Mary Berry’s tips, tricks and cooking hacks
By Ella Walker
Mary Berry has worked in the food industry for more than five decades and is always keen to keep learning.
The 86-year-old’s new TV series and ...
Southern Greece rattled by tremor, no injuries, damage reported
A strong earthquake rattled parts of southern Greece on Saturday, with no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
A tremor with a magnitude of 5.4 and a depth of almost 58 km (36 ...
Coronavirus: Nine premises, 23 people booked
Nine businesses and 23 individuals were booked by police during 2,729 checks in the past 24 hours for violating Covid decrees.
In Nicosia 1,125 inspections were carried out and one premises plus three individuals ...
Inspired by the hobgoblins of Nordic legend
Trends come and go. And this year one of them has been Gonks, whose story starts in the festive lore of Scandinavia. Alix Norman learns more
Christmas is weird. We ...
BoC social responsibility network gets new space
SupportCY, the social responsibility network created by the Bank of Cyprus, has moved into its own space, which will now house services related to its mission and provide a place ...
Nicosia property sales hit €3.3bn in last 5 years
Property sales across four major Nicosia municipalities exceeded €3.3 billion in value over the past five years, a report from independent real estate asset management and advisory firm WiRE has shown.
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Fifty years of China-Cyprus relations marked with photo exhibition
By Lanting Liu
The 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Cyprus was marked by the opening of a big photographic exhibition at the Cyprus foreign ...
Cyprus Business Now
The Bank of Cyprus announced on Friday that it has concluded its small-scale, targeted, voluntary staff exit plan.
Following the completion of the plan, 100 applicants received approval to leave at ...
AMC says over a million people watched new ‘Spider-Man’ movie at its US theaters
AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc (AMC.N) said on Friday nearly 1.1 million people watched “Spider-Man: No Way Home” in its theaters in the United States, a record opening for a movie ...
Airbus lands Air France-KLM jet order, capping trio of deals
Airbus (AIR.PA) completed a triple crown of aircraft orders at the expense of rival Boeing (BA.N) on Thursday with a deal to supply 100 narrowbody jets to Air France-KLM ...
Upward trend for prices this Christmas
The prices of meat and baked Christmas treats followed a slightly upward trend in the past year, according to the results of the Christmas price observatory conducted on Friday by ...
Our View: Budget may ‘lack vision’ but it is prudent
After last year’s shenanigans over the state budget, which became the subject of political horse-trading before it was eventually approved in January, it was good to return to business ...
UK reports record 93,045 Covid-19 cases as Omicron surges
Britain reported record Covid-19 infections for the third consecutive day on Friday, with a rise to 93,045 new cases fuelled by the rapid spread of the Omicron variant of the virus.
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Parliament passes state budget, Petrides says there was a will to move forward (Updated)
Following a three-day debate, parliament on Friday evening approved the state budget for 2022 with 30 votes in favour and 25 against.
The bill was voted by ruling Disy, Diko, Dipa, and independent ...
Pfizer says pandemic could extend until 2024 as 2-4 year-olds vaccine data delayed
Pfizer Inc on Friday forecast that the Covid-19 pandemic would not be behind us until 2024 and said a lower-dose version of its vaccine for 2-4 year olds generated a weaker ...
Coronavirus: One death, 695 people test positive on Friday
The health ministry announced that one person had died of Covid-19 and 695 had tested positive from 82,410 tests, a positivity rate of 0.84 per cent.
The death concerns a 62-year-old woman who ...
U.N. talks adjourn without deal to regulate ‘killer robots’
Countries taking part in U.N. talks on autonomous weapons stopped short of launching negotiations on an international treaty to govern their use, instead agreeing merely to continue discussions.
The ...
Lots of musical Christmas events to look forward to at Technopolis 20
The Paphos cultural venue Technopolis 20 is celebrating the Christmas spirit with a series of festive concerts and musical gatherings.
On Thursday and then again on January 3, pianists Galina Dimova and ...
Anastasiades welcomed King of Jordan (Update 1)
President Nicos Anastasiades on Friday said it was a great honour to have the King of Jordan in Cyprus.
King Abdullah arrived at the presidential palace on Friday evening amid ...
Bootleg alcohol kills 22 in Istanbul, 16 others in critical condition
At least 22 people died and 16 others were in critical condition in hospital after consuming bootleg alcohol in Istanbul, the local governor’s office said on Friday, adding that four people ...
Russia demands NATO roll back from East Europe and stay out of Ukraine
Russia said on Friday it wanted a legally binding guarantee that NATO would give up any military activity in Eastern Europe and Ukraine, part of a wish list of security ...
Coronavirus: 28 more people found positive for Omicron
Health authorities said Friday they have detected 28 additional cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.
In a statement, the ministry said 20 of those were primary and secondary contacts of ...
Migrants help Pope Francis celebrate 85th birthday
A group of migrants from refugee camps in Cyprus who are being resettled in Italy at Pope Francis’ expense helped the pontiff celebrate his 85th birthday on Friday.
“You saved ...
Amazon partnered with China propaganda arm to win Beijing’s favor, document shows
Amazon.com Inc was marketing a collection of President Xi Jinping’s speeches and writings on its Chinese website about two years ago, when Beijing delivered an edict, according to ...