Archive for 2021
Giving is everything
Extract from his autobiogra-phy ‘Report to Greco’ (1961),
by Nikos Kazantzakis
Chapter 18, Italy
It was almost nightfall. The whole day: rain, torrents of rain. Drenched to the bone, I arrived in a little Calabrian village. I had to find …
Festive recipes
Christmas recipes
Kourabiedes (Almond Cookies)
Ingredients:
1 packet of unsalted butter or trex
2 egg yolks
1 Greek coffee cup icing sugar
3 tablespoons baking powder
3/4 cups roasted almonds, chopped in large chunks
Rosewater
Self raising flour (your …
Film Reviews
FILMS FOR CHRISTMAS AND THE NEW YEAR
LICORICE PIZZA
A new film from Paul Thomas Anderson, the director of such modern classics as BOOGIE NIGHTS, THERE WILL BE BLOOD and THE MASTER, is always an eagerly awaited event and his …
Croesus of Lydia
Croesus (pronounced ‘KREE-sus’) was the King of Lydia, a country in western Asia (corresponding to modern-day Turkey) who reigned for 14 years: from 560 BC until his defeat by the Persian King Cyrus the Great in 546 BC.
He was …
The Management and Staff of Parikiaki wish our community a very Merry Christmas and a Happy, Healthy & Prosperous New Year.
The Management and Staff of Parikiaki wish our community a very Merry Christmas and a Happy, Healthy & Prosperous New Year.
Our offices will be closed from 24 December 2021 – 3 January 2022.
Our next edition is out on …
Trafalgar Square’s New Year’s Eve celebration cancelled due to Covid surge
London’s New Year’s Eve celebrations in Trafalgar Square have been cancelled due to a surge in Covid cases, fuelled by the Omicron variant.
Mayor Sadiq Khan announced on Monday night the event, organised to replace the cancelled fireworks which usually …
Cyprus: Hundreds transferred after coronavirus outbreak at overcrowded migrant camp
After more than 80 people tested positive for COVID-19 at the Pournara migrant camp, Cypriot health authorities have moved hundreds of migrants to another location. The living conditions at Pournara had been denounced by MPs after a visit last week.…
Updated measures for people arriving in Cyprus from the UK
Due to the rapid increase in Omicron cases in the United Kingdom, all passengers entering the Republic of Cyprus from the United Kingdom over the age of 12 and regardless of vaccination coverage or previous illness are required to do …
Pre-Christmas Omicron surge leads to record new British COVID cases
Britain recorded a record number of new coronavirus cases on Thursday as the Omicron variant swept across the country, with the daily tally reaching 119,789 from 106,122 a day earlier.
Many industries and transport networks are struggling with staff shortages …
