Новости за 28.04.2020

The central prisons have for 20 days ignored a letter from the Prisoners and Ex-cons Association calling for the immediate release of convicts in the vulnerable groups as a measure to stop the spread of coronavirus, the group said on Tuesday. Deputy head of association Yiannis Polychronis said the letter...

France said on Tuesday that the Libyan conflict could not be solved through unilateral decisions, but only under U.N.-backed dialogue after Libya’s eastern-based military leader Khalifa Haftar’s move to seize control of the country. “The solution to the Libyan conflict can only go through dialogue between the parties under the...

The health ministry needs to closely examine charges for coronavirus tests, the audit office said on Tuesday ahead of a second batch of 20,000 tests being conducted on private sector employees. In a statement, the office said the new batch of 20,000 tests, expected to be conducted in 20 days...

Solaris Engineering (CY) Limited announced on Tuesday it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with H4E Gasfuel Ltd to provide services for the design and construction of a floating storage and regasification unit (Fsru) for natural gas in Cyprus. H4E Gasfuel Ltd is part of a consortium including Oslo-based Hoegh...

Engomi municipal council on Tuesday called on the government’s coronavirus advisory committee to propose extensive testing in their area after concerns voiced over the detection of cases in supermarkets and the possible spread to the local population. The call follows statements earlier in the week by member of the advisory...

Archbishop Chrysostomos on Tuesday told health professionals who advocated opening churches to mind their own business and stay out of Church matters. Weighing into the debate that started with a group of health professional signing a petition to open churches for worship and arguing that the coronavirus cannot be transmitted...

A case involving 20 parishioners who locked themselves into a Limassol church last Thursday to avoid being fined by police for violating movement restrictions is to be forwarded to the attorney-general’s office. The priest from the Ayios Georgios church in Erimi and the community leader are also included in the...

The Cyprus Shipping Chamber on Tuesday called on its members to sound their ships’ horns on May 1 in whichever port they may be in to honour seafarers on International Workers’ Day. The move is an initiative by the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and the International Transport Workers’ Federation...

By Joel Schectman, Christopher Bing and Jack Stubbs WASHINGTON, April 28 (Reuters) – When law enforcement agencies want to gather evidence locked inside an iPhone, they often turn to hacking software from the Israeli firm Cellebrite. By manually plugging the software into a suspect’s phone, police can break in and...

Ligue 1 has become the second major European league to be cancelled due to coronavirus after French prime minister Edouard Philippe announced no sporting events, even those behind closed doors, could take place before September. Officials had been hoping teams could resume training within a fortnight after plans emerged earlier...

Another 15 people tested positive for coronavirus on Tuesday, the health ministry announced, bringing the total to 837. The new cases were found from a total of 2,981 tests, virologist Leontios Kostrikis said. According to Kostrikis, two new cases came from 727 samples processed out of 20,000 taken from public...

In response to the challenges posed by the coronavirus outbreak, Alpha Bank (Cyprus) is offering an expedited way to complete some of its services, including the issuance of debit cards for senior citizens, and the opening of new accounts for all customers. For customers who wish to open a new...

French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe presented on Tuesday plans to unwind, from May 11, a nationwide lockdown that has been in place since mid-March. The following are the key points. MASKS Philippe promised that enough masks will be available for all from May 11. His government is calling on all...

The driver who rammed his car into two police motorcyclists in a Paris suburb on Monday had pledged allegiance to Islamic State, the French anti-terror prosecutor said in a statement. The 29-year-old French man was arrested at the scene of the attack, which occurred in the suburb of Colombes, northwest...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Tuesday got feedback from the epidemiological surveillance team before finalising government plans to gradually lift restrictions imposed due to Covid-19. The finalised blueprint will be discussed by the cabinet on Wednesday, after which the government will announce the drawdown steps, coming more than a month after...

Epic’s state-of-the-art network meets the demands of its subscribers and their needs for increased calls and data usage. During the difficult period we are going through, it is essential to have high-speed internet access. Social isolation and minimization of travel is an unprecedented situation that every human being is called...

Police are investigating an attempted arson attack against a mobile phone mast in Limassol, the second such incident in recent weeks. According to the police, unknown people set fire to the mast – located on the roof of a supermarket – sometime after midnight on Monday. The premises are operated...

The moon and the planet Venus will both be visible together in the night sky on Tuesday. Venus, the second planet from the Sun, and Earth’s closest neighbour in the solar system will be visible in the afternoon after the sun sets and will disappear by 10pm. The President of...

The company that runs intercity buses said it would continue to serve the public for another 10 years after winning an appeal against a government decision to award the contract to a different company. Monday’s administrative court ruling follows a similar one on April 7 against awarding the Famagusta public...

The European University of Cyprus has been voted among the top 101+ universities in the world by the prestigious Times Higher Education Rankings. In a statement, the university said that for the second year in a row, the annual ranking of Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings is among the...

The transport ministry on Tuesday announced it had set up a new call centre to facilitate communication with those who wished to repatriate to Cyprus. People who are eligible to repatriate will be able to use the call centre to confirm their interest in returning to the country, the date...

European football leagues have been given a May 25 deadline to inform governing body UEFA of their plans to restart their domestic competitions. Football has ground to a halt in all major leagues in Europe and none have yet to resume. But UEFA is keen to start planning for next...

By Prudence Wade Men wearing jewellery isn’t a new phenomenon, but there’s no denying the fact rings, bracelets and necklaces have traditionally been seen as firmly in the ‘female’ sphere. It wasn’t always this way – consider Tudor paintings, in which men are depicted dripping in gold and pearls; a...

Former Liverpool striker Michael Robinson has died at the age of 61, the Premier League club said on Tuesday. The former Ireland international, who won a league, League Cup and European Cup treble with Liverpool in the 1983-84 season, also played for Brighton & Hove Albion, Manchester City and Queens...

Limassol winter swimmers’ group ‘Akti Olympion’ have called on the health minister to issue a decree allowing people with mobility problems to swim as without the therapeutic exercise they are facing serious problems. The head of the group, Erma Stylianides, said in a letter to the minister that many winter...