Новости за 05.02.2024

Former Barcelona and Brazil footballer Dani Alves went on trial on Monday charged with sexually assaulting a woman in the bathroom of a nightclub in the city in 2022. The 40-year-old defender was arrested in January last year and has been held on remand in the city since then. Alves...

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has announced that it recently reached settlement agreements with two Cypriot companies, the Cyprus Trading Corporation, and Woolworth (Cyprus) Properties. In both instances, the commission said that the relevant legislation leading to the settlement was the Transparency Requirements (Transferable Securities Admitted to Trading...

By Jonathan Shkurko and Tom Cleaver Deputy government spokesperson Yiannis Antoniou on Monday described as “unacceptable” the position of the British High Commissioner in Cyprus, who said that Turkish Cypriots require incentives to return to negotiations. He underlined the sensitivity of the situation in Cyprus, especially in light of the...

We all love a real-life horror story. CONSTANTINOS PSILLIDES looks at those yet to make it to the screen We love true crime. People think that this fascination with the morbid is a newfound thing, a symptom of the morally bankrupt age we live in, but that’s simply not true....

A sufficient number of providers have registered for the “PVs for All” programme, energy committee spokesman George Tsiamettis said on Monday. Over 35 providers have been listed and have been uploaded to the relevant platform, which encompasses both PV installers and thermal roof insulation technicians. “There is no lack of...

Turkish Cypriot lawyer Akan Kursat, suspected and wanted for selling Greek Cypriot properties in the north, will be extradited to Cyprus this week from Italy, where he was arrested, authorities said on Monday. Police confirmed the extradition to the Cyprus Mail, saying that a team of investigators would be heading...

Palestinians huddling under bombardment in Gaza said on Monday they hoped a visit to the region by the U.S. secretary of state would finally deliver a truce, in time to head off a threatened new Israeli assault on the last refuge at the enclave’s edge. Antony Blinken was in the...

PwC Cyprus hosted another successful ACCA Award Ceremony at the organisation’s Experience Centre, in the presence of PwC Cyprus CEO Philippos Soseilos, and Chief People Officer Anna Loizou. The ceremony honoured the remarkable achievements of our ACCA trainees and students in the recent ACCA examinations. We are delighted to recognise...

Porsche has launched the extensively-updated Taycan. The new model variants offer more range, as well as shorter and more robust charging processes. During an initial range test from Los Angeles to San Diego and back, pre-series models demonstrated their further improved efficiency. The all-electric sports cars covered up to 587...

Cyprus cannot circumvent directives enacted by the EU’s common agricultural policy (CAP) for farming but the state can far better support local farmers through the green transition, the head of farmer’s union Pek said on Monday. “The core of the problem lies in Brussels,” Christos Papapetrou said, and it is...

Russia’s foreign ministry will summon Israeli ambassador Simona Halperin over “unacceptable comments” she made in an interview, the TASS news agency cited the ministry as saying on Monday. Halperin, according to the ministry, misrepresented Russia’s foreign policy stance in the interview with Russia’s Kommersant daily, published on Sunday. The ministry...

Police in Limassol on Sunday arrested a 26-year-old man found with 260g of cannabis. According to police the man’s home was searched by the drug squad following evidence gleaned from investigation based on a court warrant. During the investigation, police fond two plastic packets with the cannabis in a pot...

A car collision lead to the death of a 24-year-old motorcyclist in Larnaca on Sunday night. The victim, named as Marios Roditis, was riding a large capacity motorbike when, in circumstance under investigation, a saloon car driven by a 62-year-old man collided with the bike. According to police, the fatal...

Monday will be partly cloudy with isolated rains expected in the early morning, mainly in the west and the mountains. The day will turn main mainly sunny by afternoon. Temperatures will rise to 18C inland, 20C on the coast and 6C in the higher mountains. Winds will be mainly south-...

Pop superstar Taylor Swift set another record on Sunday, winning the Grammy award for album of the year for an unprecedented fourth time as women dominated the music industry’s top honors. Swift also announced from the Grammys stage that she would release a new album in April. The 34-year-old won...

The United States intends to launch further strikes at Iran-backed groups in the Middle East, the White House national security adviser said on Sunday, after hitting Tehran-aligned factions in Iraq, Syria and Yemen over the last two days. The United States and Britain unleashed attacks against 36 Houthi targets in...

Researchers are going beyond conventional solar panels in a bid to generate heat and electricity from the other external surfaces of buildings. By Jack McGovan  In social housing on the outskirts of the southern Dutch city of Eindhoven, Renske Crone was delighted with an experiment in 2022 involving her apartment:...

Microsoft (MSFT.O) is expected to report a 15.8 per cent jump in quarterly revenue, its best growth in nearly two years, as rising adoption of its products infused with generative AI fuels demand for its cloud services. Thanks to its early lead in artificial intelligence, Microsoft is likely to cement...

Stellantis’ (STLAM.MI) Peugeot brand plans to use ChatGPT to improve the voice assistant in its cars and vans, the French brand said on Tuesday, joining rivals such as Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz in tapping the popular AI chatbot. “We will introduce ChatGPT in all cars, including the new e-3008 model, and...

Spotify (SPOT.N) said on Friday that Apple’s (AAPL.O) new plan to comply with the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) is “a complete and total farce.” From early March, developers will be able to offer alternative app stores on iPhones and opt out of using Apple’s in-app payment system, which...