Britain’s Prince Charles joins insurance firms in climate push
Britain’s Prince Charles and the Lloyd’s of London insurance market launched a task force on Thursday to help the industry make the transition to a net zero economy.
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Oil dips but hovers near three-year highs on recovery signs
Oil prices dipped on Thursday but still held close to their highest in almost three years, supported by drawdowns in US inventories and accelerating German economic activity.
Doubts about the ...
Lidar gains in popularity as Volvo’s electric XC90 to use it as standard
Volvo Cars plans to make lidar sensors standard equipment in a new generation of its XC90 SUV next year as part of a strategy to deploy more advanced safety and ...
UEFA scraps away goals rule in all club competitions
European soccer‘s governing body UEFA said on Thursday it had approved a proposal to remove the away goals rule from all its club competitions involving men’s, women’s ...
Germany, France urge common EU travel line to fight Delta variant
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron urged fellow EU leaders on Thursday to take a firmer line on travel from countries outside the bloc, such as Britain, ...
UK to ban daytime junk food adverts on TV and online
Britain will ban adverts promoting unhealthy food from appearing on television during the day and on the internet as part of its drive to tackle obesity and encourage healthy eating.
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Expressing alienation: why you should read Virginia Woolf
How can we understand the inner experience of alienation?
English writer Virginia Woolf, in both her essays and her fiction, shapes the slippery nature of subjective experience into words, while ...
Coronavirus: testing locations for Friday
The health ministry announced a total of 63 rapid test sites will operate around the island on Friday.
The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the obligatory ...
Britney Spears wants out – what happens next in her conservatorship?
Britney Spears has made clear how frustrated she is with the legal arrangement that has controlled her life for 13 years, but the singer will need patience before finding freedom.
Legal ...
What is ‘revenge bedtime procrastination’?
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 ...
Murray named in Britain’s tennis squad for Tokyo Games
Twice Olympic champion Andy Murray has been named in Britain’s tennis team for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, the British Olympic Association said on Thursday.
Murray, 34, will compete in ...
Restaurant review: Da Vinci, Limassol
Sometimes you visit a restaurant to satisfy your more voracious desires, to encircle yourself with sheer quantity and go to town on a prodigious amount of sustenance. Other times you ...
Coronavirus: Get the jab, Ioannou urges young people as clusters emerge
Outgoing Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou urged youths on Thursday to get the Covid vaccine, as health authorities said they have located two coronavirus clusters in the past couple of days, ...
Gigafactories for EV batteries to be built in UK
Britain is in talks with six companies for building gigafactories to produce electric vehicle batteries, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing people briefed on the discussions.
Ford Motor Co, ...
Cyprus backs criticism of Hungary’s anti-LGBTI bill (Updated)
Saying discrimination has no place in the European Union, President Nicos Anastasiades on Thursday expressed support for LGBTI persons after Hungary’s parliament passed a law that would ban homosexual ...
Coronavirus: Anorthosis football players get the jab
Anorthosis football players were vaccinated on Thursday at the vaccination centre at Larnaca port ahead of their participation in European fixtures.
Club spokesman Demetris Christoforou told the Cyprus News Agency ...
Derby fined 100,000 pounds for accounting irregularities
Derby County have been fined 100,000 pounds ($139,670) by an independent disciplinary commission for accounting irregularities but the Championship club have escaped a points deduction, the English Football League (EFL) has announced.
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Huge emergency operation under way after building collapse in Miami
More than 80 fire and rescue units were on the scene of a partial building collapse in Miami, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department said in a tweet early Thursday.
While there were ...
Is Parklane the new Mediterranean spot for jet setters?
The extravagant Limassol hotel Parklane, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa will be sure to impress with its new innovations.
The Mathis by the Sea restaurant at Parklane is now ...
Yiorgos Lillikas leaving politics
Citizens’ Alliance president Yiorgos Lillikas is bowing out of politics while his party has set in motion procedures to merge with Edek, the Cyprus News Agency reported on Thursday.
The ...
30-minute Spanish cod with cinnamon
In this video, Albert Bevia of the Spain on a Fork YouTube channel teaches us a quick and easy fish recipe that dates back at least 700 years.
Inspired by the 722...
Coronavirus: Cyprus to accept EU digital certificate from July 1
Passengers traveling to Cyprus must upload from July 1 their EU Digital Covid Certificate (EUDCC) on the Cyprus Flight Pass online platform, the transport ministry announced on Thursday.
This follows approval ...
Despite ancient cat connections, Cyprus is swamped with strays
Every day at dawn, as Dinos Ayiomamitis’ small truck slowly navigates the pathway of a cemetery, cats quietly emerge from among the surrounding tombstones.
“Here you go, Bourekka mou,” he ...
Four alternatives to complete zero-waste living
The zero-waste movement is attracting important attention to the global garbage and plastic pollution crisis, but not everyone is able or wants to take on the zero waste lifestyle because ...