Learning refuge moves to new home complete with stunning chapel
The Learning Refuge in Paphos is moving to a new house to operate from, which includes a stunning, contemporary chapel, which they will care for.
“We have been fortunate to ...
Family riches: how the Prince of Brunei designs his billionaire lifestyle
Prince Jefri Bolkiah of Brunei belongs to one of the richest royal clans in the entire world.
While his brother, Sultan Hassan al Bolkiah, controls the family’s fortune, which ...
European Commission forecasts and the outlook for the Cyprus economy
By Andreas Charalambous and Omiros Pissarides
At regular intervals, the European Commission undertakes an assessment of the economies of the member countries of the EU. This process, known as ‘European ...
Unions call for total strike in Myanmar; Suu Kyi party official dies in custody
Myanmar’s major trade unions called on members to shut down the economy from Monday to support a campaign against last month’s coup, turning up the pressure on the ...
Perugia: the medieval and cosmopolitan heart of Umbria
In this video, we take a pre-Covid trip to Perugia, the Italian region of Umbria’s largest and most cosmopolitan city, and famous for its pristine medieval centre.
Other than ...
Searching for the treasure of Ptolemy
A series of steps that currently lead to nowhere have excited the imagination of people living nearby although treasure of legend has not been found there. But what has been ...
Lindau’s Marionette Opera: where puppets perform ‘Swan Lake’ and more
In this video we head to Lindau to visit an Opera house of a very special kind – one designed exclusively for performances by marionettes, founded and led by Bernhard Leismü...
A robust system for checking sources of wealth
Is the badly needed catharsis of the politically exposed persons in sight?
By Christos P Panayiotides
I am one of the three members of a team comprising Sir Christopher Pissarides, ...
Criticised on pay, UK’s Johnson expresses gratitude to health workers
By Elizabeth Piper
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson expressed his gratitude on Sunday to health workers, responding to criticism over his government’s pay proposal by saying he had tried ...
Alexei Navalny and Mulberry Street
By Gwynne Dyer
By now Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny will have reached Correctional Facility No 2 (IK-2), where he will be spending the next two-and-a-half years in one of the ...
Cyprus ranks among last in EU on women’s participation in parliament, government
Women held 33 per cent of seats in national parliaments in the EU in 2020, according to data released on Sunday by Eurostat, the statistical service of the EU.
Cyprus, at 22 per ...
Creative carnival parade in Limassol
A convoy of around 70 cars drove on Sunday in the streets of Limassol in an unusual carnival parade aimed at spreading cheer to the people.
The idea was to hold ...
Triumph from the skies: the Nike of Samothrace
In this video, art historians Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris discuss the remarkable ‘Nike of Samothrace’, a marble Hellenistic sculpture of the Greek goddess of victory, created around 190 ...
Doom scenario unfolding while ‘window dressing’ seems to be the government priority!
By Savvakis C. Savvides
A business today is like an orange that is forcibly squeezed from both sides under conditions of extreme debt and by being obliged to be operating ...
Benaki Museum CLOSE UPS: a 13th-century casket from Mosul
For non-Greek speakers, this video requires captioning. After clicking the video’s play button, hover your mouse cursor over the lower border of the video, then click on the ‘CC’ ...
Normal hair loss versus abnormal hair loss
This video is meant to expand your general knowledge about living a healthy life and is NOT a substitute for seeking medical advice. Please consult with your doctor before making ...
Police beatings haunt justice system 15 years later
Guilty officers have forced resignations rescinded
By George Psyllides
Few cases have highlighted the flaws in the legal system more than the fight for justice by two students severely beaten ...
Austria suspends AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine batch after death (Update)
By Michael Shields and Ludwig Burger
Austrian authorities have suspended inoculations with a batch of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine as a precaution while investigating the death of one person and ...
Greens mark 25th anniversary with tree planting event
The Greens on Sunday planted 85 trees at the Academia Park in Nicosia, to mark 25 years since the party’s establishment.
Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis was also present at the event.
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Easy and delicious: crispy chicken churrasco with chimichurri sauce
Looking for a show-stopping lunch or dinner that won’t keep you slaving for hours? You’re in the right place.
In this video, cookbook author and YouTube food channel ...
Brexit issues, yet ongoing, are blamed on EU by UK
Britain’s top EU adviser David Frost on Sunday defended Britain’s unilateral move to smooth post-Brexit trade between Britain and Northern Ireland, over which the EU has promised to ...
Shake off your ill will, Britain tells EU over post-Brexit trade
The European Union should shake off its ill will and build a good relationship with Britain as sovereign equals, Britain’s top EU adviser David Frost said on Sunday, promising ...
Swiss voters to decide ban on facial coverings
Swiss voters are deciding on a far-right proposal to ban facial coverings as they take to the polls on Sunday in a binding referendum viewed as a test of attitudes ...
Lute arrives in Cyprus on Sunday, set to meet two leaders on Monday
President Nicos Anastasiades is expected to express on Monday during a meeting with the UN Secretary-General’s special envoy, Jane Holl Lute, his determination to attend the 5+1 informal meeting on ...