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Public opinion: Cyprus turns 60 (video)
A few days before the Republic of Cyprus marked 60 years as an independent state (having gained its independence from Britain on October 1st, 1960), we solicited reactions from a selection of people on...
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From pop stardom to donkey farming
In a woman who has forged a second career, THEO PANAYIDES finds someone living for the now who can still feel the love from when she was on stage Looking back, I’m actually a bit surprised that we...
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Public opinion: Cyprus turns 60 (video)
A few days before the Republic of Cyprus marked 60 years as an independent state (having gained its independence from Britain in 1960), we solicited reactions from a selection of people on the streets...
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‘Sextech’ expert on the future of sex
In one of the leading speakers at the upcoming Reflect futurecasting festival, THEO PANAYIDES meets a risk taker, a former competitive snowboarder and IT executive who is now the world’s leading...
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Anti-corruption demo in Nicosia (video)
After lawyers and officials involved in the Cyprus passport scheme were exposed as corrupt in an undercover video, hundreds of people gathered in Nicosia to protest. (This was a day after the scheme in...
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Chronically-ill campaigner finds something to live for
In a man who healed himself and is now a patient in residence, THEO PANAYIDES finds someone warning of an epidemic of lifestyle-related illnesses – even though he is gushy and high-energy himself And I...
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Cinemas ‘bleeding’ amid the pandemic
Cinemas face a double whammy: they’re closed areas and would-be blockbusters have been postponed By Theo Panayides George Papageorgiou owns the Pantheon in Nicosia, the only single-screen commercial...
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Professional deceptionologist knows when you’re lying
Focusing on micro expressions is how an honest and blunt deceptionologist detects untruths, much like the games of chess he played in his youth. THEO PANAYIDES meets him People lie in interviews....
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Hot air balloon thriller ‘something great’ for Cyprus film industry
Marianna Rosset remembers the time, around 10 years ago, when she opened a restaurant in southern Russia. Friends urged her not to sink all her money into the project, advising her to buy a flat in...
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Dollmaker is ‘a blue in a world of yellows’
A self-confessed lifelong misfit, and trained fashion designer, now spends his time surrounded by dolls, which he has enjoyed since a child. THEO PANAYIDES meets a man averse to doing anything against...
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Coronavirus: Are you scared? (CM Video)
A few hours before the health minister announced new measures (stopping short of a full lockdown), we asked a random selection of people on the streets of Nicosia if they’re afraid of the virus, and...
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Political cartoonist is a quiet subversive
Entering the studio of a political cartoonist, THEO PANAYIDES feels he is entering another world, where a man against political correctness balanced anarchy with being a civil servant Right on the edge...
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Independent MP is a breath of fresh air
THEO PANAYIDES meets a woman who refuses to grants favours for votes and is determined to change a corrupt system, while insisting that revolution has an age limit Anna Theologou is quite an unusual...
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A nation gripped by the fear of a virus
Coronavirus is not the first pandemic to have gripped the world. One hundred years ago the Spanish flu saw schools in Cyprus close, people fretting and the devastation of towns and villages The...
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Hard work, strong nerves and a sense of vocation
In a locally-born actress whose career has ranged from a TV nurse to a Covid short shot on the balcony, THEO PANAYIDES finds a trained lawyer who puts discipline as the root of her success Eight months...
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The 5G health debate
5G is coming, and it’s going to be the driver for a new world, but its launch is proving to be divisive A few days before the auction of licences for the implementation of 5G in Cyprus, the new...
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How the pandemic affected us: the senior citizen
The Cyprus Mail continues its weekly feature talking to an individual who represents a specific group on how they have survived a year like no other. This week, a senior citizen Nicos Lakoufis is 86....
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Turkish Cypriot filmmaker pushes past the ‘No’s
In a Limassol-born Turkish Cypriot film director, THEO PANAYIDES finds a man with a persistent side and a love of Cypriot rhythm My phone rings, the ‘90’ country code denoting a Turkish number. “Did we...
View ArticleCoronavirus in Cyprus: How about the vaccine? (video)
A few days before Covid vaccinations are due to start, we asked a selection of people on the streets of Nicosia if they plan to get vaccinated, and how far they think the vaccine will change the...
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Medical maverick looks back in anger
Outspoken and contentious, in a former MP and coroner THEO PANAYIDES finds a man perpetually misunderstood and disappointed in how the public is easily led and unwilling to fight the corruption that...
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