Stylish sneakers: Five of the best black trainers of all time
By Katie Wright
When it comes to cool-looking trainers, retro is best. Whether for men or women, adults or kids, there are certain vintage styles that have achieved iconic status, ...
Joy and caution as Greek shops re-open amid strict safety limits
Shops in Greece reopened for the first time in two months on Monday as the government took its first steps towards easing coronavirus restrictions, in a bid to breathe life ...
Coronavirus: Highest number of hospitalisations, with more to come (Updated)
Cyprus saw its highest number of Covid-19 hospitalisations since the outbreak earlier on Monday, while more admissions are expected in the upcoming days, the spokesperson of the state health services ...
‘One step closer’ to budget deal says Edek leader (updated)
Edek chairman Marinos Sizopoulos said on Monday he had a productive meeting at the presidential palace where he discussed his party’s conditions for backing the revised state budget for 2021 ...
Coronavirus: North holds off on lockdown, for now
The decision to go into lockdown in the north, announced on Saturday has been temporarily rescinded after the ‘government’ put its foot down citing the impact this would have on ...
Beauty and the corona
Spending more time at home than ever before has seen out our beauty routines, in common with a lot else, change. ALIX NORMAN finds out how
Corona has changed our ...
Dali residents call on president to suspend asphalt plant operation
Mothers from Dali called on the president on Monday to suspend the operation of the two Dali asphalt plants in the Ayion Constantinou and Elenis community.
The small group of ...
Coronavirus: Over 50 per cent of over 80s received or booked slot for first vaccine
Over 50 per cent of people over 80 have either received their first Covid-19 vaccine or are scheduled to receive it, senior health official Olga Kalakouta said on Monday.
According to Kalakouta, ...
Maximising minimal impact: a tour of outstanding eco-friendly homes
From Passivhaus buildings to Earthships, this video covers an inspiring range of sustainable architecture projects, which are all eco-friendly and light on the environment.
The presentation is sponsored by The ...
Humour and sadness in Bee Gees retrospective
When filmmaker and producer Frank Marshall (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button), and producers Nigel Sinclair (The Ides of March) and Jeanne Elfant Festa (The Apollo) were tasked with crafting ...
How to make crispy Japanese tempura at home
Who doesn’t love crispy, delectable tempura as part of a delicious Japanese meal?
Tempura is a typical Japanese dish usually consisting of seafood, meat, and vegetables that have been ...
Charges dropped in suspected homeless scam
Charges against three defendants accused of falsely collecting cash from the state to help homeless people were dropped by the Limassol criminal court on Monday because of the absence of ...
Traffic disruption, water cuts as improvements get underway
Improvement works to the water supply of parts of Nicosia began on Monday, the Water Board of Nicosia and Strovolos municipality announced.
In a joint statement, they said maintenance and ...
The global scramble for shots has intensified, world’s poorest and most vulnerable at risk
The head of the World Health Organization said on Monday that the world was on the brink of a “catastrophic moral failure” on distributing COVID-19 vaccines, urging countries and manufacturers ...
Coronavirus: Sunday popular day for messages to leave home
More people requested outings via SMS on Sunday than Friday and Saturday, the deputy ministry of research, innovation and digital policy announced on Monday.
While a total of 449,129 people asked ...
Coronavirus: No consequences for parents who keep pre-primary children at home
There will not be any consequences for parents who choose not to take their children to kindergarten and pre-primary school amid the pandemic, the Pancyprian confederation of parents’ association for ...
Apollon stay on top, Apoel resurgence continues
Apollon, Omonia and Anorthosis all recorded victories in the Cyprus First Division over the weekend, with the trio taking advantage of AEL’s surprise defeat at Paralimni on Friday night.
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Wang Lü among the peaks, Ming paintings of Mount Hua
In this video, art historians Dr. Kristen Loring Brennan and Dr. Steven Zucker introduce us to a delicate work by the Chinese landscape painter, calligrapher, poet and physician Wang Lü, ...
Occupied municipalities ‘will not accept’ two state solution
The Committee of Occupied Municipalities said on Monday that Turkish-occupied municipalities on the island will never accept a two-state solution or a confederation that will seal the division of Cyprus.
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Yellow weather warning issued for Monday night
The met office issued a yellow weather warning on Monday in place from 6pm until 5am on Tuesday.
Storms and rain are forecast to affect the entire island with rainfall ...
Germany prepares for further measures despite drop in infections
Germany‘s health minister said on Monday that although measures to contain the coronavirus had started to have an effect, more needed to be done to bring it permanently under ...
The public sector will always whinge while ‘enjoying’ their fat salaries
The miserable catalogue of disgusting examples of selfishness and downright obduracy spelt out by this damning and rapier-like editorial is no surprise to those of us who have been watching ...
Coronavirus: First batch of vaccines sent to the north (Updated)
A total of 1,080 Pfizer vaccine doses were delivered to the Turkish Cypriot community on Monday morning through the bicommunal technical committee on health.
The vaccines are part of the total ...
Vaccine manufacturing is lumpy, supply not as good as hoped, UK says
Britain’s vaccine rollout is limited by a “lumpy” manufacturing process with production changes by Pfizer and a delay by AstraZeneca that could lead to brief supply disruption, Vaccine Deployment ...