World is still waiting for US climate target on eve of Biden summit
The White House is still putting the finishing touches on its plan to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, ahead of a summit this week with world leaders including ...
Son’s late penalty revives Tottenham’s top-four hopes
Tottenham Hotspur enjoyed some respite in a tumultuous week for the club as Son Heung-min’s late penalty earned them a 2-1 victory over Southampton on Wednesday to revive their ...
Greek, Turkish Cypriots call for reunification, plan march
More than 100 organisations from both sides of the divide and abroad, called on Wednesday for Cyprus’ reunification as a bizonal bicommunal federation with political equality.
A total 113 groups, parties, and ...
Olympiakos to face Anorthosis in Cyprus Cup final
Olympiakos reached their first Cyprus Cup final for 30 years after beating AEL 1-0 in Limassol on Wednesday night to seal a comprehensive 5-2 aggregate win.
The Nicosia side will play ...
Coronavirus: 843 new cases, no deaths (updated)
There were no deaths from Covid in the past 24 hours, as 843 new infections were reported after 53,024 tests, an overall positivity rate of 1.59 per cent, the health ministry said on Wednesday.
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Helen Kirwan performances continue with breaking vessels
The fifth performance in Helen Kirwan’s new series of online events broadcast live to a global audience is coming this Friday. As an artist in residence with the Cyprus ...
Apocalypse glitz: inside a custom-built doomsday bunker
Viewing the escalation of any number of existential threats – climate change, food and water shortages, natural disasters, nuclear conflicts – many of the world’s elite, including hedge-fund managers, sports stars ...
Geneva will reveal president’s stance, govt tells opposition
President Nicos Anastasiades’ response to criticism from opposition parties on the way he is handling the Cyprus problem will be given in Geneva, government spokesman Kyriacos Koushos said on Wednesday.
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Scientists find only 3 per cent of land areas unblemished by humans
By Kanupriya Kapoor
Very little of today’s world resembles Planet Earth from 500 years ago. In fact, only about 3 per cent of land surfaces might be ecologically intact — still home ...
Government withdraws foreclosures bill after ‘damaging’ changes
The government said on Wednesday it withdrew a bill amending the courts law after opposition parties added provisions that change the foreclosures framework, jeopardising the stability of the banking sector.
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Cyprus gaining ground for university studies
The UK used to be among Cypriots’ first choices when it came to going to university, but things are changing. With Brexit done and dusted, gone are the days of ...
UNHCR offers help over irregular migrants
The UNHCR is ready to provide further help to Cyprus to handle the influx of irregular migrants, its assistant high commissioner for protection Gillian Triggs said on Wednesday.
According to ...
Coronavirus: Alarm as admissions stretch hospitals to their limit (Updated)
Health professionals are struggling to cope as the number of admissions of patients with coronavirus continues to surge.
The daily number of Covid patients is around 280 which is very high. ...
After tough fight, state-backed loan bill expected to pass
A bill for €1 billion in state-backed loans to Covid stricken businesses is expected to be approved by parliament on Thursday, including a controversial provision to have the auditor-general monitor the ...
Boulle market: discovering the heyday of 18th-century French furniture
In this Colnaghi Foundation video, The Wallace Collection’s senior curator, Helen Jacobsen, and senior furniture conservator, Jürger Huber, introduce us to 18th-century French furniture, with a special focus ...
Kokos the Paphos pelican dies at 25
Cyprus’ best known and most photographed bird, ‘Kokos’ the pelican, has died at the ripe old age of 25.
Found at the Pelican restaurant in Kato Paphos alongside his friend, a ...
Volatility is bitcoin’s main attraction, says enthusiast
Bitcoin’s volatility is its main attraction and not a bug, as that is what gives the cryptocurrency its exponential rises, ex-Goldman Sachs bitcoin enthusiast Raoul Pal said.
“People have ...
US FDA finds peeling paint, debris at plant making J&J jab
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it had completed its inspection of a U.S. plant that makes Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine and asked for ...
Instagram launches feature to tackle hate speech, abuse
Facebook Inc’s Instagram is rolling out a feature to prevent users from viewing possibly abusive messages by filtering offensive words, phrases and emojis on the photo-sharing app.
The company ...
Coronavirus: Travel agents see genuine risk of a ‘tragic year’
Cyprus faces the grim prospect of another lost year for tourism, the Association of Cyprus Travel Agents (ACTA) warned on Wednesday.
The dire warning was delivered by ACTA spokesman Haris ...
Coronavirus: Lockdown ‘remains on the table’ (Updated)
Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Wednesday a lockdown “is a scenario that remains on the table” should the number of daily Covid-19 cases and hospitalisations increase in the coming ...
EU snubs extra 300 million J&J, AZ shots in bet on Pfizer
The European Union won’t take up an extra 300 million doses of AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines that it has secured as options under existing contracts, a senior ...
Manifestation begins with a unified, focused mind – Sadhguru (Cyprus)
“The whole science of yoga, the whole technology that we refer to as yoga is just about this: transforming yourself from being just a piece of creation to become a ...
TV shows we love: The One
By Gina Agapiou
Dating can sometimes seem to be obsolete in the modern world. It takes up way too much time and there’s no guarantee; you have to stomach ...