Новости за 27.07.2019

By Evie Mitsidou Phillips WEEE Cyprus, the non-profit organisation set up for the collection of waste electrical and electronic equipment has to-date recycled 17,351 tons of electric and electronic appliances, the organisation’s President Stelios Athanasiou told CNA, noting that at present there are over 260 points of collection throughout Cyprus....

Climbing phenomenon Egan Bernal was poised to become the first Colombian to win the Tour de France when he retained the overall lead after Saturday’s 20th stage, a 59-km ride from Albertville. The Team Ineos rider, 22, finished fourth in the stage won by 2014 champion Vicenzo Nibali, the only...

Enable dug deep into her reserves of brilliance to fight off Crystal Ocean and become only the third dual winner of the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Qipco Stakes. Sent off the 8-15 favourite for the Ascot showpiece, the John Gosden-trained mare – who was first successful in the...

Russian police arrested more than 500 people on Saturday, including prominent activists, around a political protest in Moscow to demand that members of the opposition be allowed to run in a local election later this year. The protest, which authorities declared illegal beforehand, did not represent a major challenge to...

Fifty-five bodies have been recovered so far off the Libyan coast, an aid worker said on Saturday, after a wooden boat carrying hundreds of migrants capsized on Thursday. Search operations are continuing to find other missing migrants, a member of Libyan Red Crescent told Reuters by phone. It was unclear...

POLICE on Saturday said they are searching for a car involved in a hit-and-run accident the previous night in Larnaca that led to the serious injury of a 22-year-old woman. The woman is in serious condition at Larnaca general hospital’s intensive care unit with injuries to the head and ribcage....

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson cautioned the European Union on Saturday that the “anti-democratic” Irish backstop must be ditched if they were to strike a Brexit divorce deal. Johnson, since taking office on Wednesday, has repeatedly said that if the EU continues to refuse to renegotiate the Withdrawal Agreement agreed...

Tribute act to Frank Sinatra Stephen Triffitt is in Paphos again, performing at the Colosseum restaurant for two evenings. Nobody does Frank Sinatra better than Triffitt. His voice, his moves, his style, even his looks – Stephen has made the great man his own. As one journalist put it “You’d...

Formula One leader Lewis Hamilton seized pole position for Mercedes in their 200th race at the German Grand Prix on Saturday after both Ferrari drivers were sidelined by engine problems. The five-times world champion lapped the 4.5km Hockenheim circuit in one minute 11.767 seconds for a record-extending 87th career pole...

FOUR fire engines and three aircraft were deployed to put out a fire that erupted just after 3pm on Saturday between Ypsonas and Kolossi near a residential area west of Limassol. Fire service spokesman Andreas Kettis said the fire was burning wild vegetation while firemen were trying to prevent the...

By Lizzy Ioannidou Approximately two in every 10 teenage students are victims of bullying in Cyprus, the worrying results of a cross-national survey on health behaviour in school-aged children has revealed. The study, conducted by the HSBC research network in 49 countries and regions across Europe and North America, collects...

ARCHITECT Andreas Lordos announced on Saturday he is running for Famagusta mayor as an independent candidate promising to struggle for return to the occupied town. The refugee town will be choosing a mayor following the sudden death of Alexis Galanos last week. Galanos, who also served as former President of...

Where do you live? Home. And home is where the heart is. Best childhood memory? Family road trips to Troodos Most frequented restaurant and absolute favourite dish? Fanous Lebanese Restaurant, at Laiki Gitonia, Nicosia. Favourite food is my mom’s homemade oven pasta (pastitsio). What did you have for breakfast? Coffee....

A 22-year-old man was remanded on Friday for six days after 36 bags containing a total of 350 grammes of cocaine was found in his stomach. The man, a third-country national, was checked by police on Friday evening after his arrival at Larnaca airport from Spain via Athens following information....

CHEESEMAKERS are unhappy by the sudden fervor by the commerce ministry to clamp down on non-specification halloumi, arguing the state would not be have been able to boast exports of over 20,000 tonnes last year if it weren’t for these products. According to Andreas Louca, acting permanent secretary of the...

An enchanting feast of classical and contemporary dance will take place at the Gala for Cypriot Artists Entopion presented at the Pattichio municipal theatre in Limassol on Saturday night. Leading soloists of famous ballets from abroad will perform together with distinguished Cypriot dancers, offering a dance show of international caliber,...

Two men, 25 and 26, were arrested on Friday night in Limassol after Byzantine era coins and ancient artefacts were found in their possession. The two men were arrested after passersby called the police when the two started arguing and hitting each other in Neapolis in Limassol. Police found Byzantine...

Real Madrid finished their tour of the United States with a 7-3 humiliation by rivals Atletico Madrid in New Jersey on Friday, ensuring they head home in embarrassment from their American excursions. Their tour started in pretty underwhelming fashion with a 3-1 defeat to Bayern Munich in Texas, before they...

Several thousand protesters defied a police ban on Saturday to converge on a rural Hong Kong town where suspected triad gang members attacked protesters and commuters at a train station last weekend. Police, widely criticised for failing to better protect the public from the attack by club-wielding men in Yuen...

The U.S. Supreme Court has handed President Donald Trump a victory by letting his administration redirect $2.5 billion in money approved by Congress for the Pentagon to help build his promised wall along the U.S.-Mexico border even though lawmakers refused to provide funding. The conservative-majority court on a 5-4 vote...

A 53-year-old woman is being treated in the Larnaca general hospital with second degree burns across almost half of her body after a gas explosion in the apartment building where she lives. The explosion occurred at around 7.30pm on Friday due to a gas leak. The woman suffered from first...

By Annette Chrysostomou THE Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) has announced that a number of issues related to the registration of persons entitled to Gesy have been concluded and the problem of drug shortages is being addressed. Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou is expected to submit a proposal to the cabinet on...

The met office on Saturday issued a yellow warning for extremely high temperature. According to the warning, the temperature is expected to reach 40 degrees Celsius inland. The warning concerns Saturday between 1pm and 4.30pm. In the meantime, temperatures are expected to reach 42C on Monday and Tuesday. On Saturday,...

A charred body of a woman was found on Saturday in a field near a military camp in the Nicosia district. The body was found by fire fighters who responded to a call about a fire in a field in the Tseri area. According to reports, the body was identified...

The Republic of Cyprus’ Counsellor in New York Polly Ioannou has sent a letter to UN Secretary General António Guterres protesting Turkey’s continuing provocative and illegal actions against the Republic. In the letter, Nicosia urges the UN chief to clearly call on the Turkish government to comply with international law,...