Новости за 12.03.2016

By Mitch Phillips England survived a terrific late Welsh surge to put one hand on their first Six Nations title for five years as an Anthony Watson try and 20 points for Owen Farrell helped them beat Wales 25-21 in a Twickenham thriller on Saturday. The win secured the triple crown and sends England into their […]

Poets often write poems about poetry and artists often write about the process of making art. The play Sight Unseen by Donald Margulies brings the artists and his inspiration to the forefront. After performances in Nicosia, the production company Alpha Square is taking Sight Unseen to Limassol for one performance on Wednesday. Jonathan Waxman is […]

An incinerator at Nicosia general hospital which has sat idle for 13 years while hospital waste management costs spiral will be discussed at the House watchdog committee this week, its chairman George Georgiou said. Waste management costs at the hospital have reached €1.8bn annually. On Friday the same committee went to the Nicosia General Hospital […]

Steve Cook looped in a crucial headed winner after Bournemouth had twice let the lead slip, allowing Eddie Howe’s men to finally celebrate their first back-to-back home wins in the top flight on Saturday. In a thrilling see-saw contest, after Max Gradel had put Bournemouth ahead courtesy of a mistake from Swansea keeper Lukasz Fabianski, […]

Graziano Pelle ended his goal-scoring drought, striking twice to enable Southampton to repel a second-half fightback from Stoke and leapfrog them into seventh place in the Premier League. The Italian striker had gone 12 league matches since the start of November without a goal but a double in the first half-hour of the mid-table clash […]

World day of theatre for children and young people is coming up on March 20 and to get children over seven-years-old as involved as they can in the world of theatre, the Little Muse Theatre in Larnaca is holding a workshop for children and their parents to enjoy. The workshop will zoom into Shakespeare’s Romeo […]

By Emily Flitter and Fiona Ortiz US Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump on Saturday blamed organised “thugs” for protests that shut down his Chicago rally and said the incident had “energized America.” Trump, who will be at a campaign rally in Dayton, Ohio, on Saturday, cancelled the Chicago event on Friday after it turned chaotic, […]

The Scottish National Party (SNP) will start building a new case for independence from the United Kingdom this summer, party leader and Scottish government head Nicola Sturgeon said on Saturday, without committing herself to a timeframe for a new referendum. Scots voted 55 to 45 per cent against independence in 2014, but the collapse of […]

By Padraic Halpin Six Nations holders Ireland rediscovered their form to record their first victory of this year’s championship on Saturday, running in nine tries to thrash Italy 58-15 and end a frustrating run of results. Ireland were already too far behind leaders England to retain their title and win an unprecedented third successive Six […]

Police will start an island wide campaign on Monday to ensure those travelling in cars wear seatbelts. In co-operation with the European Traffic Police web TISPOL, the police policy aims to see a reduction in the number of serious and fatal traffic accidents. From Monday until Sunday there will be a Europe wide campaign to […]

Nurses union PASYNO, which announced it would go on an indefinite strike as of Tuesday after the government refused to satisfy their demand to move them up the pay scale because they hold university-level qualifications, invited all MPs on Saturday to show support for their struggle by tabling the issue for discussion at the legislative body. […]

Manchester City‘s hopes of regaining the Premier League title suffered a potentially grievous blow on Saturday as they were held to a goalless draw by struggling Norwich City at Carrow Road. The unpredictable 2014 champions dominated possession and territory but still did not have the urgency nor invention to pierce a well-organised Canaries’ rearguard. Sergio […]

On Wednesday the Pharos Arts Foundation, in collaboration with the Embassy of Russia and sponsored by the Russian Commercial Bank, presents a concert with the legendary Borodin Quartet at the Shoe Factory in Nicosia at 8.30pm. The concert will include string quartets by Haydn, Shostakovich, Borodin and Tchaikovsky. Universally recognised for its genuine interpretation of […]

More arrests are expected in connection with the Paphos and Koshi waste management plants among them Larnaca Mayor Andreas Louroudjiatis. Although the mayor was named among the 12 new warrants, he said he had no idea why. “I too saw my name mentioned but no-one has said anything to me, until now I don’t know […]

By Paul Carrel With a passionate defence of her migrant policy, Chancellor Angela Merkel threw herself into one last campaign push on the eve of “Super Sunday” elections in three German states that risk weakening her. Migration is the touchstone issue in the three votes – two in western states, and one in the east […]

The Syrian government on Saturday ruled out discussion of the presidency at peace talks due to begin on Monday, calling President Bashar al-Assad a “red line” and saying the opposition was deluded if thought it could take power in Geneva. Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem confirmed his government’s participation in UN-led talks but said they would […]

The House defence and watchdog committees will on Tuesday discuss audit service reports over possible irregularities concerning the€76.5m purchase in 2008 of five helicopters for the national guard and police, EDEK MP Giorgos Varnava said on Saturday. Speaking to state broadcaster CyBC, head of the House defence committee Varnava said that on Friday the auditor […]

Five-times grand slam tennis champion Maria Sharapova hit out at some media accounts of her doping case that she termed “wrong” in an open letter to her fans on Facebook on Friday. Sharapova, who tested positive for the banned drug meldonium at the Australian Open in January, is facing a suspension of up to four […]

President of the European Council Donald Tusk will visit Cyprus on Tuesday. In a statement on his twitter account Tusk wrote that he will travel to Cyprus for talks with President @AnastasiadesCY Tuesday ahead of the European Council. Government Spokesman Nicos Christodoulides wrote on his twitter account that Tusk is visiting Cyprus on March 15 […]

Google’s artificial intelligence (AI) programme on Saturday took a 3-0 lead in a five-match series against one of the world’s top players of the complicated board game Go. The victory for the AlphaGo programme, designed by Google subsidiary DeepMind, over South Korean professional player Lee Sedol, the holder of 18 international titles, has surprised many, […]

The ideal location for a restaurant in the Larnaca area has moved about over the course of time. Today all eyes are focused on Makenzy, home to a number of beachfront establishments while the Phinikoudes have remained the go-to place for many throughout the years. Then of course, there is the Dhekelia road which was […]

Cash, jewellery and herbs worth €210,000 were reported stolen from a house in Peyia on Friday. The theft was reported by the home’s 49-year old owner. According to police reports, she reported that she and her husband were out most of the day and returned back home at around 9pm to find that someone had […]

A hair’s breadth separated Leicester City and Newcastle United at the end of the relegation battle last season but a 36-point chasm and a gulf in confidence exists between the sides ahead of Monday’s Premier League clash (10pm). With Leicester’s title challenge showing no sign of wilting as the inevitable pressure of the run-in continues […]

THE second round of the Cyprus football championship playoffs will be concluded on Saturday with four games (two games were played on Friday), three involving the championship challengers and one between the teams trying to avoid the drop. In Nicosia, APOEL and Omonia will renew their fierce rivalry while second-placed AEK travel to Larnaca to […]

If Chelsea are to salvage anything from their most traumatic season for years then Guus Hiddink will need to preserve his record of never having lost an FA Cup tie when his stuttering team face Everton in the quarter-finals on Saturday (7.30pm). The 69-year-old Dutchman, in his second spell as interim manager at Stamford Bridge, […]