Annual anticancer campaign kicks off
The Anticancer Society on Tuesday launched its 47th annual fundraising campaign in support of its palliative centres for cancer patients that will culminate with the Christodoula march on April 17.
The ...
Safe in Greece, Ukrainian children confront trauma of war
The drawings in a makeshift classroom in Athens tell the story of children who escaped war. Combat scenes – a helicopter dropping bombs, burning buildings, tanks and bodies on the ground – ...
Tempted by the celeb-approved copper hair trend? Here’s everything you need to know
By Katie Wright
Models and actors have been going crazy for copper, making it the biggest celebrity hair trend since everyone went for ‘pandemic pink’ during the first lockdown.
Gigi ...
Removing carbon from air vital to reach climate goals, IPCC says
By Alister Doyle
Extracting carbon dioxide from the atmosphere by planting forests and developing controversial high-tech industries will be essential to meet global goals to curb climate change, a UN ...
Nigerian haven for endangered drill monkeys faces daunting pressures
By Seun Sanni
Sugar Ray is about 20 years old, a venerable age for a drill monkey whose life got off to a tragic start: clinging to his mother’s chest ...
Rangers concerned deep water port could threaten Congo’s sea turtles
By Hereward Holland
Each year Christian Ndombe and other park rangers scour the beaches of Democratic Republic of Congo’s vanishing coastline for turtle nests, bringing the eggs to a ...
European meeting on kidney studies to be held in Limassol
State health services organisation Okypy is hosting the 34th European Renal Cell Study group in Limassol later this week with prominent scientists expected to share information on the latest developments ...
Coronavirus: Free testing sites for eligible groups in Wednesday
A total of 71 testing units for coronavirus will be operated by the ministry of health on Wednesday across the island.
Those eligible for a free test include minors, the vaccinated ...
Minister, Green party repeat call for more EU help to handle migrants
Interior Minister Nicos Nouris on Tuesday called on the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) to start monitoring flights and ferries arriving in the north to stop the irregular ...
Island’s largest film fest set to open its doors
Cyprus Film Days opens its doors on Friday with some large international films and some lesser known gems says Preston Wilder
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Russian auto boomtown grinds to halt over Ukraine sanctions
Thousands of auto workers have been furloughed and food prices are soaring as Western sanctions pummel the small Russian city of Kaluga and its flagship foreign carmakers, with more sanctions ...
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US poor died at much higher rate from Covid than rich
Americans living in poorer counties died during the pandemic at almost twice the rate of those in rich counties, a study released Monday by the Poor People’s Campaign showed.
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Four films, four journeys
Local films are included in this year’s annual Cyprus Film Days festival, opening on Friday. THEO PANAYIDES speaks to the people behind them
We’re surrounded by a glut ...
‘Great relief’ for Red Cross as its team is freed in Ukraine
A team from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has been released after being held in the Ukrainian town of Manhush while trying to reach the Russian-besieged city ...
Restaurant fire ‘started from kitchen’
A fire which gutted a restaurant in Nicosia’s Laiki Yitonia on Monday started from the kitchen and may have been caused by the overheating of cooking oil, fire service ...
Nicosia workshop brings the art of Butoh dance
A three-day workshop taking place at ARTos Cultural and Research House is inspired by the art of Butoh dance – a form of Japanese dance theatre that encompasses a diverse range ...
Cyprus rules out sending weapons to Ukraine (updated)
Cyprus will not provide weapons to Ukraine as it would create gaps in the Republic’s deterrence capabilities, Defence Minister Charalambos Petrides said on Tuesday.
Speaking after the House foreign ...
Kuwait’s government resigns in latest standoff with parliament
Kuwait’s government submitted its resignation on Tuesday, state news agency KUNA reported, ahead of a no-confidence vote against the prime minister in parliament, amid a lengthy political feud that ...
Russia-Ukraine fallout starts felling fragile ‘frontier’ economies
The fallout of the Russia and Ukraine war has just helped tip two of world’s poorest countries into full-blown crises, and the list of those at risk – and the ...
Cyprus hospitals adopt award winning blockchain app Aria
YGIA Polyclinic is the latest hospital to adopt the award-winning Aria blockchain app, in order to offer their patients unprecedented access and management of their medical records.
The ‘Aria Patient’ ...
US stops Russian bond payments in bid to raise pressure on Moscow
The United States stopped the Russian government on Monday from paying holders of its sovereign debt more than $600 million from reserves held at US banks, in a move meant to ...
Living life in the midst of the pandemic: Is it safe to travel again?
The Covid-19 pandemic has made a tremendous shift in terms of the way we go about our daily lives. The recurring lockdowns have prompted digital solutions to cater to the ...
Alphamega is main sponsor of returning ‘All Stars’ youth camp
‘All Stars Basketball Camp’ returns for a second year, with the support of main sponsor Alphamega Hypermarkets, who have joined this initiative within the framework of their special CSR programme, ...