Новости за 25.06.2020

Texas Governor Greg Abbott said on Thursday that he was halting his state’s reopening plan in response to a jump in COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations, as the number of new daily cases around the country climbed to a near-record high. Texas, which has been at the forefront of states’ efforts to...

Arsenal claimed their first points since the Premier League restart with a 2-0 victory at Southampton on Thursday as home goalkeeper Alex McCarthy gave the Gunners a helping hand. McCarthy’s casual pass in the 20th minute allowed 21-year-old Arsenal striker Eddie Nketiah to intercept and walk the ball into an empty net...

The EU unequivocally stands by Cyprus in the latter’s maritime disputes with Turkey, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell stressed on Thursday. “Let me underline that the European Union is firmly supportive of the Republic of Cyprus and its sovereignty and sovereign rights,” the EU’s...

The health ministry has launched an investigation into allegations of bogus Covid-19 test results, after a number of people who never had the test were nevertheless alerted by clinical laboratories of the ‘result’. Speaking at the House watchdog committee on Thursday, Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said he had instructed his...

Consultations between states doctors and their employer, state health services organisation Okypy over the monetary incentives to be given to public sector specialists continued on Thursday. Okypy was to have a meeting with state doctors’ unions on Thursday afternoon to present its revised proposal as regards the incentives. Though both...

A new exhibition at Nicosia’s Gloria Gallery will present a series of paintings by Dimitris Michlis who passed away last year. Born in 1954 in Achna, Famagusta, Michlis studied at the Saint Martin’s School of Art in London (BA and MA) with renowned painters such as Polish Joseph Herman. After...

The health ministry announced one new confirmed case of coronavirus on Thursday. The case identified as positive had come from a sample taken from an air passenger from a Cetegory A country, the ministry said. Total cases now stand at 992.

The Mall of Cyprus announced on Thursday that its summer sale has already begun with many of the shops offering up to 50 per cent discounts. The mall, which welcomed customers back on June 9, invited everyone to discover the new ‘Summer 2020’ collections from beachwear, to clothes, shoes and...

The health ministry on Thursday said has moved Bulgaria from category A to B  lists of safe countries “for precautionary reasons”. The new arrangement will be in effect from Monday and will be re-evaluated based on epidemiological indicators. Bulgaria is currently in category A which concerns countries that are deemed...

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Morphou municipality is calling on people hailing from the town to help establish family trees. “The aim of the record is for generations after 1974 and beyond to get to know their ancestors, that is, their roots,” the municipality said in a written statement. For this effort to yield the...

Don’t forget that this is 360° video: you can change the angle of view. Visit AirPano VR’s channel: https://goo.gl/NZMdaz Story of shooting: http://www.airpano.com/360Degree-Vide… The song “Wheels” by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/…) Artist: http://audionautix.com/ Caption author Jasmine Lee

If you haven’t yet decided about the next destination for the fun ride with your mountain bike or a bit more extreme downhill or free ride, check out the trails Cyprus got to offer. Amazing places for the rookies with unforgettable views and trails for the advanced riders at the...

Turkish Cypriot authorities will be requesting two coronavirus tests from people arriving from Turkey starting July 1, it was reported on Thursday. ‘Prime minister’ Ersin Tatar said they had decided that travellers from Turkey would have to present a negative PCR test done within 72 hours before departure and would...

Outspoken Turkish Cypriot Afrika newspaper changed its name and logo on Thursday following criticism that its name and monkey logo were racist. Afrika changed its name back to Avrupa (Europe) which was its initial name when the paper was first established in 1997. Avrupa’s new logo is a thinking donkey...

By Liz Connor The last time you went for a walk outdoors, how engaged were you in the surroundings? Were you scrolling through social media, replying to a WhatsApp message and listening to a podcast episode, or were you truly taking in the sights, sounds and experiences around you? Taking...

Former presidential advisor Makarios Droushiotis has publicly claimed that someone had been keeping tabs on him for the past three years by bugging his phone and computer but stopped short of naming the culprits. Droushiotis’ made the claim two days ago on Twitter but since then no one from any...

The testing of 20,000 teachers, staff and students for the coronavirus has been completed, the education ministry announced on Thursday. “The results of the laboratory tests confirmed that the safety and health protocol, which was adopted by the ministry of health in collaboration with the health services of the ministry...

Check out Virtual Travel’s latest 360 degree video they created during their visit to South Africa. Rhino, Giraffe, Impala and a nice close-up surprise. Get a feeling on what it is like to drive around a safari park in Africa. These 360° videos are best experienced by use of a...

Limassol Del Mar’s collaboration with design house Gianfranco Ferre Home is important for Cyprus as it involves the creativity of the world-famous Italian company with this highly anticipated project. This is the first time a European design house has created an entirely original collection of furniture and interior design accessories...

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission Josep Borrell said on Thursday that one of the most important commitments he has to fulfil was to improve the relationship with Turkey, to protect the rights and interests of the EU and that meant...

When out dining you want to know what you’ll get and, provided that it is adequately satisfactory, you want to know that you’ll be getting the same thing time and again with no fluctuations in quality. These attributes are some of the defining characteristics of bar and boutique restaurant The...

The debate concerning the retirement date of the incumbent attorney-general continued Thursday with Costas Clerides defending his decision to leave office at the end of the month, arguing that leaving earlier would be tantamount to resigning. Clerides also rubbished suggestions he had sought to extend his tenure by around a...

Cyprus is among the EU member states that received more asylum applicants last year than during the migration crisis of 2015, according to the latest Easo Asylum Report 2020 published on Thursday. According to the European Asylum Support Office (Easo) report for 2020, last year, applications for asylum in EU+...

Cyprus is the EU member state with the second highest share of non-nationals, Eurostat data published on Thursday show. The EU country with the highest share is Luxembourg, at 47 per cent of its total population, followed by Cyprus with 18 per cent and Malta with 17 per cent. A...