OPAP Cyprus donates new €1.6m MRI machine to Nicosia general
In keeping with the ancient Greek saying: ‘A friend doesn’t abandon a friend in pain or danger’, OPAP Cyprus has donated a state-of-the-art MRI machine to the Nicosia general ...
5 things we learned from the latest round of Premier League action
The pressure intensified on Steve Bruce after Newcastle’s heavy defeat at Brighton although the Magpies remain outside the Premier League relegation zone after Fulham slipped up at home to ...
How do you shoe? The professional restoration of $680 Gucci sneaks
What happens to luxury kicks when they’re worn to oblivion? As it turns out… plenty.
Meet Rio Jongsae Kim, owner of Kim’s Shoe and Bag Repair. He demonstrates ...
EU imposes sanctions on Chinese officials over rights abuses (Update)
The European Union imposed sanctions on Monday on four Chinese officials, including a top security director, for human rights abuses in Xinjiang, the first sanctions against Beijing since an arms ...
The Bridgerton effect: Corsets are officially back in fashion
By Prudence Wade
Once a symbol of oppression, corsets have quite a controversial history in fashion.
Basically a tightly fitted undergarment designed to shape the wearer’s body, early styles ...
Crime in Paphos fell in 2020
Paphos registered a decrease in reported crimes in 2020 compared to the previous year, according to Paphos police spokesperson Michalis Ioannou.
Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency on Monday, Ioannou said ...
Copy of Cypriot Greek uprising flag ‘will inspire pupils’
Greece’s ambassador to Cyprus Theocharis Lalakos delivered to Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou on Monday a copy of the flag used by the Cypriots who fought in the 1821 Greek revolution ...
Programmable bacteria: nature’s most powerful tool
Bacteria are found nearly everywhere on the earth. In the soil, in the water, in hot springs, in radioactive waste, in our bodies… even deep within the earth’s crust.
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For sale Nicosia warehouses – Pallouriotissa
Location: The property in question is located in the Pallouriotissa, in Nicosia and it is adjacent to Michail Paridi Street, at a distance of 100 (approximately) meters west of the Avenue ...
Co-op inquiry judge denies conflict of interest
Denying allegations of possible conflict of interest, Yiorgos Aresti, who headed the committee of inquiry on the collapse of the co-op, said on Monday he had no reason or intention ...
Famed Torlonia Marbles re-surface for public viewing after 70 years
In this video, we encounter one of the most important private collections of antiquities, hidden away for decades, which has just been put on public display once again.
The legendary ...
Workers seek end to pension penalty on early retirement
A new campaign is underway to press the government to scrap a 12 per cent ‘penalty’ on the pensions of those who retire at 63 and not 65.
This follows a meeting at ...
Beneath the score: the narrative of Vivaldi’s ‘Four Seasons’
Light, bright, and cheerful, Baroque composer Antonio Vivaldi’s ‘The Four Seasons’ represents some of the most familiar of all early 18th century music, having been featured in numerous films ...
How rail bike tourism is preserving a historic train line
In this video, we head off to Australia to look at how tourism – in this case, ‘rail bike tourism’ – can play an active role in preserving culture and history.
Across ...
Anastasiades says has no intention of dismissing negotiating team member
President Nicos Anastasiades on Monday said he had no intention of dismissing negotiating team member Tassos Tzionis after he criticised the way the government was handling the Cyprus problem.
A ...
Dealing with a blocked joined bank account
By George Coucounis
A relationship that is based on trust, between relatives or business associates or otherwise, may lead people to open a joint bank account. Such an account operates ...
Cupcakes for canines
As true members of the family, special days for dogs are often celebrated too. But where to get a special treat? Three places that offer cakes for pets
Let them ...
Eleftheria square a ‘reference point’ for the whole of Cyprus says president
President Nikos Anastasiades on Monday visited Eleftheria square as part of a tour of new development projects, accompanied by mayor Constantinos Yiorkadjis.
“I feel particularly proud that Nicosia is changing, ...
Anastasiades says barbed wire necessary barrier to Turkish strategy
President Nicos Anastasiades weighed in on the placement of barbed wire along parts of the buffer zone on Monday, saying that it is a necessary barrier to Turkey’s strategy.
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Once all storage tanks removed, Larnaca will have ‘no need to envy any other city’
The relocation of liquid fuel, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and asphalt tanks from the coastal front of Larnaca is expected to be completed in early August, mayor Andreas Vyras said ...
Promising Young Woman tackles rape culture
Watching Carey Mulligan calmly unload a mouthful of spit into a freshly made cup of hot coffee perfectly captures her character in Promising Young Woman. She takes something seemingly benign ...
How to grow healthy tomato plants at home
In this follow-up video to an earlier Good Living post on how to collect tomato seeds for re-planting (see that post here), the host of the popular YouTube channel ‘Project ...
No room for a sense of superiority Ombudswoman says on day against racism
The pandemic has reminded everyone there is no room for any sense of superiority, Ombudswoman Maria Stylianou Lottides said to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
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Cyprus solution needed to help normalise EU-Turkey relations says Borrell
Normalisation of EU-Turkey relations will remain extremely challenging in the absence of a solution to the Cyprus issue, EU High Representative Josep Borrell said in his report on Ankara’s ...