Новости за 01.05.2024

President Nikos Christodoulides and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday planted an olive tree to honour Cyprus’ 20 years in the EU lauding the accession as a diplomatic success. In a statement on the platform X, the presidency said: “Our accession to the great European family 20...

As we are in the Holy Week, Easter celebrations may have taken over the events’ agenda, yet cultural happenings will soon return. Next week, a series of live music performances will take place all around the island starting with a swing and jazz set in Trimiklini. The Workin’ Trio (Charis...

The High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell met with the UN Secretary General’s Personal Envoy on Cyprus, Maria Holguin on Wednesday to discuss the Cyprus issue. In a post on X, Borrell said: “I had a good meeting with the UN Secretary General’s Personal Envoy on...

Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou on Wednesday lauded Cyprus’ agricultural environmental policies as part of the joining the EU 20 years ago. On the 20th anniversary of the country’s accession to the EU, Panayiotou said that in the fields of agriculture and the environment Cyprus has implemented policies that have contributed...

Rainstorms hit Nicosia on Wednesday afternoon, as the weather is expected to clear up in the evening. According to online posts on social media ‘Kairofiloi Kiprou’, the storms hit the Engomi area and the Ayios Dometios area of the capital. The met office said that the weather will clear up...

Police deployed in force on the University of California in Los Angeles campus on Wednesday morning after Israel supporters attacked a camp set up by pro-Palestinian protesters. Witness footage from the scene, verified by Reuters, showed people wielding sticks or poles to attack wooden boards being used makeshift barricades to...

The significant contribution of sports tourism to the tourism economy of the country is confirmed, Deputy Tourism Minister Kostas Koumis told CNA on Wednesday, explaining that this year there is a record number of participants in the Ayia Napa football tournament. In a statement to CNA, Koumis, who attended the McDonald’s...

A 26-year-old motorcyclist is critical condition at Nicosia General Hospital after a crash in Larnaca, police said on Wednesday. According to police, the crash occurred on Tuesday around 10.45pm, when under unknown circumstances the 26-year-old man crashed into a 23-year-old. The 26-year-old was injured in the crash and was taken...

The Turkish Cypriot side has on Wednesday hit out at Cyprus being inducted to EU saying that it as “an unjust and historic mistake”. According to a statement from the ‘foreign ministry’, “The EU is the only one responsible for the continued impasse on the island”. The ‘ministry’ said: “Today...

Walmart WMT.N said on Tuesday it will close all 51 of its health clinics and shut its virtual health care operations, saying it could not see it as a sustainable business model to continue. “Healthcare is expensive to run. We were finding that the increased labor and operating costs environment, like with reimbursement, both public...

British authorities have started to detain migrants in preparation for them to be sent to Rwanda in the next nine to 11 weeks, the government said on Wednesday, laying the groundwork for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s flagship immigration policy. A law to pave the way for sending asylum seekers to Rwanda if they arrived in Britain...

A 23-year-old was arrested on Wednesday, under suspicion of illegally possessing thousands of firecrackers, police said. According to police, the man was found to be in possession of 1,980 firecrackers at his home in Limassol. The man was arrested in the Ypsonas area at 10.35am. During the investigations, police found...

THE WAY THINGS ARE Buddy was a rescued, fierce-looking, lovable Labrador-Great Dane cross. Friends adopted a Cane Corso mastiff responding in kind to love given. Buddy was left as nature intended. My friends’ dog has clipped ears and docked tail, man-made ‘improvements’ previously done. My mother was advised to dock...

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday, pushing to get more aid into Gaza, while urging Hamas to accept a deal that would halt fighting in the enclave and bring Israeli hostages home. Following visits to Riyadh and Amman earlier this week, the...

TLDR: Robinhood has added Avalanche and other tokens on its trading app for New York users to trade.  Analysts’s price targets for Pepe memecoin in the coming weeks are $0.000009940 and $0.00001086. Rebel Satoshi Arcade has emerged as the best ICO in the market, with a potential 200% price surge...

Police have begun searching for clues in Pervolia, Larnaca, for individuals related to the attempted gangland murder of Demetris Andronicou, it emerged on Wednesday. Andronicou, aka Demetroui, was shot three times last week, with one of the bullets hitting him in the neck. Since then and the arrest of ten...

A two-day climbing gathering is coming up in Droushia/Inia to bring together the climbing community of Cyprus. Both experienced climbers and curious newbies are invited to join the 3rd Spring Bouldering Festival on May 11 and 12, organised by the Shinosintrofia Climbing Club. This climbing gathering takes place annually with...

The government will continue to stand by the side of the workers in every fair demand, President Nikos Christodoulides assured in a written statement on Labour Day, praising at the same time “the long-standing high sense of responsibility of the social partners, on which the exemplary labour relations in our...

France’s foreign minister arrived in Cairo on Wednesday on an unscheduled stop during a Middle East tour as efforts to secure a truce between Israel and Hamas and the release of hostages in Gaza reach a critical point. Diplomatic efforts towards securing a ceasefire were intensifying following a renewed push...

Police in Limassol arrested 13 people, during operations of the traffic squad overnight, they said on Wednesday. According to police, in order to prevent juvenile delinquency and protect the property and physical integrity of citizens, patrols were carried out in areas of churches and parks, where there is a gathering...

The very idea we have of restaurants has changed profoundly and perhaps irreversibly in recent years. We used to go out to eat, now we mostly stay in and order. I don’t necessarily like the new way, much like I don’t find myself exactly at ease with the digital age...

Cyprus will celebrate 20 years since being inducted into the EU, with an event at the presidential palace. To mark the anniversary, President Nikos Christodoulides and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen will address an event in the early evening at the presidential palace in Nicosia. The event...

Bayern Munich were victims of Real Madrid’s lethal efficiency in Tuesday’s 2-2 draw but the Germans are ready to beat them in next week’s Champions League semi-final return leg in Madrid, coach Thomas Tuchel said. The Bavarians struck twice in four minutes early in the second half with a shot from Leroy Sane...

At its simplest, it is the awareness of the feelings and emotions of other people and a key indicator of emotional intelligence says DR VASILIOS SILIVISTRIS The dictionary defines empathy as the ability to understand and share the feelings of another. Empathy is a vicarious (experienced in the imagination through...

Fifteen more Syrian migrants arrived on Wednesday morning in the Limnitis area, after they arrived on a speed boat to the north. The 15 migrants, seven men, four women, and four children, all arrived at 5.30am in the Limnitis area. They then crossed on foot to the state-controlled areas. A...