Новости за 09.02.2024

A funeral procession for former two-time Chilean President Sebastian Pinera wound though Santiago on Friday, past La Moneda presidential palace as thousands of people lined streets and rooftops holding flags and photos of him. Pinera, 74, died on Tuesday after the helicopter he was piloting crashed into a lake in southern Chile....

Former Pakistani prime ministers and bitter rivals Nawaz Sharif and Imran Khan on Friday both declared victory in elections marred by delayed results and militant attacks, throwing the country into further political turmoil. Sharif’s party won the most seats by a single party in Thursday’s election, but supporters of imprisoned...

The White House on Friday sharply criticized a report from a Department of Justice special counsel that suggested President Joe Biden was suffering memory lapses, saying it included inaccurate, gratuitous and inappropriate criticism. Ian Sams, spokesperson for the White House legal counsel’s office, took the lectern in the White House...

Palestinian civilians in Rafah in the Gaza Strip need to be protected, but there should not be any forced mass displacement, the United Nations said on Friday after Israel began drawing up an evacuation plan to allow it to defeat Hamas in the area. “We’re extremely worried about the fate of civilians in Rafah,” U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric...

By Rony Junior El Daccache Building permits decreased by almost six per cent in Cyprus between January and November last year, the statistic services reported on Friday. The number of permits amounted to 6,583 compared to 6,989 in the same period the year before, decreasing by 5.8 per cent. Decreases...

The Cyprus Electricity Authority (EAC) did not decide on electricity hikes on Friday, passing the responsibility to the Cyprus Energy Regulatory Authority (Cera) for failing to decide on price adjustments. Currently, there are two requests to jack up the prices – one is at six per cent, and the other at...

London police said on Friday that a man suspected of injuring several people last week by throwing a corrosive chemical on them is now presumed to have drowned in the River Thames. Police have been searching for Abdul Shokoor Ezedi after a woman and her two daughters, aged 8 and...

Local government reform has been grossly distorted by parliamentary amendments and is now rife with failures that will come with hefty costs across different municipalities, Interior Minister Constantinou Ioannou said. His comments sparked fury on Friday, introducing a rare show of solidarity between political parties across the political spectrum. Parliament...

A teen boy was found in another European country, after being reported missing from his home in Cyprus in July, police said on Friday. According to police, the 17-year-old boy was reported missing by his family in July, only to be found living in another country. Police in Larnaca worked...

Housing problems will not be solved with the wave of a wand, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Friday. He stressed housing is one of the biggest problems – if not the biggest problem – for young people. “It is for this reason that the interior ministry last October announced...

Almost one in ten of Gazan children under five are now acutely malnourished, overwhelmingly as a result of Israel’s war on the territory’s Hamas rulers, according to initial U.N. data from arm measurements that show physical wasting. The food supplies that Gaza depends on have shrivelled from their pre-war level,...

By Rony Junior El Daccache Smuggled sex toys, tobacco and other miscellaneous items from Turkey were found in a café and warehouse in a village south of Nicosia. The two locations are owned by two of the four alleged suspects, a 42-year-old father and his 21-year-old son. The products were...

The Research & Innovation Foundation (RIF) on Friday hosted its ‘Partner Day’ conference at the Hilton Hotel in Nicosia, in an effort to further foster collaboration between Cyprus’ research and business communities. The event, held under the auspices of Chief Scientist Demetris Skourides, marked a significant step toward bridging the...

A draft bill to modernise the legal service and the audit office will be brought in front of the legislature within the year, Government Spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Friday. Asked to comment on the matter during a press briefing, Letymbiotis said: “The president, in the annual plan for 2024,...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Friday discussed the Cyprus problem and policies impacting internally displaced persons with Morphou Mayor Victor Hadjiavraam. Hadjiavraam was invited to the Presidential palace in light of UN Envoy Maria Angela Holguin’s first visit to Cyprus, and in the context of discussions with relevant stakeholders surrounding the...

Cyprus’ trade deficit reached €8.57 billion in 2023, marking an 18 per cent year-on-year increase, according to a report released on Friday by the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat), The report, which utilised preliminary data, showed that total imports of goods for the period between January and December 2023 amounted to...

By Rony Junior El Daccache The number of traffic violations detected by fixed cameras fell by 75 per cent between the first and last quarters of last year, transport minister Alexis Vafeades said. Speaking to the road safety council, he explained that on average 800 violations were recorded per day...

Qatar and Jordan will play an all-Arab Asian Cup final on Saturday where both teams are highly motivated to answer critics who gave them no chance of going so far. Surprise package Jordan finished third in their group and scraped through to the knockouts, where they suddenly elevated their game...

With a great, Asian-led cast, The Brothers Sun has a great mafia plot line but is also comical. I enjoyed being able to laugh, while also remaining entertained by the storyline. It was a pleasure to be able to also relate to the characters, which although they are gangsters, killers,...

UCLan Cyprus and eBOS Technologies signed a Memorandum of Collaboration (MoC) on January 29, 2024. By joining forces, the two organisations will enhance the local ecosystem by combining their strong know-how and capabilities. The MoC also signifies the commitment shared by both parties to strengthen their research capacity, as well...

The Church of England’s governing body will debate adopting fresh commitments on homosexuality and same-sex couples when it meets later this month, it said on Friday, acknowledging that there remained “profound disagreement” on the matter. The Church of England – central to the Anglican Communion of 85 million believers across...

The Cyprus Cup football game between Apollon and AEL will take place without the presence of fans, sports judge Aristotelis Vryonides deliberated on Friday. The derby, initially scheduled for January 24 at Alphamega Stadium in Limassol, never took place due to incidents involving both sets of fans, who threw flares...

Quadcode, an international fintech company headquartered in Cyprus, is delighted to declare its collaboration with the Cyprus Anti-Cancer Society. With a commitment to bolstering the community and elevating the quality of life in Cyprus, Quadcode is generously offering one of its corporate cars to the medical staff. This initiative aims...

Ioannis Kapnoullas resigned as prison director on Friday, with the justice ministry saying he had submitted his resignation for “personal reasons”. In his place, the ministry has appointed police chief superintendent Charalambos Philippides, who will serve in the role until June 2026. Speaking to AlphaNews, he said there were two...

More than a dozen Danish tourists in Thailand were injured after a bus lost control and crashed in the northern Mae Hong Son, a remote mountainous province, officials said on Friday. The driver of the tour bus, a 50 year-old man, died in hospital following the crash that happened late...