Новости за 15.01.2020

Last year was the Earth’s second-hottest since records began, and the world should brace itself for more extreme weather events like the bushfires ravaging much of Australia, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Wednesday. The Geneva-based WMO combined several datasets, including two from the U.S. space administration NASA and...

Cyprus Championship Ethnikos Achnas 0-0 Apoel Cyprus Cup, last 16, first leg Ermis 0-5 Omonia Olympiakos 0-0 Anorthosis AEL 2-1 Alki Oroklinis Pafos FC 0-1 Nea Salamina

An ambitious climate and energy plan for the 2020-2030 period, which aims to save €500m, was approved by the cabinet on Wednesday. “A decisive step has been taken for Cyprus to move towards green and more environmentally friendly policies,” Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis said. “The plan, we expect, will get...

The Association of Cypriot Archaeologists on Wednesday joined the movement opposing the archbishop’s decision to convert the Hadjigeorgakis Kornesios Mansion into a Byzantine museum. In a written statement, the archaeologists said the decision raised serious concerns over the handling of the historic monument, which is currently an Ethnological museum. They...

Greece‘s conservative government on Wednesday nominated top judge Katerina Sakellaropoulou for the Greek presidency, a largely ceremonial role selected by the country’s parliament. Sakellaropoulou, 64, now president of the Council of State, Greece‘s top administrative court, would be the first female president if elected by lawmakers. “I think its time for...

Jeffrey Epstein’s estate was sued on Wednesday by the U.S. Virgin Islands, which claimed that the late accused sex offender raped and trafficked in dozens of young women and girls on a private Caribbean island he owned. The complaint filed by Virgin Islands Attorney General Denise George significantly broadens the...

Adjustments to the four-monthly exam model are progressing smoothly with some changes expected soon Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou said on Wednesday. “The first four-monthly exam period was a success,” he said, when asked how the education ministry is handling the issue. The four-monthly exams were approved by the legislature in...

MPs on Wednesday wrapped up discussion on an amendment of the rent control law that makes it easier for landlords to evict tenants, a difficult task at present. The head of the House legal affairs committee, Disy MP Giorgos Georgiou said after Wednesday’s meeting that consultations on the bill tabled...

The transport minister will be meeting with the association of imported used cars in the coming days to discuss subsidy plans, it emerged on Wednesday. Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos said the association of used car dealers asked for a meeting to discuss their suggestions after they had been left out...

US President Donald Trump and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He signed a deal on Wednesday in the White House that cut some U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods in exchange for Chinese pledges to purchase more of American farm, energy and manufactured goods and address some U.S. complaints about intellectual property...

Islands have the same rights as mainland regions to an exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and continental shelf, the US State Department said on Wednesday. In response to a question by the Athens News Agency (ANA), a spokesman of the US State Department, said Ankara’s claims on the matter were contrary...

Turkish Cypriots in the north have detained 33 Syrian men who arrived in Cyprus by boat the previous day. The men, aged between 20 and 40, were intercepted near Limnitis. Reports from the north said the men are accused of entering the breakaway state without permission. Those detained said they...

Democrats in the US House of Representatives on Wednesday unveiled a seven-member team to prosecute President Donald Trump at his impeachment trial in the Senate, headed by a former prosecutor who has become a nemesis of the Republican president. After weeks of delay, the House is expected on Wednesday afternoon to...

Nine former members of the Kissonerga community council denied corruption charges on Wednesday in relation with alleged offences committed between 1997 and 2011. The defendants, aged 45 to 74, face a dozen charges including conspiracy to commit felony, abuse of power, dereliction of duty, forgery, and unlawful acquisition of property....

Justice Minister Giorgos Savvides said Wednesday the state aimed to have a package of bills designed to reform the island’s justice system passed by parliament by Easter. The minister was speaking after the House legal affairs committee finished discussing the most important bill of the package, that of dispensation of...

A 12-year-old girl was found alive on Wednesday after being buried for 18 hours when an avalanche in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir engulfed the family house. Samina Bibi recalled screaming and shouting for help as she lay trapped in a room under the snow. The death toll from Monday’s avalanches in Pakistan‘s Neelum Valley,...

A Greek Cypriot family of refugees from Famagusta filed a lawsuit against the head of Turkish Cypriot Democratic Party Fikri Ataoglu in a court in the Republic for illegal use of their property in the north. The hearing at the Famagusta district court was set for Wednesday but was postponed...

Liverpool are in line for more silverware at the Laureus World Sports Awards in Berlin next month. The Champions League winners and runaway Premier League leaders are shortlisted for Team of the Year and Comeback of the Year at the February 17 event. Liverpool, who recovered from a three-goal first-leg...

Russia‘s government unexpectedly resigned on Wednesday after President Vladimir Putin proposed sweeping constitutional changes that could allow him to extend his rule. Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said he was stepping down to give Putin room to carry out the changes, which, if implemented, would shift power to parliament and the...

Featuring lectures by two giants in their fields: Professors Nassim Nicholas Taleb at NYU and Spyros Makridakis at UNIC The University of Nicosia (UNIC) is launching the Makridakis Open Forecasting Center (MOFC), as an integral part of the University’s Institute For the Future (IFF) and in service of the Institute’s...

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Following reports in the media, the football association (CFA) said Wednesday it has received notifications concerning possible match-fixing in five fixtures, three for the second division league, and two for the cup. The reports said suspicious betting activity had been recorded in three second division games – Ermis vs Digenis,...

Hairstylist Daniel Lynes offers his advice for keeping your silver looking super Stroll down the hair aisle at any chemist and you’ll see box after box of dye stamped with the words ‘100% grey coverage’. For years, covering up even the slightest hint of silver has been the norm for...

Climate change and environmental destruction top the risks highlighted by world decision-makers in a survey ahead of the 2020 gathering of the global elite in the Swiss ski resort of Davos. For the first time the annual risk report, compiled by the World Economic Forum (WEF), found the top five concerns...

It’s not altogether clear but it seems that the companies merely derived a Bradford Factor for employees which they could take into account as just one input to HR management rather than there being automatic consequences for an employee if certain levels are calculated (which certainly would be problematic). The...