Richest brew: inside Berners Tavern’s chic afternoon tea
In this video, we head to Berners Tavern, the beating heart of the London EDITION hotel, which, under star chef and restaurateur Jason Atherton, serves one of the best afternoon ...
What’s Eaten Where: Maasai Mara
On one of the world’s most famous game reserves, it’s mostly predators (such as lions, hyenas, and crocodiles) eating prey. There is, however, human life. While the tourists ...
EU will participate as an observer at Cyprus conference
The EU will be an observer at the five-plus-one summit on the Cyprus problem as it has been in the past, European Council President Charles Michel said on Friday.
Replying ...
Bitcoin set for worst week since March, loses over $100bn in market cap
Bitcoin was headed on Friday for its worst week since March as a rout in global bond markets sent yields flying and sparked a sell-off in riskier assets.
The world’...
Coronavirus: care homes can receive visitors with negative test from March 1
Residents of care homes will be able to receive visitors as from March 1 subject to stringent protocols that include visitors presenting a negative coronavirus test, the labour ministry said on ...
‘Positive reaction’ to Rigenis revamp, mayor says
The revamp of Rigenis street received positive feedback from shop owners and visitors of the area, Nicosia’s Mayor Constantinos Yiorkadjis said on Friday.
Following his visit to the street ...
Portland: Oregon’s green and progressive capital of cool
In this video, we journey to Oregon, to pay a pre-Covid visit to Portland, its friendly capital of cool.
Foodies and hipsters rub shoulders here, in a city dedicated to ...
Canada approves AstraZeneca’s vaccine
Canada’s drug regulator approved AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine on Friday, the third inoculation to get a green light and paving the way for health authorities to accelerate Canada’s ...
Supreme court opposes judicial reforms in current form
The supreme court said Friday it opposed judicial reforms in their current form, suggesting they would undermine the rule of law and threaten the independence of the justice system.
Supreme ...
Zlatan set for Old Trafford return as United drawn against Milan
Zlatan Ibrahimovic is returning to Old Trafford after Manchester United were drawn against AC Milan in a mouth-watering Europa League last-16 tie.
The 39-year-old striker established himself as a fan ...
Gunmen abduct 317 schoolgirls in northwest Nigeria as security collapses
Unidentified gunmen kidnapped 317 schoolgirls from the town of Jangebe in northwest Nigeria on Friday, police said, the second such kidnapping in little over a week.
A surge in armed militancy ...
News podcast: Shocking facts about food waste and its impact on climate change
The Cyprus News Digest, in collaboration with the Cyprus Mail, brings you an in-depth analysis of some of the latest developments in local and international – in audio form.
Presented by ...
Why can’t we still look at the world through children’s eyes
By Alexia Saleem
There’s a lady that comes to the church across the road from us every evening. She’s there Monday to Saturday, hail, rain or shine.
The ...
UNSG’s special envoy to visit Cyprus on March 7-9
The UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Cyprus, Jane Holl Lute, will visit the island on March 7-9, to hold meetings with the two sides, in the framework of the ...
Runaway schoolgirl who joined IS cannot return to Britain
A British-born woman who went to Syria as a schoolgirl to join Islamic State should not be allowed to return to Britain to challenge the government taking away her citizenship ...
Coronavirus: Larnaca street art says ‘thanks’ to health professionals
Street art has gone up on a busy Larnaca street to send a ‘big thank you’ to health professionals who are in the first line of defence against the coronavirus ...
Copies for cash: how ‘Max the Forger’ faked famous art
In this video we meet Max Brandrett a.k.a. ‘Max the Forger’. For 40 years, he specialised in faking the world’s most expensive art and selling it for a ...
Colder start to March after spring-like temperatures
March is expected to arrive with rain, local showers and a drop in temperatures, the met office said on Friday.
According to the head of the meteorology department, Kleanthis Nicolaides, ...
Coronavirus: Fewer Covid-19 deaths in past two weeks after January’s heavy toll
Cyprus saw fewer Covid-19 deaths over the last two weeks following the deadliest period in January, the health ministry announced on Friday.
Between February 12-19, deaths were down by 33 per ...
A new take on classic Italian tiramisu
In this video, you’ll learn how to make a classic Italian tiramisu dessert, featuring lightly sweet mascarpone filling, layered with sponge fingers, soaked with a spiked espresso mixture, and ...
Dutch appeals court says coronavirus curfew was right move
A Dutch appeals court said on Friday the government had been right to impose a night curfew in the fight against the coronavirus, overturning a lower court’s order which ...
Bullet point previews of Premier League matches
Match-by-match facts and statistics ahead of the 26th round of Premier League fixtures from Feb. 27-March 1. All times GMT.
Feb. 27, Saturday
Manchester City v West Ham United (1230)
* City are unbeaten ...
Liverpool’s Henderson out until April after surgery
Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson will be sidelined for at least five weeks after undergoing groin surgery, the Premier League champions said on Friday.
The 30-year-old England international sustained the injury ...
Coronavirus: Policeman among 13 caught gambling, breaking decrees
One of the people caught in Limassol gambling at a home was a police officer, the town’s CID chief said on Friday.
Lefteris Kyriacou confirmed on Alpha television that ...