Новости за 17.04.2020

The chief rabbi of Cyprus Arie Zeev Raskin on Friday weighed in on the kosher slaughter debate and the proposal to boost Cyprus’ economy with export of the meat to Israel. A law amendment allowing the slaughter of goats and sheep according to Jewish dietary laws for meat exports to...

Russia on Friday accused Norway’s coastguards of detaining a Russian fishing trawler near a remote chain of islands in the Arctic earlier this month and said it had filed a protest to Oslo over the incident. The Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, about 850 km (500 miles) north of mainland Norway,...

Brazil’s power industry has balked at a request from Argentina to release water at the giant Itaipu hydroelectric dam, said people familiar with the matter, which would lower scarce reserves to help Argentine farmers load more soy at river ports. Brazil and Argentina are expected to hold a fresh round...

The health ministry’s blood centre said on Friday there was adequate blood supply and thanked the 6,146 donors who, since the Covid-19 outbreak began, on March 9 had donated 5,399 blood units. “We are still going through a very difficult period, in which we must be on constant alert and...

The health ministry on Friday announced 15 new cases of coronavirus bringing the total to 750 as authorities prepared to ramp up security measures over the Easter weekend. Virologist Leontios Kostrikis said the picture that was emerging was satisfactory and that things were heading in the right direction. He added...

The health ministry on Friday announced 15 new cases of coronavirus bringing the total to 750 as authorities prepared to ramp up security measures over the Easter weekend. Virologist Leontios Kostrikis said the picture that was emerging was satisfactory and that things were heading in the right direction. The health...

Premier League clubs on Friday discussed possible models for finishing the current season but did not consider a specific date for play to resume while UK government lockdown restrictions remain in place. Representatives of the 20 teams took part in a conference call to look at various possible options for...

Nearly 1,300 people who died of the coronavirus in the Chinese city of Wuhan, or half the total, were not counted in death tolls because of lapses, state media said on Friday, but Beijing dismissed claims that there had been any kind of cover-up. The central city where the outbreak emerged...

By Sarah Marshall Along with limiting our social interactions, the lockdown is playing havoc with personal pedometers. There’s only so many steps you can clock up between the bedroom, bathroom and kitchen, after all. Once restrictions are lifted, we’ll all be yearning to venture on expeditions far and wide, including...

Helicopters and drones will be used by police to check movement regulations over the Easter weekend as part of measures to stop the spread of coronavirus, authorities said on Friday. In a statement, justice minister Giorgos Savvides said he instructed police to conduct more patrols on the motorways over Easter...

Employees temporarily laid off due to the coronavirus are complaining that the state benefit is not enough to cover their expenses. The labour ministry’s hotline 1433 received numerous calls from citizens asking how the benefit is calculated after they received their allowances. They say the amount is too small. There...

FIFPro, the worldwide representative organisation for 65,000 professional footballers has asked the Cyprus Football Association (CFA) to reconsider their proposal to reduce the players’ salaries, which have been at the centre of discussions since the suspension of the championship due to the coronavirus outbreak. On April 13 the CFA came...

Bobby Moore was named Britain’s sports personality of the year in 1966 after leading England to glory in the World Cup, and now another Captain Moore has become a surprise contender to follow in his footsteps – at the age of 99. World War Two veteran Tom Moore has raised...

The coronavirus outbreak in Germany has become manageable again as the number of patients who have recovered has been higher than the number of new infections every day this week, the health minister said on Friday. Germany has the fifth highest COVID-19 caseload behind the United States, Spain, Italy and...

The department for prisons on Friday announced inmates have been allowed additional phone hours and skype calls during the month that visitation has been cancelled due to Covid-19. In an announcement wishing happy Easter holidays to the inmates, the department numbered all the measures implemented since March 10 to avoid...

On Friday Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos announced on Facebook that his Instagram account had been hacked. “I was very disappointed to find out that someone used my name to create a fake Instagram account,” he said. “The fake account, aside from my name, used my personal information and my pictures...

State nurses’ union Pasyno on Friday in its Easter message urged people to strictly follow measures against the spread of coronavirus to help them overcome the pandemic. The union said that nurses were on the front line of the struggle against “an invisible enemy” and were trying to save lives...

House President Demetris Syllouris sought to play down Friday the decision to honour the late former interior minister Dinos Michaelides who had been convicted for corruption in Greece following the reaction of parties, after the fact. On Wednesday, the few MPs present at the plenum were asked to stand up...

Only 16 per cent of Cypriot employees are equipped with company portable devices that allow mobile internet connection such as smartphones, the second lowest number in the EU after Bulgaria. According to a newly published Eurostat report, the share in Bulgaria was 11 per cent in 2019. Shares were also...

Former England and Leeds defender Norman Hunter has died aged 76. Hunter, who made 28 appearances for the Three Lions and was part of the 1966 World Cup-winning squad, was last week admitted to hospital with coronavirus. Leeds said in a statement: “Leeds United are devastated to learn of the...

An official state website was launched Friday informing the public, including citizens stranded abroad, about all matters concerning the pandemic in Cyprus. In a written statement the presidency announced the launch of a platform available at www.covid19.cy. Click on  ‘ΜΕΤΑΚΙΝΗΣΕΙΣ’ at the top for English or Russian, the other two languages...

Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci said he was waiting for action against him over accusations by the ‘government’ that he had ‘smuggled’ into the north medical supplies and protective equipment delivered by the Greek Cypriot side on Thursday at his request. President Nicos Anastasiades had responded positively to a request...

The Cyprus News Digest, in collaboration with the Cyprus Mail, brings you an in-depth analysis of some of the latest developments in local and international – in audio form. Presented by Rosie Charalambous, this week An online diagnostic tool can help you decide if you need to see the doctor...

John Christodoulou, the Founder of the Yianis Christodoulou Foundation has launched the initiative to provide free food packages delivered to the homes of all the members of the Cypriot community in need, vulnerable and elderly, in collaboration with the National Federation of Cypriots in the UK. This initiative was taken...

If the La Liga season is cut short or abandoned due to the coronavirus pandemic, the four teams on top of the most recent completed round of standings will qualify for next season’s Champions League, the Spanish Football Association (RFEF) said. With all teams having played 27 matches before the...