A tour of Polemi’s tulips
Environment Commissioner Klelia Vassiliou on Wednesday visited Polemi in Paphos to check out this year’s tulip blooms. Vassiliou was given a tour of the tulip fields by the community ...
Coronavirus: €8m support scheme for tour operators
The European Commission said on Wednesday it had approved an €8 million Cypriot scheme to support tour operators affected by the pandemic.
The measure was approved under the state aid temporary ...
‘Irresponsible’ opposition further delays long-awaited justice reform
Opposition parties on Wednesday sunk yet another reform after they decided by majority to shelve three bills overhauling the island’s notoriously slow justice system.
The decision prompted the reaction ...
Rad altitudes: what you need to know about wingsuit flying
If you have ever dreamt of wearing a wingsuit and flying across peaks or plunging down sheer cliff faces, this video gives you the eight-point lowdown of attaining such feats.
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Labour minister to visit new social welfare centre in Paphos
Labour minister Zeta Emilianidou will visit the newly completed multi-purpose social welfare centre of Paphos municipality on Thursday.
“During the visit to Paphos, the minister will meet Paphos mayor Phedonas ...
TV Shows we love: Friends
I have no idea how many times I’ve watched reruns of the entire series of Friends but it’s too many to count on one hand.
Watching this award ...
With 100 days to go, Tokyo scrambles to stage pandemic Olympics
When Japan won the bid to host the Olympic Games eight years ago, it billed Tokyo as a reliable and secure location, contrasting it with rivals struggling with finances and ...
Four yogic approaches to optimal nutrition – Sadhguru (Cyprus)
In this video, yogi and mystic Sadhguru, discusses four strategies for optimal nutrition, drawing attention to the fact that no one-diet-fits-all exists. That said, there are certainly ways of eating ...
Coronavirus: Europe’s vaccine rollout hit by doubts over J&J, AZ (Updated)
By Nikolaj Skydsgaard
Europe’s choppy vaccine rollout hit more trouble on Wednesday after US drugmaker Johnson & Johnson delayed its COVID-19 shot and Denmark said it would drop a ...
Players break Ramadan fast on pitch during football match
Players in a Turkish football match broke their fast for Ramadan on the pitch.
A clip tweeted by broadcaster beIN Sports showed Ankara Keciorengucu players eating bananas and dates during ...
EU Commission to end AstraZeneca and J&J vaccine contracts at expiry
The EU Commission has decided not to renew COVID-19 vaccine contracts next year with AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson (J&J), Italian daily La Stampa reported on Wednesday, citing ...
Coinbase listing marks latest step in crypto’s march to the mainstream
Coinbase Global Inc, the biggest US cryptocurrency exchange, will list on the Nasdaq on Wednesday, marking a milestone in the journey of virtual currencies from niche technology to mainstream asset.
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Coronavirus: Post-mortem on baby inconclusive
A post-mortem on a two-month-old baby who was found positive for coronavirus was inconclusive, it was announced on Wednesday.
Medical examiner Angeliki Papetta performed the post-mortem at the Nicosia hospital ...
Out of Africa
By Richard Dickenson
A couple of thousand years ago the estimated two million or so people living in what is now the UK were mostly farming people. At best their ...
Greece to lift quarantine rule for more travelers despite surge in infections
Greece plans to lift quarantine restrictions from next week for travelers from the European Union and five other countries who have been vaccinated or test negative for COVID-19, a senior ...
Denmark becomes first country to permanently stop administering AstraZeneca vaccine
Denmark will cease to administer AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine entirely following its possible link to very rare cases of blood clots, several Danish media outlets reported on Wednesday, citing unnamed ...
Catching a cosmic finale: watching how a star dies
In this video, we meet astronomer Emily Levesque, who studies the moment of mystery when a star dies – that millisecond when its bright light explodes into a supernova, or collapses ...
Two years since first body of serial killer’s victims found – women hold memorial
A group of women dressed in black marched on Wednesday to the Presidential Palace to mark the second anniversary since the first body was discovered of the seven victims of ...
22 interchangeable spring outfit ideas, inspired by Van Gogh
In this video, YouTuber Daria Andronescu, who specialises in sustainable, capsule wardrobes and ethical shopping, offers up 22 ideas for interchangeable outfits, inspired by the springtime colour palette of Vincent van ...
Coronavirus: fully vaccinated people do not need to isolate even if close contract of a positive
The health ministry said that starting from Wednesday, people who completed their vaccination by receiving both Covid-19 jabs do not have to self-isolate for 14 days should they be found to ...
Greece working towards resetting relations with Libya
Greece and Libya have agreed to hold talks on marking out their maritime zones in the Mediterranean, Prime Minister Mitsotakis said on Wednesday, after a meeting with the president of ...
Climate change shrinks marine life richness near equator: study
By Sarah Marsh
During some summers, as the Caribbean water temperatures climb, the luminous coral colonies of gold, green and blue that ring the island nation of Cuba give way ...
EasyJet sees Europe open for travel from late May
British airline easyJet said it expected to start to fly more from late May onwards and that by then most European countries should be open to British holidaymakers, painting an ...
Classic Levantine Yoghurt Chickpea Fatteh
In this video, we learn how to make a delicious classic dish from the Levant: yoghurt chickpea fatteh, or simply, hummus fatteh.
Chickpeas are a healthy and versatile ingredient very ...