Could a plant-based diet be the key to better health?
By Lisa Salmon
We all know fruit and veg are good for us – but GP Gemma Newman believes most people have no idea how transformative a plant-based diet can really ...
Britain tightens travel with hotel quarantine and prison threat
Britain said it would bring in tighter border controls next week against new variants of the coronavirus, requiring hotel quarantine for arrivals and threatening rule-breakers with up to 10 years in ...
Coronavirus: No indication when remaining children will be allowed back to school
There is no indication as to when secondary school pupils excluded from Monday’s reopening will be able to return to the classroom, the secondary school teachers’ unions Oelmek and ...
The road of the pilgrim: walking the Camino de Santiago
The Camino de Santiago, or Pilgrim Route, is the longest-established “tourist” route in Europe, and its final section through Galicia provides echoes of the medieval pilgrimage to the thousands who ...
Cyprus grains commission doomed to closure
The closure of the Cyprus grains commission after 67 years is inevitable because it is unviable, its chairman Kyriacos Kakouris told the House finance committee.
With the exception of the 2010-2011 ...
WHO official dismisses Covid lab leak hypothesis
The head of the World Health Organization-led team in the central Chinese city of Wuhan probing the origins of COVID-19 said on Tuesday that cold chain transmission of the virus ...
Clues to a story: Norman Rockwell’s ‘Going and Coming’
American artist and illustrator Norman Rockwell’s cover illustrations for the ‘Saturday Evening Post’ magazine were often of seasonal or topical subjects. His oil on canvas painting, ‘Going and Coming’, ...
New Turkish drama about 1963-1974 Cyprus creates buzz in north
A Turkish-made TV drama called ‘Once Upon a Time in Cyprus’ is set to focus on the events of 1963, a period when intercommunal strife intensified.
The TV series – Bir Zamanlar ...
How growing plants can lift spirits when you’re feeling low
By Katie Wright
Ahead of the launch of new series Your Garden Made Perfect on BBC Two, Irish presenter Angela Scanlon has spoken about how “wildly comforting” gardening can be ...
Geroskipou feels ‘singled out’, rejects merger with Paphos
Geroskipou municipality on Tuesday harangued Interior Minister Nicos Nouris for singling them out in his drive to implement local government reform willy-nilly, saying their own ideas about merging with neighbouring ...
What changes does Britain want to N. Ireland post-Brexit rules?
Britain is demanding the European Union agree to rework the post-Brexit trade rules governing trade with Northern Ireland, seeking more time, better solutions and, in some cases, a renegotiation of ...
The role of personality in sports psychology
Always exercise responsibly and safely. Ideally under the guidance of a trained fitness and/or medical professional, who can match the exercise or sports regimen to your present level of ...
Tsitsipas thrashes Simon, Barty doles out ‘double bagel’
Greek fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas served up a tennis masterclass to veteran Frenchman Gilles Simon during a 6-1 6-2 6-1 thrashing to open his Australian Open campaign on Tuesday.
The 2019 ...
Dangerous cable extension on market
The department of electromechanical services on Tuesday warned the public it had identified a dangerous cable extension set in the market.
According to the announcement, the WePLUG Model 66002, made in ...
Second phase of Nicosia’s Makarios Ave works starting Monday
Road works on the second section of Makarios Avenue will start on Monday, the Nicosia municipality has announced.
From February 15 at 10am, Makarios Avenue, from Evagoras Avenue to Stasandrou Street, ...
Turkey looking to buy fourth drillship – reports
Turkey is looking to buy a fourth drillship and has struck a preliminary deal, according to media reports.
The drillship is the Bolette Dolphin, built in 2014 by South Korea’s ...
Coronavirus: AstraZeneca jab will reduce but not eliminate Covid risk, ministry says (updated)
The Covid-19 AstraZeneca vaccine reduces but does not eliminate the risk of coronavirus infection, the health ministry said on Tuesday.
In an announcement with instructions for the public concerning the ...
Foxes may rely on magnetic fields to hunt
How do foxes know where to pounce when they can’t see their prey? There’s evidence to suggest they’re using the Earth’s magnetic field to help…
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TUI banking on vaccinated Brits for summer recovery
TUI Group, the world’s biggest holiday company, needs a summer recovery to relieve pressure on its strained finances and is banking on vaccinated Britons going abroad in the peak ...
Coronavirus: woman charged for not wearing mask, attacking police
A woman was charged in Limassol after she refused to wear a mask on a bus and allegedly assaulted a police officer, reports said on Tuesday.
Police intervened after receiving ...
Place and date of Cyprus conference still uncertain, Nicosia fears Turkish ‘games’ (updated)
The place and date of an informal five-party conference on Cyprus, which the UN Secretary-General intends to convene, remain uncertain, while Nicosia fears that Ankara is playing “games” with the ...
Revamped landscape for Phinikoudes sculptures
Landscaping works to improve the appearance of the Phinikoudes beach area were recently ordered by the Larnaca municipality and the local branch of the tourism development board (Etap).
The project ...
Bitcoin, hitting mainstream, powers to new high over €38,000
Bitcoin extended gains on Tuesday to a record high as the afterglow of Tesla Inc’s $1.5 billion investment in the cryptocurrency had investors reckoning it would become a mainstream asset ...
Spanish cream of zucchini soup with honey-roasted almonds
This video showcases a dish from the Spanish province of Tarragona in the region of Catalunya, but more specifically, from the county of Priorat: Spanish cream of zucchini soup with ...