Новости за 14.01.2022

The health ministry announced that there had been no new deaths from Covid-19 on Friday and that 3,042 had tested positive from 122,217 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 2.49 per cent. The death toll therefore remains at 672. There are 257 people in hospitals of whom 91...

CEO of Baker Tilly South East Europe Marios A. Klitou has been awarded one of Romania’s highest honours: the National Order for Faithful Service of the Rank of Knight. On January 6, 2022, President of Romania Klaus Iohannis bestowed the honour on Klitou in appreciation for his special contribution to...

Appraisal drilling at the Glaucus-2 site in offshore block 10 of the island’s exclusive economic zone is proceeding smoothly, Energy Minister Natasa Pilides said on Friday as she visited the Stena Forth drill ship accompanied by US ambassador Judith Garber, other government officials and the managing director of ExxonMobil Cyprus...

A safety panel of the European drug regulator on Friday recommended adding a rare spinal inflammation called transverse myelitis as a side effect of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine. The vaccine has faced several setbacks, including production delays and probes by regulators following rare cases of severe side effects such as blood...

Restaurants in one Dutch city reopened on Friday and others said they would open on Saturday regardless of whether they are included in plans by the government to ease the country’s COVID-19 lockdown. Prime Minister Mark Rutte was expected to order the reopening of most stores, hairdressers and gyms at...

About 7 per cent of higher secondary school pupils failed to show for the first day of the half-yearly exams on Friday because they were either infected with Covid-19 or were self-isolating as contacts, Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou said on Friday. But he assured that they will be given the...

Bedridden patients are entitled to 12 house calls from a general doctor a year under revamped rules, Gesy (general health system) clarified on Friday. In an FAQ on house calls under Gesy, who qualifies and what is covered, it said that this service had been incorporated into the system in...

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta had no simple answer when asked to explain how his side could be so good at mighty Liverpool on Thursday after being so bad on Sunday against second tier opponents. Bundled out of the FA Cup by Championship side Nottingham Forest five days ago, the Gunners...

Welcome to The Friendly Isles – a nickname bestowed on Tonga by Captain Cook. Apparently, the explorer arrived in 1773 during the annual ʻinasi festival, which celebrates the donation of the First Fruits to the Tu’i Tonga (the monarch of the Kingdom of Tonga), and was immediately invited to participate...

A total of 60 free rapid test sites for coronavirus for eligible groups will operate nationwide on Saturday, the health ministry announced. Free rapid testing for the general population has been scrapped, while unvaccinated individuals must present a negative coronavirus test every 72 hours, carried out privately. Eligible for a...

As Germany’s first ever LGBTQ+ commissioner, a role created under the new coalition government’s plans for cultural modernisation, Sven Lehmann believes he has his work cut out. The 42-year-old, a member of parliament for the Greens, was given the title of Commissioner for the Acceptance of Sexual and Gender Diversity...

President Nicos Anastasiades has called an urgent meeting on safety in the Vasiliko area in the wake of residents’ concerns following Tuesday’s blaze, the presidency announced on Friday. It said that separate meetings will also be held on judiciary reform, the role of the electricity authority and plans to introduce...

Around 27% more people died in the European Union than usual during November, the biggest increase in a year as a fresh wave of COVID-19 swept the region, official data showed on Friday. Excess mortality – the increase in total number of deaths, from any cause, compared with the same...

A Russia-led military bloc began pulling out from Kazakhstan on Thursday after a week-long deployment amid an explosion of unrest during which authorities in the Central Asian nation said the former security chief was suspected of attempting a coup. Russia said the withdrawal of the troops would be completed by Jan. 19,...

The amount spent on player transfers in international football fell for a second year in a row to its lowest for five years as the impact of the Covid pandemic continued to be felt across the game, according to figures released by FIFA on Friday. The study showed that the total spend...

Citing a news report that MPs were hiding behind parliamentary immunity not to pay their traffic and other fines, House president Anita Demetriou has told MPs to pay up promptly. In a letter sent to all 56 members of the House, Demetriou said it was essential MPs behave in an...

It is the first week of the new year, and I have been hibernating in front of the television, binge watching yet another suspense thriller with intertwined plots, tracing the hidden connections, creating bridges across the gaps between episodes, while unintentionally consuming unhealthy snacks. I had managed to tune out...