What’s Eaten Where: The Solomon Islands
The Solomons is the world in technicolour: turquoise seas, cerulean skies, golden sands, and jade palms. It’s the original tropical paradise; a South Pacific dream in kaleidoscopic polychrome.
While ...
Taiwan reports largest ever incursion by Chinese air force
Twenty Chinese military aircraft entered Taiwan’s air defence identification zone on Friday, in the largest incursion yet reported by the island’s defence ministry and marking a dramatic escalation ...
Coronavirus: psychologist warns of damage to kids from school closures
Cabinet will decide next week on when lower secondary school (gymnasium) pupils will return to in-class lessons, Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou said on Friday.
His statements came as psychologist Antonis ...
Military prowess over pleasing features: El Greco’s ‘Vincenzo Anastagi’
In this video in the Frick Collection’s ‘Cocktails with a Curator’ series, we journey to 16th-century Rome with Deputy Director and Peter Jay Sharp Chief Curator Xavier F. Salomon, ...
Coronavirus: concern grows over British variant
Health authorities expressed concern Friday over the apparent dominance in the community of a coronavirus variant first identified in the UK that is 50 per cent more infectious than other variants ...
Benefits from film incentive scheme not proportional to payout, audit office says
The audit service has recommended reviewing certain key provisions of the film industry promotion scheme and ensuring all checks were carried out before payments were made to ensure production company ...
Intermittent Fasting: why timing matters more than duration
This video is meant to expand your general knowledge about living a healthy life and is NOT a substitute for seeking medical advice. Please consult with your doctor before making ...
EU pledges to keep AZ doses until company meets commitments
The European Union will ensure that coronavirus vaccines produced by AstraZeneca within the bloc stay there until the company returns to fulfilling its delivery commitments, Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton ...
Charming a young heart
By Alexia Saleem
My children are obsessed with cats. So much so that I actually considered getting one for their birthday last year. We currently live in a flat, so ...
The return of the once-endangered ibex to the Swiss Alps
In the Swiss National Park, established in 1914 in Switzerland’s canton of Graubünden, the Alpine ibex has become the subject of a young biologist’s research.
An ibex is ...
Egypt train crash kills 32 people, injures scores
At least 32 people were killed and 165 injured when two trains collided in central Egypt on Friday, health ministry officials said, as the prime minister admitted the country’s rail network ...
Coronavirus: Police investigating as same people appear to have been tested twice
Police were on Friday investigating one of the companies contracted by the health ministry to carry out Covid screenings after they allegedly reported higher numbers of tests by declaring people ...
TGIF: seven easy gluten-free desserts
We love Fridays for the same reason you do… the weekend looms with a chance to catch our breath and, just perhaps – assuming there aren’t too many domestic chores – ...
Kyprianou calls for more support for Pyla
Leader of main opposition Akel Andros Kyprianou visited the mixed village of Pyla on Friday and called for more government support.
Kyprianou called for further government emphasis and support for ...
Coronavirus: Health of Limassol bishop improving
The health of Limassol Bishop Athanasios, who tested on Tuesday positive for coronavirus during the weekly rapid tests given at the bishopric, is improving, the bishopric said on Friday.
According ...
€202m worth of projects to upgrade Famagusta district
Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos on Friday hailed the €202m worth of projects which are set to upgrade the Famagusta district.
“In all the municipalities and communities of free Famagusta, a ...
Important that EU summit set out milestones for Turkey says FM (Updated)
The EU summit conclusions reflect the spirit of EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell’s report and highlight the link between the bloc’s relations with Turkey and developments on ...
No police officer to face charges after missing women turned up murdered
No police officer will be facing criminal proceedings over the apparent failure to act that allowed a serial killer to go undetected for about three years and killing five women ...
Turkey, eyeing better Egypt ties, offers help with Suez jam
Turkey can send its Nene Hatun vessel to help resolve a blockage on the Suez Canal, Transport Minister Adil Karaismailoglu said on Friday, amid a recent push by Ankara to ...
How to make DIY eco-friendly shampoo bars at home
Store-bought hygiene or domestic products are problematic when it comes to minimising our personal impact on the environment. Equally though, making our own, zero-waste versions of such products can be ...
Coronavirus: Numbers have stabilised but still very high
Though numbers of coronavirus cases have stabilised over the past 14 days, Cyprus continues to record very high levels, according to the national surveillance report published on Friday.
In the 14 days, ...
Britain approves 20-second COVID-19 test
Britain’s medicine regulator has approved a 20-second COVID-19 test, the product’s distributor said on Friday as it launched a testing system it said could be used in airports, ...
Russia suggests replacing anthem with Tchaikovsky at Olympics
Russia’s Olympic Committee said on Thursday it wanted to play music by composer Pyotr Tchaikovsky at this year’s Tokyo Olympics instead of its national anthem, which is banned ...
Britain has no immediate plans for COVID passports for pubs says minister
Britain has no immediate plans to use COVID-19 certificates to control entry into pubs and other venues when they are allowed to reopen for indoors trading in May, Housing Minister ...