Новости за 15.06.2020

The Consumers’ Association on Monday called on people to claim back money from travel agents for cancelled trips even if they had previously accepted a voucher, citing opaque procedures. The association said that on some occasions, customers given vouchers did not receive all the necessary information to help them make...

Barcelona coach Quique Setien has not yet decided whether their Uruguay striker Luis Suarez is ready to return to the starting lineup when they host Leganes in La Liga on Tuesday. Setien started Lionel Messi, Antoine Griezmann and February recruit Martin Braithwaite in the 4-0 win at Real Mallorca over...

An Oxford University study ranks Cyprus in the top 10 of a global league table of countries on preparedness for easing their coronavirus lockdowns, according to Scotland’s The National. The study examined which countries met four of the World Health Organisation’s six recommendations for relaxing their physical distancing measures. Those...

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A specific mutation in the new coronavirus can significantly increase its ability to infect cells, according to a study by U.S. researchers. The research may explain why early outbreaks in some parts of the world did not end up overwhelming health systems as much as other outbreaks in New York...

Elderly people are subject to verbal, psychological, physical, sexual and financial abuse, the watchdog for Cyprus’ Elderly said Monday on elderly abuse awareness day. “Society is continuing to remain idle and incapable of acting on these hushed up crimes, which most of the time occur in the personal space of...

Germany’s domestic intelligence agency has put a regional branch of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) under surveillance, German media reported on Monday, denting the far-right party’s efforts to establish itself as a credible opposition force. The development followed the expulsion from the AfD last month of Andreas Kalbitz, the party’s...

At this time of year, butterflies are everywhere: fluttering through the fields, gracing our gardens and painting our parks with their fragile, multi-coloured beauty. Of course it’s not always easy to get a good look at these ephemeral insects – one step closer and off they flit to another flower!...

Two black whip snakes were rescued in Nicosia and later released into the wild, a video on social media showed. The video published Sunday, on the George Konstantinou – Cyprus Wildlife Tours Channel, shows the two snakes entangled between a bush and a fence near a home in the capital....

“One may ask what I am looking for. From a young age I wanted to learn what painting was all about and why I was attracted to it. How it is done and how can someone study it. To learn its secrets, I eliminated the primary attraction it exercised on...

A U.S. fighter plane crashed off the coast of northeast England on Monday, sparking a search and rescue operation for the pilot in the North Sea. The U.S. Air Force said the F-15C Eagle from the 48th Fighter Wing crashed at around 0940 local time (0840 GMT). “At the time...

A Cyprus-based firm has had to defend itself after ridicule on social media over an algorithm to validate female orgasm. Relida Limited – which has built an algorithm that could validate female orgasm 86 per cent of the time – told the BBC the product is “all about science”. “The...

The corporate response to a wave of protests over the treatment of African Americans has included pledges to increase diversity, donations to civil rights groups and, in some cases, changes in policies or practices long sought by critics. Here is a sampling: Starbucks Corp said on June 12 it would allow...

Are any tourists likely to travel to Cyprus? Are hoteliers likely to open their doors? Firstly the extra costs for tourists travelling to Cyprus are going to put people off. So far I was only aware of a €35 surcharge to COVID-19 proof hire cars. Now tourists are looking at...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Sunday evening briefed European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen during a telephone call of Turkey’s continued illegal actions in the Eastern Mediterranean region, stressing the need for decisive measures at EU level. In a written statement, Government Spokesperson Kyriacos Koushos said that they also discussed...

Police booked 1,620 people for various traffic violations over the weekend, 825 of them involving speeding. During the campaign, which lasted from Friday until Monday morning, officers seized 14 cars and four motorbikes. According to a police announcement the campaign was aimed at combatting crime and preventing road accidents.

Police arrested a 32-year-old man for facilitating investigations into a child pornography case on Sunday, just a day after another man was arrested for the same crime. The man, a resident of Nicosia, was apprehended following at tip off from Europol. His home was searched at noon and a laptop...

Police are investigating the circumstances under which a 25-year-old motorcyclist was seriously injured in a road accident on Sunday morning in Nicosia. According to a police announcement, the accident occurred around 5.40am on Iakovou Tombazi street. Shortly before reaching Piraeus street, the man lost control of his motorbike which veered...

A 28-year-old resident of Limassol was arrested under a warrant on Sunday to facilitate investigations into 72 kilos of cannabis which were found in Limassol last month. Two men aged 31 and 36 from Larnaca, a 27-year-old man from Limassol and a 45-year-old woman have already been arrested in connection...

Pambos Kapnos speaking on behalf of MLKP has even told CM that that the staff currently employed by the incumbent operators where MLKP will be taking over will have their jobs secured. This ‘strike’ is not about the employees. In fact, characterising the action as a ‘strike’ is misleading the public. A...