A room-by-room tour of Jane Austen’s final home
Lovers of ‘Pride and Prejudice’… rejoice! In this video, we step into the author’s world, taking a virtual trip to the Jane Austen House and Museum, located in Chawton, ...
British bases on the look out for smugglers and migrants
Bases have invested heavily in staff and equipment
By Nick Theodoulou
Thermal cameras, 24 new personnel and around-the-clock patrols are the most visible results of a recent spending spree at the ...
Israel offers third shot of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to adults at risk
By Maayan Lubell
Israel said on Sunday it will begin offering a third dose of Pfizer Inc’s vaccine to adults with weak immune systems but it was still weighing ...
Obfuscation, Souperism, and the unvaccinated
Whether it was a genuine oversight or part of their game of playing silly buggers with the public or not, the health ministry is allowing a lot of confusion to ...
Relationship keys: how to avoid ‘kitchen-sinking’ in a fight
In this video, therapist, author, speaker and relationships thought leader, Esther Perel, offers couples sage advice on how to keep a fight from escalating.
Her insights address the common path ...
Anastasiades calls for more clarity from UN on Varosha issue
President Nicos Anastasiades on Sunday said he would have liked more clarity by UN Secretary-General (UNSG) Antonio Guterres on the issue of Varosha in his latest report to the Security ...
Police warn of online, SMS scams
Police on Sunday warned of online and SMS scams, one concerning banks, the other courier services.
According to the police, its electronic crime unit has been recently receiving complaints about ...
The Butterfly Effect: a bridge to help insects cross the road
How often do we consider the vulnerability of insects in navigating the often-hostile environments of human cities? Probably not very frequently… and yet their wellbeing is vital in maintaining the ...
East Med: a hotspot of international tensions
Gas has been politicised in the region, losing sight of its commercial value
By Charles Ellinas
This was the subject of an online event organised by the International Crisis Group (...
Afghanistan: after the fall
By Gwynne Dyer
Five times in the past two weeks, government soldiers in Badakhshan and Takhar provinces in northern Afghanistan have fled across the border into Tajikistan after clashes with ...
State honours memory of the 13 victims of the Mari blast
President Nicos Anastasiades on Sunday said the state will continue to be by the side of the families of the 13 men who died ten years ago today in the explosion ...
UK minister confident of further COVID-19 rule easing from July 19
The UK government is confident that plans to lift a range of COVID-19 restrictions will go ahead on July 19 in England but mask-wearing in indoor enclosed places will be expected, ...
At least 12 killed as bus carrying migrants crashes in Turkey
A bus carrying Afghan, Pakistani and Bangladeshi migrants crashed in eastern Turkey early on Sunday, killing at least 12 people and injuring 26 others, local authorities said.
The crash occurred in Van ...
Who are the wives and girlfriends of the England and Italy stars?
By Naomi Clarke, PA Entertainment Reporter
As the England team have battled through Euro 2020 to make it to the final on Sunday against Italy, they have been cheered on by ...
Christodoulides to brief EU counterparts on Cyprus problem
Foreign Affairs Minister Nikos Christodoulides will brief Monday his European counterparts on the latest developments in the Cyprus problem, especially about the fenced part of Famagusta, Varosha, in view of ...
Coronavirus: Nine businesses, 86 individuals booked
Nine businesses were fined €17,750 in total in the past 24 hours after some of their customers were found without a SafePass, among other things, police said on Sunday.
Police also arrested ...
Jada Pinkett Smith recalls struggle with substance abuse
Actress Jada Pinkett Smith this week recalled the wake-up call that she had to overcome her substance abuse.
Discussing her past experiences with drugs and alcohol during the latest episode ...
Virgin Galactic’s Branson boards rocket plane for high-altitude space launch (Updated)
By Steve Gorman
British billionaire Richard Branson climbed into his Virgin Galactic passenger rocket plane on Sunday to ride more than 50 miles (80 km) above the New Mexico desert in the ...
Malta bans visitors not fully vaccinated against Covid-19
Malta will ban all visitors from entering the country as from Wednesday unless they are fully vaccinated against Covid-19, Health Minister Chris Fearne said on Friday.
“We will be the ...
EU can vaccinate 70% of adults — von der Leyen
The European Union has delivered enough coronavirus vaccine doses to member states to reach a target to fully vaccinate at least 70 per cent of adults in the bloc, European Commission ...
UK’s end to indoor mandatory mask risks lives
Where lives are at risk the state has a legal obligation to take measures to protect the public
By Alper Ali Riza
The legal obligation to wear a mask in ...
G20 finance ministers agree to go ahead with global tax reform
Finance ministers of the world’s 20 largest economies (G20) on Saturday agreed to go ahead with the plan to design a global tax system that would impose a minimum levy ...
Coronavirus: At the vaccination centre (video)
With new measures coming out to push Cypriots towards getting vaccinated, we visited a vaccination centre in Nicosia.
How much does it cost to travel in Europe?
As a great many of us here in Cyprus either are already fully vaccinated, or are close to getting both jabs, the possibility of European travel, armed with our EU ...