Against all odds: the defiant art of Artemisia Gentileschi
In this video we view highlights of the works of Artemisia Gentileschi, an important Italian painter of the Baroque era and a follower of Caravaggio – as well as one of ...
EU announces launch of scholarships for Turkish Cypriots
The European Commission on Wednesday announced the launch of the ‘EU Scholarships for the Turkish Cypriot community Programme for the Academic Year 2021/22’ funded under the Aid Programme.
In this round, ...
EU purchases 4m BioNtech-Pfizer vaccine doses
The European Commission has reached an agreement with BioNTech-Pfizer for the supply of four million more doses of COVID-19 vaccines for Member States in the next two weeks in order ...
Housing costs for the disabled in Cyprus least burdensome in EU
People with a disability in Cyprus experienced the lowest rate of housing cost overburden in the EU in 2019, Eurostat has reported.
The housing cost overburden rate is defined as the ...
Comforting, gluten-free Shepherd’s Pie
Shepherd’s pie is a classic comfort food recipe that’s healthy, hearty and filling.
The bottom layer is a simple a mix of ground lamb and vegetables, simmered into ...
UK Covid-19 variant is far more deadly than previous strains
The highly infectious variant of COVID-19 that has spread around the world since it was first discovered in Britain late last year is between 30% and 100% more deadly than previous strains, ...
Coronavirus: two more children in Makarios hospital
Two more children aged four and seven have been transferred to the paediatric ward at Makarios hospital with coronavirus, director of the ward Avraam Elia said on Wednesday.
The two ...
Coronavirus: As Cyprus’ tourism hopes rise, Brits now told ‘hold off’ on booking (Updated)
Just as Cyprus began to raise its hopes of an influx of British tourists from the end of May, and with preparations underway to take bookings from April1, according to ...
Russia slows Twitter’s speed over failure to remove banned content
Russia’s state communications watchdog said on Wednesday it was restricting the use of Twitter by slowing down its speed, accusing the social media platform of repeatedly failing to remove ...
Fifteen caught driving under influence of drugs in past ten days
Driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs increases the risk of causing an accident, police said on Wednesday after they caught 15 people driving while on drugs in the last ...
How to re-purpose a man’s shirt into scented sachets
This video shows you how to repurpose men’s shirts to make scented sachets at home.
Because the only thing more satisfying than making a great crafts project from the ...
Pyla community leader on his unusual village
In the mayor of the mixed village of Pyla, THEO PANAYIDES finds a man who acts as a buffer to many sides, having seen his village move from petrol lamps ...
Energy minister says first EastMed Gas Forum was ‘particularly productive’
Energy Minister Natasa Pilides said the first official East Mediterranean Gas Forum (EMGF) meeting, which took place in Cairo on Tuesday had been “particularly productive”
Pilides said all seven founding ...
Coronavirus: Mandatory vaccinations? Bioethics experts say no, not yet
In January, the National Bioethics Committee issued an opinion on the mandatory vaccination of the entire population against Covid-19
By Marina Vassiliou
Τhe whole population is living with the Sars-CoV-2 ...
How do we build more resilient cities?
The global pandemic and climate change are altering our world and transforming our shared spaces. And the answers to both threats are being sought, to a large extent, in our ...
I said I didn’t believe Meghan in her Oprah interview on Monday, I still don’t
Piers Morgan, the pugnacious British presenter who has just lost his high-profile breakfast TV slot over attacks on Prince Harry’s wife Meghan, said on Wednesday he still did not ...
No plans to replace Loew as Germany boss, says Liverpool’s Klopp
Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp said on Tuesday that he has no plans of replacing compatriot Joachim Loew when he steps down as Germany boss after the European Championship in June-July.
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A Picture Perfect performance
Strangely detached from themselves and others, three performers are putting on a different kind of show at Rialto Theatre next week. In a piece called Picture Perfect, the SRSLYyours Ensemble ...
How one Australia teen took to the skies to break silence on youth suicide
This inspiring video tells the story of Tasmania teen Bob Bramley and his impressive flying feat on behalf of young people struggling with suicidal feelings.
In 2019, he took to the ...
Anything is possible, Koeman says as Barca target PSG comeback
Barcelona have a chance of fighting back from a three-goal deficit in Wednesday’s Champions League last-16 second leg with Paris St Germain as long as the club’s all-time ...
The search for common ground on hunting
The director of BirdLife Cyprus says controlled hunting can be compatible with wildlife conservation
Conservationists and hunters should talk more, but dialogue with the hunting lobby is not my favourite ...
Proportion of people saying they faced crime slightly above EU average in Cyprus
According to data published by Eurostat on Wednesday, the share of people reporting crime, violence or vandalism in their neighbourhood varied across the EU member states in 2019.
While 11 per cent ...
Why Selena Gomez is thinking of retiring from music
In this video, E! News looks at the crossroads that popstar Selena Gomez may have reached in her musical career… even with her first Spanish-language album, ‘REVELACIÓN’, about to ...
Coronavirus: 10,590 checks, cafe owner, hairdresser booked
From 6am on Tuesday until 6am on Wednesday police carried out 10,590 checks for breaches of coronavirus protocols and fined 168 individuals, including two business owners, for violations.
The businesses concern a ...