Новости за 29.06.2020

Police late on Monday night were investigating the discovery of two bodies at a flat in the Nicosia suburb of Lakatamia. Reports said the bodies belonged to a man and a woman but no other information was immediately available. State pathologists have been called to the scene.

The children’s rights commissioner Despo Michaelidou on Monday criticised a group of teachers for attacking a high school girl over an article she wrote questioning whether religious education was approached properly in schools. Reports said the girl was in her second year of lyceum and the article was published in...

By Doina Chiacu In a rare split with mask-averse President Donald Trump, fellow Republican leaders are making a public push for face coverings as COVID-19 cases surge in some Republican-leaning states. The top Republican in the House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy, said every American has a responsibility to follow the...

Doctors union Pasydy on Monday agreed to the monetary incentives offered by the state health services (Okypy). In a statement, the union said: “the agreement is deemed to be mutually beneficial for all sides” and was a result of long and arduous work. The agreement is expected to be signed...

After a long delay the government on Monday tabled to parliament the regulations codifying procedures for the citizenship-by-investment programme, which has come under fire from the EU for being a potential money-laundering risk for Cyprus. Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said the ordinances tighten up the screening of foreign nationals applying...

Direct flights from Britain and Sweden to Greece will not be allowed until July 15, Greek authorities said on Monday, adding that they would use EU guidelines to determine which countries were considered at high risk of spreading the novel coronavirus. British holidaymakers are a primary market for the Greek...

By Eric M. Johnson and David Shepardson A Boeing Co 737 MAX is set to take off on Monday around 1 p.m. EDT (1000 PDT/1700 GMT) from a Seattle airport on the first day of certification flight testing with U.S. Federal Aviation Administration test pilots, a crucial moment in its...

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday posted a video showing a Missouri couple brandishing guns towards protesters calling for police reforms, again accentuating racial tensions in America. The Republican president drew swift condemnation on Sunday for retweeting video of a Florida supporter shouting “white power,” a phrase used by white...

On the occasion of their 10th anniversary in Cyprus, Lidl Cyprus is holding the competition “10 years Lidl – 10 cars”, in which 10 winners will win the new Volkswagen T-Roc Trend. The competition will be held from the 01.07.2020 until the 31.08.2020 included. Each customer will receive an entry...

Open air concerts and theatre shows can take place and indoor theatres and cinemas will be allowed to open from July 1 under health and safety conditions, the health ministry announced on Monday. From July 1 concerts or theatre shows in amphitheatres can take place. Numbers depend on the amount...

The health ministry on Monday announced two new cases of the coronavirus, both individuals who had travelled from abroad, bringing the total to 996. One of the cases was found after 766 samples from passengers and repatriated individuals. The person who tested positive had travelled from Serbia through Bulgaria and...

The new public transport company Cyprus Public Transport has announced it will start operating on July 5 with brand new buses in the Larnaca and Nicosia districts, but the bus companies which had the contracts until now continued to protest the new arrangements on Monday. “The sloppiness with which the...

Police on Monday said they were on the hunt for a 23-year-old man from India in connection with the murder on Ledra St in Nicosia last Sunday. In a bulletin, police named the man as Puran Dass. The bulletin added they have obtained evidence of his involvement in the violent...

Lawmakers on Monday gave the nod to an extra €150m in direct assistance relating to the economic fallout from the coronavirus situation. The €150m forms the lion’s share of a €231 million supplementary government budget and is geared at assisting businesses and the self-employed until October this year. The supplementary...

A French court on Monday sentenced former Prime Minister Francois Fillon to five years in jail, three of them suspended, for embezzling public funds in a scandal that wrecked his 2017 run for president. The court also found Fillon‘s wife, Penelope, guilty for her role in the scam that saw her receive about...

Authorities on Monday announced that mobile phones signals in areas near the Nicosia prison might be affected because of tests to the jamming system installed at the correction facility. The tests will be conducted between Monday and Wednesday, the ministry of research and innovation said in a statement. The ministry...

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday paved the way for President Donald Trump’s administration to carry out the first federal executions since 2003, turning away an appeal by four inmates challenging the lethal injection protocols due to be used. The justices left in place a lower court ruling that had...

A news bulletin claiming former president George Vassiliou had died has been withdrawn because the information had been tweeted by a fake account pretending to be from new justice minister Emily Yiolitis. The ministry is filing a report with the police. Apologies have been made for any distress caused.  

By Katie Wright If you want a tan this summer without hitting the beach the old ‘fake it till you make it’ adage is more relevant than ever. Bronzer is the easiest option if you want to get a gorgeous glow in no time, but it’s still possible to go...

Former attorney-general Costas Clerides was bid farewell on Monday to the protracted applause of Legal Service staff as he handed over the helm to the state’s new top lawyer, Giorgos Savvides and his deputy Savvas Angelides. Clerides said his seven-year term at the Legal Service had been marked by many...

The British are far fatter than any other nation in Europe bar the Maltese so there needs to be a debate about how to tackle soaring rates of obesity which cost the country dearly, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday. Johnson, who said at the start of the year...

Da 5 Bloods follows a group of Vietnam veterans, who have dubbed themselves the Bloods, as they return to Vietnam to locate the remains of their friend and deceased squad leader Norman ‘Stormin’ Norman’ Holloway. They’re also searching for a box of gold they’d stumbled onto during their tour and...

CULTURESCOPE is a Cypriot lifestyle and entertainment web show, exclusive to Cyprus Mail’s new interactive web portal, Good Living. Hosted by Paul Lambis, the show places great emphasis on a quality lifestyle that is in keeping with international trends in décor, travel, fashion, glamour, sport, film, theatre, music, art, talent,...

Competition is rising in the telecommunications market, with companies focusing on greater coverage and quality experience for consumers, while the awards from highly accredited companies give another dimension to the industry. In June 2019, Epic, which was acquired by Monaco Telecom, promised “great value and great network” to the public....

The health ministry on Monday expanded the list of countries to 36, which are now allowed entry to Cyprus in light of precautions surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic. There are now 22 category A countries, with the newest addition being Japan. These do not require a negative Covid-19 test. The category...