Archive 2021

Mindfulness. It’s a word we have all heard before, but what does it mean exactly? Is it meditating every day? Is it a mindset or a specific activity? Mindfulness ...

Spain’s public prosecutor is investigating more than 200 cases of potential criminal mishandling of the coronavirus pandemic at nursing homes, where the virus spread almost unchecked during the devastating first ...

Fears of being cooped up during a looming curfew have led the Dutch to resort to creative ways to dodge the rules, with people signing up for borrow-a-dog services and ...

Diko MEP Costas Mavrides participated in a protest in Brussels against the actions of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The event, organised by an international coalition of 18 civil society groups ...

Eating green is overwhelming. It feels like anything you buy will hurt the planet. But when it comes to milk, some choices are definitely better than others. In this video, ...

Cyprus was hit by an earthquake of a magnitude 5.0 on the Richter scale Thursday afternoon, according to the geological surveys department. The tremor hit at 4.27pm local time. The epicentre ...

World football’s governing body FIFA says players who feature in any breakaway European Super League would be banned from playing in FIFA competitions, including the World Cup. In a ...

Former finance minister Michalis Sarris Thursday said using the citizenship by investment programme to focus on growth in the construction sector, which had a substantial contribution to the 2008 crisis, had ...

There is “no Plan B” for the Tokyo Games, says International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, who reaffirmed his commitment to holding the showpiece event this year in an interview ...

The beauty of Cyprus’ Troodos mountain range, especially now, during the coldest months of the year, is easily a match to the allure of the island’s beaches. This is ...

By Liz Connor With parks and living rooms substituting for our makeshift workout spaces, it’s safe to say the fitness landscape has changed dramatically over the past year. Trainers ...

The Governing Council of the European Central Bank announced today that it would stick to its very accommodative monetary policy stance, as they continue to assess whether the €500 billion stimulus ...

The European Union and Turkey pressed each other on Thursday to take concrete steps to improve relations long strained by disagreements over energy, migration and Ankara’s human rights record. ...

Ozer Sahoglu, a 17-year-old Turkish Cypriot has been nominated for a Young European of the Year award for his exceptional activist work. The award is given to young Europeans who ...

The man who allegedly sexually abused a sports shooter years ago was a member of the Olympic Committee and was involved in other similar cases, a senior sports official said ...

Elias Neocleous & Co LLC is extremely proud to have been included in the GRR 100 – Global Restructuring Review’s list of the world’s top 100 law firms – for the second ...

The press workers’ union in the north, Basin-Sen, announced on Thursday it was suing Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar over his disparaging comments on social media against journalist Esra Aygin, ...

Always exercise responsibly and safely. Ideally under the guidance of a trained fitness and/or medical professional, who can match the exercise or sports regimen to your present level of ...

Among the ‘knowing ones’, this establishment is also known as Platanos – due to the giant Asian Plane tree beneath which it shelters – the place, or the club, or simply, Andro’...

In this video, Crocker Art Museum associate director and chief curator Scott Shields walks us through highlights from a recent Art Nouveau ceramics exhibition, ‘Flowers of Fire’. During the late 19...

European Union leaders were seeking on Thursday to address the coronavirus pandemic’s mounting challenges, including increased calls to limit travel and tighten border controls to contain more infectious variants ...

If the downward trend in daily cases continues, it will be possible to gradually start easing the measures against the spread of coronavirus, Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Thursday. ...

Actress Anna Paquin hasn’t entirely shut the door on the popular fantasy vampire TV series ‘True Blood’, which ended after seven successful seasons in 2014. The ‘Flack’ actress told Access ...

Last year was extremely fruitful for Cypriot sports shooter Giorgos Achilleos, who was crowned skeet champion for the third year running and 14th time overall, making him the most successful ...