Новости за 18.02.2024

Rasmus Hojlund’s early double proved enough to secure Manchester United an absorbing 2-1 Premier League victory at Luton Town on Sunday and push them closer to the battle for the top four. In-form Danish striker Hojlund pounced on a defensive error to give United the lead after 37 seconds and...

Police arrested a second person on Sunday in connection with a large amount of drugs that were discovered in Paphos on Tuesday. The 29-year-old Paphos resident was arrested after a warrant was issued against him. For the same case a 28-year-old was arrested on Thursday and later put on an...

The European Union is set to fine Apple AAPL.O about 500 million euros ($539 million) over alleged breaches of EU competition law, the Financial Times reported on Sunday citing unnamed sources. The fine is expected to be announced early next month, the FT said. Last year, the European Commission accused...

Officials would do better to stop blaming misinformation, apologise for clearly illiberal measures during the pandemic, and try to reassure us that the vaccine situation is being monitored Covid vaccines are a controversial subject. Fortunately, Covid isn’t in the news at the moment, cases are way down, so the subject...

First in a series of articles by Leontios Ierodiakonou who looks at how the Greek Cypriot leadership, by accident or design, consistently steered clear of a Cyprus settlement It is generally agreed that the Greek Cypriot leadership has made very serious, unjustified mistakes in their handling of the Cyprus problem...

Israel accused Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of trivialising the Holocaust and causing offence to the Jewish people on Sunday after he likened the Israeli war against Hamas militants in Gaza to the Nazi genocide during World War Two. “What is happening in the Gaza Strip with the...

Nine people were arrested on Sunday as the police staged a special operation in Nicosia and Paphos to identify third country nationals living illegally on the island. During the operation a total of 130 people had their status checked, while nine arrests were made for illegal stay in the republic....

“I love you,” Alexei Navalny’s wife, Yulia, posted on social media on Sunday beside a picture of them together. The post on Instagram showed a picture of the two together, their heads touching as they watched a performance of some kind. Navalny, a 47-year-old former lawyer, fell unconscious and died...

Every effort is being made to upgrade the competitiveness of the agricultural sector, Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou said on Sunday. Speaking at the 1st Mandarin Festival in Arakapas, she said the Common Agricultural Policy Strategic Plan 2023 – 2027 provides for a total funding of €454 million to support agricultural...

The Green Party will continue for many years, its leader George Perdikis said on Sunday, vowing it would take a strong line against the exploitation of both people and the environment. He was speaking as the party marked 28 years since it was founded, adding that “our country can hope...

Harry Kane is not happy with “the way he is involved” in games of late but Bayern Munich are relying on his leadership to get their season back on track, manager Thomas Tuchel said ahead of Sunday’s Bundesliga match at VfL Bochum. Bayern were beaten 3-0 at Bayer Leverkusen in...

By John Irish Russia has invited Palestinian factions to meet in Moscow on Feb. 26, the Palestinian Authority prime minister said on Sunday, adding that the PA was ready to engage with Hamas. “Russia has invited all Palestinian factions who will be meeting on the 26 of this month in...

Israel on Sunday formalised its opposition to what it called the “unilateral recognition” of Palestinian statehood, and said any such agreement must be reached through direct negotiations. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu brought the “declaratory decision” to a vote in cabinet, which unanimously approved the measure, according to a statement. Netanyahu...

India set England a huge target and then skittled the tourists out for 122 to romp to a 434-run victory in the third test and go 2-1 up in the five-match series on Sunday. India had been in the box seat since grabbing a handy first-innings lead of 126 and...

Untaxed tobacco products, building material, fertilizer and petrol were found during customs checks at the Limnitis crossing point in Pyrgos on Saturday, police announced on Sunday. The items were found in the possession of five people, and all were confiscated. In one person’s car officers found 16 packets of cigarettes...

A family ignored the sneers of friends and escaped the noise, haste and cost of Limassol to friendly, peaceful, affordable Ypsonas. But now the city is following them By John Ioannou Just over a year ago, one of the large vacant plots on Ilia Kannaourou street, Ypsonas’ main throughway, suddenly...

While Senora Holguin is “off island”, may I put into the written word a moment of reflection that may impact her future conduct. The previous president who pulled out of the Crans-Montana talks had many reasons to do so in his own interest, a casual observer would surmise. He was...

Bills to abolish the maximum duration of secondment between the civil service and semi government authorities will be discussed at the House finance committee on Monday. Debate will also begin for regulations for movement from one semi government authority to another. According to current law, the secondment may have a...

Tourism revenues in China during the Lunar New Year holidays that ended on Saturday surged by 47.3% year-on-year thanks to a domestic travel boom amid a longer-than-usual break, official data showed on Sunday. The data may offer temporary relief to policymakers as the world’s second-largest economy has been facing deflationary...

The status quo in Cyprus cannot be the island’s future, President Nikos Christodoulides reiterated on Sunday. The island is at a critical juncture in its history, he said. “With tireless efforts, contacts and pressure, the Cyprus republic has opened again the prospect of starting negotiations on the Cyprus problem,” he...

Gender equality commissioner Josie Christodoulou will head to Jordan on Monday for official contacts to boost bilateral relations between the two countries. According to her office, the visit aims to review cooperation between the two on matters of gender equality and look at ways of strengthening it. Christodoulou will meet...

Big players like Polkadot and Cardano have seen more greens than red recently. But conversations aren’t around price recovery for the big boys but excitement for new projects like Algotech ($ALGT). Algotech, offering algorithmic solutions to trading, is seeing its presale crowded with investors seeking passive income opportunities. What’s so...

The Gaza Strip’s second-largest hospital has been put “completely out of service”, a spokesperson for the Gaza health ministry said on Sunday. “There are only four medical staffers currently caring for patients” inside the Nasser Hospital in the southern city of Khan Younis, Ashraf al-Qidra told Reuters. “The Nasser medical...

Dear Ms Holguin Welcome to Cyprus! While I appreciate that as a foreigner in Cyprus I should hold my counsel on all things Cypriot, my many years of residence in Cyprus watching successive supposed, if not farcical, attempts to solve the “Cyprus problem” (Cyprob) come to nought, combined with many...

Unrest broke out in the early hours of Sunday when a man pulled out a gun outside a baker in Nicosia to break up an incident with youngsters. According to the police, the incident took place at around 4am on Iosif Hadjiosif street in Strovolos when a customer had a...