Новости за 04.09.2018

Industrial producer prices in Cyprus rose by 1.9 per cent in July 2018, compared to the previous month, according to figures released by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. By comparison, the index grew by 0.4 per cent in the euro area (EA19), and by 0.3 per cent in the EU28. In July […]

MPs stressed on Tuesday the importance of providing appropriate transport services should medical centres currently operating in refugee estates be closed down. The House refugee committee discussed the logistics of creating central medical centres as part of the national health scheme (Gesy), which is expected to be operational as of next year. “The medical centres […]

President Donald Trump wanted to have Syrian President Bashar al-Assad assassinated last year but his defense secretary ignored the request, according to a new book that depicts top Trump aides sometimes sidestepping instructions to limit what they see as his damaging and dangerous behavior. Excerpts from the book, entitled “Fear” and written by famed Watergate […]

Eurobank Cyprus Ltd, the Cypriot subsidiary of Greece’s Eurobank, generated an after-tax profit of €24.1m in the first half of the year compared to a €41.1m profit in the entire financial year 2017, the bank said on Tuesday. The bank’s pre-tax profit in the first six months of the year was €29.7m compared to €51.6m […]

Defending U.S. Open champion Sloane Stephens crashed to defeat in the quarter-finals, losing 6-2 6-3 to Latvian 19th seed Anastasija Sevastova on Tuesday. American Stephens lacked the swagger she showed through the opening four rounds and wilted on the sun-baked Arthur Ashe Stadium court against Sevastova, who became the first Latvian woman to reach the […]

Hellenic Bank said on Tuesday that while it had no involvement in the reconciliation of loans and deposits at accounts at the Co-op it is ready to help affected customers by immediately opening new accounts. “Hellenic Bank has become the recipient of complaints by customers of the former Cyprus Cooperative Bank concerning the setoff of […]

Protesters on social media called for people to burn their Nike sneakers and boycott the sporting goods maker after it chose former San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick, the first NFL player to kneel during the national anthem as a protest against racism, to participate in a new ad campaign. Shares in the Beaverton, Oregon-based Nike […]

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian will be in Cyprus on Friday for a working visit that will include meetings with the president and the UN. According to the Cyprus News Agency, Le Drian will have talks with Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides and head of Unficyp Elizabeth Spehar. The French diplomat will also meet the […]

This coming Thursday the Phaneromeni arts festival will go on a melodious voyage into the cultural heritage of Greece and Cyprus on the wings of musical concert Journey to the Myths and Legends. Through the medium of lyrical singing, a broad group of talented performers and musicians will show how tradition and mythology has inspired […]

Spain has halted the sale of a shipment of bombs to Saudi Arabia amid concerns about their use in the conflict in Yemen, the Spanish Defence Ministry said on Tuesday. Amnesty International and other human rights groups have denounced Western arms sales to Saudi Arabia and its allies in a war which the United Nations […]

With just days left to the start of the new school year, the government on Tuesday recoiled from a confrontation with state teachers, conceding a number of their demands relating to mandatory teaching hours. At the same time, teachers were vowing to fight on for their labour rights, which they say are under assault by […]

With just days left to the start of the new school year, the government on Tuesday recoiled from a confrontation with state teachers, conceding a number of their demands relating to mandatory teaching hours. At the same time, teachers were vowing to fight on for their labour rights, which they say are under assault by […]

The canteen of the Nicosia general hospital charges outrageously high prices and is situated in an inappropriate location next to the entrance, the federation of organised patients said on Tuesday. The canteen, which is the only easily accessible option for those at the hospital, has been left unchecked by the health ministry, giving rise to […]

Germany, seeking to rein in internet giants like Google and Facebook, plans to bolster the powers of its competition watchdog to prevent such companies from becoming monopolies even before they achieve scale. The initiative, announced on Tuesday, could include blocking big players from taking over smaller rivals and follows up on a pledge by Chancellor […]

A Cyprus-based dealer and his mother, who ran a £300,000 drug ring from the UK, were jailed for eight and three and a half years, respectively, reports said on Tuesday. According to the BBC, George Pikounis, 29, had set up a crack cocaine and heroin supply line from London to Plymouth and then moved to […]

Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has overtaken the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD), a poll showed on Tuesday, days after some of the most violent protests by radical right-wingers the country has seen in decades. Some 6,000 supporters of the AfD and anti-Islam PEGIDA joined protests in the eastern city of Chemnitz on Saturday following […]

Two men who were arrested in connection with damaging cars and stealing from them in Paphos were remanded for six days on Tuesday to facilitate further investigations. The suspects were spotted moving around suspiciously in a parking place in the Coral Bay area by an off-duty police officer. He reportedly watched their car stopping next […]

Parliament has tabled the early release from jail of former deputy attorney-general Rikkos Erotokritou for discussion. The matter was tabled for discussion by MPs Aristos Damianou (Akel) and Christiana Erotokritou (Diko) on the grounds that “serious questions are raised about the circumstances and speed with which the parole hearing took place… it is therefore deemed […]

The EU executive under President Jean-Claude Juncker risked undermining public trust by failing to follow procedures when it appointed his chief aide to run the EU civil service, The European Ombudsman said on Tuesday. The executive had also been overly secretive and was sometimes hostile to media questions about the appointment of Martin Selmayr as […]

European champions Real Madrid will face either Mexican side Guadalajara or the eventual Asian champions in this year’s Club World Cup semi-finals following the draw made on Tuesday amid uncertainty over the future of the competition. FIFA president Gianni Infantino has ambitious plans to expand the tournament from 2021 onwards, staging it every four years […]

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has accepted a one-year prison sentence as part of a deal to settle a Spanish tax evasion case, El Mundo newspaper reported on Tuesday, although he is unlikely to actually serve any jail time. Spanish law states that a sentence of under two years for a first offence can be […]

A Memorandum of Understanding for the organisation and upgrading of school libraries was signed by the education ministry and the Cyprus University of Technology (Tepak) on Tuesday morning. The Tepak library will undertake the coordination for the computerisation, recording and coding of the bibliographic material of public schools with a unified directory system. The memorandum […]

Japan issued evacuation advisories for more than a million people and cancelled hundreds of flights as Typhoon Jebi sliced across the west on Tuesday, killing at least six people. Jebi – whose name means “swallow” in Korean – was briefly a super typhoon and is the latest storm to hit Japan this summer following rains, […]

India’s President Ram Nath Kovind told students at the University of Cyprus (UCy) that although technology has opened a new world of learning and has made it easier to accomplish tasks, they should continue to work hard without expectation of immediate reward in pursuit of excellence. The Indian president concluded an official visit to Cyprus […]

The Queen of Soul was laid to rest in Detroit on Friday (31.08.18) but her loved ones are unhappy with Rev. Jasper Williams Jr. for neglecting to honour her memory and disparaging single mothers and the black lives matter movement in his speech. Her nephew Vaughn Franklin, speaking on behalf of the family, said in […]