A national anthem for all or a national anthem for some?
By Stephania Constantinou
Around the world, only a handful of countries use another nation’s anthem as their own. In Cyprus, the island’s most significant form of political commemoration, ...
Competing Pride marches – one virtual, one in-person – step off in New York
By Peter Szekely
For the second consecutive year, the lingering pandemic will consign New York’s annual Pride march to the virtual world on Sunday, but its alter-ego, the Queer ...
Teenager arrested after arson of two cars
Police arrested a 15-year-old boy on Sunday suspected of setting fire to two cars in Limassol, both of which were parked in the same place and suffered damages.
According to ...
Beyond human: what if we could store and migrate our consciousness?
Technology has evolved to a point where humans have overridden natural selection. So, what will our species become? Immortal interstellar travelers, perhaps.
Scientists are currently mapping the human brain in ...
We will be troublesome opponents for Dutch, says Czech coach
The Czech Republic will provide unpleasant opposition for the Netherlands in their Euro 2020 last-16 clash on Sunday by working hard and looking to attack, coach Jaroslav Silhavy said on Saturday.
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First Muslim wedding takes place within prison (video)
A traditional Muslim wedding has been held within the central prison for the first time, the department of prisons announced on Sunday.
The service was held by an Imam and ...
How local fishers are helping to revive a Jamaican bay
Over the years, fishers in Oracabessa Bay, Jamaica, have had to venture increasingly further out to sea to find fish. During such trips, they would come upon bleached and dying ...
Tatar says will assess UNSG’s proposals
A proposal to appoint a Special Envoy to speed up efforts to find common ground was made by the UN secretary general during meetings in Brussels last week, Turkish Cypriot ...
Classified UK defence documents found at bus stop in England, says BBC
Classified documents from Britain’s defence ministry containing details about a British warship and Russia’s potential reaction to its passage through the Black Sea have been found at a ...
Existential threat to natural gas in Europe
Any new gas infrastructure runs the risk of becoming a stranded asset
It is ironic that at a time when natural gas is under existential attack in Europe, high prices ...
Croatia’s Perisic to miss Spain game after positive Covid-19 test
Croatia will be without Ivan Perisic for their Euro 2020 last-16 match against Spain after the 32-year-old winger tested positive for COVID-19, the team’s medical staff said.
Perisic, who scored ...
Government ups development spending despite pandemic says minister
Despite the crisis caused by the pandemic the government has increased development spending to boost the recovery, Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides has said.
Speaking on Saturday evening during the inauguration ...
UK government to probe leak of Hancock footage
Britain’s government will investigate how footage of former minister Matt Hancock kissing and embracing his aide found its way into the media and forced his resignation, in the latest ...
Cyta maintains development with innovative projects
“Cyprus needs a concerted effort by all stakeholders, including ministries, regulators, the local industry and other actors in the economy. The success of this will eventually allow our country to ...
Health minister says he had achieved what he set out to do
Outgoing minister of health Constantinos Ioannou said on Sunday he had achieved what he set out to when he took up the post three years ago.
Speaking to Politis, he ...
GDP is not a valid indicator of welfare in a country
By Andreas Charalambous and Omiros Pissarides
It is generally acknowledged that the ultimate objective of governments should be to improve the welfare of their citizens. Traditionally, the GDP per capita, ...
New MPs to get to work as of Monday
New MPs, voted in during parliamentary elections on May 30, will get to work on Monday with the first House committee meetings taking place.
The Finance and Commerce committees will discuss ...
Ombudswoman’s visits continue to protect rights
The inalienable protection of an individual’s right not to be subjected to torture, inhumane or degrading treatment or punishment, and the prohibition of such treatment or conduct, constitute the ...
Many Japan schools opt not to take children to Olympic Games
Many schools near Tokyo are shunning Olympic and Paralympic events, cancelling more than half the 280,000 tickets reserved for them amid worries that the Games could further spread COVID-19, a Japanese ...
Yellow weather warning issued for high temperatures
A yellow weather warning for high temperatures remains in place until 5pm on Sunday, the met office said.
The warning has been in place since Saturday night, and temperatures are ...
Officials start counting the cost of Saturday’s fire (update 3, photos)
Three houses were destroyed and four damaged by the fire in Tala on Saturday, officials said on Sunday as estimates of damage began after instructions given by Interior Minister Nicos ...
Mary J. Blige reflects on searing personal history with release of new Amazon doc
Singer, songwriter Mary J. Blige this week got candid about how a new Amazon documentary ‘My Life’ on the making of one of her watershed albums, captures her heartbreak and ...
ECB expects to lift ban on bank dividend payments
The European Central Bank could lift a restriction on bank dividend payments in the coming months thanks to an improved macroeconomic scenario in the euro zone, ECB policymaker Pablo de ...
Pound struggles, despite UK prosperity
With the British economy seeming to go like gangbusters – UK GDP is expected to rise by 7.2 per cent in 2021, according to the OECD, 265 per cent job growth expected in the ...