Arrest for growing cannabis
A 40-year-old man from Laranca was arrested for illegal cannabis cultivation, police said on Saturday.
After receiving a tip off, the drug squad checked the house of the suspect in ...
Coronavirus: 85 people and businesses booked
Police fined 85 individuals and establishments for breaking the health ministry’s decree against the spread of coronavirus in the last 24 hours.
The fines were a result of 9,975 checks.
According to ...
Christodoulides speaks with Pompeo
US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, and Foreign Minister, Nicos Christodoulides had a phone conversation on Friday and agreed that the strength of the US-Cyprus relations were at an all-time ...
How Arnold Schwarzenegger eats and trains today
Always exercise responsibly and safely. Ideally under the guidance of a trained fitness and/or medical professional, who can match the exercise or sports regimen to your present level of ...
‘What you’re doing in the kitchen is actually science’
By Ella Walker
Writer, photographer and food stylist Nik Sharma is based in LA, California. A city of farmers’ markets and cutting-edge restaurants, tacos you’d sell a limb for (...
Coronavirus: country categories evaluated, only four left in Cat A
An updated epidemiological risk assessment of countries for Covid was issued on Saturday by the health ministry that leaves only four countries in Category A – those considered safest for travel, ...
Should you use St. John’s wort for mild depression?
This video is meant to expand your general knowledge about living a healthy life and is NOT a substitute for seeking medical advice. Please consult with your doctor before making ...
Graffiti artist invited back to Cyprus to work on other Paphos buildings
Italian graffiti artist Millo is expected to return to Cyprus in July to decorate more Paphos’ buildings after a piece of his street art was recently painted over, the municipality ...
Japanese deep-roasted sesame salad dressing recipe
This recipe is a classic salad dressing that is very popular in Japan, and for good reason… you could drizzle it on a piece of cardboard and it would be ...
Carrefour $20bn bid dropped by Canada’s Couche-Tard
Canada’s Alimentation Couche-Tard has dropped its €16.2 billion ($19.6 billion) bid to acquire European retailer Carrefour SA after the takeover plan ran into stiff opposition from the French government, two sources ...
Artist who wants to make us happy
With the artist known as Paintbrush in My Tea you get to choose what she creates
Let’s think about what makes you happy. For me, it’s writing (no ...
How to make a colourful water xylophone
Who wouldn’t love their own xylophone to play upbeat tunes on?
In this video, kids are shown, step by step, how to create a DIY version of this fun ...
WhatsApp mired in privacy backlash
Facebook Inc’s WhatsApp is delaying an update aimed at increasing business transactions on the platform after a storm of concern from users who feared that the messaging platform was ...
Allegations of extreme fantasies hammer ‘Rebecca’ star
Hollywood actor Armie Hammer is currently embroiled in a major scandal.
Earlier in the week, the ‘Rebecca’ star began trending on Twitter, after alleged screenshots of text messages, which have ...
A universal poem for everyone and for all time
‘Breathe in experience, breathe-out poetry,’ says American poet and activist Muriel Rukeyser.
As a university student discovering Spanish literature, I was fascinated by poetry, its emotions and its images. But ...
Your gateway to global investment opportunities
By Peter Tangalos, Head Of Wealth & Investment Services at Hellenic Bank
What we commonly refer to today as financial well-being is directly related to the peace of mind derived ...
Cyprus Lebanese banks between a rock and a hard place
By George Eid and Andrew Rosenbaum
Lebanese banks in Cyprus, like all Lebanese banks, are facing intense pressure from the Lebanon central bank (Banque du Liban) to raise capital. At ...
A closer look at the SolarWinds hack
The extent of the hack is still not known
By Michael Ioannou
Solarwinds, an essential tool for monitoring and controlling the technological infrastructure of organisations has recently been hacked, affecting ...
Coronavirus: advisory committee already mulling possible ‘careful’ relaxations
The advisory committee on coronavirus is already mulling a possible relaxation of the lockdown, but any decision will be contingent on fewer hospitalisations, committee head Constantinos Tsioutis said.
“The most ...
Our View: Predictable negativity from parties on Cyprus conference
Even if we had not heard the statements by the party leaders after Thursday’s national council meeting that discussed President Anastasiades’ participation in the informal five-party conference on the ...
Women belong in all places where decisions are being made
By Noga Caspi
Isn’t it time everyone recognised the obvious? Women belong in all places where decisions are being made!
Cyprus and Israel are two Middle Eastern democratic countries ...
Britain tightens borders to keep out new COVID-19 variants
Britain is tightening border controls to block new variants of COVID-19, suspending all “travel corridor” arrangements that had meant arrivals from some countries did not require quarantine.
Prime Minister Boris ...
EU states warn of risks to vaccination credibility as Pfizer slows supplies
European governments said the credibility of their COVID-19 vaccination programmes was at risk on Friday after U.S. pharmaceutical firm Pfizer announced a temporary slowdown of deliveries of its vaccines.
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Audit office calls for overhaul of law on election spending
The audit service called on the authorities to overhaul legislation concerning election expenses after certain contradictory provisions rendered party expenditure during in the run up to the 2018 presidential elections unlawful.
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