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Britain’s Prince Charles visits Cotswold Farm Park
Britain's Prince Charles looks at a Gloucestershire Old Spot pig with her piglets during a visit to Cotswold Farm Park in Guiting Power near...
CMP resumes excavations on Thursday
CMP, the Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus will resume its excavations on both sides of the island on Thursday. The operations were suspended...
Signature Cocktails at Zonkey
The bartenders of Zonkey are creating some of the well-made signature but also, many other classic cocktails. From the most favourite ones up until...
Higher education post-COVID19 (opinion)
By Stephen Lillie and Angela Hennelly
While the disruption the COVID19 pandemic has caused to economies worldwide is immense, there may also be benefits for...
Chinese researchers warn of new virus in pigs with human pandemic risk
A new flu virus found in Chinese pigs has become more infectious to humans and needs to be watched closely in case it becomes...
Swedish FM honours Cypriot marking 10th anniversary of RTCYPP
Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs Ann Linde honoured the Cypriot Director of the Office of the Religious Track, Salpy Eskidjian Weiderud, marking the ten...
President Anastasiades discusses Covid-19 response with Austrian Chancellor
President Nicos Anastasiades and Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz discussed the positive signs in both countries with regard to the coronavirus outbreak that enables the...
Cyprus’ beaches have the best water quality in the EU
Cyprus had the highest proportion of bathing sites with excellent water quality in the European Union with 99.1.%, according to a report by the...
15 police members charged in Metaxas murders case
Fifteen police officers charged with dereliction of duty in connection with the Mitsero serial murders case have given their reply, president of the independent...
Cyprus’ unemployment in April rises to 8.9%
Cyprus' unemployment in April rose to 8.9% from 6.7% the previous month and 7.5% in the same month the previous year, according to figures...
New app offers real time air quality data for Nicosia
CARDET (Centre for the Advancement of Research & Development in Educational Technology) has announced the launch of an app with real-time air quality data...
President Anastasiades to visit Israel the soonest
President Nicos Anastasiades will visit Israel the soonest possible, accompanied by the ministers of Foreign Affairs, Energy, Defence and Deputy Minister of Tourism, to...
Britain sets out new post-Brexit global tariff regime
The United Kingdom announced a new post-Brexit tariff regime on Tuesday to replace the European Union's external tariff, maintaining a 10% tariff on cars...
CFA terminates this year’s football season
The Cyprus Football Association (CFA) Board of Directors at its meeting on Friday decided the permanent interruption of this year's football season.
In a lengthy...
New protocols for beauty centres ahead of May 21 reopening
The Health Ministry on Friday unveiled new hygiene rules that will come into force when beauty centres reopen on May 21 to help protect...
White House directs staff to wear masks after officials contract coronavirus
The White House on Monday directed all people entering the West Wing, where the daily operations of President Donald Trump's administration are carried out,...
British economy on track for biggest contraction ‘in living memory’
Britain's economy is on course for an unprecedented 7% quarterly contraction after measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus forced company closures across...
Musical evening to bid farewell to quarantined guests
Students and other guests in quarantine at a hotel in Paphos were treated to a musical evening on their last night, CNA reports.
It said...
InvestCyprus: Online roadshow on Covid-19 response plan
Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides will join an online discussion with investors on Cyprus' response to the coronavirus pandemic.
The discussion is being organised by Invest...
Aradippou mayor apologises for church attendance
Aradippou Mayor Evangelos Evangelides on Monday extended an explanation and an apology for attending a service at Apostolos Loukas church on Saturday morning.
The mayor...
OLAF: Funds for fire detection end up in casino project in Cyprus
EU money to improve forest fire detection was in fact pumped into a casino/hotel project in Cyprus, the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) has discovered.
It...
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Fourteen new covid-19 cases detected on Saturday
The Ministry of Health on Saturday said 14 new cases of the SARS-CoV-II virus were detected out of a total of 3,813 laboratory diagnostic...
Local
Abide by measures to contain coronavirus, Cyprus President tells youth
President Nicos Anastasiades has urged the Mediterranean island's young people to abide by measures taken to contain the coronavirus pandemic.
“What needs to be understood...
World
Husband punches shark to save wife in Australian shark attack
A man jumped onto a great white shark and punched it to save his wife when it attacked her on Saturday at a beach...
Local
New yellow alert for high temperatures on Sunday
Temperatures in Cyprus will be high enough on Sunday and the Meteorological Service has issued a new yellow alert - in effect from noon...
World
Debenhams appoints advisers to draw up plans for possible liquidation
Struggling British department store chain has appointed Hilco Capital to draw up contingency plans for a possible liquidation of the chain in the unlikely...
Taste
Local Food
Octopus ‘Kathisto’ (or Octopus braised in Wine)
Ingredients:
1/2 cup Greek extra virgin olive oil
2 medium onions, chopped fine
1 large octopus, about 2kg (cleaned and kept whole)
3/4 cup dry red wine
1/3 cup...
Local Food
Homemade lemonade
Ingredients:
1 cup lemon juice
1 cup sugar
Method:
Thoroughly wash the lemons with soap and warm water. Roll each lemon with the palm of your hand, pressing...
Local Food
‘Striftaria’ mini cheese pies
Ingredients
1 ½ cup milk
2 tbsps. flour
4 tsps. of butter
3 eggs, slightly beaten + 1 extra with 1 tbs. of milk for spreading
1 pack of...
Local Food
Mini potato canapes baked on salt
Ingredients
Serves: 12
1kg small Cypriot potatoes
rock salt, as needed
250g salted butter
300ml full fat cremé frâiche
1 pot cod or salmon roe
Method
Prep:20min › Cook:35min › Ready in:55min
Take...