Новости за 24.02.2020

The electricity authority (EAC) on Monday reassured consumers that it would rectify the overcharging in some bills caused by a software technical problem. The EAC’s spokesperson Christina Pavlidou told state broadcaster CyBC that the problem was observed in a small number of bills and was because the software system charged...

By Colin Packham Australia is under an “unprecedented” threat of foreign espionage and interference, one of the country’s most senior spy chiefs said on Monday. In a rare speech, Mike Burgess, Director-General of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) said a range of nations are seeking to influence lawmakers, government...

House president Demetris Syllouris on Monday presented the draft of the MPs’ code of conduct arguing it is yet another tool reinforcing institutions and democracy in terms of transparency and avoiding conflict of interest. The code of conduct was the initiative of the House ethics committee and prepared in cooperation...

Authorities on Monday were trying to bring back 12 high school pupils and their teacher from Milan after their two-week trip was cancelled due to concerns over the spread of Covid19 or coronavirus around the Italian city. When they return, the group will be examined and if they exhibit no...

The new play by the highly-acclaimed Christopher Hampton, which recently premiered in London with the great Dame Maggie Smith returning to the stage, makes a Pan-Hellenic premiere in Cyprus on March 6. Titled A German Life, the play is based on the life and testimony of Brunhilde Pomsel – a...

Justice Minister Giorgos Savvides will be meeting with political party leaders on Tuesday to discuss corruption in football, following a spate of recent revelations on match-fixing and irregular betting activity. Akel head Andros Kyprianou and Diko boss Nicolas Papadopoulos will personally attend, while ruling Disy are to be represented by...

By Brendan Pierson Former movie producer Harvey Weinstein was convicted of sexual assault and rape by a New York jury on Monday in a milestone verdict for the #MeToo movement that inspired women to go public with misconduct allegations against powerful men. Once one of Hollywood’s most powerful producers, Weinstein,...

Around 30 people were injured on Monday after a car ploughed into a carnival parade in the western German town of Volkmarsen, police said on Monday. Regional broadcaster Hessenschau said police believed the driver, identified as a 29-year-old German citizen, had acted deliberately, but that nothing was immediately known about...

The condition of former Edek leader, Vassos Lyssarides, who was admitted to a private clinic on Saturday with respiratory problems, is improving the socialist party said on Monday. Lyssarides, 99, was taken to Evangelistria clinic on Saturday evening after feeling unwell. Edek leader Marinos Sizopoulos visited the party’s honorary president...

A 63-year-old man and his son, 33, were jailed for four and three months respectively on Monday over the death of a tourist who drowned in the swimming pool of a facility they operated in Ayia Napa in August 2014. Their company was also fined €2,000. The two men were...

Plans to change the status of some 4,000 civil servants on open contracts to permanent can go ahead if the legislation is amended, MPs heard on Monday. The House finance committee was told that two bills designed to change the regime were unconstitutional although one could fly by amending the...

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed his readiness to resume efforts on the Cyprus problem right after the elections in the north, Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides said on Monday after a meeting with the UN chief in Switzerland. Both men are in Geneva for the 43rd session of the UN Human...

If you are in college and feel the need to change environments for a while, your best bet is studying abroad. Traveling across the ocean will open up new perspectives and expand your horizons in ways previously unimaginable. You will immerse yourself in another culture, learn a new language, hang...

Aegean airlines said Monday passengers who wish to change their travel dates because of the Covid 19 virus could do so between now and March 20 without rebooking fees. The airline said passengers who want to fly later to any destination will not be charged. It also said it will...

Turkey’s economy grew 5% in the fourth quarter and expanded 0.6% in the year as a whole, just above the government forecast, a Reuters poll showed on Monday as the country shook off the recessionary impact of a 2018 currency crisis. The major emerging market economy contracted 2.3% in the...

National investment promotion agency InvestCyprus on Monday announced the creation of a specialised unit in a bid to reach Cyprus’ national tourist strategy for 2030 which aims at attracting five million tourists a year. InvestCyprus will operate as a one-stop shop providing information to potential investors on infrastructure projects and...

Police are still on the lookout for Mohamad Al-Shalal, a 27-year-old from Syria, who is believed to be connected to the fatal stabbing of a 24-year-old Pakistani national on Sunday morning in Rigenis Street, in old Nicosia. The killing has highlighted the poor living conditions and tensions associated with the...

Recycling company Green Dot came into the firing line on Monday as Frenaros community council called for the agriculture minister to mediate a spat between the two. The village in the Famagusta district has requested on three occasions to join the recycling programme but has been denied service by the...

France has warned the UK that it will not be “blackmailed” into accepting a “bad” post-Brexit trade deal because of Boris Johnson’s December 31 deadline. Ministers from the 27 remaining European Union members will meet in Brussels on Tuesday to agree the negotiating mandate for the talks on the UK’s...

It’s a heart-warming story, part whimsical, part heart-breaking. A true tale turned into a film by Tim Firth in 2003, Calendar Girls touched millions of people as it told the story of a group of women, well past their youth who decide to pose for a nude calendar when they...

Five vital signs monitors have been donated to five public hospitals by the Cans for Kids non-profit organisation. The hospitals to benefit from the donations are the Makarios hospital and the Thalassemia Centre in Nicosia and the general hospitals in Larnaca, Famagusta and Polis Chrysochous. Vital signs monitors can measure...

Looking back to 1974, the GC’s using various pretexts turned down the return of Varosha on a number of occasions, probably the best being in 1978 in exchange for only re-starting negotiations!The reasons given then have been discussed extensively many times.The other major lost opportunity was in 2004 when it...

The Limassol criminal court sentenced two men, 48 and 38, to 12 and 10 years in jail respectively for possession of close to nine kilos of cocaine and a number of cannabis plants. The two suspects were arrested on August 21, 2019. They had been placed under surveillance by police...

By Preston Wilder It seems wrong to say it – British period dramas coming, after all, with a presumption of Quality, not just entertainment – but The Aeronauts only works as an action movie. This tale of scientist James Glaisher (Eddie Redmayne) and pilot Amelia Wren (Felicity Jones) taking to...

The Ayia Marina church in the Green Line will come to life on Green Monday as the area will be opened up from 9am to 5pm. “The church will be open for worship, while visitors will have the opportunity to enjoy the magnificent nature in the area,” the municipality of...