A new restaurant that is under construction on a popular beach in Kato Paphos has environmentalists angrily protesting over both its position and design, following recent storms that saw huge waves batter the building. Paphos municipality was able to obtain special government permission for the project at Sodap beach and...
Shot shortly before Germany’s new lockdown, DW Travel guide Nicole Frölich takes us through an understandably subdued pre-Christmas Berlin. The mini-tour ranges from the city’s Brandenburg Gate over to KaDeWe (Kaufhaus des Westens, a famous Berlin department store ), and the Memorial Church on the Ku’damm. View the original video...
Police said on Sunday they found four stolen cars at a property belonging to one of four suspects in a case of drug dealing and possession of illegal firecrackers. Limassol district court remanded the four on Saturday after 35 kilos of cannabis and 300 kilos of fireworks were found at...
‘Those ancient Greeks got it wrong’ The Cyprus Mail continues its weekly feature talking to an individual who represents a specific group on how they survived a year like no other Christos Athanailidis runs a family-owned kiosk just within the old Nicosia walls which is typically bustling with activity, from...
Several European countries placed new restrictions on travel to and from the United Kingdom on Sunday due to concern over a new strain of the coronavirus that is spreading rapidly there. Belgium said it would close its borders to trains and planes coming from the United Kingdom and the Netherlands...
Ten years ago this week Mohamed Bouazizi, a street vendor in Tunisia, set himself alight in front of a government building in rage at the corrupt dictatorship that had ruined his young life. His sacrifice wakened hope in millions of others – but then half a million of them also...
Taiwan’s navy and air force were deployed on Sunday as a Chinese aircraft carrier group led by the country’s newest carrier, the Shandong, sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait, the day after a U.S. warship transited the same waterway. While it is not the first time China’s carriers have passed...
The chairman of the Liopetri local council Kyriakos Trisokkas, died on Friday night aged 70, three days after attending the funeral of his father, 98. In a post on social media on Sunday the community council announced that Trisokkas had passed away after being taken ill on Friday night, a...
The recent ‘Everyday Heroes’ exhibition, which ended its run in November 2020, was installed in the outdoor spaces around London’s Hayward Gallery and Southbank Centre, and celebrated the contributions that key workers and frontline staff made during the pandemic’s grip this year. Featuring more than 40 portraits of some of...
Social media and influencers feed off each other in a relationship that many young people crave for themselves Panayiotis, aged nine, wants to become a gaming influencer when he grows up because he wants to “get likes and earn money”. Though so young, he has an extensive knowledge of...
A sustainable, easy and eco-friendly method to light a fireplace. Many people believe that the fire burns from the bottom up, laying the lighting material (sticks, blocks and paper) at the bottom and placing the logs on top. However, Swiss research has shown that there is a better combustion of...
Around 45 divers turned up on Saturday for the annual decorating of the Zenobia shipwreck off Larnaca. The ornaments were removed after the event to preserve the authenticity of the wreck, one of the most popular dives in the world. The ferry, owned now by A.A.K. Larnaca Napa Sea Cruises,...
South Korea reported a record 1,097 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, including an outbreak in a Seoul prison that infected 188 as the country’s latest wave of COVID-19 worsens. With daily infections over 1,000 for a fifth consecutive day, some medical experts and politicians criticised the government for being too...
Diko leader Nicolas Papadopoulos was unrepentant on Sunday over the chaos caused by rejection of the 2021 state budget in which he had a hand. In an interview with Phileleftheros, he said he would not budge on his position and blamed ruling Disy leader Averof Neophytou, and the president for...
There are over 6,000 clinical studies proving turmeric to be the #1 healing plant today. The reason turmeric is so beneficial is because it contains an active compound called curcumin that is highly anti-inflammatory. According to Dr. Josh Axe in this video, turmeric offers: Pain relief as an anti-inflammatory Balancing...
“You can be scruffy with this… don’t try to be pretty!” Christmas isn’t Christmas without mince pies. This recipe ticks all the boxes for a quick, tasty treat full of festive flavour… without the buttery pastry casing! In this variation, roast chestnuts, sour fruits and sweet mincemeat are encased in...
London and southeast England may stay under tighter coronavirus curbs for some time, Britain’s health minister suggested on Sunday, saying dropping plans to ease restrictions for Christmas was needed to stem a new fast-spreading strain. He suggested people act as if they have the virus. Under fire for imposing an...
But the weaker side – the Greek Cypriots – must avoid maximalist demands ‘It’s not enough to think you’re right; you must also convince outsiders that you’re right’ This was the advice offered by Kyriacos Mitsotakis, the prime minister of Greece, in an interview given in Brussels shortly after the...
‘Drawing with wire’ can be like drawing in space – a lot of fun for children and grown-ups alike. In this project, San Francisco Fine Arts Museum teaching artist, Hannah Freeman demonstrates how to create free-form sculptures with wire, inspired by the work of Japanese-American sculptor Ruth Asawa. View the...
Most of the work involved in examining the bones of a deceased national guardsman was completed on Saturday and the process will be resumed on Tuesday, it was reported on Sunday. The remains of Thanasis Nicolaou were exhumed on Thursday, 15 years after his death, following years of perseverance by...
