Новости за 20.07.2020

Syrian air defences on Monday intercepted a new Israeli “aggression” above the capital Damascus, state media said, in the latest wave of attacks that Western intelligence sources have said were Israeli strikes on Iranian-backed targets in Syria. State television said Israeli missiles had flown over the Syrian Golan Heights where...

The city of Chicago reimposed some coronavirus restrictions on Monday and the state of Florida reported more than 10,000 new cases for the sixth day in a row, as the pandemic continued to rage across the United States. In a rare ray of hope, New York state reported the fewest...

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A 76-year-old man died in Paphos, after his car overturned into a field on Monday, police said. The man, Ian Henry, is a British permanent resident of Cyprus.  He was driving on the old Paphos-Limassol road at 5pm when the car overturned. Officers removed him from his vehicle and he...

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The Okavango River Basin provides a vital source of water to about one million people and abundant and diverse wildlife populations. However, this once untouched oasis is now at risk as human activity encroaches. Come face to face with lions, hippos, wild dogs, and more in the final episode of...

State grants to the media must be rationalised so as to avoid potentially creating a situation of patronage, the Audit Office has said. In a just-released special report on the Press and Information Office, as well as on state financial assistance to the media, the watchdog notes that in 2017...

German biotech BioNTech and U.S. drugmaker Pfizer Inc on Monday said data from an early-stage trial of their experimental coronavirus vaccine showed that it prompted an immune response and was well-tolerated, similar to results seen in prior early test. In the study conducted in Germany on 60 healthy volunteers, the...

“Summer nights are for documentary screenings,” say Friends of the Earth Cyprus as they organise a documentary festival this July. In line with their environmental ethos, the documentaries featured raise awareness about meat consumption and how less and better meat is better for health and the planet. The screenings have...

A 65-year-old man died after being hit by a car while crossing a street in Nicosia on Monday afternoon, police said. According to police, the man, Joseph Alexiades, was attempting to cross Iosif Hadjiosif Avenue in Strovolos at 2:40pm, when he was hit by the car. The man was taken...

Local band Larva’s approach to music revisits tradition as it draws inspiration from Cypriot folk melodies and rhythms and merges them with Western musical elements. Larva performs its own original compositions with influences from the world and jazz music genres and next week will present their craft at Rialto World...

The energy ministry said on Monday the buyout of Noble Energy, the concession holder for Cyprus’ Aphrodite field, by Chevron, which was announced on Monday was a development that could affect the island’s drilling plans. “Therefore, the minister of energy, Natasa Pilides will have, in the next few days, teleconferences...

Britain announced on Monday it will suspend its extradition treaty with Hong Kong in an escalation of its dispute with China over the introduction of a national security law for the former British colony. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab told parliament the extradition treaty will be suspended immediately and an arms embargo will be...

A 14-year-old boy, Loukas S. has been missing from his residence in Nicosia. The 14-year-old is described as having a thin physique and short brown hair. When leaving his residence, he wore black sports shoes, beige short pants, orange t-shirt and a black bag-pack. If anyone knows anything that can...

AstraZeneca’s experimental COVID-19 vaccine was safe and produced an immune response in early-stage clinical trials in healthy volunteers, data showed on Monday, with the strongest response seen in people who received two doses. The vaccine, called AZD1222 and being developed by AstraZeneca and scientists at Britain’s University of Oxford, did not...

The House watchdog committee will on Thursday discuss loan write-offs by banks to political parties or companies associated with parties, as well as to Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs). Summoned to the session are the governor of the Central Bank, the auditor-general, the Registrar of Companies, and the CEOs or top...

No new cases of coronavirus were announced on Monday, for the first time since July 3. A total of 1,565 tests were carried out. Some 921 tests were carried out on travellers and repatriated persons while 214 tests were taken as a private initiative. Eighty tests were done as part...

With the aim of promoting foodstuffs and beverages of superior quality, the International Taste Institute, through an impartial ‘blind tasting’ process, awarded 4 Superior Taste Awards to Lidl products that stand out for their excellence in terms of taste. Renowned chefs and sommeliers participated in the ‘blind tasting’ process, and...

President Nicos Anastasiades said on Monday the government remains focused on achieving a solution to the Cyprus problem in line with international law, UN resolutions and EU values. “A viable and functional solution that will reunite our divided homeland and free it from the unacceptable state of affairs, transforming it...

By Katie Wright If your idea of hell is tottering around in a pair of strappy stilettos that pinch and rub in all the wrong places, we’ve got some good news. This summer, tastemakers have decreed that the only sandals you should be seen in are the kind that sacrifice...

The Cyprus Football Association has confirmed the health and safety protocol which it will implement next season. The protocol was prepared in collaboration with the association’s medical consultants and has been approved by the Ministry of Health so that next season’s games are conducted safely and responsibly. Regarding friendly games,...

Screenwriter Andy Siara is no stranger to mixing the bluest of comedy with life’s more morbid elements. In 2016’s short film Grill Dog, which Siara co-wrote, two young boys go from joking about naked women and defecating in the wilderness to consoling a dying dog as she bleeds out following...

Ten women are being held after a tip-off claimed that they arrived to engage in sham marriages with third-country nationals. Their flight landed on Sunday afternoon and the women were detained at Larnaca airport. Five of the women reportedly told police that another person had paid for their tickets and...

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Cyprus and Switzerland on Monday signed a protocol for the avoidance of double taxation. The agreement was signed between Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides and the Ambassador of Switzerland to Cyprus Dr Pierre-Yves Fux in Nicosia. The signed Protocol introduces, among others, the minimum standards of the Base Erosion and Profit...