CFA decides on 12 clubs for next season’s top flight
The Cyprus Football Association (CFA) has finally decided that next season’s top division will involve the participation of 12 clubs.
This comes after the suggestion of certain clubs that the ...
France’s Macron aims to tackle tobacco and alcohol in 10-year cancer plan
French President Emmanuel Macron wants the generation that will turn 20 in 2030 to be the first tobacco-free one, and also promised on Thursday to do more to warn about the dangers ...
Restaurant review: The Ship Inn, Limassol
Writing about restaurants amidst a lockdown does all of us a disservice as the experience is severely distorted through the prism of having to have your food delivered to you ...
Encountering Botticelli’s ‘Portrait of a Young Man Holding a Roundel’
Artist and photographer Erik Madigan Heck discusses the evolution of his style and the impact on him of his first encounter with Sandro Botticelli’s ‘Portrait of a Young Man ...
With history in sight, Nadal seeks to scratch 12-year itch in Melbourne
After drawing level with Roger Federer’s record of 20 Grand Slams last year, Rafael Nadal could once again capitalise on the Swiss’s absence from the Australian Open to become ...
Raab: All parties must seize the latest opportunity (Update 2)
The UK will play a supporting role in helping to resolve the Cyprus problem, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said on Thursday after a meeting in Nicosia with counterpart Nikos Christodoulides.
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Brexit: Chickens are coming home to roost
So this is “Getting Brexit Done” is it? Where were the voices explaining about the Northern Ireland issue before Brexit?
On the Remain side, Theresa May, then Home Secretary, said ...
Cold showers and plunges: tips to make them a habit
This video is meant to expand your general knowledge about living a healthy life and is NOT a substitute for seeking medical advice. Please consult with your doctor before making ...
State hospitals ‘committed to sound financial management’
Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou on Thursday refuted claims that the forced sale of public hospitals is on the cards unless the state health services organisation (Okypy) succeeds in putting its ...
Tokyo Olympics chief retracts sexist comments, refuses to resign
Tokyo Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori apologised on Thursday for sexist comments about women talking too much, but said he would not resign, as his remarks sparked a storm of criticism ...
No sweeping change to N.Ireland protocol, Ireland says
The European Union is considering demands by Britain and some Northern Irish politicians to extend grace periods for goods checks, but post-Brexit trade arrangements for the province will not change ...
Coronavirus: Change of location for Limassol rapid test site
The rapid testing site operating on Thursday in the industrial area of Ayios Athanasios, in Limassol has been transferred to the Cultural Centre of Ayios Athanasios due to the weather, ...
Why diversity in the fashion industry is important
Journalism student and Fashion YouTuber Odunayo Ojo explores the arguments in favour of fashion diversity, explaining why, in his opinion, moving past the limitations of elitist, Eurocentric fashion culture can ...
Archbishop denies demolishing listed houses, Disy proposes tougher penalties (Updated)
Disy is submitting a bill to amend town planning law following the church-sanctioned demolition of listed buildings in old Nicosia, the party said on Thursday.
Disy’s parliamentary spokesman Nicos ...
Tuchel should find winning silverware easy at Chelsea, says Mourinho
New Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has an easy job at Stamford Bridge according to former Blues manager Jose Mourinho whose Tottenham Hotspur side host their London rivals on Thursday.
Mourinho ...
World faces around 4,000 COVID-19 variants, race to improve vaccines
The world faces around 4,000 variants of the virus that causes COVID-19, prompting a race to improve vaccines, Britain said on Thursday, as researchers began to explore mixing doses of the ...
Routine traffic checks uncovering drug drivers
During the past ten days Larnaca police have identified three drivers under the influence of drugs, while the three had also committed other traffic violations.
According to the police, the ...
How to make a hearty French cassoulet, step by step
This video shows you how to prepare a Cassoulet, a traditional bean and meat stew from the south of France.
To make it, broad white beans are soaked overnight, then ...
Plant of the week: Plant used by native Americans to bind couples together
Name: Skullcap (Scutellaria lateriflora)
Otherwise known as: Mad Dog Weed, Quaker’s Bonnet
Habitat: A perennial herb of the Labiatea family growing to about 1m in moist woods and meadows ...
Cyprus, well-positioned for pandemic, can manage increased public debt — Fitch
Cyprus’s 2021 budget targets a wider deficit than we had previously expected, but fiscal performance should still be strong relative to regional and ratings peers, Fitch Ratings said in a ...
Coronavirus: Drug driver fined for breaking curfew
A man in Paphos was stopped in on Wednesday night for driving under the influence of drugs and violating the curfew.
Officers stopped the 31-year-old driver around midnight as part ...
Odes to pain and pleasure
Do you even remember the last time you went to the theatre or an exhibition? It has probably been a while as cultural institutions have been shut for most of ...
Man City pull clear while Liverpool lose at Anfield once again
Raheem Sterling’s 10th goal of the season helped move Manchester City three points clear at the top of the Premier League table once again after a 2-0 victory at ...
German sniffer dogs detect COVID-19 with 94% accuracy
A German veterinary clinic has trained sniffer dogs to detect the novel coronavirus in human saliva samples with 94% accuracy.
The dogs are conditioned to scent out the “corona odour” that ...