Video game industry gathers for E3 2021 event
The video game industry’s biggest event of the year begins on Saturday with a raft of exciting rumours surrounding the major developers who are scheduled for presentations during the ...
Shorter time-to-fun is what makes video games great
Finnish Angry Birds developer Rovio describes time-to-fun as their North Star Metric in their game designer job description.
If it’s not fun within the first few minutes of playing ...
‘Sex education the best protection against sexual abuse’
Sex education is the best protection against sexual abuse, Anastasia Papadopoulou, head of ‘Foni’ the group responsible for the implementation of the national strategy against sexual crimes against children has ...
Our View: Turkey’s meddling in TC election signals pointlessness of talks
The only surprise about the report, drafted by a small team of Turkish Cypriots, was the extent of Turkey’s interference in last year’s ‘presidential elections’ in the north. ...
Djokovic beats Nadal in French Open classic
Novak Djokovic came from a set down in a spellbinding French Open semi-final to inflict only a third ever defeat on the Parisian clay for Rafa Nadal, moving through 3-6 6...
Italy open Euro 2020 with 3-0 win over Turkey
Italy kicked off the European Championship with a convincing 3-0 victory over Turkey in Group A at the Olympic Stadium on Friday with Ciro Immobile and Lorenzo Insigne on target.
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China brands Covid-19 lab-leak theory as ‘absurd,’ Blinken urges transparency
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken stressed the need for cooperation and transparency over the origins of COVID-19 in a call with Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi on Friday and ...
Companies say no change in plans after Covid cases on all-vaccinated test cruise
Royal Caribbean Group and Carnival Corp will push ahead with a return to cruises this summer despite two guests onboard a test run for Royal Caribbean’s Celebrity Millennium ship ...
UK plans to delay lockdown lifting until July 19
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to delay lockdown lifting to July 19 after cases of the Delta variant, first identified in India, rose in the country, The Sun reported ...
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth hosts Biden at G7 reception
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth met U.S President Joe Biden under the canopy of the world’s largest indoor rainforest on Friday as she hosted a reception for leaders of ...
Official opening of archbishop’s ‘dream’ cathedral (Updated)
The Church of Cyprus marked the day of its founder, Saint Barnabas, on Friday with the official opening of the newly built cathedral dedicated to the apostle, located in the ...
State archives being rehomed
Justice Minister Emily Yiolitis on Friday announced that the state archives will move into a new, properly equipped building, marking a new “transparent” era for the government.
The announcement came ...
Coronavirus: one death, 60 people test positive on Friday (Updated)
The health ministry announced one death and 60 positives for Covid-19 on Friday from 53,864 PCR and rapid tests with a positivity rate of 0.11 per cent.
The death concerned a 30-year-old man.
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Tsitsipas overcomes Zverev fightback to reach first major final
Greek fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas staved off a spectacular fightback from U.S. Open runner-up Alexander Zverev for a 6-3 6-3 4-6 4-6 6-3 victory in a scintillating French Open ...
Turn up the jazz
With the re-opening of Sarah’s Jazz Club this weekend, Nicosia’s jazz venue has returned with a packed live music schedule for June.
Starting off June’s third week, ...
‘Turkish aggression undermines stability of region’ Christodoulides says
Turkey`s aggressive rhetoric undermines stability and cooperation in the Eastern Mediterranean, Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides said on Friday after the conclusion of the Ministerial Summit of the EU`s ...
Sleeping on the edge: vertical camping’s vertiginous rush
Perhaps you have a head for heights; perhaps you’re partial to camping and rock-climbing. But how far would you go to combine it all, if you had to bed ...
Coronavirus: delayed lab results cost student economics exam
A high-school graduate has possibly lost her chance for a university seat after she was denied entry to an exam because she had not received the SMS confirmation on time ...
Turkey turns to US firms with plans of Black Sea gas extraction
Turkey has shared data on its Black Sea discovery with US energy majors Chevron and Exxon Mobil ahead of possible cooperation in extracting the gas, a Turkish official with knowledge ...
Coronavirus: relaxations in public transport, new guidelines
Restrictions on the number of people in vehicles from different households has been lifted but they still need to wear masks, according to the latest clarification issued by the transport ...
UK economy posts record annual jump as recovery speeds up
Britain’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic sped up in April as lockdown measures eased, with the fastest monthly growth since July leaving output a record 27.6 per cent higher than ...
G7 eyes allocating $100 billion from IMF funds to COVID-ravaged nations
The United States and other Group of Seven nations are considering reallocating $100 billion from the International Monetary Fund’s war chest to help countries struggling most to cope with the ...
Tia Does Agrotourism, Season 2, Episode 6: Kyperounta village
Steep roads, vineyards, tiled traditional homes, tucked-away courtyards, nature trails and adventure areas… the Limassol district village of Kyperounta has it all.
And who better to introduce us more closely ...
Children in north enticed to pray with promise of free bicycle
Children in the north are being enticed to pray at the mosque twice a day as part of a religious summer school with the promise of a free bicycle, it ...