What’s really behind ‘return to normalcy’ anxiety
In this video, business and life coach Tatev Petrosyan addresses the fears some of us may be experiencing regarding returning to ‘normalcy’ in the wake of Covid-19 lockdowns, and with ...
Some frozen chicken and sheftalia withdrawn from market
A batch of deep-frozen chicken and pork sheftalia have been withdrawn from the market after authorities found traces of salmonella bacteria, the health ministry said on Saturday.
The first product ...
Building an eco-system for developers in Cyprus
Building an ecosystem for developers in Cyprus is a work in progress. With nearly 2,000 developer positions open at the time of writing, many Cyprus tech companies are always concerned about ...
Turkish Cypriot authorities condemn EU’s rejection of two-state solution
Authorities in the north on Saturday condemned the EU’s “unjust and unilateral attitude” regarding the Cyprus problem and called it to adopt a “neutral position” after the EU Commission ...
Stories of the Deep: the hidden world of the Mariana Trench
In this video from the ‘Stories of the Deep’ series, we take a fascinating plunge into the murky depths of the Mariana Trench, the world’s deepest oceanic trench.
Located ...
Cyprus needs to forge its brand in software development
There is a large and lively community of developers here in Cyprus. Connecting with them is easy, as it is an international and multilingual community. But Cyprus needs to forge ...
Britain could face food shortages due to lorry driver crisis
Britain could face gaps on supermarket shelves this summer and an “unimaginable” collapse of supply chains after the pandemic and Brexit led to a shortage of more than 100,000 truck drivers, ...
Germany knife attack victims were all women -police
Authorities in Germany were investigating on Saturday what prompted a man to go on the rampage with a knife in the town of Wuerzberg on Friday, killing three women and ...
More migrants enter via the north
Twenty-one illegal migrants were found in Kato Pyrgos Tillyrias early on Saturday, police said, after a boat was spotted in the sea off Cape Arnaoutis, Paphos.
The migrants, who are ...
Police warning after man loses fingers igniting fireworks
The use of fireworks without the possession of a relevant licence is illegal and dangerous, police warned on Saturday after a 29-year-old man lost three fingers while trying to light ...
Sydney in two-week hard Covid-19 lockdown
Sydney and some surrounding areas will enter a hard two-week COVID-19 lockdown on Saturday as authorities struggle to control a fast-spreading outbreak of the highly infectious Delta variant that has ...
Verratti or Locatelli? Italy boss Mancini faces major midfield dilemma
Italy cruised through the group phase of Euro 2020 with three victories but head coach Roberto Mancini will press reset for the knockout stage.
Mancini’s side scored seven times and ...
Invest Cyprus: Bringing in developers for the Cyprus tech hub
“If Cyprus is to be competitive in attracting international ICT companies, there must be a coordinated effort not only by the competent ministries’ departments and regulators, but also by the ...
Tracking Cyprus’ progress as a development hub
Over the years, Cyprus companies have developed a strategy and an offer to bring developers to the island, Katerina Andreou tells the story
Post 2012 and the bank collapse, we lost ...
I learned to make Vietnamese at home, now I’m hooked
By Ella Walker
The first pancake is always a dud. It doesn’t matter how smooth your batter, how hot and Teflonned your pan; the debut is always a crumpled ...
Antetokounmpo leads the Milwaukee Bucks to series-levelling victory
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 25 points to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a crushing 125-91 victory over the Atlanta Hawks and level their Eastern Conference finals series at 1-1 on Friday night.
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Working at Wargaming
“We need more skilled people, and that means we need to promote Cyprus more to developers abroad. They have to understand that, if they come to Cyprus, they will not ...
Aglantzia to fill with jazz once again this July
Smooth jazzy melodies, improv, intricate piano compositions and rhythmic vocals will return to Aglantzia this July as the 2021 edition of the popular AglanJazz festival returns on Wednesday 7 and Thursday 8 at ...
Second arrest in drugs case
Limassol police on Saturday said they had arrested a second man over the illegal possession of one kilo of cannabis for which a 32-year-old man was detained earlier this week.
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Just victims of circumstance?
Retelling the tale of the Medusa has been a labour of love for one Cyprus-based author. Alix Norman has a read
What if the Greek heroes are villains? What if ...
Three injured in knife attack (Updated)
Larnaca police said on Saturday they arrested a 21-year-old man on suspicion of attacking three men with a knife in the Makenzie area.
Two men, 33 and 38, were walking back to ...
Lebanon approves financing fuel imports at weaker exchange rate
Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister on Friday approved a proposal to finance fuel imports at the rate of 3,900 Lebanese pounds to the dollar, instead of the previous 1,500 pound rate, amidst ...
Watershed US UFO report does not rule out extraterrestrial origin
By Steve Gorman
A US government report on UFOs issued on Friday said defence and intelligence analysts lack sufficient data to determine the nature of mysterious flying objects observed by ...
Why Chia isn’t as green a coin it claims to be
Chia, a newcomer into the cryptocurrency market, has tried to differentiate itself from Bitcoin by flaunting its green credentials. But what exactly is Chia and what are the ramifications of ...