Artificial lawns: where the grass is always green
They use a lot of plastic, so why are they so popular?
“One garden with artificial grass is equivalent to 950,000 plastic straws,” a post by website the Grass People warned ...
Crypto industry disappointed as Australia looks to enshrine tax rules
The cryptocurrency industry said on Wednesday it was disappointed with Australia’s decision to continue treating digital currencies as assets for tax purposes, and not as foreign currency.
The government ...
Housing and visa complications are putting off foreign professionals
But Cyprus has the potential to become the Singapore of the Mediterranean
Increasing numbers of IT and FinTech companies are relocating to the island, bringing with them thousands of professionals ...
Our View: We can’t be ‘out of options’ over migration
Last week’s meeting of the House interior affairs committee was dispiriting, with the permanent secretary of the interior ministry admitting that “We’re out of options” when it comes ...
They’re not loopholes but giant potholes!
MPs are desperately trying to fiddle with their proposed statements of wealth
On Tuesday, October 25, Andreas Pasiourtides and Pavlos Mylonas, both members of the House of Representatives’ institutions committee, appeared ...
EU regulator recommends adding heavy periods to side effects of mRNA Covid shots
A European Medicines Agency (EMA) committee has recommended adding heavy menstrual bleeding to the list of side effect of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines made by Moderna, as well as Pfizer and ...
Two men sought over €275,000 scam
Police on Saturday said they are looking for two men who allegedly scammed a 60-year-old Limassol resident out of €275,000 in 2019.
Three years later, the man reported the case to the ...
Ukraine questions Twitter takeover amid precarious ties with Musk
A senior Ukrainian official expressed scepticism on Saturday about the takeover of Twitter by Elon Musk, whose relations with Kyiv have been precarious since the billionaire suggested in early October ...
Scientists reconstruct epic biblical battles in groundbreaking new study
Ancient ruins tell only a partial story of the epic sieges and conquests recounted in the Hebrew bible, but scientists are using new dating technology to piece together historical events ...
Pakistani returns home after 18 years in Guantanamo prison camp
A Pakistani national held by the United States for 18 years in the Guantanamo Bay prison camp without trial on suspicion of links to al Qaeda returned home to Pakistan on ...
Russia says UK navy blew up Nord Stream, London denies involvement
Russia’s defence ministry said on Saturday that British navy personnel blew up the Nord Stream gas pipelines last month, a claim that London said was false and designed to ...
De Bruyne free-kick fires City to win at Leicester in Haaland absence
A stunning free kick from Kevin De Bruyne earned Manchester City a 1-0 victory at Leicester City on Saturday, a win that moved the champions back to the top of ...
How women put hair to the fore in fight for equal rights
By Rebeca Pardo
Cutting your hair or letting it grow, dyeing it or showing off they grey, sporting a mane or covering it. These are everyday acts with which millions ...
Nouris: we will deport those who started Pournara clashes (Updated) (Videos)
The interior ministry plans to deport the asylum seekers involved in recent clashes at the overcrowded Pournara reception centre during which fires injured residents and security guards and destroyed equipment.
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Character Art Workshops in Kalopanayiotis
How about a day trip to a village and an art workshop all in one? A series of creative sessions sponsored by the ministry of tourism is taking art lovers ...
Outgoing president says Lebanon at risk of ‘constitutional chaos’
Outgoing Lebanese President Michel Aoun told Reuters on Saturday his nation could be sliding into “constitutional chaos”, with no one in line to succeed him and a cabinet that is ...
Man arrested in attack on US House Speaker Pelosi’s spouse faces charges (Update1)
A man who clubbed U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi‘s husband over the head with a hammer, shouting, “Where is Nancy?”, faced charges of attempted murder and other felonies ...
Swiatek poised for picture-perfect finish to 2022 at WTA Finals
World number one Iga Swiatek is the hot favourite when the season-ending WTA Finals kick off on Monday in Fort Worth, Texas, as she looks to put the cherry on ...
Murder attempt on Paphos woman
Paphos police were investigating a murder attempt on Saturday after a British woman reported her husband tried to suffocate her.
The complaint was made on Friday by the woman, who ...
Eight prisoners remanded in connection with murder of inmate
Nicosia district court on Saturday remanded eight prisoners following the murder of a 41-year-old Turkish Cypriot inmate at the central prisons.
The suspects, who have been remanded for eight days, ...
Cyprus marks Missing Persons’ Day
Today ‘we honour those who fought on the front line’, the office of the presidential commissioner said marking the Missing Persons’ Day on Saturday.
President Nicos Anastasiades also marked the ...
Iran’s Guards head tells protesters: ‘Today is last day of riots’
he commander of Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guards, Hossein Salami, warned protesters that Saturday would be their last day of taking to the streets.
“Do not come to the streets! ...
Clocks go back one hour tonight
Clocks should be set back one hour on Sunday as daylight saving time ends, despite a 2018 decision to abolish the time change in Europe.
Europeans will gain one more hour ...
Two remanded for causing immigration office ruckus
Two men have been remanded for three days on suspicion of assaulting officers at the Paphos immigration service earlier this week.
A pregnant woman and two minors, who were also ...