New tourist brand promotes a flexible, diverse Cyprus
Cyprus’ tourism industry has much more to offer than just the sun and the sea, deputy minister Savvas Perdios said at an event to rebrand the island’s tourism profile.
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Death toll rises to 11 in Florida building collapse (Updated)
Search-and-rescue teams pulled two more bodies from the concrete and steel rubble of a partially collapsed Florida condominium tower on Monday, bringing the death toll to 11 with 150 people still listed ...
Abu Dhabi will only allow vaccinated people in many public spaces
Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates will only allow vaccinated people in some public spaces, including schools, universities and nurseries, from August 20, the emirate’s media office said in ...
Spain sink Croatia 5-3 in extra time thriller
Spain held off a remarkable Croatian fightback to win 5-3 in a pulsating Euro 2020 last 16 knockout match on Monday thanks to goals from Alvaro Morata and Mikel Oyarzabal in extra ...
Coronavirus: No plans yet for strict measures but jab ‘a patriotic duty’ (Updated)
President Nicos Anastasiades said a return to strict measures is not currently on the cards but gave an unambiguous message to get vaccinated.
The president said any incentives for the ...
Stephens knocks out two-time champ Kvitova at Wimbledon
American Sloane Stephens won the battle of former Grand Slam winners against twice Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova on Monday, ousting the Czech 10th seed from the All England Club with ...
Coronavirus: 314 new cases, no deaths (Updated)
New positive cases of the coronavirus spiralled to 314 on Monday, reflecting a positivity rate of 0.84 per cent.
No deaths were announced, but 53 people were in hospital with the virus, of ...
Britain’s ‘freedom day’ will come on July 19, says government
Britain will lift most of its remaining COVID-19 restrictions on July 19 in what has been dubbed “Freedom Day”, the government said on Monday despite fears that an increase in coronavirus ...
Coronavirus: Hoteliers push for job ban for the unvaccinated
Hoteliers on Monday said they were thinking of hiring only vaccinated staff citing reluctance by some of their employees to take the jab.
Head of hoteliers’ association Pasyxe, Haris Loizides, ...
Greek tragedy for Tsitsipas after shock Wimbledon exit
French Open runner-up Stefanos Tsitsipas crashed out of Wimbledon after a shock first-round loss to Frances Tiafoe.
The third seeded Greek was blown away by the world number 57, who won 6...
Board beyond belief: the world’s most extravagant Monopoly set
No reason why a game about acquiring prime real estate can’t have its own Midas moment.
In this video, we learn of the world’s most extravagant Monopoly set, ...
Coronavirus: Exams results not as affected by pandemic as expected
Education minister Prodromos Prodromou on Monday said that the Pancyprian examination results were not as bad as had been expected, with results for core subjects for the 7,155 candidates just grazing ...
Djokovic given scare by British teen before cruising through
Jack Draper had Centre Court on its feet by taking a set off Novak Djokovic before the defending champion hit back to reach round two.
Nineteen-year-old Draper has long been ...
New House finance committee focuses on EU harmonisation
The new House finance committee held its first session on Monday after May’s parliamentary elections, where among others it discussed setting a deadline for passing yet another extension to ...
France’s highest appeals court outlaws glue-trapping of songbirds
France’s highest administrative appeals court ruled on Monday that the hunting practice of trapping songbirds with glue was illegal, saying French law that had permitted it was in breach ...
Defence argues ex-bishop unfit to stand trial
Two witnesses for the defence team of former Kiti bishop Chrysostomos who has been accused of rape argued on Monday that he is suffering from dementia and is unfit to ...
Coronavirus: Mixed response to vaccines for 16 to 17-year-olds (Updated)
The health ministry’s decision to expand vaccinations to minors aged 16 to 17 on Monday was described as a ‘positive development’ by experts but met with hugely varying reactions from parents.
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CULTURESCOPE: interview with author Myron Edwards (from Season 1, Episode 10)
Given that every CULTURESCOPE episode comes packed with goodies, each standalone segment merits closer revisiting.
In this video, taken from Season 1, Episode 10 of CULTURESCOPE, founder and host of the popular ...
Strovolos plays host to educational robot
One of the largest educational robots in the world, Astro 1, is on display in Nicosia until July 5, Strovolos municipality announced on Monday.
Visitors can find it at the Stavrou street ...
Comfy but cool workwear ideas for the return to the office
By Katie Wright
‘Do you think I can get away with wearing trackie bottoms to the office?’ – a question many of us have asked ourselves recently.
While only you (or ...
Family accuses school head of discrimination over hair braids
The family of a teenage girl of African origin said on Monday they would file a written complaint to the education ministry over what they have said was discrimination, after ...
Coronavirus: Rapid testing sites for Tuesday
The health ministry announced a total of 61 rapid test sites will operate around the island on Tuesday.
The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the obligatory ...
Britain on course to lift Covid restrictions on July 19, Johnson says
Britain is on course to be able to lift most remaining COVID-19 restrictions on July 19, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday, in his most confident statement yet that what ...
Britain’s biggest ever warship to dock at Limassol
British warship HMS Queen Elizabeth will dock at Limassol port on June 30, when a range of activities is planned “to showcase and develop the strong and dynamic UK-Cyprus defence partnership”, ...