Новости за 26.05.2020

Britain said on Tuesday it had agreed deals with more than 100 new suppliers of personal protective equipment (PPE) used to combat the spread of the coronavirus, addressing supply problems seen earlier during the COVID-19 pandemic. The government has faced heavy criticism from health workers who said they were not...

Greek Cypriot negotiator Andreas Mavroyiannis said the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres is interested in getting actively involved in the Cyprus problem, but the process is being hindered by Covid-19. He said the pandemic has pushed the Cyprus issue back, as elections to pick the Turkish Cypriot leader in the...

Tourists from Israel, Germany, Austria and Switzerland have shown an interest in holidaying in Cyprus this summer, Deputy Minister for Tourism Savvas Perdios said on Tuesday. Speaking at the House commerce committee, he also said that on Wednesday the government will reveal its protocol for the reopening of hotels, slated...

Canadian soldiers helping manage the coronavirus outbreak in nursing homes saw staff leaving people in soiled diapers, ignoring calls for help and reusing unsterilized equipment, an official report said on Tuesday. Nursing homes account for around 80% of all deaths attributed to the new coronavirus in Canada. The situation is...

Two teen boys are facing murder charges in Sydney, Australia after a Cypriot man was stabbed to death in his home on Sunday, according to reports. Kevin Kourtis, 39, was stabbed to death by a group of five boys that broke into his home on Sunday. Australian media reported Kourtis...

The first three months of the second phase of Gesy, which starts on June 1 and includes inpatient care, will be difficult, general manager of the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) Andreas Papaconstantinou said on Tuesday, admitting that private hospitals were hesitant join Gesy. After the outbreak of the pandemic and...

After receiving several complaints from people who had not managed to apply to government support schemes because they missed the deadline, the labour ministry announced on Tuesday it will reopen the application process for May 28, 29 and 30. “The decision to reopen the application process was taken to help...

People eager to hit the shops again when English high street retailers, department stores and shopping centres reopen will face queuing and few opportunities to try products. Stores will look and operate very differently from how they did before a coronavirus lockdown was imposed on March 23 as they comply...

Tuesday’s meeting between trade unions representing public-sector healthcare professionals and the state health services (Okypy) did little but kick the can down the road in terms of the doctors’ concerns over their status under the national health scheme – and this just days before the scheme moves into phase two....

For WriteCY, a Nicosia-based platform for creative writing and community storytelling, open mic nights are nothing new as they’ve been organising almost weekly events at Prozac Kafeneio for years. With social distancing measures still at play, their upcoming event is moving online and they’re inviting interested participants to video in...

Excluding Swedish tourists from travelling to Cyprus in the summer as the Scandinavian country recovers from the coronavirus pandemic would be a political decision and not justifiable on health grounds, Sweden’s Foreign Minister Ann Linde said on Tuesday. Cyprus will allow commercial flights to land at Larnaca and Paphos airports...

A second member of the health ministry’s coronavirus advisory committee on Tuesday urged people to remain cautious despite the relaxation of measures, reiterating what had been said on Monday. Dr Petros Karayiannis said he is concerned about the number of people who stopped taking protective measures in the last week...

Costa Rica gave the go-ahead to same-sex marriages on Tuesday, making it the first country in Central America to do so after a landmark court ruling came into effect at midnight. The nation’s constitutional court ruled in August 2018 that a ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional and gave parliament 18 months to...

Two new coronavirus cases were announced by the health ministry on Tuesday, bringing the total 939. Both cases are from 125 tests processed on vulnerable groups. The ministry said a total of 2,214 tests were processed on Tuesday, 652 from hairdressers and beauticians, 390 in schools, 122 on food and...

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) found that an MP’s right to a fair trial had been violated because his opponent’s lawyer in a defamation case was the founding partner of a firm for which the son of the presiding judge worked. The case goes back to 2006 when...

Portugal and Britain are in talks to try and secure an air corridor for tourists that would allow British visitors to avoid a Covid-19 quarantine upon returning home, two Portuguese sources familiar with the situation said. Portugal‘s tourism-dependent economy has been hard hit by the pandemic and subsequent lockdowns at home...

Former Tottenham striker Teddy Sheringham has told Harry Kane to make sure he does not waste his career. Kane’s future has been the subject of speculation in recent weeks after he suggested that he would leave Spurs if he could not see clear signs of progress. The England captain has...

Europe’s coronavirus pandemic has amplified financial vulnerabilities, raising the spectre of further crises ahead as debt levels soar and banks struggle, the European Central Bank said on Tuesday. With the euro zone economy expected to shrink by a tenth this year, governments have pulled many stops to limit the damage...

There have been 476 fires in the past two weeks alone, 450 of them in rural areas, fire service spokesman Andreas Kettis said on Tuesday. He said the total number of fires in May so far was 590, while in the same month last year 693 fires raged, 461 in...

Cottage Pie – Ingredients Olive oil 1kg minced beef 2 carrots finely sliced 3 celery finely sliced 2 onions finely chopped 2/3 tbsp tomato puree Big splash Worchester sauce 1 glass of red wine (optional) 5 cloves of garlic finely sliced small spring of thyme 3 bay leaves 2 tbsp...

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JK Rowling is to publish a fairy tale about truth and abuse of power free online so that children can read it during lockdown. The first chapters will go out on Tuesday and then every weekday until July 10, Rowling said on Twitter, adding in capitals: “THIS IS NOT A...

President Nicos Anastasiades will address the public on Wednesday evening to announce new measures to support the economy, as businesses made an urgent appeal for help as time was running out. The president’s address is scheduled after a cabinet meeting at 7pm. The cabinet is expected to approve a new...

The United Kingdom’s Covid-19 death toll surpassed 47,000 on Tuesday, a dire human cost that could define the premiership of Boris Johnson. The Office for National Statistics said 42,173 people had died in England and Wales with suspected Covid-19 as of May 15, bringing the UK total to 47,343 –...

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