Новости за 05.08.2020

Shakhtar Donetsk and FC Copenhagen became the first two teams to reach the Europa League quarter-finals as the continent’s second-tier competition resumed on Wednesday after a five-month break forced by the COVID-19 pandemic. Shakhtar thumped German side VfL Wolfsburg 5-1 on aggregate after a 3-0 win in the return leg...

Cypriots holidaying at home this year are being urged to call and book hotel accommodation directly to find better prices, officials at the Cyprus Hotel Association said on Wednesday following a report claiming rates had remained unchanged over last year. A survey, published by the Stockwatch website, which looked at...

Rafa Nadal believes this year’s U.S. Open champion will still feel like a Grand Slam winner despite the tournament losing some glamour due to the withdrawal of top players amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Spaniard said on Wednesday. The hardcourt Grand Slam, which starts on Aug. 31, lost its men’s...

The more than eight tonnes of ammonium nitrate found in Larnaca in 2015 after an operation police believe had averted a terrorist act in Cyprus have long been destroyed authorities said on Wednesday. Police spokesman Christos Andreou who had handled the case back in 2015, told the Cyprus News Agency...

Talks between Cyprus and Israel are on the right track as regards Israel’s Yishai gas field which is adjacent to Cyprus’ Aphrodite field, Energy Minister Natasa Pilides said on Wednesday after her first video conference with her Israeli counterpart Yuval Steinitz. Pilides told the Cyprus News Agency that a special...

Being surrounded by beautiful beaches and waterfalls, the Lagoon of Canaima is extremely picturesque. The most full-flowing waterfalls are Hacha, Golondrina and Ucaima, the smaller waterfalls are Sapito and Sapo, and there is also one big rapid called Ara.

The post Tour Ireland in immersive virtual reality | 360 video appeared first on Cyprus Mail.

Fifteen new coronavirus cases were announced on Wednesday bringing the total of confirmed cases since the pandemic began to 1,195. Seven of the new cases are contacts of people who already tested positive to the virus. One of these seven people got tested privately. According to the latest data by...

In around two to three weeks, the epidemiological situation is expected to return to the low levels Cyprus saw prior to the recent outbreak in Limassol, Professor of Biotechnology and Virology at University of Cyprus, and government adviser Leontios Kostrikis said on Wednesday. He also said that the virus appeared...

President Tayyip Erdogan’s AK Party is considering whether to pull Turkey out of an international accord designed to protect women, party officials said, alarming campaigners who see the pact as key to combating rising domestic violence. The officials said the AKP is set to decide by next week whether to withdraw from...

International media on Wednesday linked the explosive cargo of nearly 3,000 tonnes of ammonium nitrate that was sitting in Beirut port since 2013 to a Russian businessman believed to be living in Cyprus. According to Reuters, shiparrested.com, an industry network dealing with legal cases, said in a 2015 report that...

France on Wednesday stepped up financial support for wine growers faced with a deep drop in demand after lockdowns closed restaurants and bars and U.S. tariffs curbed exports. “The state will increase to 250 million euros its support plan to wine growing and we will request this aid to be...

BMW expects to make a profit this year if demand continues to recover, despite posting a record loss for its car division in the second quarter after sales slumped 25% because of coronavirus lockdowns, it said on Wednesday. The German manufacturer of BMWs, Minis and Rolls-Royces said sales had started...

The health ministry on Wednesday issued instructions for measures to be taken at hospitals to curb the spread of Covid-19. At the entrances of the hospitals there must be a register of patients, visitors who must record who they are there to see, doctor or patient. Everyone must also have...

Claimants who sought recourse at the International Arbitral Tribunal after incurring heavy losses during the 2013 Cypriot bank bail-in, have been ordered to provide a $5m security to compensate the Republic for any expenses it incurred if they lost the case. The tribunal issued the order at the request of...

The Europa League resumes this week as the round of 16 is finally completed – almost five months after it started. Six of the eight ties have second legs to be played while two fixtures are now one-off games. Here, the PA news agency runs down the teams remaining in...

Initial investigations into the Beirut port blast indicate years of inaction and negligence over the storage of highly explosive material caused the explosion that killed more than 100 people, an official source familiar with the findings said. The prime minister and presidency have said that 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate,...

Male students serving in the army this year, who will lose their home fee status at British universities because of a fee hike from 2021, should discuss enrolling under current terms with the universities of their choice, a joint statement by the education and foreign affairs ministries said on Wednesday....

For this unusual summer, the AG Leventis Gallery is offering youngsters an exciting, online trip through art to different times and places all over the world through an online summer school led by museum educators. The initiative started in July with sessions every Wednesday. In August, two more “classes” are...

The post Is it speech delay or autism? | Early Autism Signs in Toddlers appeared first on Cyprus Mail.

The post Hanging with Meg in 360° appeared first on Cyprus Mail.

Girls have studied harder and spent longer on creative projects than boys during Germany’s coronavirus pandemic, but both have frayed their parents’ nerves more than they did before schools closed in March, a survey found. Average time that children have spent on schoolwork has fallen to 3.6 hours a day...

The post The history of high heels appeared first on Cyprus Mail.

By Richard Dickenson Does anyone else feel a bit fed up with and let down by the once great BBC? I have two reasons why I feel that way now. One is a matter of here and now concerning the recent past. The other is a more longstanding and, I...

As I’m sure everyone is aware, the devastating blast in Beirut yesterday evening has caused unfathomable damage and a colossal humanitarian crisis. Casualties, both injured and perished, are already in the 1,000s, not to mention the countless people who have been rendered homeless due to the impact of the blast...