Merck plans large outpatient trial of Covid-19 pill
Merck & Co Inc on Thursday said it plans a large study of what could become the first pill to target the coronavirus in people at risk of severe COVID-19, ...
Coronavirus: testing locations for Friday
A total of 55 rapid test sites will operate around the island on Friday, the health ministry announced.
The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the obligatory ...
Cyprus economy improves, economists say, but vaccine rollout is key
The economy has solid ground on which to recover, according to a report by the University of Cyprus Economic Research Centre.
The report notes, however, that this is contingent on ...
Untethering from the 20th century: the future of hospitals
In this video, Dr. Bertalan Mesko, host of The Medical Futurist YouTube channel discusses new ways of thinking about healthcare, and how hospitals should be redesigned for the 21st century.
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Cyprus Film Days moves online too for hybrid festival
The Cyprus Film Days International Festival 2021 starts its 19th edition on Friday. The festival will open at Rialto Theatre in Limassol and for the first time this year, due to ...
Police launch investigation after Real team bus damaged at Anfield
Merseyside Police said they have launched an investigation after the bus carrying Real Madrid players was damaged as it arrived at Anfield for Wednesday’s Champions League quarter-final second leg ...
Living in Cyprus? Your car will soon become your best friend
Although a small country, Cyprus is well-known for the diversity of its landscape and the significant number of places worth visiting in every corner of the island. Locals and residents ...
Turkish central bank holds rates; lira climbes to 9.72 to euro
The Turkish central bank has held its key interest rate at its current level of 19 per cent, the bank announced on Thursday in a statement.
The central bank has been ...
Restaurant review: Artisan’s Burgerbar, Nicosia
The concept of gourmet burger has long been explored and exploited by restaurants and pubs all over the world. What was once the simplest of dishes – two buns, a beef ...
US’s Blinken flies to Afghanistan in show of support
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken flew to Kabul on Thursday, a day after attending a NATO meeting in Brussels, to show support following the announcement of the withdrawal ...
UK job ads and restaurant bookings rebound as lockdown eases
English diners rushed back to restaurants this week and online job adverts have returned to pre-pandemic levels as Britain’s economy starts to reopen following the coronavirus pandemic, according to ...
Foreshadowing digital art: Victor Vasarely’s visual inventions
In this video, we encounter the visual inventions of 20th-century artist Victor Vasarely, as exhibited at the Georges Pompidou Centre in Paris in 2019, in a retrospective show titled: ‘Le Partage ...
Coronavirus: Vaccinations to break 200,000 mark Thursday
Cyprus has administered nearly 200,000 Covid-19 vaccines, the health ministry said on Thursday as it announced that appointments will be made available for people aged 53-54 on Friday and Saturday.
Increasing ...
Cyprus, Greece and Lebanon discuss deepening of relations
Tripartite, regional cooperation is not just declarations but aim at producing tangible results to the benefit of the peoples concerned, especially the new generation, Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides said on ...
Coronavirus: Cyprus ‘will reach herd immunity by end June’
Saying Cyprus will reach herd immunity by late June based on current delivery schedules of vaccines, Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou on Thursday encouraged people to get vaccinated ‘regardless of the ...
Turkey says all issues with Greece to be discussed in meeting
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said he will discuss all disagreements between Turkey and Greece in a meeting with his Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias in Ankara on Thursday and that ...
Man City face PSG test as Chelsea meet Real Madrid
The line-up for the Champions League semi-finals is complete after Manchester City and Real Madrid secured their spots on Wednesday.
City, having seen off Borussia Dortmund, will now face Paris ...
Coronavirus: Vaccines open road to normality, Perdios says
Vaccinations are key to the recovery of the tourism industry in Cyprus, not only for this year, but also for the years to come, according to the Deputy Minister of ...
How to preserve and extend the life of fresh herbs
In this video, chef Billy Parisi explains how to keep herbs fresh for longer, avoiding them turning into the brown goop that makes them inedible.
In their normal, store-bought packaging, ...
Coronavirus: Prodromou non-committal amid reports schools could close early
The operation of schools is under discussion and any decision will be announced, Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou said on Thursday amid media reports authorities were considering closing primary schools earlier ...
OUC project on special needs education
The Open University of Cyprus (OUC) is participating in the consortium implementing the new research project entitled I_AM: Inclusive education using Animation and Multimedia, the aim of which is ...
Plate tectonics: mapping the earth’s changing faces
In this video, we meet Lucía Pérez-Díaz, a geologist at Oxford, who studies our planet’s stunning ability to constantly change its face, through the process of ...
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Mental health nurses stage protest as MPs meet (Updated)
The state health services organisation (Okypy) on Thursday announced the construction of new facilities to replace the 1964 building of Athalassa mental hospital, as the House health committee discussed the issues ...