‘Ai-Da: Portrait of the Robot’ at the Design Museum
In this video, The Art Channel assesses an exhibition robot’s creativity, opining as to whether or not artwork made by an Artificial Intelligence can be considered creatively valuable.
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A comprehensive student experience must strike a balance between work and play
Universities are places of learning, but their teachings aren’t always on paper; studying is a formative time when we learn to be independent, come in contact with different ways ...
Drugmaker GSK plans $550 mln expansion of England R&D facility
Britain’s GlaxoSmithKline (GSK.L) on Friday laid out plans to set up a new life sciences campus within its R&D site in Stevenage, England, raising up to 400 ...
Limassol building evacuated after bomb threat
A building was evacuated in Limassol on Friday afternoon after a warning message was sent to the media about a bomb explosion at the premises, police said.
Police were rushed ...
All passengers survive after plane makes hard landing in Siberia
All 19 people on board a Russian Antonov An-28 passenger plane that vanished from radars in Siberia survived after the aircraft made a hard landing on Friday, the emergencies ministry said.
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What might the Bank of England do to wean the UK economy off stimulus?
Two top Bank of England officials surprised investors this week by saying the time might be nearing for the British central bank to rein in the huge stimulus programme it ...
US issues advisory to businesses warning of Hong Kong risks
The Biden administration on Friday issued an advisory to warn US businesses about risks to their operations and activities in Hong Kong after China’s imposition of a new national ...
UAE’s Abu Dhabi announces partial lockdown effective July 19
The United Arab Emirate’s Abu Dhabi Emergency, Crisis and Disasters Committee announced on Thursday a partial lockdown and new entry requirements in the emirate starting July 19, from midnight until 5 ...
Fordham: the darts champ who fought damaging drinking habit
Becoming world champion should have been the best thing that happened to Andy Fordham.
The darts player, who has died aged 59, won the 2004 BDO World Championship at the Lakeside, beating ...
Coronavirus: Following ‘Christian duty’ archbishop urges people to get vaccinated
Archbishop Chrysostomos expressed concern on Friday over the explosion in Covid infections as he urged people to vaccinate, saying it was dictated by Christian duty.
Appealing to people’s patriotism, ...
Coronavirus: Anastasiades says ‘duty bound to protect lives’ (Updated)
President Nicos Anastasiades urged people to vaccinate against Covid-19 on Friday, saying it was not the government’s intention to divide the population between the vaccinated and the unvaccinated, but ...
Self-test basics: early signs of shoulder, hip, knee arthritis
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 ...
Eiffel Tower reopens to public after eight-month Covid closure
The Eiffel Tower reopened on Friday after an eight-month shutdown because of the COVID-19 pandemic, its longest closure since World War Two.
As a countdown clock at the foot of ...
Lefkaritika: the works of art from a small village
By Paul Lambis
There is a rumour that the women in the village of Lefkara think they are rather special, some even classifying themselves as originally Italian, rather than Greek. ...
People of Famagusta call on workers to down tools for five minutes on Tuesday
The Famagusta Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) on Friday called on workers to hold a five-minute stoppage on Tuesday morning in protest over Turkey’s actions in the fenced ...
European ministers offer migrant support for Cyprus
Cyprus’ ongoing migration issues were outlined by Interior Minister Nicos Nouris in Slovenia on Friday during a meeting with several of his European counterparts.
During the discussions, Nouris said the ...
A dream house built from recycled timber
Who said sustainable design need be anything less than stunning?
In this video, designer and builder Geoff Orr introduces us to the 520-square-metre dream house he constructed by hand from ...
Achna community council urges Bases to change mind over policing Omonia games
The Achna community council on Friday urged British bases (SBA) authorities to reconsider their decision to reject a request to police games at Famagusta’s Achna Forest stadium, which champions ...
Wishing beaches were clean
Summertime certainly means beach time. Yet nobody wants to be sunbathing and snorkelling amid empty plastic cups, cigarette butts and all other sorts of rubbish that unfortunately decorate our crystal ...
Coronavirus: Infection rate in Famagusta rose to 2006 per 100,000
The cumulative diagnosis rate of Covid-19 in the Famagusta district in recent weeks has reached 2006.1 per 100,000 population, more than double the national rate, according to the government’s latest epidemiology ...
Flood death toll in Germany exceeds 80 while Belgium counts 14 dead
Further flooding was feared in western Germany on Friday as a breach at another dam loomed and the death toll rose to more than 80 in what is Germany’s worst ...
TGIF: how to make a citrusy Sidecar
Here at Good Living, we like to mark the end of the working week with a TGIF recipe… A little note of indulgence with which to treat yourself over the ...
Coronavirus: Pasika demonstrates against SafePass checks
Members of the association of owners of hospitality centres (Pasika) staged a protest in front of the Presidential Palace on Friday, slamming the government requirement for business owners to check ...
Nigerian Olympic delegate is first to be hospitalised with Covid
A Nigerian delegate to the Olympics became the first visitor to the Tokyo Games admitted to hospital with COVID-19, broadcaster TV Asahi said on Friday, as Japan battles to stem ...