Новости за 08.09.2015

Wayne Rooney became England’s all-time record scorer when he smashed home his 50th international goal with an 84th minute-penalty as England beat Switzerland 2-0 in their Euro 2016 Group E qualifier at Wembley on Tuesday. He overtook Bobby Charlton’s tally of 49 goals that had stood since 1970 when he thundered his spotkick past Swiss […]

By Alastair Macdonald European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker will lay out plans for handling Europe’s refugee crisis on Wednesday that may provoke new wrangling among EU states and between national leaders and the EU executive. However, the mounting scale of the human calamity on the bloc’s frontiers — and growing fears that discord might do […]

By Peter Maushagen and Victoria Bryan Lufthansa failed in a legal bid to halt a pilot strike planned for Wednesday which has resulted in about 1,000 flights being cancelled, as the airline’s dispute with crews escalated. Pilots’ union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) staged a strike on long-haul routes on Tuesday and has called another walkout for […]

France warned on Tuesday that it would be a mistake for Europe to take in all refugees persecuted by Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq, and called for a plan to ensure the Middle East’s diversity remained despite the crisis. About 60 countries, including ministers from Iraq, Jordan, Turkey and Lebanon, met in Paris […]

A DISCOVERY by scientists at the Institute of Neurology and Genetics (CING) in Nicosia may open the way for gene therapy for to benefit patients with inherited neuropathy, also known as Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease, according to a press release issued on Tuesday. Following 15 years of intense research to understand the cause and to develop experimental […]

By George Psyllides Education Minister Costas Kadis has asked the rector of the University of Cyprus (UCy) to withdraw a decision to enrol students with GCE and International Baccalaureate (IB) qualifications who have been accepted by other universities but have not taken the entrance exams. In a letter to Constantinos Christophides, the minister said the procedure he […]

More than 107,000 people have signed a British petition calling for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to arrested for war crimes when he visits London this week for talks with Prime Minister David Cameron. Britain said visiting heads of state have immunity from legal process and thus cannot be arrested, though the petition indicates the […]

A 49-year-old clerk at the Larnaca hospital emergency room confessed to stealing the day’s revenues – some €4,000 – early on Monday morning, police said on Tuesday. According to unnamed police sources cited by the Cyprus News Agency, suspicion lay on the 49-year-old after he reported the money stolen. His initial denials were soon replaced […]

Education Minister Costas Kadis has removed a 49-year-old high-school teacher who is accused of sexual harassment. The Larnaca teacher allegedly harassed a 13-year-old girl and three others. Although a criminal prosecution has been pending for more than six months, the man has been teaching classes in two different secondary schools in Larnaca since the beginning […]

By Elias Hazou The parties of the so-called rejectionist camp all expressed their dissatisfaction on Tuesday after being briefed by the President on the progress in reunification talks. It’s understood the President’s briefing focused on the hot-button issues of property and the status and rights of Turkish settlers. Speaking to reporters later, DIKO chairman Nicholas […]

By Maria Gregoriou On Thursday two exhibitions will open in Nicosia. The first is a solo exhibition by Serbian illustrator and artist Anna Bujosevic and the second is a presentation of a collection of artworks from the Office gallery collection. The exhibition by Bujosevic will be her fourth solo exhibition. She has exhibited in a […]

A 50-year-old man badly injured during a brawl in Limassol in March has died, police said on Tuesday. The man, a foreign national, was being treated at Limassol hospital for head injuries. Four suspects were arrested at the time and charged with attempted manslaughter. They have been in prison since, awaiting trial, which had been […]

By Steve Keating FAMILY ties will be stretched to the limit when Serena and Venus Williams clash in a compelling U.S. Open quarter-final on Tuesday night where much more than sibling bragging rights will be on the line. A win by Venus would keep the 35-year-old on track for a first grand slam title since […]

By Iain Rogers Real Madrid players had little idea what the European Cup was when the record winners played their first fixture in the competition exactly 60 years ago on Tuesday, according to club great Paco Gento. Real beat Swiss side Servette 2-0 in Geneva on September 8, 1955 and claimed the first of five […]

Some 30,000 litres of beer were downed during the Nicosia Beer Fest recently, attracting a similar number of visitors eager to enjoy the scene, the Nicosia Municipality said on Tuesday. Approximately 30,000 attendees got to enjoy music and a good time all while drinking a variety of beers and participating in a GERMANIA airlines competition […]

By Angelos Anastasiou A fire raging out of control in Limassol on Tuesday threatened residential areas in the villages of Ayios Amvrosios and Kivides before being pushed back and brought under control, the Fire Service said. The blaze broke out at around 4:30pm and firefighters rushed to the area as it soon threatened to consume […]

By Stelios Orphanides Comments made by Alekos Michaelides, chairman of the Cyprus Port Authority, threatening legal action against skippers who call at Famagusta port for repairs, has angered the chairman of its partner shipyard in Limassol. Send to Kindle

Fileminders wins for Cyprus in Prestigious Awards Competition Fileminders, a leading provider of Records and Information Management Solutions (RIM) has been named on 1st of September 2015, as a National Champion representing Cyprus in The European Business Awards sponsored by RSM, Europe’s largest and most significant business recognition programme. Fileminders was recognized as a Company […]

Hotel One of 21 Hilton Worldwide Properties Recognized at the Prestigious Awards Hilton Cyprus has been recognised as Cyprus’s Leading Hotel and Cyprus’s Leading Business Hotel for the third consecutive year, at the European final of the prestigious World Travel Awards 2015, recognised globally as the ultimate hallmark of quality, setting the benchmark to which […]

Pope Francis, making the most substantial changes to Catholic marriage annulment procedures in centuries, on Tuesday radically simplified them and said bishops should give greater help to divorced couples. In a move that again showed his desire for the Church to be more merciful to Catholics in difficulty, Francis reaffirmed traditional teaching on the “indissolubility […]

A heavy sandstorm swept across parts of the Middle East on Tuesday, killing two people and hospitalising hundreds in Lebanon and disrupting fighting and air strikes in neighbouring Syria. Clouds of dust also engulfed Israel, Jordan and Cyprus where aircraft were diverted to Paphos from Larnaca airport as visibility fell to 500 metres. “We have […]

By Justin Palmer WALES suffered a second major setback ahead of the Rugby World Cup when scrum-half Rhys Webb was ruled out of the tournament on Tuesday with a serious foot injury. Webb’s absence follows hot on the heels of full-back and key goal kicker Leigh Halfpenny who will also miss the September 18 – […]

By Stelios Orphanides The number of company registrations fell in August 1.8 per cent to 710 compared to a year before, the department of company registrar and official receiver said. In the first 8 months of the year, the number of the new company registrations fell 4 per cent compared to the respective period of […]

By Stelios Orphanides Cyprus’s economy grew 1.2 per cent in April to June compared to the respective quarter of 2014, confirming an August 14, preliminary estimate, the statistical service said. Compared to the first quarter, the economy grew 0.5 per cent, Cystat said in a statement on its website today. In the second quarter it […]

Refugees rescued off the coast of Larnaca during the weekend were being transferred from a makeshift camp in Kokkinotrimithia to a reception centre for asylum seekers where conditions are better. In Kokkinotrimithia, the refugees were being housed in tents, whereas the facility in Kofinou has prefabricated houses. The 87 men, women and children are part […]