How to make winter lanterns
In this video, kids will learn how to make winter lanterns from foraged pliable wood, leaves, PVA glue, twine and tissue paper.
With some resourcefulness, this kids’ activity is adaptable ...
Three Syrian men arrive in Ayia Napa in small boat
Three Syrian men arrived in Cyprus in a small boat that came ashore on a beach in Ayia Napa, police said on Saturday.
According to police, a citizen notified the ...
Coronavirus: Police book 74 people and three establishments for violating measures
Police issued fines to 74 individuals and three establishments over the past 24 hours for violating measures against the spread of the coronavirus.
The force said they carried out 5,693 inspections across the ...
Upcoming TV show aims to make learning fun
“This is the show I wish I’d had when I was growing up,” says Michael Kalopaidis. “It’s not about superheroes, or kids dealing only with specific issues – it’...
Police remand suspect in Christmas Eve bomb blast (updated)
A 35-year-old man arrested on Friday in connection with a Christmas Eve bomb explosion at a residence in the district of Famagusta was remanded into police custody for six days ...
The stingless jellyfish of Borneo’s Kakaban Lake
It might look like a scene from another planet, but Kakaban Lake is found on earth, on the Southeast Asian island of Borneo.
The lake’s isolated position and mix ...
‘Friends’ main and supporting cast: where are they now?
The popularity of US TV sitcom ‘Friends’ will seemingly endure for decades after its 10-season run finished on May 6, 2004. But what about the cast and talent that brought it to ...
Major advance in technology for self-driving cars from Sense Photonics
Sense Photonics has developed new detection technology that hits a key milestone required for self-driving cars, the laser sensor company said on Friday.
The company led by automotive industry veteran ...
Airbus keeps top spot in jet market
Europe’s Airbus posted stronger-than-expected deliveries of 566 jets in 2020, remaining the world’s largest planemaker as a year of pandemic-induced upheaval for air travel coincided with a grounding crisis at ...
AEL to face red-hot Omonia, Poursaitidis debuts at Apoel
The nineteenth round of the Cypriot first division starts with the biggest game of the weekend when league leaders AEL Limassol host the most in-form team Omonia Nicosia.
Both teams ...
Facebook and Twitter crackdown on Trump is too little, too late
By the time social media companies took action against users and groups spurring on the siege of Capitol Hill this week, culminating in the suspension of US President Donald Trump’...
Brexit can hit Cyprus food exporters to UK
Food producers in the EU and Europe have expressed alarm about the effect of certain terms in the Brexit deal reached at the end of last year.
Sainsbury’s has ...
Twitter deletes Trump account and tweets on @POTUS, other platforms ban Parler
Twitter Inc on Friday deleted new tweets posted by U.S. President Donald Trump on official government account @POTUS and suspended the account of his presidential campaign, after booting his ...
Russian companies want to make it rain in Cyprus
Russian companies have been approaching the government trying to promote their cloud seeding systems to increase the chances of rain, it emerged on Friday.
This piece of information was given ...
Our View: Even our politicians ‘language of truth’ is vague
In an article published last Sunday in Kathimerini, the deputy leader of Disy and former finance minister Harris Georgiades argued that a federal settlement was no longer attainable. What was ...
Implications for Cyprus from Turkey’s volte face over Israel
Turkey, Israel and the Eastern Mediterranean
With the clock ticking down to Joe Biden’s inauguration as the 46th president of the United States, a host of regional countries have ...
Twitter permanently suspends Trump’s account, cites ‘incitement of violence’ risk
Twitter Inc said on Friday that it has permanently suspended U.S. President Donald Trump‘s account due to the risk of further incitement of violence following the storming of ...
AG’s office will decide if soldier’s remains can be sent to Greece
The attorney-general’s office will respond on Monday whether it will allow part of the remains of the 26-year-old soldier exhumed last month to be transported in Greece for further ...
Trump to blame for death of woman trampled in Capitol riot, family member says
The brother-in-law of a woman killed during Wednesday’s assault on the U.S. Capitol by a mob seeking to overturn President Donald Trump’s election loss said he blames ...
As impeachment looms, Pelosi urges military to keep Trump from nuclear codes
As Democrats in the House of Representatives on Friday prepared to impeach President Donald Trump again if he does not step down, their leader Nancy Pelosi spoke to the top ...
Coronavirus: one death and 466 new cases announced on Friday (Updated)
The health services on Friday announced one death from Covid and 466 new cases.
The cases include 216 people found positive from rapid tests and the remainder from PCR.
According to a ...
Greece extends some Covid lockdown curbs until Jan 18
Greece on Friday extended some lockdown curbs to contain the spread of the coronavirus until Jan. 18, Deputy Civil Protection Minister Nikos Hardalias said in a televised briefing.
The country, in ...
UK sees record daily Covid deaths, London hospitals on brink
The United Kingdom recorded its highest daily death toll on Friday since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic as London declared a major incident, warning that its hospitals were at ...
Managing under pressure makes Chelsea job more exciting, says Lampard
Chelsea manager Frank Lampard says his team’s recent poor run of results makes his job at Stamford Bridge more exciting and gives him an opportunity to learn more about ...