Who really is who from Cyprus?
There’s lots of people with a Cyprus background who have achieved great things. Two new books aim to bring together all those that fit this description but live abroad. ...
What’s Eaten Where: Mali
Mali was the home of Mansa Musa, the richest man ever to walk the earth. The king of the Mali Empire from 1280 to 1337, his fortune would – in 2021 terms – be worth ...
Merck’s Covid-19 pill cuts risk of death, hospitalization by 50%
Merck & Co Inc’s experimental oral drug for COVID-19, molnupiravir, reduced by around 50% the chance of hospitalization or death for patients at risk of severe disease, according to interim ...
A lot to learn from starting school
By Alexia Saleem
The kids started school this month and I joined a wave of other parents feeling very emotional waving them goodbye on their first day as they kissed ...
Kyperinos Winery: fine wines from a new addition
Pitsilia is a wine region where vines and pines grow together on the mountainside. Already three of the most well-known wineries source their fruit from around the mountain peaks of ...
The best place in Cyprus for the wine lovers: Troodos Wine Routes
Cyprus’ rich wine history is being used to encourage tourists and locals to follow the ‘Troodos Wine Routes’, following a history that dates back 6,000 years with poets and historians including ...
Got sore, gritty eyes? You could have dry eye syndrome
By Lisa Salmon
Do your eyes sometimes feel dry, itchy or gritty, particularly when you’ve been staring at a screen? You could be one of the millions suffering from ...
Rolls-Royce to switch to all electric range by 2030
Rolls-Royce will produce only electric cars by 2030, the luxury carmaker said on Wednesday, joining other premium brands making the switch such as Volkswagen’s Bentley and Jaguar’s Land Rover.
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Nissan launches LEAF10 special version to celebrate 10 years of the first mass-market electric car
Nissan introduces in Europe the LEAF10, a special edition of the popular all-electric car, to celebrate 10 successful years of sales as the first mass-market EV in the world.
Available in ...
A gay Palestinian in a world ruled by power
THEO PANAYIDES meets a gay Palestinian man who has just written his life story. He finds someone who has lived a charmed but traumatic life, who had dealt with feeling ...
Asian step-by-step home cooking recipes: Masala Chips
Simple, quick, and easy recipe for delicious Masala chips for the whole family.
In this recipe Khin (https://khinskitchen.com/) will show you how she prepares Indian easy masala fries. ...
Backstage beauty: amp up your make-up look
By Katie Wright
Perusing the faces of models on the autumn/winter catwalks, it feels like the make-up perfectly reflects the mood of the season right now – and don’t ...
From Paphos to Los Angeles, and everywhere in between
PAUL LAMBIS meets a local singer songwriter most notably known for appearing on The Voice Greece, but who did not stop there
In 2014, a jazz-pop singer-songwriter from Paphos stepped into ...
Must-have autumn footwear trends: from minimalist trainers to glam heels
By Katie Wright
As temperatures cool, autumn fashion is hotting up – and that includes accessories.
In the footwear department, there’s a fresh focus on office attire with shiny shoes ...
The meeting of nature and academia
For the first time, the endemic Cyprus soapwort is being used to make soap. ALIX NORMAN finds out how a small plant is the source of a truly natural product
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A minute with Alice Ayvazian Vocalist
Where do you live and with whom?
I live in Geri, Nicosia with my husband Costa and two children, Christo who is 9 and Sylvana who is a year old.
What ...
Vegan centrepieces, batch cooking and getting creative
By Ella Walker
Life has changed “drastically” for food writer Rachel Ama. Alongside things becoming “very stay at home” – as they have for all of us – she also became a ...
What’s Eaten Where: Cook Islands
Welcome to the true tropical paradise, a place in which no building may be taller than a coconut palm! Dotted across 1,960,027 square kilometres of azure waters, the Cook Islands comprises 15 ...
Self-expression or seeking attention?
Social media is a great tool to connect, share information, build relationships, educate yourself and even highlight and act on issues and causes that affect people. In fact, social media ...
Most popular skin care treatments in NYC
If you live in New York then you know that beauty and self-care are a top priority for many.
Most local NYC residents live with the stressors of a demanding ...
Cyprus Rally revs up for exciting battle
If you’ve heard the throaty roar of racing cars around Nicosia in the last few days, you will know that Cyprus’ premier international sporting event, the Cyprus Rally, gets ...
Bolster your immune system, as we approach cold and flu season
By Liz Connor
Autumn can be a challenging time for our immune systems, with countless bugs doing the rounds and cooler temperatures meaning we’re indoors more, making it easier ...
‘It’s getting harder and harder to tell stories that end with hope’
Melissa McCarthy and Chris O’Dowd play a married couple struggling with unimaginable grief in The Starling. Keiran Southern hears more.
As film loglines go, Netflix drama The Starling certainly ...
Poet’s love affair with the power of words
In a well-known Turkish Cypriot writer from a Paphos village, AGNIESZKA RAKOCZY finds a rebel intent on adventure whose unforgiving analysis of the island’s political situation is driven by ...