The ‘perfect’ summer body
By Paul Lambis
As the summer season approaches, social media becomes inundated with posts featuring photoshopped models wearing minimal swimwear. Digital channels and interactive technologies certainly have a way of ...
EU works to cut cost of Russia oil ban to win over sceptics
The European Commission is working to speed up the availability of alternative energy supplies to try to cut the cost of banning Russian oil and persuade Germany and other reluctant ...
Subsidy scheme for hotels adopting circular economy
Cabinet on Wednesday approved a €1.4m subsidy scheme to promote a circular economy in the hotel sector as part of efforts to enhance sustainable, high value tourism sector, deputy government ...
AWS partner Ralliton ramping up local businesses going digital
Ralliton, the award-winning managed cloud service company that accelerates businesses’ digital transformation, achieved the highest Amazon Web Services (AWS) partner status in Cyprus after a rigorous certification process.
As a ...
China imports 14 per cent less crude oil from Russia in March
Saudi Arabia exported nearly 13 per cent less oil to China in March than a year earlier but retained its top supplier spot, while shipments from second-ranking Russia slipped 14 per cent, ...
Forestry department issues Easter weekend fires warning
The unlicensed felling of trees to fuel Easter bonfires or, lampradjia, is a punishable offence under the law, the forestry department warned on Wednesday.
The department further warned about the ...
AI master’s programme at UCy
A new Artificial Intelligence master’s programme at the state University of Cyprus will start in September with the aim to provide students with hands-on AI experience and prepare them ...
Music and words
Easter week is upon us and beyond the traditional festivities some events are scheduled to lift the mood through music and spoken word. Tonight an Open Mic night will be ...
Group of women preying on the elderly, police warn
Police on Wednesday warned the public to be on alert following a recent incident where money was found to be missing after a woman was allowed into a home to ...
Russian players to be barred from competing at Wimbledon
Russian players will not be allowed to compete at Wimbledon this year due to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, according to a report in sports industry news site Sportico on ...
Oil prices rebound after sharp losses as supply concerns dominate
Oil prices rebounded on Wednesday from sharp losses in the previous session as concerns about tighter supplies from Russia and Libya dominated, while industry data showed a drop in US ...
Cabinet strips another four Russians of Cypriot citizenship (Updated)
The cabinet proceeded on Wednesday to revoke a further four Cypriot passports from Russians identified within the latest round of EU sanctions against Moscow
The decision also covers the four ...
Liberal Russian radio station loses appeal against being taken off air
A Moscow court on Wednesday rejected an appeal by liberal radio station Ekho Moskvy, one of the leading current affairs channels in Russia, against the authorities’ move to take it ...
Quantitative Cryptocurrency investment strategies
While there are many cryptocurrency investors out there who prefer to buy and hold their digital coins until a later date in the hopes of a more significant reward, there ...
Prominent figure in the arts appointed deputy minister of culture
Yiannis Toumazis, a prominent figure in the arts community, was on Wednesday appointed Cyprus’ first deputy minister for culture and will take up his duties on July 1.
Toumazis told the ...
Coronavirus: Cabinet lifts more Covid restrictions (Update 2)
Ahead of the Easter holidays, the cabinet on Wednesday lifted the restriction on the maximum number of people at house gatherings as well as the SafePass requirement for outdoor venues.
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Gesy beneficiaries entitled to four dietician visits per year
Gesy beneficiaries are entitled to four visits to a clinical dietician a year for health issues covered by the general health system, the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) said on Wednesday.
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Flaounes, chicken, pork, register highest Easter increases
The barrage of price surges increases, as the latest data shows that key Easter goods are up across the board – from 11 per cent at the lowest end to 38 per cent ...
Continental restarts tyre making at Russian plant to protect workers
German car parts supplier Continental AG (CONG.DE) has temporarily resumed tyre production for passenger cars at its Russian plant in Kaluga, it said on Tuesday, to protect local workers ...
UK rolls out new rules to battle fake reviews, anti-competitive practices
Britain’s competition regulator will directly enforce consumer law and can fine firms up to 10 per cent of their global annual turnover for mistreating customers, the UK government said, as ...
Critical importance of protecting SEO results during a website redesign using SEO migration
A website redesign is a necessary step in maintaining an online presence that is appealing to a company’s target audience. Websites age very quickly as the pace of the ...
Growing majority of Swedes back joining NATO, opinion poll shows
A growing majority of Swedes are in favour of joining NATO, a poll showed on Wednesday, as policy-makers in both Sweden and Finland weigh up whether Russia’s invasion of ...
Scholar and soldier’s 90 years of encounters
In a military man and academic who appears to be a ‘posh Brit’ THEO PANAYIDES finds a fascinating history of stories that reflect on the history of Cyprus and led ...
Famagusta region feeling absence of Russian tourism
The Famagusta district is feeling the absence of Russian visitors, with tourism currently at low levels, the head of the Famagusta branch of the hotels’ association Pasyxe Doros Takkas told ...