after football finally returned with the start of the South Korean K-League on Friday. It was football, but just not as we know it as reigning champions Jeonbuk Motors beat Suwon Bluewings 1-0 in an empty World Cup...

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Open markets in Limassol, Dherynia, and Larnaca began operating again on Saturday for the first time since the lockdown measures were enforced. The openings followed similar moves in Nicosia after the government decided to ease restrictions last week. “There is order, safety, calm and people are shopping,” Limassol Mayor Nicos...

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The European Commission will tell countries in the European Union to provide state guarantees for travel vouchers during the coronavirus pandemic, if they prefer people to accept the vouchers instead of cash refunds, according to a strategy document seen by Reuters. The EU executive is due on Wednesday to present...

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Russia marked 75 years since the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two on Saturday, but the coronavirus outbreak forced it to scale back celebrations seen as boosting support for President Vladimir Putin. With coronavirus infections rising, Putin last month postponed the highlight of annual Victory Day celebrations,...

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The finance ministry has slashed €367 million from public expenditure as part of a revision of the 2020 state budget amid the coronavirus crisis. The government savings were passed by the Council of Ministers. Giorgos Panteli, permanent secretary of the finance ministry, told the Cyprus News Agency that the savings...

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The chief executive of Premier League club Watford has said that plans to resume the season at neutral venues are unfair and that there could be enough clubs in opposition to stop the idea. The Premier League’s “Project Restart” envisages a return to play in June, once given the green...

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Parents and children hoping against hope that the ease in coronavirus restrictions means that summer schools in July will go ahead as normal, may need to hold their breath a little longer. The Education Minister Prodromos Prodomou confirmed to the Sunday Mail on Friday that under present conditions, summer schools...

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A Cypriot national who recently returned from London on one of the dozens of repatriation flights has documented her journey and experience in quarantine on her Youtube channel. Alina Nazrulloeva, who posted the videos on her channel FOMOthevlog, arrived on the island a week ago after getting a call informing...

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One new case for the coronavirus was reported on Saturday, bringing the total to 892, the health ministry said. The case was found after an individual took the test as a private initiative. In total, 1,978 tests were carried out for Saturday’s figures. According to the health ministry, 161 tests...

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Two of four children found to have COVID-19 have recovered, while five of eight staff at group homes and youth detention centres who tested positive have recovered.

On Friday the province conducted 397 COVID-19 tests. Since the outbreak began New Brunswick has conducted a total of 17,426 tests.

The government said hospitals, long-term care homes, retirement homes, and women's shelters are in need of staff including custodial and maintenance workers. 

Kanika Kapoor posted an adorable picture of her kids in a heartfelt post

Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai have stood strong through thick and thin

Ayushmann Khurrana is riding high in his career right now but the road to success was no bed of roses for him

Virat Kohli, Kriti Sanon, Ayushmann Khurrana and Sara Ali Khan joined forces for a video

Neha Kakkar turned to Instagram and shared some throwback photos with Aditya from their Indian Idol times.

Neetu Kapoor wrote Mukesh Bhai, Nita Bhabhi, Akash, Shloka, Anant and Isha - you have been our guardian angels on this long and trying experience.

Anand Gandhi revealed that before Irrfan Khan’s demise, he had been discussing a possible collaboration

Salman Khan has undergone a shocking transformation during the coronavirus lockdown

Sona Mohapatra recently called out controversial filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma after he made a sexist remark

Hrithik Roshan had an extraordinary 2019, having made two hit movies in a row

Tamannaah Bhatia has quashed the chitchat about her love life

The actress is in self-isolation with husband Ranveer Singh and the couple has been keeping their fans updated on social media.

She also urged people to stay home, stay safe and stay positive amid the lockdown.

Arjun Kapoor shared a gut-wrenching post, wherein he reminisced about his life as an actor

Paulo Coelho praised Shah Rukh Khan for his recently released movie 'Kaamyaab'

Karisma was rejected by her own grandfather Raj Kapoor for his film 'Henna'

Disha Patani left social media users in fits of laughter with her new TikTok video

Sanjay Leela Bhansali wants to cast Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone for his next film

Rishi Kapoor passed away last week, leaving his fans and devotees in a state of shock

Anil Kapoor played carrom with wife and the actor revealed that he was the winner of the game.

Anil Kapoor wrote, "May you be blessed with all the love & happiness, just as we feel blessed to have you in our lives."

Bhumi Pednekar believes female representation in cinema is extremely important to her

Ashvin Kumar recently took a trip down memory lane and reminisced upon Irrfan Khan’s professionalism

Sara captioned the video, “Don’t pray for lighter burdens. Work for a #stronger back.”

A throwback video of a tarot reader predicting Ranbir Kapoor's relationship with Alia Bhatt back in 2012 is going viral

Kartik Aaryan considers 'Love Aaj Kal' opposite Sara Ali Khan as the best performance in his career so far

Kareena Kapoor was left visibly upset when Sara Ali Khan was leaving for London after her vacation in Mumbai

Saif Ali Khan said they were shooting for a song with director Rahul Rawali as well as Kajol

Rishi Kapoor and Ranbir Kapoor are one of Bollywood’s most esteemed father-son pairs

Kajol opened up about her experience juggling motherhood and acting during the course of her kids childhood