Archive 2021

After confirmation from the European Medicines Agency and the World Health Organisation last week about the safety and efficacy of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, the ministry of health on Sunday ...

Despite the present Covid-related travel restrictions, the beautiful natural and urban areas of Cyprus are still accessible to us through the lenses of local creators. Can there be beauty in ...

Mayor of Polis Chrysochous Yiotis Papachristofi said on Sunday he is in favour of the integration of the Municipality with all surrounding communities, amid discussions for holding a referendum on ...

The Syrian civil war is ten years old this week, and it’s time to stop it. At least half a million Syrians are dead, a quarter of the pre-war ...

In this video, we travel to Italy’s region of Trentino-Alto Adige, or simply ‘Trentino’, home to the spectacular Dolomite mountains, and awash in alpine beauty. Composed of the semi-autonomous ...

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is prepared to requisition private sector doctors to assist in the public health system’s battle against the COVID-19 pandemic, he said on Sunday, after ...

Serbian inventor Nikola Tesla’s most ambitious dream was the creation of a worldwide network of wireless power transmission. He succeeded in building a lab and a massive prototype transmission ...

The decision by Turkey to withdraw from the Council of Europe Istanbul Convention is alarming and deeply regrettable, Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday. “Yet another example of the ...

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 ...

The Cypriot authorities have issued an anti-Navtex after a Navtex was issued on Saturday by Turkey for exercises in the Bay of Morphou, sources told the Cyprus News Agency on ...

It is a system which appears to be compatible with different political perceptions By Andreas Charalambous and Omiros Pissarides The socio-economic challenges of the 21st century are universal in nature ...

The rate at which Germans are getting infected with the coronavirus has jumped above the level at which authorities say healthcare systems will be overburdened, raising pressure on political leaders ...

Parties, organisations and unions held a demonstration on Saturday night in north Nicosia against freedom of speech under the slogan ‘We are not Afraid. We will not be Silenced’. Around 200 ...

Parents angered over ministry’s refusal to accept them despite being on its own approved list Rapid saliva tests for coronavirus, an alternative to nasal rapid and PCR tests, have ...

Virtuous things – for example, healthier meal prep – can seem like, let’s face it, a bit of a chore. After all, having things ready is why so many of us ...

In this video, vintage fashion enthusiast and seamstress Evelyn Wood, offers her hard-won wisdom to those entering the wondrous world of sewing machines and dressmaking for the first time. Her ...

AstraZeneca said on Sunday its COVID-19 vaccine contains no pork-derived ingredients, countering an assertion in Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim nation, that the drug violates Islamic law. Indonesia’...

The effect of illegal carnival gatherings last weekend and the relaxations of measures last Tuesday will start to be seen by the epidemiological team as of this coming Tuesday, a ...

In this video, we learn the strict rules that the ‘Peaky Blinders’ cast follow, to bring us the authentic story of a gangster family between WWI and WWII. Most of ...

EU Turkish relations will be discussed by the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels on Monday, for which Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides will depart later on Sunday. The Council will ...

How the Russian law enforcement agencies are undermining successful entrepreneurs and anti-corruption activists By Nicholas Anderson In February 2019, Michael Calvey, an American investor in the Russian market, was arrested along ...

Every pet deserves a loving and respectful home: please only consider acquiring a pet if you will be able to take care of its long-term needs. Also, consider choosing your ...

Police were on Sunday continuing their search for the people who cut part of the barbed wire that has been put along a section of the buffer zone to prevent ...

Deep inside Mumbai’s last remaining jungle – Aarey Colony – former music teacher Elijah Emmanuel is building a “kids’ hip-hop army”. Aarey Colony is known as ‘the green lung’ of Mumbai, ...