Focus & endurance: preparing for Mount Kilimanjaro climb
Mount Kilimanjaro is a popular climb, because Kili requires no special expertise or mountaineering equipment. In fact, it is not a climb, it’s a hike. Technically, you can walk ...
Coronavirus: New cases in north, outrage over New Year parties
One death and 18 new coronavirus cases were recorded in the north on Friday.
Turkish Cypriot authorities announced on Friday that an 84-year-old man with coronavirus who also had serious underlying ...
Solskjaer cautious as United up pressure on Liverpool
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer stopped short of saying his side were Premier League title contenders after a hard-fought 2-1 home win over Aston Villa put them level on ...
Jazzed about democracy: Wynton Marsalis performs with the JLCO Septet
“Jazz music is the perfect metaphor for democracy,” says famed trumpeter Wynton Marsalis.
At a time when the whole world finds itself at a crossroads, the Pulitzer Prize-winning composer was ...
French police shut down huge party defying Covid-19 restrictions (Updated)
Several hundred French police on Saturday shut down an illegal rave party in northwestern France that had been underway since New Year’s Eve in defiance of a curfew and ...
Coronavirus: Mandatory quarantine for UK arrivals extended (Updated)
The mandatory seven-day quarantine in hotels of all arrivals from the UK has been extended until January 10, the health ministry announced on Saturday.
The original ministry decree brought in on ...
What 2021 will bring to East Med energy?
Cyprus will find itself under pressure from the EU and the US to find a path out of the Cyprus problem swamp
The memories of 2020 on global energy will be ...
How to make Swedish cardamom and pistachio buns
Fluffy with a unique flavour, these Swedish cardamom pistachio buns are really a must-try for bun lovers.
The combination of sweetness and cardamom is subtly delicious, and they’re great ...
Soucek provides New Year spark as West Ham beat Everton 1-0
A late strike from Tomas Soucek gave West Ham United a 1-0 win at Everton in the first Premier League game of 2021 that had been short on fireworks until the ...
Joe Wicks: I’m healthy, fit and I’ve never tracked my calories
By Prudence Wade
For someone who made his name five years ago with a food and fitness empire based around shedding body fat, Joe Wicks – aka The Body Coach – has ...
Exhibition looks at luck as cosmic knowledge
Tapper Bar in Limassol enters the new year with an exhibition, the first solo show of artist Yeti. From January 6 to 16, Yeti will showcase paintings and ceramics from his most ...
Coronavirus: More than 6,200 police checks, just 85 bookings
Police booked 85 businesses and individuals for violating the measures taken to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in the 24 hours until Saturday morning.
Police said a total of 6,265 checks were ...
Burglary and arson at Polemidia home
A house on a refugee estate in Kato Polemidia was burgled and then set ablaze on Friday afternoon, Limassol police said on Saturday. The occupant of the house is currently ...
Is ‘wearing our plastic’ the answer to sustainable fashion?
Billions of water bottles are recycled and turned into polyester each year. American outdoor clothing giant Patagonia pioneered this process in 1993, which has since gained widespread popularity with other brands, ...
China says US relations at ‘new crossroads’
China’s relationship with the United States has reached a “new crossroads” and could get back on the right track following a period of “unprecedented difficulty”, senior diplomat Wang Yi ...
Senator urges sweeping vaccine plan as US surpasses 20 million Covid-19 cases
By Susan Heavey
US Senator Mitt Romney on Friday urged the US government to immediately enlist veterinarians, combat medics and others in an all-out national campaign to administer coronavirus vaccinations ...
Russian annual oil output falls for the first time since 2008 on OPEC+ deal, pandemic
Oil production in Russia declined last year for the first time since 2008 and reached its lowest level since 2011 following a global deal to cut output and sluggish demand caused by ...
Can a pivot to electric vehicles reduce Bangkok pollution?
With Thailand’s car manufacturing industry essential to its economy, the push towards more widespread adoption of electric vehicles poses both green opportunities and challenges.
It could certainly be instrumental ...
Wizz Air joint venture starts flights to Larnaca from Abu Dhabi
Wizz Air’s new joint venture in Abu Dhabi will shortly begin direct flights to Larnaca
The new Abu Dhabi-based venture will begin flights to Athens on January 15. Flights to ...
How to make a decorative suncatcher
A suncatcher or light catcher is a small reflective, refractive or iridescent ornament.
Traditionally, its components would have included glass or mother of pearl, and its purpose was to hang ...
Cobra Kai cast teases an ’emotional’ Season 3
‘Cobra Kai’ stars Ralph Macchio, William Zabka, Xolo Maridueña, Mary Mouser, Jacob Bertrand, Peyton List and Vanessa Rubio spill the beans about the highly-anticipated third season of their Netflix ...
Management: A new ‘feelings-based’ approach emerges from the pandemic
There is a whole new approach to management emerging from the struggles of the pandemic crisis.
While soft skills have been all the rage for some years, never has top ...
Coronavirus: two more deaths, 167 new cases announced on Friday (Updated)
The health ministry announced two more deaths and 167 cases of Covid-19 on Friday from a total of 3,226 both PCR and rapid testing.
The two people who died were men aged 80 ...
UK reactivates emergency hospitals as coronavirus cases surge
British health officials have reactivated emergency hospitals that were built at the start of the pandemic to handle a surge in COVID-19 cases that is putting existing wards under extreme ...