The Central Bank of Cyprus has lifted all restrictions on internal transactions using debit and credit bank cards, RIA Novosti reports, citing France Press. Banks in Cyprus, closed since March 15, resumed operations on Thursday, but under strict capital controls. In particular, a limit was set on cash withdrawals from the account at €300 per day, and exports abroad were limited to €1 thousand per trip.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) accepted for consideration the complaint of the defender of ex-Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko Sergei Vlasenko against the decision of the Supreme Administrative Court of Ukraine to deprive him of his deputy mandate. “According to my complaint to the European Court of Human Rights, I have already received a number and received an offer to provide all the necessary documents, all the necessary explanations and clarifications by May 7.

“Self-portrait with a cut off ear and pipe” was sold in the late 1990s for $80-90 million. When the artist and Van Gogh’s friend Paul Gauguin was visiting Arles (southern France), a quarrel occurred between them due to creative differences. An angry Van Gogh threw a glass at his friend's head, which is why Gonen threatened to leave. Frustrated, Van Gogh cut off his ear in a fit Photo: wikimedia.org

The Internet company Amazon intends to acquire the Goodreads website, dedicated to the discussion of books, the company’s official statement notes. By purchasing this asset, Amazon will attract a community of book lovers who are willing to actively buy and recommend book purchases to others.

The cause of the fire at GITIS could have been a short circuit in the electrical wiring, said Sergei Gedin, head of the fire extinguishing service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations in Moscow. Artist, GITIS professor Dmitry Krymov discussed the situation with presenter Alexey Korneev. Photo: Photo ITAR-TASS The roof of the building caught fire on Friday night. It took about three hours to extinguish the fire; the fire area was 500 square meters. m.

IV Mstislav Rostropovich Festival opened Classic Festival Previous photo Photo: Kommersant / Vasily Shaposhnikov / buy photo Next photo 1 / 4 "Requiem" performed by the Bolognese Teatro Comunale evoked warm feelings among the ex-mayor of Moscow Yuri Luzhkov Photo: Kommersant / Vasily Shaposhnikov / buy photo Photo: Kommersant / Vasily Shaposhnikov / buy photo Photo: Kommersant / Vasily Shaposhnikov / buy photo Photo: Kommersant / Vasily Shaposhnikov / buy photo The IV Mstislav Rostropovich

Based on the results of its work in 2012, the gold mining company Petropavlovsk increased revenue by 9%, to $1.4 billion, but EBITDA decreased by 18%, to $487.7 million, and instead of a profit of $240.5 million a year earlier, the company received a loss of $243 .9 million. However, this loss is explained by paper write-offs, the company said in a statement. Petropavlovsk's net debt increased by 35%, to $1.06 billion.

441 1 min. ... Nine months after the development of the Shtokman field was frozen, Gazprom announced that it had returned to discussing the project with its French partner Total. Yesterday, the head of the monopoly, Alexey Miller, and the President of Total, Christophe de Margerie, agreed to prepare a “road map” for the purpose of signing a new agreement on Shtokman.

The payment system is ready to enter the stock exchange The co-owner of Russia's largest instant payment system Qiwi (8.5% of shares) turned out to be Andrey Muravyov, one of the founders of the Siberian Cement holding. Qiwi is preparing for an IPO on NASDAQ, as a result of which the company plans to raise about $100 million with a business valuation of up to $1 billion.

British stage, film and television actor Richard Griffiths, who played in the Harry Potter film series, has died in the UK at the age of 65, The Associated Press reports. The cause of death of Griffiths, known for his role as Vernon Dursley, the uncle of the wizard Harry Potter, was complications arising from heart surgery. He died on Thursday at Coventry Hospital in the West Midlands. Richard Griffiths was an MBE.

AeroSvit Airlines (Kyiv) may not resume its operations and long-haul flights previously announced for April, said Veniamin Timoshenko, chairman of the airline's flight attendants trade union. He noted that the company is gradually returning aircraft to lessors. According to him, the airline has not officially announced this, but the entire remaining flight crew is expected to receive notice of dismissal in the near future.

Boris Barabanov about the new Depeche Mode album Depeche Mode have long earned the unconditional status of the third “Russian folk group” after The Beatles and Deep Purple. Just as if by order (or maybe really by order), before the release of Depeche Mode’s 13th studio album, memes appeared on the RuNet - a note to the DJ asking him to play “dipi shmot” and a stylized 1980s poster for the “dipi shmot” concert at the Olimpiysky ".

The day before the official opening of the New York Auto Show, the jury announced the winners of the World Car of the Year 2013 competition. For the second year in a row, the main prize went to Volkswagen, this time the Golf VII received the honorary title, according to the event website. The most stylish car was the Jaguar F-Type, beating out the Aston Martin Vanquish and Mazda 6. The best sports cars were the Porsche Boxster and Porsche Cayman.

Their insurance will be paid for by the budget The administration of Dimitrovgrad (Ulyanovsk region) posted a request for quotations for the right to conclude a municipal contract for life insurance services for city deputies, as well as the life and health of the city mayor. Experts note that the request for quotes should be canceled, since the Supreme Court panel declared it illegal to insure the lives of parliamentarians at the expense of the budget.

A single airline will be created on the basis of SAT Aeroflot transferred its stake in Vladivostok Air to Sakhalin Air Routes, effectively putting Sakhalin residents under control of the process of creating a unified Far Eastern regional airline. Other regions of the Far Eastern Federal District are in no hurry to confirm their participation in the project, considering the conditions put forward by the company to be unfavorable for the regions.