Новости за 28.02.2020

The EU’s adoption of the sanctions list against Turkey which includes the names of two Turkish Petroleum (TPAO) officials is a new example of the bloc’s biased and unlawful attitude but is also null and void, the Turkish foreign ministry said on Friday. In a written statement following the announcement...

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday described an escalation in fighting in northwest Syria that killed dozens of Turkish troops as “one of the most alarming moments” of the nine-year-old war and called for an immediate ceasefire. The U.N. Security Council is due to meet later on Friday after 33...

A 24-year-old man has been sentenced to seven months in jail in Famagusta for reckless driving and being under the influence of alcohol. The man was arrested on January 28 after he was caught driving on the wrong side of the road under the influence of alcohol. According to the...

The Famagusta district court on Friday sentenced a 31-year-old man to 45 days in jail for attacking and threatening to kill another man. Police arrested the defendant during early morning hours on June 2018 in a nightclub in Paralimni. He had attacked a 25-year-old man causing him slight head injury....

U.S. President Donald Trump, in a call with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Friday, backed de-escalation of violence in northwestern Syria and called on the Syrian government, Russia and Iran to halt their offences, the White House said. “Trump reaffirmed his support for Turkey’s efforts to de-escalate the situation in...

Drivers at Larnaca’s public bus company Zenon said Friday they were calling off a planned indefinite strike from March 4 after a meeting with the transport ministry in which their demands had been satisfied. Trade unions Sek, Peo and Deok issued an announcement on Friday saying the strike has been...

A major fire was ongoing on Friday in the area of the Gare de Lyon railway station in southeastern Paris. French police said on Twitter that the railway station was being evacuated, without elaborating on the causes of the fire. A Reuters witness saw huge clouds of black smoke billowing...

The foreign ministry on Friday urged Cyprus residents who are abroad or who plan to go abroad to avoid extensive travel if visiting virus-hit counties unless absolutely necessary, just as a precaution. People are also advised to avoid visiting countries with a large number of reported coronavirus cases. The announcement...

The government on Friday defended its decision to close the crossings at Ledra Street, Astromeritis, Lefka and Dherynia for seven days as part of measures to prevent a possible spread of the coronavirus, after Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci said the measure was spreading panic among the two communities. Health...

Refugees in Turkey headed towards European frontiers on Friday after an official declared that borders had been thrown open, a response to the escalating war in Syria where 33 Turkish soldiers were killed by Russian-backed Syrian government troops. Moscow and Ankara traded blame over the strike in northwest Syria, the...

The pound dropped sharply on Friday, losing nearly 1% against the euro and the dollar as worries about the fast-spreading coronavirus sent investors out of currencies deemed riskier. As investors rushed for the safe-haven Japanese yen, Swiss franc and U.S. dollar, sterling fell to its lowest against the dollar since...

Larnaca district court on Friday sentenced a 39-year-old man to two years in jail for illegal drug possession and intent to sell. The man was arrested on August 22 last year after the drug squad found 12 pieces of aluminium foil with traces of heroin, a grinder with around two...

Tottenham Hotspur forward Son Heung-min will self-isolate, in line with government recommendations over the coronavirus, on his return to London after travelling home to South Korea, the Premier League club said on Friday. Son travelled to Seoul for surgery on a fractured arm and will be out of action in...

Chelsea manager Frank Lampard urged his players on Friday to put their midweek Champions League humbling by Bayern Munich behind them and refocus their attention on the fight for the top four in the Premier League. The 3-0 loss to the German champions at Stamford Bridge in the first leg...

Prince Charles would rather meet the two Cypriot leaders in the buffer zone than meet Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci in the north, media there reported on Friday. Turkish Cypriot website Diyalog said that as part of the royal visit the Prince of Wales and Duchess of York are scheduled...

Greece tightened border controls on Friday, sending security forces to hold back migrants heading for the country by land and sea after Turkey warned that it would no longer prevent refugees from leaving. Greece was the main gateway for hundreds of thousands of refugees, many fleeing fighting in Syria, who streamed out...

The man who spend four sleepless nights locked in a cage with 30 dogs said he was sad to leave the shelter on Friday morning. Green Party leader Giorgos Perdikis visited Aradippou dog shelter early on Friday to watch dog trainer David Reid coming out after spending five days with...

As part of measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus, the health ministry said Friday it had intensified airport controls to cover people who travelled to certain countries with a high number of incidents within the last 14 days. The controls concern Italy, specifically regions of Lombardy, Venice, Emilia...

A man who had been aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship has become the first British national to die from the coronavirus. Japan’s health ministry said the latest death brought deaths from the virus in the country to eleven, including six who were on board the cruise ship, which has...

By Laura Harding You do not have to get too far into the chilling sci-fi film Little Joe to sense that something is not quite right. Actually, maybe you realise it straight away, that feeling of hypnotic unease lurking somewhere in the back of brain as it creeps further and...

A woman who was tested for Covid-19 after being admitted to Limassol hospital on Thursday evening is not infected, it was announced on Friday afternoon. “I have just been informed by the Institute of Neurology and Genetics that the third suspected case of coronavirus tested negative,” Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou...

Labour union Deok on Friday offered its holiday facilities to be used to quarantine people who may have the coronavirus. They offered the facilities for those who have been in contact with people infected with the coronavirus but have no symptoms of the disease. The union made the decision after...

Greta Thunberg denounced politicians and the media on Friday for failing her generation, saying the world is on fire but they are ignoring a looming climate cataclysm. Several thousand people attended a rally in the southwestern English city of Bristol to see Thunberg, the teenage activist who has reprimanded governments across...

Manchester United will face Austrian side LASK in the last 16 of the Europa League following Friday’s draw in Nyon. Fellow Premier League side Wolves take on Olympiacos, while Rangers face Bundesliga outfit Bayer Leverkusen. Rangers will be at Ibrox for the first leg on March 12, with Wolves and...

By Lisa Salmon It’s never been easy to be a teenager – but to add to the standard adolescent angst, today’s young people are exposed to a huge amount of online pressure to look a certain, idealised way. And it’s not just teenage girls whose self-esteem and mental health is...