Новости за 28.02.2016

LONDON, Feb 28 (Reuters) – Manchester City guaranteed manager Manuel Pellegrini some silverware in his last season in charge with a penalty shootout defeat of Liverpool in the League Cup final after Sunday’s match at Wembley ended 1-1. City keeper Willy Caballero saved spot kicks from Lucas Leiva, Philippe Coutinho and Adam Lallana while Yaya […]

Finance Minister Harris Georgiades said on Sunday it was wrong to be concerned about only the potential cost of the Cyprus solution while ignoring the cost of a non-solution. The minister in an interview with Simerini, Georgiades said he was not sure that the notion that a solution would bring more austerity and a new […]

Evengios Hamboullas, a DISY deputy for Famagusta, who was in hot water recently for posting a photo of himself on Facebook in front of a plate of ambelopoulia – an illegal delicacy – said on Sunday it had not been a ploy or a stunt to win votes in the upcoming parliamentary elections. In an […]

By Paul Taylor It’s little wonder the European Union can’t find common solutions to Europe’s urgent problems when its main members are having such different national conversations. Like the biblical Tower of Babel, Europe’s ambitious construction is in danger of toppling because its peoples are not speaking the same political language. Tune in to Germany […]

Teenager Marcus Rashford followed up two goals on his Manchester United debut in midweek with another double plus an assist as Louis van Gaal’s team dented Arsenal’s Premier League title hopes with a 3-2 win on Sunday. The result left third-placed Arsenal five points behind leaders Leicester City while United returned to fifth place above […]

Defence Minister Christoforos Fokaides was due to leave on Sunday for Cairo for an official visit at the invitation of his Egyptian counterpart, General Sedki Sobhi. According to an official press release, is the first time a Cypriot defence minister will pay an official visit to Egypt. On Monday Fokaides will have a private meeting […]

Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou on Sunday rubbished claims by small businesses that extended opening hours were destroying them and exploiting workers, as a final Supreme Court ruling on the issue is expected any day. In an interview with Politis on Sunday, Emilianidou said that businesses such as kiosks and bakeries have been working 24/7 for […]

Nigeria’s government has removed more than 20,000 non-existent workers from its payroll following an audit, which has led to a saving of 2.29 billion naira ($11.53 million) from its monthly wage bill, the Finance Ministry said on Sunday. It said the salary bill for February 2016 had reduced by 2.29 billion naira compared with December […]

Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci said on Sunday the information that came to light recently about the possible remains of 100 missing Greek Cypriots allegedly buried in Assia would be carefully evaluated. In a written statement Akinci said: “I have already spoken with the Turkish Cypriot member of the CMP regarding this matter.” He said […]

At least 60,000 people in Cyprus suffer from rare diseases, among the 30 million across Europe who are similarly afflicted, it emerged on Sunday. The figures were released by National Committee for Rare Diseases a the health ministry .a day ahead of ‘Rare Disease Day’ on Monday. It is estimated that there are 6,000 to […]

The number of refugees and migrants trapped in Greece may reach 70,000 in coming weeks, Greece’s migration minister said on Sunday, adding that a NATO plan to crack down on smugglers could limit migrant flows significantly. Greece, a primary gateway to Europe for tens of thousands of people fleeing war in the Middle East and […]

By Kareem Raheem Islamic State militants attacked Iraqi security forces on the western outskirts of Baghdad on Sunday in their largest assault near the capital for months, while two suicide blasts in a mainly Shi’ite district killed 31 people. Suicide bombers and gunmen in vehicles and on foot launched the attack on Abu Ghraib at […]

By Tom Miles Syria’s opposition will stick to the cessation of hostilities despite what they said were 15 violations by Syrian government forces on Saturday and more breaches on Sunday, a spokesman for the High Negotiating Committee (HNC) said. “The decision is to remain quiet, not to do anything, and I believe they will stick […]

The first foreclosed properties are to go under the hammer in July and will involve around 25 Bank of Cyprus cases of commercial real estate and land worth around 85 million euros, Phileleftheros reported on Sunday. The BoC numbers are due to gradually rise to 100 cases, none of which are homes. In all, Phileleftheros […]

Egyptian lawmaker Tawfik Okasha was attacked in parliament on Sunday, with one colleague hurling a shoe at him and others demanding he be suspended after he invited the Israeli ambassador for dinner. Egypt was the first of a handful of Arab countries to recognise Israel with a United States-sponsored 1979 peace accord, but Egyptian attitudes […]

A man in India stabbed 14 members of his own family to death, including seven children, before hanging himself, police said on Sunday, in one of the country’s worst – and grizzliest – massacres in recent years. Thirty five year-old Hasnin Warekar killed his parents and several of his sisters and their children at the […]

By Elizabeth Piper Senior ministers called on Sunday for a truce in a heated debate on Britain’s membership of the European Union, saying the ruling Conservative Party must be civil if it wants to stay in power. The party is deeply split over whether Britain should vote to stay in the EU at a referendum […]

By Joshua Franklin Swiss voters were forecast to reject a referendum proposal that foreign law-breakers be deported, according to initial projections from an exit poll by Swiss broadcaster SRF on Sunday. A ‘yes’ vote could have further complicated Swiss relations with the European Union, Switzerland’s biggest trading partner, as it tries to reconcile a 2014 […]

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday he did not respect or accept a constitutional court ruling that the detention of two journalists from a leading opposition newspaper had violated their rights. Can Dundar, editor-in-chief of Cumhuriyet, and Ankara bureau chief Erdem Gul were released pending trial on Friday after the constitutional court ruling. Their […]

By Jill Serjeant Suspense and surprises mark the Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday after a rollercoaster awards season dominated by the #OscarsSoWhite controversy and no clear front-runner for the top honor of best picture. It’s the movie industry’s biggest celebration, but all eyes this year will be on Oscars host Chris Rock, the outspoken black […]

This year, non-white nominees will be absent for all of the major awards at the Oscars for the second year running. A lack of racial diversity in Hollywood and at the Academy Awards in particular has led to a storm of controversy over the past few weeks. A recent analysis by the Daily Telegraph reveals […]

Israel welcomed the cessation of hostilities in neighbouring Syria but hinted on Sunday it could still launch attacks there if it saw a threat. Guns mostly fell silent in Syria and Russian air raids in support of President Bashar al-Assad stopped on Saturday, the first day of a U.S.-Russian accord that the United Nations has […]

By John Whitesides and Amanda Becker U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton crushed rival Bernie Sanders by almost 50 percentage points in the South Carolina primary on Saturday as African-American voters helped propel her into next week’s crucial “Super Tuesday” voting. The rout of Sanders solidified Clinton’s status as the strong front-runner to capture the […]

President Nicos Anastasiades said on Sunday there was much Turkey could to do help reach a Cyprus solution more quickly and said dialogue should take place at the table and not through the media. Attending a memorial for EOKA hero Gregori Afxentiou in Machairas, Anastasiades was responding on the sidelines of the event to comments […]

By George Psyllides WHEN the government on Thursday announced it was cutting mandatory military service from 24 to 14 months, it sparked jubilation from those affected but also drew heavy criticism from opposition parties who – like the public – were taken by surprise. Even before hearing the minister’s explanations, the parties, though agreeing in […]