Новости за 11.01.2022

The United States has confirmed media reports of its misgivings over the EastMed subsea natural gas pipeline, in an apparent U-turn over a project supported by the former Trump administration. In a press release on Monday, the US embassy in Athens said Washington is “shifting our focus to electricity interconnectors...

Police on Tuesday made another arrest in connection with last week’s disturbances in Chlorakas and Paphos, bringing to 14 the number of persons in custody. The latest arrestee is a 21-year-old man. The brawls, which broke out last Monday and Tuesday, involved more than 100 non-EU nationals, mostly Syrians, and...

By Brendan O’Brien and Maria Caspani President Joe Biden and top health officials on Tuesday defended the administration’s response to the unrelenting pandemic as daily U.S. COVID-19 cases reached a new high, largely fueled by the highly contagious Omicron variant. Biden, who has been accused of focusing on vaccinations at...

Tourism revenue in October reached pre-pandemic levels, according to just-released data. Revenues for October 2021 came to €310.2 million, compared to €77.4 million in October 2020, and €299.4 million in October 2019. This October saw the largest influx of tourists (361,638) since the start of the pandemic. During January to...

The Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) has announced that due to maintenance operations on part of the grid, it will be cutting power to certain areas on Wednesday and Thursday. The scheduled power cuts will take place between 8am and 6pm on Wednesday, and between 8am and 4pm on Thursday....

By Josh Smith and Hyonhee Shin North Korea appeared to test-fire a ballistic missile on Tuesday that may be more advanced than a “hypersonic” one it launched less than a week ago, South Korea’s military said, as Pyongyang pursues increasingly powerful weapons. Tuesday’s launch, condemned by authorities in Washington and...

By Fiona Kate Barlow First published in 1972, The Joy of Sex styled itself as a sexual cookbook, with positions and predilections presented as loose recipes. As any good cookbook author knows, however, sometimes people really need a picture to be able to get a sense of the finished dish....

In Till We Meet Again 12 modern artists display their work among the historic exhibitis at Nicosia’s CVAR. ELENI PHILIPPOU has a look around   Nicosia’s CVAR enters 2022 hosting an exhibition featuring an all-female cast. The Centre for Visual Art and Research houses 18th-20th art and memories left behind...

Turkey has included corporate foreign currency and gold deposit accounts converted to lira in a scheme that protects local currency savings against exchange rate volatility, the Official Gazette showed on Tuesday. The dollars, euros, pounds or gold in corporate deposit accounts as of the end of 2021 may be converted...

A new year focus on two senses: hearing and taste   The beginning of a new year, or the end of one, offers the opportunity to reflect and envision what it is we want to create in these 12 new months. Yet not all goals and reflections have to happen...

By Lily Baum Pollans Pay-as-you–throw is a policy that charges people for the amount of trash they toss out. It’s also sometimes called variable-rate pricing or pay-as-you-waste. Many cities and towns around the world, including over 7,000 in the US, have pay-as-you–throw waste policies. Examples include Seattle, Berkeley, Austin and Portland, Maine. Large cities...

The 61-year-old former Pattihio theatre director arrested on suspicion of embezzling €234,550, was released on bail on Tuesday, and referred to trial at the criminal court in March. Limassol district court ordered the suspect to post bail of €250,000 and a real estate guarantee equal to the amount of the...

Dams and rivers around the island have come back to life after the heavy rainfall of the past few weeks, with the met service expecting more unstable weather for this week that could lead to another yellow alert warning. This would follow an orange alert that expired at 10am on...

High concentrations of dust are observed in the air today, the labour ministry said on Tuesday, citing measurements from ground Stations of the Air Quality Monitoring Network operated by the Department of Labour Inspection. The public, and particularly any vulnerable groups of population (children, older people, and the infirm) are...

Social responsibility has always been at the heart of every aspect of PwC Cyprus’ operation and action. Despite the unprecedented conditions brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic, the organisation has continued to apply a comprehensive Corporate Social Responsibility programme, with the ultimate aim of supporting local communities, protecting the environment,...

US Open champion Emma Raducanu crashed out of the Sydney Tennis Classic on Tuesday as the Briton was handed a 6-0 6-1 defeat by in-form ninth seed Elena Rybakina. Raducanu, playing her first match this season, was thoroughly outplayed in the opening set as her Kazakh opponent made the most...

The University of Nicosia (UNIC) has joined the European University alliance, NEOLAiA (neoaliacampus.eu), as a full member. The alliance is currently preparing, and will submit, an application to the European Commission in March 2022 for a grant of 14.4 million euros over the next four years, under the European University...

The municipality of Paphos has commenced installation of 56 smart lighting pylons, an innovative project that will contribute to the further improvement and aesthetic upgrade of the town. According to Paphos Mayor, Phedonas Phedonos, the municipality of Paphos will save half a million euros annually from the replacement of conventional...

Let’s Go Tours by Amathus, the leading cruise travel company in Cyprus, has been appointed preferred sales representative of Royal Caribbean International for Cyprus. Now, Cypriot holidaymakers and travel agents can book Royal Caribbean cruises from Limassol and ports around the world from the expert cruise team of Let’s Go...

The health ministry will hold a free open discussion on the myths and facts of the coronavirus pandemic over the weekend in Limassol. The event, organised in collaboration with the Cyprus medical association, is scheduled at 3pm this Saturday at the Mikis Theodorakis event hall in Pano Polemidia. Under the...

Ioannis Kasoulides was sworn in as foreign minister on Tuesday, returning to active service nearly four years after deciding to leave public office. He takes over from Nikos Christodoulides who resigned on Friday amid an escalating row with Disy on whether he planned to run for president in 2023. The...

Asteroids can pose a threat to life on Earth but are also a valuable source of resources to make fuel or water to aid deep space exploration. Devoid of geological and atmospheric processes, these space rocks provide a window onto the evolution of the solar system. But to really understand...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson was under fire on Tuesday after it emerged his private secretary had invited over 100 people to a “bring your own booze” party in the garden of Downing Street during the first coronavirus lockdown. Johnson, who won a landslide victory in a 2019 election, has faced...

President Nicos Anastasiades and House President Annita Demetriou expressed their condolences over the death of European Parliament President David Sassoli on Tuesday. In a message on Twitter, Anastasiades said he was extremely saddened to hear of the death of Sassoli, noting that “his work on modernising the European Parliament was...

When Jose Mourinho returned to Italy to take charge of AS Roma he was keen to point out that turning around the capital club’s fortunes would take time but the early signs are not good as, once again, his players are not living up to his demands. Blaming players for...