Last-gasp strike gives Everton 3-3 draw at Man United
Manchester United suffered a blow to their Premier League title hopes after Everton‘s Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored with the last kick of the game to earn the visitors a 3-3 ...
Coronavirus: one death, 132 new cases announced on Saturday (Updated)
The health ministry announced one death and 132 new cases of Covid-19 on Saturday from 36,863 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 0.36 per cent and total positives to date of 31,644.
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Nicosia council orders Church to reconstruct demolished houses
The Nicosia municipal council on Saturday called for the immediate restoration of the listed buildings demolished by the Archbishopric earlier this week.
Archbishop Chrysostomos must also deposit a money guarantee ...
Iran top diplomat urges Biden to return to nuclear deal
Iran’s foreign minister urged Washington to act fast to return to the nuclear accord, pointing out that legislation passed by parliament forces the government to harden its nuclear stance ...
Newcastle hang on with nine men to beat Southampton
Newcastle United hung on for a 3-2 victory over Southampton despite finishing a rip-roaring Premier League contest with nine men at St James’ Park on Saturday.
Southampton, who were hammered 9...
All about shadow theatre with the Leventis Museum
If you grew up in Cyprus, one particular figure comes to mind when thinking about shadow theatre: Karagiozis. His antics have been entertaining us for decades with songs and tales ...
Coronavirus: where to get tested on Sunday
The health ministry increased the rapid test sites to 62 nationwide for Sunday considering the mandatory Covid-19 test for those returning to work next week.
With the reopening of the retail ...
Lottides issues recorded media message for sexual harassment awareness
Ombudswoman Maria Stylianou-Lottides has launched an awareness campaign to report sexual harassment in the workplace.
The campaign includes a recorded message with the results of a recent survey carried out ...
Long-overdue new parking in Larnaca ‘ready in three months’
The overdue Larnaca municipal parking with 80 parking spaces will be ready in three months, while the municipal market will be completed in the summer, the district’s mayor Andreas Vyras ...
Shine by design: how Judith Leiber’s dazzling $5K bags are made
It’s hard to say what a post-COVID red carpet will look like, but it will probably involve someone holding a bedazzled Judith Leiber handbag.
The full offering of Leiber ...
Villa goal after 74 seconds enough to beat Arsenal 1-0
An early goal from Ollie Watkins helped Aston Villa beat a sloppy Arsenal 1-0 on Saturday to move up to eighth in the Premier League standings, consigning the visitors to ...
Toxic people or toxic relationships?
In this video, business and life coach Tatev Petrosyan challenges the idea of ‘toxic people’, which is often the phrase used to describe those engaging in unproductive behaviour. Rather, she ...
Slovenia eases anti-coronavirus restrictions after criticism
Slovenia will reopen ski resorts and some shops and has eased restrictions on people entering the country imposed to help reduce the rate of COVID-19 infections, after coming under pressure ...
The bricks and mortar of church control
This week’s demolition of listed buildings in old Nicosia proves yet again that the Church reigns supreme
THE ILLEGAL and arbitrary demolition of the listed buildings in Nicosia’s ...
A minute with Ioanna Kanari Papadopoulou Graphic artist and illustrator
Where do you live?
I live in Nicosia in a house with a big garden with my three children, my husband and our dog.
What did you have for breakfast?
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DakhaBrakha: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
In this video, Ukrainian band DakhaBrakha returns to globalFEST and the Tiny Desk concerts series.
NPR Music’s Tiny Desk (home) concerts bring netizens performances from across the world, in ...
Coronavirus: situation improved but risk remains, minister warns
Cyprus’ epidemiological situation has improved but the relaxation of measures is likely to increase the number of Covid cases, Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou warned on Saturday.
He was referring to ...
Counting down to Season 2 of ‘Tia Does Agrotourism’
In this video, we review highlights from the first season of the popular ‘Tia does Agrotourism’ series, following travel vlogger and blogger Tia Savva as she explores the unspoiled rural ...
Cyprus and Slovenia discuss ties, EU, Cyprus issue (Updated)
Bilateral ties, EU issues and the Cyprus problem were on the agenda of the consultations the Slovenian FM Anže Logar in Nicosia with his counterpart Nikos Christodoulides.
The Slovenian ...
New bill lays out revised criteria for naturalisation
Basic knowledge of the language, history and culture of Cyprus will be among the new stricter criteria to be fulfilled before the granting of Cypriot citizenship, it emerged on Saturday.
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Tried and tested, hearty beef goulash
Hungarian Goulash is a delicious beef stew (or soup) with a rich, paprika-seasoned broth. This delicious variation on the classic format is warm and comforting, perfect for a cold weather ...
China approves Sinovac Biotech vaccine for general public use
Sinovac Biotech said on Saturday that its unit’s COVID-19 vaccine has been approved for use by the general public by China’s medical products regulator.
It marks the second ...
Cyprus one of only six EU states with no minimum wage
Cyprus is one of only six countries in the EU which do not have national minimum wages, Eurostat reported.
“As of January 1, 2021, 21 out of the 27 member states of the EU ...
Muguruza lays down a marker as big names pull out of warm-ups
Former world number one Garbine Muguruza sounded out a warning to her Australian Open rivals with a 6-1 6-0 thrashing of Marketa Vondrousova on Saturday to set up a Yarra ...