Новости за 14.02.2019

Alexandre Lacazette was sent off as a strong Arsenal side slumped to a surprise defeat at the hands of BATE Borisov to leave their Europa League tie finely poised heading into the second leg. The Gunners never got going at the Borisov Arena and created very little in the way of clear-cut chances, with Stanislav Dragun’s header […]

Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides has again hauled the state-run telecoms corporation over the coals, saying Cyta has defied repeated calls to stop squandering taxpayer money and set its house in order. Speaking in parliament on Thursday, Michaelides was presenting his report on Cyta for fiscal year 2017, listing off a litany of practices which could be […]

British lawmakers defeated Prime Minister Theresa May in a symbolic vote over her Brexit strategy on Thursday, undermining her pledge to European Union leaders that she can get the unpopular divorce deal approved if they grant her concessions. Lawmakers defeated the government 303-258 on the main motion asking them to reaffirm support for her plan […]

At least 922 children and young adults have died of measles in Madagascar since October, despite a huge emergency vaccination programme, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday. The number of deaths is based on official numbers, but these are likely to be very incomplete, as is the current total of infections, at 66,000, […]

Exploratory drilling for gas by ExxonMobil in offshore block 10 is ongoing, and announcements will be made once the operations have been concluded, the government said on Thursday. The energy ministry was addressing a number of media reports over the past few days claiming the US oil giant has struck it big at the Glafcos-1 […]

A suicide bomber rammed a car into a bus carrying Indian policemen in Kashmir on Thursday, killing 44 of them in the deadliest attack in decades on security forces in the disputed region, an incident likely to raise tensions with neighbouring Pakistan. The Pakistan-based Islamist militant group Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) claimed responsibility for the attack on […]

If not enough paediatricians join the National Health Scheme (Gesy), the government must find a way to make sure children will not be treated by general physicians (GPs), MPs heard on Thursday. During the discussion at the House health committee on the contracts to be given to private doctors who will register with Gesy as […]

The European Parliament urged Saudi Arabia on Thursday to abolish its male guardianship system, under which women have to seek permission from their guardian on issues such as getting married, saying it and other rules reduce women to second-class citizens. Parliamentarians also expressed concern over “government web services” that allow male guardians to track women […]

The leaders of the five main religious communities of Cyprus on Thursday called on the island’s two leaders, President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci, to discuss in their meeting on February 26, ways to “remove all obstacles” to the restoration of historic monuments in the Nicosia buffer zone. “We renew our joint […]

Nicknamed ‘Lady Jazz’, singer Sarah Fenwick is leaving her eponymous jazz club in Nicosia for one night only, hitting Technopolis 20’s stage in Paphos along with musicians Dimitris Miaris, Costas Challoumas and Marios Spyrou. On February 25, the musicians will present a jazz concert dedicated to the great jazz composer George Gershwin. The night’s leading […]

Police said Thursday they were seeking 29-year-old Marios Christou, aka Hello, in connection with the theft of a trailer from the Famagusta district in January. The theft took place in Paralimni on January 16. Anyone with information on his whereabouts should contact Paralimni CID on 23803040 or their nearest police station of the public hotline 1460.

The decision of a Cyprus Football Association (CFA) judge on whether to uphold the appeal by Apollonas FC against the validity of a match with Anorthosis after it emerged that the latter may have falsified the medical card a newly-signed foreign national is to be announced on Friday. The case was adjudicated on Thursday and […]

Gareth Bale has been reported by LaLiga to the Spanish Football Federation over his celebration in Real Madrid’s 3-1 derby win at Atletico Madrid on Saturday. After scoring his side’s third goal in the 74th minute, the Real forward waved his right hand by his head before lowering the arm and then, as he began […]

Scotland centre Huw Jones has been ruled out for the rest of the Guinness Six Nations due to the knee injury sustained against Ireland last weekend. Jones, 25, started Scotland’s first two matches at outside centre, in the opening 33-20 win against Italy and last Saturday’s 13-22 defeat to Ireland. “Scotland centre Huw Jones is […]

JPMorgan Chase & Co said on Thursday it plans to launch its own digital coins, called “JPM Coin”, that customers will be able to use for instant transfer of payments over a blockchain network. The largest US bank by assets said customers, on depositing money at the bank, will be issued the cryptocurrency that they […]

Every year Cyprus sees 480 new cases of prostate cancer, the Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Thursday. Speaking at a press conference of the Europe Uomo Cyprus, a prostate cancer awareness association, Ioannou said that the health ministry was making constant efforts to improve the services it provides for the timely diagnosis and identification […]

Germany’s economy stalled in the final quarter of last year, just skirting recession as fallout from global trade disputes and Brexit put the brakes on a decade of expansion amid signs that exports will stay subdued for the time being. Gross domestic product in Europe’s biggest economy was unchanged for the quarter, the Federal Statistics […]

Louis Hotels received important distinctions from the independent online tour agency Tripadvisor. Based on customer comments and reviews during 2018, a total of three Louis Hotels’ units, were ranked among the top-25 European Hotels in the “Best All-Inclusive Resorts in Europe” category and received “Tripadvisor Travelers Choice Awards 2019”. In more detail, Louis Ledra Beach […]

Why parents need to read the Cyprus Mail Schools Guide Since 2000 the number of students in private education has doubled. Some 19 per cent of children are now educated at one of Cyprus’ 39 private secondary schools. Thirty-nine! Choice is always good, but it can make decision-making difficult. And choosing your child’s school is […]

Nature is a favourite theme for artist Sotiris Ioannou, and his latest exhibition ‘A hymn to Nature’ is dedicated to exactly that. His new artistic venture is split in two sections, dealing with the same subject but from different angles. The work is comprised of a series of extremely simple pieces, embodying all faces of […]

Cyprus is among the EU countries with the highest number of marriages relative to the population, a Eurostat report published to coincide with Valentine’s Day has shown. The country with the most marriages relative to its residents was Lithuania in 2017, with 7.5 marriages per 1,000 inhabitants, closely followed by Romania (7.3). In joint third […]

Fed up of red roses, choking on chocolates? Then ditch the Valentine’s Day delirium for a dose of reality at Zagreb’s Museum of Broken Relationships – expanded this year with bonds severed by war and all set to tour in Brexit-riven Britain. The Museum of Broken Relationships in the old town of the Croatian capital […]

The Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) on Thursday confirmed the existence of a draft document with a potential agreement between the government and private doctors on the National Heath Scheme (Gesy), and accused them of slandering the health minister and attempting to boycott the scheme. The HIO’s statement follows repeated accusations this week by medical association […]

British bases (SBA) authorities have charged the owner and the receptionist of an illegal casino in Ypsonas, Limassol, following a raid on Wednesday evening. The pair are expected to appear before an SBA Court in Episkopi on February 21 after they were bailed on a combined total of €13,000 on Thursday. The owner, whose bail […]

Cypriot social media went into overdrive on Wednesday evening after a report saying ruling Disy would be fielding popular singer Anna Vissi in the upcoming European Parliament elections. Though not officially confirmed by the party, netizens took to their keyboards and mobile phones to express their views on the news. Party leader Averof Neophytou would […]