Новости за 27.05.2020

Lufthansa’s $10 billion government bailout was thrown into doubt on Wednesday after the German airline’s supervisory board refused to accept the conditions attached by Brussels. The board, which had been expected to sign off on the aid, instead refused EU requirements that Lufthansa permanently give up take-off and landing slots...

Due to the restrictive measures adopted against coronavirus, total sales of petroleum products in April reached 56,443 tonnes, a 55.1 per cent decrease compared to April 2019. According to the Statistical Service, sales of diesel fell by 70.3 per cent and petrol by 50 per cent, while supplies of airplane...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged Britain on Wednesday to move on from what he described as a “very, very frustrating episode” when his closest adviser provoked outrage and scorn for taking a long-distance drive during the coronavirus lockdown. Dominic Cummings has refused to quit after it was revealed that he...

Lifting the Premier League trophy without fans there to see it would be a “pretty strange” experience, Liverpool’s Jordan Henderson has said. Liverpool need just six points from their remaining nine games to win the league for the first time in 30 years but there is still no clear date...

A fire broke out outside the Pournara reception centre in Kokkimotrimithia at around 8pm on Wednesday. The fire department said the blaze was brought under control about 45 minutes later. The reasons behind the incident are still being investigated by both the police and the fire department. “I can confirm...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Wednesday evening pledged €430m in direct government assistance, and the unlocking of up to €1.7bn in new credit facilities designed to jumpstart an economy crippled by the two-month-long coronavirus closures. “I am confident that with today’s generous government support, and your own diligence and tenacity, we...

Under the slogan ‘We are coming to Paphos, this summer we are all going to Paphos’, a campaign to promote the district for domestic tourism will get underway this week, according to the local tourism board. “The Paphos regional board of tourism is investing even more in domestic tourism, with...

A vibrant splash of colour, a touch of green plants, bold graphics and a trendy velvet couch catch the eye when entering the Aceplaymore store that has just opened in Nicosia. The only brand in Cyprus selling and manufacturing beach paddles, the team at Aceplaymore (APM) has upgraded their four-year-old...

Three people were arrested on Wednesday after police discovered boxes containing 72kg of cannabis in a storage locker in Limassol. Police conducted a raid on the locker following a tip that four packages arriving from Greece at Limassol port contained drugs. During the raid, police arrested two Larnaca residents, 31...

There has been a sharp increase in sham marriages over the past two years, Interior Minister Nikos Nouris said on Wednesday. Speaking after a meeting of the House legal affairs committee, Nouris said that in 2018 and 2019 about 3,600 suspicious marriages held in Cyprus were referred to the police...

Non-performing loans (NPLs) in the Cypriot banking system declined to €8.97 billion at the end of 2019, with the NPL rate amounting to 27.9 per cent of total loans. According to data released by the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) NPLs in end-December 2019 marked a reduction of €561 million...

Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho said it was painful to watch countries resume their top-flight seasons while English soccer remains suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The German Bundesliga restarted on May 16, becoming the first major soccer league to get back undwerway, while leagues in Portugal and Spain are...

There was no discrimination against children with disabilities, Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou said on Wednesday and called on parents of children with special needs to collaborate with doctors assigned by the ministry to find the appropriate solutions so their children return to schools. In statements after the House education committee,...

For the second time within a week, nο new coronavirus cases were announced by the health ministry on Wednesday, with the total remaining at 939. A total of 2,640 tests were processed on Wednesday, 539 from hairdressers and beauticians and restaurant workers, 1,069 from schools, 106 from food and construction...

Former Civil Aviation Director Leonidas Leonidou was sentenced to six months in prison on Wednesday after he was found guilty of abuse of power last week. According to the court decision, Leonidou was found guilty on all charges, including abuse of power, forgery, altering documents on file, and neglecting his...

Russia’s relations with Turkey do not affect the country’s stance on the Cyprus problem, Russian ambassador Stanislav Osadchiy said on Wednesday after a meeting with Akel Secretary General Andros Kyprianou. “We have always stood by the people of Cyprus on this issue and we agreed that more efforts should be...

Border closures do little to prevent the spread of Covid-19, the European Union’s public health agency said, as EU states weigh lifting some travel restrictions imposed at the start of the coronavirus pandemic in Europe. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said measures such as testing travellers before departure or temperature screening...

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Police are investigating the possible abuse of four-year-old girl with special needs by her foster parents after she was taken to hospital seriously injured and dehydrated. The girl was taken to Limassol general by her foster parents last week but was transferred to the Makarios hospital due to the seriousness...

Greece will allow travellers from around two dozen countries including Germany, Cyprus and Israel to visit from mid-June without having to be quarantined, government officials said, part of a gradual easing of coronavirus lockdown restrictions. Tourism accounts for about 20% of the Greek economy and the government sees the sector as...

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Remote working is possible in Cyprus as long as it is the result of social dialogue, preparation and a change of culture, deputy minister of research, innovation and digital policy Kyriakos Kokkinos said on Wednesday. Telecommuting has been around before the coronavirus and is a practice often followed by multinational...

Cyprus has sent a letter to its tourism partners abroad with the protocols that will allow the country to safely re-open and avoid the need for quarantining visitors. The letter was signed by Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides, Minister of Transport Yiannis Karousos and Deputy Minister of Tourism Savvas Perdios. It...

Premier League clubs on Wednesday voted unanimously to return to contact training, including tackling, as the English top flight moved a step closer to a resumption after the stoppage due to the novel coronavirus. A statement, following a meeting of all 20 clubs, said: “Squads are now able to train...

Works to construct a traffic island on Limassol’s Nicos and Despina Pattichi street are set to begin in June but shopkeepers and residents have already said they will put a stop to the works if the project does not include adequate parking spaces. The contract has been signed and works...