Greek star Sakkari knocks out defending champion Zwiatek
Defending champion Iga Swiatek was knocked out 6-4 6-4 by Greek Maria Sakkari in the French Open quarter-finals, leaving the women’s draw wide open on Wednesday.
The 20-year-old Pole, ...
Britain to classify ‘green’ investments to prevent greenwashing
Britain has set up a group of experts to help it classify climate-friendly assets and stop “greenwashing” of investments that don’t live up to their sustainable credentials.
Britain is ...
Cyprus in trouble with EU over failure to protect Natura 2000 sites (updated)
Cyprus was among a number of EU member states targeted for infringement procedures on Wednesday, most notably for its failure to take the necessary steps to protect and manage its ...
Ryanair records third victory in EU’s General Court
Ryanair on Wednesday won its challenge against German state aid granted to charter airline Condor, a third victory in its fight against billions of euros in pandemic support granted to ...
Fans can enter Wembley with double Covid vaccine proof
Proof of full Covid-19 vaccination will be one means of gaining entry to a sporting event for the first time this weekend in England’s opening Euro 2020 match against Croatia ...
TV shows we love: Caliphate
Caliphate is one of Netflix’s vainest attempts to expand its boundaries by transporting the viewer to a context they might not be overly familiar with, perhaps not as much ...
Coronavirus: Church of Greece calls on Cypriot counterpart to rein in Morphou bishop
The Church of Greece has called on their Cypriot counterparts to ask the outspoken Morphou Bishop to tone down his anti-vaccine rhetoric and criticism which it was deemed, interferes with ...
Coronavirus: Rapid testing sites for Thursday
The health ministry announced a total of 67 rapid test sites will operate around the island on Thursday.
The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the obligatory ...
French Open organisers ‘picked Amazon over people’
World number two Daniil Medvedev said French Open organisers “preferred Amazon to people” by scheduling his quarter-final match against Stefanos Tsitsipas in Tuesday’s night session, when fans are unable ...
Cabinet extends airline incentive plan
The cabinet on Wednesday approved the extension of the incentive plan to airlines to address the consequences of the pandemic amounting to €8.8 million for 2021 with the aim of restoring air ...
No action against nurses, but union reprimanded
The five nurses who refused to carry out their duties at the Athalassa psychiatric hospital over a Covid case last year committed a disciplinary offence, but no action will be ...
Tattoos: self-expression or hindrance to evolution? – Sadhguru (Cyprus)
In his characteristically playful style, in this video yogi and mystic Sadhguru offers his thoughts on an enduring mode of self-adornment and creative expression: tattoos.
Asked by a young person ...
Brussels tells Cyprus to stop processing pending citizenship applications (Update 2)
Brussels is taking action against Cyprus for continuing to process pending applications for citizenship even though the passports for investment scheme was axed last November amid a scandal over corruption ...
Tiny worm comes back to life after 24,000 years in Siberian deep freeze
A microscopic organism has wriggled back to life and reproduced asexually after lying frozen in the vast permafrost lands of northeastern Siberia for 24,000 years.
Russian scientists found the tiny, ancient ...
Dramatic reduction in exhumations for missing persons
By Mary Spyrou
The Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) is “particularly concerned” over the dramatic reduction in the number of human remains found in recent exhumations, Presidential Commissioner Photis Photiou ...
It’s only words…
THE WAY THINGS ARE
By Colette NiReamonn Ioannidou
The Bee Gees, as denigrated as they were loved, wrote a song called ‘Words’ a line of which goes, ‘Talk in everlasting ...
Coronavirus: Russian flights rescheduled, not cancelled, Perdios says
A total of 20 flights from Russia that were due to land in Cyprus throughout last week have not been able to depart due to the fact that the Russian government ...
Kato Polemidia and Famagusta council in emotional tussle over old co-op building (Updated)
Kato Polemidia municipal councillors in Limassol on Wednesday broke into and took over an old co-op bank in protest against a government decision to give the building to the Famagusta ...
NASA’s Venus missions to probe divergent fate of Earth’s hothouse sister planet
NASA announced plans on Wednesday to launch a pair of missions to Venus between 2028 and 2030 – its first in decades – to study the atmosphere and geologic features of Earth’s so-called ...
Coronavirus: Curfew ends Thursday, some more restrictions lifted
By Mary Spyrou
As of tomorrow, June 10, curfew will be lifted, and the 50 per cent capacity limit will no longer apply to workers in the wider public sector and to ...
Ina Garten’s ‘Cape Cod’ salad with blue cheese and cranberries
In this video, cookbook author and Food Network host, Ina Garten whips up a wonderfully fresh ‘Cape Cod’ chopped salad, pulsing with the salt-sweet flavours of blue cheese and cranberries, ...
EU, U.S. to end trade tariffs, call for new study into COVID-19 origins (Update)
The leaders of the European Union and the United States are set to commit at a summit in Brussels next week to ending their transatlantic trade disputes, and to call ...
EU-US to work for de-escalation in East Med, vaccinate two thirds of world by end of 2022
The EU and the US are set to endorse a joint declaration during their summit on June 15 in Brussels, for a “renewed transatlantic partnership” that will also work for sustainable ...
The iconic bike behind Dutch two-wheel culture
In the Netherlands, no one will roll their eyes if they see you ride a bike that’s fully loaded with supermarket bags, carrying a kid at the back and ...