Новости за 25.01.2022

The government and lawmakers on Tuesday appeared to converge on a window of 26 weeks during which a father may apply for paternity leave. Currently, fathers can apply for paternity leave within a 16-week window, but some MPs wanted to expand this to 52 weeks – an idea rejected outright...

The government plans to open up the competitive energy market in the autumn, deputy government spokesperson Niovi Parisinou said on Tuesday. She was speaking following a meeting chaired by President Nicos Anastasiades with Energy Minister Natasa Pilides, the energy system operator head, the Cyprus Energy Regulatory Authority (CERA) board and...

Government spokesman Marios Pelekanos on Tuesday confirmed that the government gave permission for a direct flight to Istanbul to transport a Covid-positive athlete home. According to Turkish Cypriot paper Yeni Duzen, Cypriot authorities gave Turkey permission to charter an ambulance plane to Larnaca airport to take a member of the...

Two companies and two managers were charged by Limassol district court in 2021 for violating health and safety laws in the workplace, the labour inspection department said on Tuesday. The Limassol district court issued fines amounting to €20,500 while one of the two managers was handed a five-month sentence with...

The health ministry announced 2,546 new cases of Covid-19 and three deaths on Tuesday. The deaths were two women aged 85 and 86 who passed away at Paphos and Famagusta hospitals respectively, and a man aged 88, who passed away at Limassol hospital. This brings the total death toll to...

British police said on Tuesday they had opened an investigation into possible COVID-19 lockdown breaches at Boris Johnson’s Downing Street office and residence, the latest blow to a prime minister facing growing calls to resign. Johnson is fighting for his political life after allegations that he and staff partied at...

More than two out of ten coronavirus patients in hospital have had at least one dose of a Covid vaccine, health ministry data showed on Tuesday. The data on current hospitalisations was published as part of the ministry’s efforts “to enhance transparency and proper information of citizens”. It said that...

British manufacturers expect to raise prices by the most since 1977 over the next three months, as they wrestle with serious labour shortages and the biggest increase in costs since 1980, a quarterly survey showed on Tuesday. The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) data look set to reinforce the Bank...

The revived traffic camera system has suffered an early setback as no fines have yet been issued despite thousands of violations having been recorded. The first set of traffic cameras – four fixed and four mobile – were launched on October 25 and were operating on a pilot basis until...

Police were on Tuesday investigating an armed robbery that took place early in the morning in Larnaca. According to the police, at around 5am on Tuesday two men with covered faces and dark clothing entered a gambling establishment in Pyla, stealing money from the register at gunpoint. The perpetrators then...

The NATO alliance will make all decisions on possible movement of troops amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine crisis, U.S. Deputy national security adviser Jonathan Finer said on Tuesday. “That’s going to be a decision for the alliance to make,” he told CNN in an interview. “The alliance will make decisions about...

Nvidia Corp (NVDA.O) is preparing to abandon its purchase of Arm Ltd from SoftBank Group Corp (9984.T) after offering about $40 billion for the British company in 2020, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The US chipmaker has told partners that it does not expect...

By Laurie Goering The big shifts in thinking and large-scale funding needed to drive a swift global transition to a climate-smart economy are far behind schedule, even if most of the technology required already exists, political officials and analysts have warned. About $9.2 trillion will have to be spent just on...

Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas will ask cabinet to expand the test to stay initiative to hospital personnel and the security forces, the Cyprus News Agency reported on Tuesday citing informed sources. It added that at its meeting on Wednesday, cabinet is also expected to decide to lift a ban on...

World number one Ash Barty is within two victories of winning her home Grand Slam after another dominant display. The 25-year-old reached the semi-finals at Melbourne Park for the second time in three years after blitzing American Jessica Pegula 6-2 6-0 in just over an hour. * Nadal survives Shapovalov...

By Lanting Liu Alpine skier Yianno Kouyoumdjian will be Cyprus’ sole representative at the Winter Olympics next month in Beijing, the Cyprus Olympic Committee announced on Tuesday. The games will take place from February 4 to 20 in Beijing and venues near neighbouring towns of Yanqing and Chongli. They are...

A total of 75 free rapid testing sites for coronavirus for eligible groups will operate nationwide on Wednesday, 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...