Новости за 28.11.2019

British broadcaster Channel 4 represented Prime Minister Boris Johnson with a block of melting ice in a prime-time election debate on the environment on Thursday, prompting his Conservative Party to complain this broke impartiality rules. The commercially funded public-service broadcaster invited leaders of all Britain’s main political parties to take...

CYPRUS is on a firm trajectory to using natural gas for electricity generation by the year 2021, president Nicos Anastasiades said on Thursday. “We are on a path to implementing the important goals of liberalising the energy market, the advent of natural gas, and creating those conditions that will allow...

DEBTORS’ interest in a government-backed mortgage relief scheme has been underwhelming, the governor of the Central Bank of Cyprus said on Thursday. Speaking in parliament, Constandinos Herodotou noted that by mid-November banks participating in the ‘Estia’ scheme had received just 1050 applications from individuals with non-performing loans (NPLs). The combined...

Kazakhstan’s Astana fought back to beat a youthful Manchester United side 2-1 at home on Thursday, earning their first points in the Europa League’s Group L this season. United captain Jesse Lingard fired them ahead in the 10th minute with a fizzing low shot from 20 metres before Dmitri Shomko and a Di’Shon Bernard...

Militia fighters in eastern Congo killed four people and injured several others in attacks on two Ebola response centres on Thursday, in what responders described as a serious setback to efforts to contain the epidemic. Violence and unrest have hampered the health authorities’ response to the second worst Ebola outbreak...

PAPHOS mayor Phedonas Phedonos has hit back at the police’s intention to charge him for spreading fake news, saying that it smacks of intimidation. Police have opened a case against the outspoken mayor in connection with comments he posted on Facebook on November 1, where he accused law enforcement of...

DESPITE several challenges including the collapse of Thomas Cook, this has been a very successful year for tourism, deputy minister for tourism, Savvas Perdios said on Thursday, expressing pride over the results. Speaking to the House finance committee, the deputy minister said that the closure of the UK tour operator...

On your marks, get set, go! Bank of Cyprus is sponsoring the 12th annual race organised by the Drο.Me.A Racing Club, on Sunday December 1 at the Athalassa National Forest Park. Starting at 10am, the event features 5km and 10km road races, an 800m kids’ race as well as a...

PUBLIC opinion of the government is slightly negative, according to a poll conducted by CYPRC-Cyronetwork Ltd. Results show that 36 per cent of those interviewed think the government is not doing a good job, whereas 33 per cent evaluated their work in a positive way and 29 per cent remained...

The police commander in charge of operations at the 1989 Hillsborough soccer stadium crush that killed 96 Liverpool supporters was found not guilty of manslaughter on Thursday, the BBC reported. Former Chief Superintendent David Duckenfield was in charge of the stadium in Sheffield, northern England, at an FA Cup semi-final...

WHILE shops and police prepare for the Black Friday, several consumers do not appear persuaded to spend their money on the day of the shopping frenzy. Black Friday is celebrated every year on the last Friday of November. The tradition began in the U.S. before it was spread across Europe,...

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Thursday dismissed French President Emmanuel Macron’s criticism of Turkey’s offensive in Syria against the Kurdish YPG militia, saying the French leader sponsors terrorism. “He is already the sponsor of the terrorist organisation and constantly hosts them at the Elysee. If he says his ally...

THERE was an increase of 4.2 per cent in the number of work accidents last year, a newly published report by the labour inspection department shows. This follows a higher increase in the total number of accidents by 29.7 per cent from 2015 until 2017, the report said. “The increase...

Most mayors seem to be on board with local government reforms, and while the interior ministry appears to have cleared the first hurdle sticking points remain over which communities will merge with each other. Updates on the reforms were scheduled to be announced on Thursday, but have been delayed until...

I knew alcoholic drinks are aged in wooden barrels. What I didn’t know is that every year, a small amount of liquid – up to two per cent – evaporates ‘into the heavens’ from the casks. Jim Beam, probably in an attempt to see the silver lining in their vanishing...

The 15th edition of the Event is now an unforgettable memory for both the runners and the organizers. Participation increased to 360 runners with ages between 21 years old and the eldest runner being 86 years old, Imre Kenyer from Hungary. Runners travelled from various countries such as UK, Netherlands,...

Industrial production in Cyprus increased in both September and the first nine months of this year. According to data released by the Cyprus Statistical Service on Thursday the index of industrial production for September 2019 reached 137.7 units (base 2015=100), recording an increase of five per cent compared to September...

Former Sweden striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic was branded ‘Judas’ in graffiti sprayed on a building he owns in Stockholm on Wednesday night following the announcement he had bought a stake in Stockholm club Hammarby. The entrance to a building owned by the 38-year-old Ibrahimovic was vandalised, police said on Thursday, and...

Paphos court remanded a 23-year-old migrant for seven days on Thursday on charges of unlawful possession of goods, forged documents, money laundering and false registration. Police are also searching for a second person in connection to the crimes. Seven Romanian IDs bearing the photo of the 23-year-old but with different...

Head coach Ernesto Valverde hailed Lionel Messi as incredible after the Argentinian marked his 700th appearance for Barcelona with his 613th goal for the club. Messi also provided two assists and was booked for diving as Barca beat Borussia Dortmund 3-1 to reach the last 16 of the Champions League....

Social workers in all districts went on an impromptu one-hour work stoppage on Thursday morning in protest over the ombudswoman’s findings into the suicide of a 15-year-old boy, which led to the suspension of four of their colleagues over suspicion of disciplinary offences and possibly criminal ones. They threatened to...

PwC Cyprus presented the “New World, New Skills” programme to media representatives, at an event held on Wednesday, 27 November. The programme is part of the PwC international network’s commitment to deal with the growing mismatch between existing skills and those required in the digital world. On a local level,...

Name: Spikenard (Nardostachys jatamansi) Otherwise known as: Nard, False Valerian Habitat: A perennial member of the Valerianaceae family, growing to about 1m in poor soil in mountainous areas of eastern Asia. It is a tender plant with slender stems carrying frondy leaves with clusters of pink, bell-shaped flowers; the active...

Continuing its long-established collaboration with the Cervantes Institute in Cyprus and the prestigious International Sevilla Guitar Competition, specifically the annual tradition of presenting the winner of the Competition every year, the Pharos Arts Foundation is bringing award-winning guitar melodies in December. The first-prize winner of the 2018 Sevilla competition is...

An independent criminal investigator has been appointed to look into the spy-van case, Attorney General Costas Clerides announced on Thursday. Clerides appointed Elias Stefanou, a former Law Officer and a criminal law expert, as the independent criminal investigator into potential data privacy violations by the Larnaca-based company which owns van...