Новости за 11.12.2015

A MINOR earthquake measuring 3.6 on the Richter scale shook Nicosia district on Friday night with the tremor felt about 7 km west of Klirou village and 29 km southwest of the capital, according to the Civil Defence.   Send to Kindle

By Annette Chrysostomou CHILDREN use multimedia for extended amounts of time, putting them at risk of cancer and other serious biological effects, according to a statement to launch a campaign for the protection of children from non-ionising radiation. Children are exposed daily to non-ionising electromagnetic radiation emitted by wireless devices, mobile networks and Wi-Fi access […]

By Annette Chrysostomou STAFF at the agriculture ministry staged a two-hour strike on Friday morning to protest against the violation of labour agreements between the government and public service union PASYDY regarding the restructuring of positions in the organisation. In a protest letter to Agriculture minister Nicos Kouyialis, the employees complained about the breach of […]

THE state health services are warning the public about the Livadiotis brand of raisins and nuts on the market that have been found to contain high levels of ochratoxin A (OTA), a toxic fungal metabolite. According to a statement released on Friday, the raisins “best before” dates range from November 13, 2016 to December 8, […]

A 50-year-old owner of a vehicle involved the road death of a woman in Paphos was arrested on Friday. Sniezka Zabowska, 46, died on December 8 after a man, aged 56 reversed into her after she had stepped out of a colleague’s vehicle. An inspection by the electromechanical department found the man’s car pedal and […]

Weekends are getting more and more jolly with the run up to the most wonderful time of the year. First stop in Nicosia at Stasikratous Street, where the street will be filled with live jazz music, classical music, and glasses of wine clinking. We all know that the street is pure class but this weekend […]

By Bejay Browne A  DEVOTED charity worker who has been instrumental in raising thousands for the Paphos Renal Unit, and a young, courageous blind boy have been announced as the winners of the ninth annual Paphos Hearts of Gold awards. In addition, two new awards – the lifetime achievement award and the Jasmitha Singh award […]

By Karolina Tagaris Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras welcomed on Friday proposals to create a European Union coast guard agency to patrol its vast sea borders as pressure built at home for a solution to growing numbers of migrants stranded in the country. The proposal was initially put forward by France and Germany out of […]

By Andria Kades A BILL expected to head to the Cabinet on Monday over redundancy plans for Cyprus Telecommunication Authority (Cyta) employees, seems to fully pander to trade union requests, it emerged on Friday. According to Cyprus News Agency (CNA) sources, provisions in the bill have safeguarded employees’ rights more than what had initially been […]

By Asli Kandemir Turkey’s new economic programme is short on reform and long on populist measures aimed at winning support for a new constitution, investors have decided, leading them to dump Turkish assets for a second straight day on Friday. Financial markets had been looking for Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and his AK Party to […]

Cyprus supports the positions of principle for the independence and sovereignty of Ukraine and its wish and political will is to have a peaceful solution that will restore human rights, the independence, and the sovereignty of the country, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Friday. Anastasiades, on an official visit to Ukraine, had a private meeting […]

By Toby Davis Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal issued a defiant response to his critics on Friday and said he had no doubts that he was the right man to lead Manchester United despite their early Champions League exit. Van Gaal has found himself in the firing line from all quarters following Tuesday’s 3-2 […]

By George Psyllides The government was consulting with the attorney-general over its next move following Thursday’s rejection by parliament of labour ministry regulations governing shop hours. In a clear disregard of the constitution and the best interests of thousands of workers, opposition parties on Thursday rejected the government’s regulations on shop hours, thus forcing a […]

The Limassol Marathon has the special honour of featuring in the list of nominations for best international marathons in Europe for 2015! Voting is done on one of the biggest websites in Europe on registrations for marathons and long-distance running, www.mynextrun.com. The Limassol Marathon is competing against other popular marathons organised in European cities, including, […]

Nissan has been named one of the world’s most valuable brands for 2015, according to Interbrand, the world-leading brand consultancy. In the Best Global Brands Study, released today by Interbrand, Nissan ranked 49, up from 56 in 2014 and 90 with a brand valuation of $3.819B from the company’s inaugural appearance on the list in […]

For the second year running, the show “The Magic of Christmas” will take place in the streets of Nicosia, on Saturday, 19th December 2015. “The Magic of Christmas” is a street show / performance, inspired by well-known Artistic Director & Choreographer Ricardo Cuellar and organized by RCBeautydolls, under the concept of a Christmas parade with […]

By Stelios Orphanides Cyprus and Ukraine signed on Friday in the Ukrainian capital Kiev a protocol amending their bilateral double taxation avoidance convention, the finance ministry said. “The signed protocol will come into force not earlier than the January 1, 2019,” when the current convention expires, and will be based on the model tax convention […]

France’s Socialist prime minister warned on Friday of a slide towards ‘civil war’ if the far-right National Front wins power in regional polls this weekend as a stepping stone toward its 2017 presidential election campaign. Manuel Valls, head of the Socialist national government, is waging a fierce battle to keep Front leader Marine Le Pen […]

A triple truck bomb attack claimed by Islamic State in north-eastern Syria killed at least 50 people and wounded 80 others, a spokesman for the Kurdish militia that controls the area said on Friday. The town in the north-eastern province of Hasaka is controlled by the Kurdish YPG militia, which has been battling Islamic State […]

By Maria Gregoriou The theatre seems to be ruled by women lately on our shores, their stories that is, as Blanche DuBois once again tells how she has always relied on the kindness of strangers, Edith Piaf is brought to stage through her life story and songs, and a whole lot of personal stories are […]

A 36-year-old prison warden was remanded in custody for eights days on Friday in connection with possession of 430 grammes of synthetic drugs, as authorities were investigating whether he had any associates inside or outside the island’s correctional facility. The warden was arrested by the drug squad outside the Central Prison on Thursday following a […]

By Stelios Orphanides The Central Bank of Cyprus said that it imposed a €1.2m fine to the Tanzania-based FBME citing the bank’s failure to comply with anti-money laundering legislation and the prevention of financing of terrorism. “The omissions and/or weaknesses identified arise from the findings of the on-site inspection conducted in 2014, and relate to […]

President Vladimir Putin said on Friday Russia supports the opposition Free Syrian Army, providing it with air support, arms and ammunition in joint operations with Syrian troops against Islamist militants. His statement appeared to be the first time Moscow said it was actually supporting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s opponents in the fight against Islamic State […]

By Angelos Anastasiou As the row between Interior minister Socratis Hasikos and Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides shows no signs of letting off, on Thursday,  the chairman of the broadcasting authority joined the fight on the minister’s side in accusing the audit boss of abusing his constitutional power and turning his post into a “media spectacle”. “It […]

By Angelos Anastasiou EDEK chairman Marinos Sizopoulos and leader of the Solidarity movement Eleni Theocharous voiced their shared goal of preventing a bad solution to the Cyprus problem, following a meeting on Friday. Theocharous, who has engaged in dialogue with opposition parties after leaving ruling DISY last month, was re-elected to the European Parliament last […]