Environment

One ton of rubbish was collected from the beach and in the sea at the Ayios Georgios beach in Peyia, organisers said on Sunday. The Akti Research centre, the municipality ...

By Alexandra Valencia Scientists have discovered that a type of giant tortoise present on one of Ecuador’s Galapagos Islands is not from the species it was previously thought to ...

The art of oral storytelling is celebrated every March 20 around the world. It is a day dedicated to tales and captivating stories and institutions and individuals, abroad and locally, celebrated ...

Various healing and wellness circles are coming up in March as holistic service Heart to Heart Cy organises weekly get-togethers. Each one focuses on different wellness elements to treat both ...

Finland’s much-delayed Olkiluoto 3 nuclear reactor started test production on Saturday, operator TVO said, delivering power to the national grid which over time is expected to reduce the need for ...

The next best thing that came out of the numerous lockdowns besides bread-making, is probably filling the house with plants. Bringing the outdoors in is a new trend for many ...

The carnival days may be over but for those that still crave a good party, two exciting events are taking place soon in the capital. Arriving first is the Disco ...

They are a staple at most traditional Cypriot coffee shops and these handmade wooden chairs carry a little piece of the island’s crafts history with them. Diodio Handmade artists, ...

An exhibition opening in Nicosia this March welcomes works by an artist considered to be one of the most talented painters of Cyprus of the younger generation. From March 17, Argyris ...

Anastasia Demetriadou, also known as Nama Dama, will present her solo project in Paphos at Technopolis 20 on March 23. Nama Dama is the solo project of the songwriter that began in 2019. ...

After a Covid-related hiatus, British Film Days return this year in legendary fashion, honouring the late and great Sean Connery, for many, the ultimate Bond, with three of his most ...

Items taken to green points which can be reused are available to the public for free, the Limassol waste management council announced on Wednesday. Such items include furniture and other ...

By Thomas S. Bateman and Michael E Mann Our species is in a race with climate change, and a lot of people want to know, “Can I really make a ...

Three minutes, a lively dramatised performance and audience interaction. This is what typically characterises slam poetry, a form of spoken word performance in the form of a competition. This is ...

By Simon Willcock, Gregory Cooper and John Dearing Sprawling 5.5 million square kilometres, the Amazon rainforest is the largest of its kind and home to about one in ten of all ...

Preparations are underway for the 2nd Cyprus Choreography Showcase in Limassol this weekend. Organised by the Cultural Services of the Ministry of Education, and the Rialto Theatre, the Showcase brings ...

The state of the wilderness of a country, is a reflection of its citizens’ moral compass By Constantinos Antoniou An alternative and rather more targeted version of Mahatma Gandhi’s ...

Germany on Tuesday poured cold water on extending the life-span of its nuclear plants to help cut its reliance on Russian gas, saying it needed instead to build up alternative ...

Jazz music, folk, country and songs from around the world will soon sound at Sarah’s Jazz Club as numerous musicians take the floor. Cyprus-based artists and visiting musicians from ...

Management of the Nature 2000 network is fraught with weaknesses and omissions, auditor general Odysseas Michaelides said on Tuesday. In a 130-page report on the agriculture ministry, Michaelides also cited non-compliance ...

By Cheng Chen and Cole Burton We have entered what some scientists refer to as Earth’s sixth major extinction. Human disturbances, such as over-harvesting of crops, habitat destruction and ...

A play reading this week aims to bring the audience closer to the famous portrait of Mona Lisa. ELENI PHILIPPOU speaks to the person behind it It is among the ...

The Association of the Friends of the Leventis Municipal Museum of Nicosia and the AG Leventis Gallery are organising a special event on March 18 dressing an ongoing exhibition with music. ...

The Edit Gallery is getting ready to present Lefki Savvidou’s solo exhibition, titled Cinderella, Don’t Forget to Take Your Meds. Opening on March 11, this will be the visual ...