Новости за 11.05.2016

Newcastle United and Norwich City were relegated from the Premier League after Sunderland beat Everton 3-0 on Wednesday. Sunderland’s win lifted them to 38 points, four ahead of Newcastle and Norwich, who beat Watford 4-2 on Wednesday, with one match of the season remaining. Aston Villa have also been relegated to the Championship and are […]

The health ministry said on Wednesday it is investigating more cases of corruption in the state health sector. The ministry’s permanent secretary Christina Yiannaki confirmed that they are investigating reports of a private clinic against two state doctors, whose names allegedly appear in documents of another private clinic, where they also refer patients. State broadcaster […]

Adidas AG is ending its shirt sponsorship deal with English football side Chelsea six years early as part of a shift to partner with fewer clubs, prompting the German firm to raise its full-year profit forecast. Chelsea, who won the Premier League title last season, have had a poor run of form which means they […]

A dead, skinned mouflon, a protected species, was discovered in a house in Kannaviou, Paphos on Wednesday, by officers of the Game and Fauna Service, who believe they have uncovered a mouflon meat trading ring. They said they raided a house in Kannaviou on Wednesday morning, after securing a search warrant, and found a dead […]

By Ginger Gibson and Amanda Becker Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton are in a statistical tie in the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Wednesday, showing a tight battle for the White House as the two likely nominees turn their attention to the Nov. 8 election. The narrowing poll numbers are the result of […]

Arsenal’s England striker Danny Welbeck will miss Euro 2016 after being sidelined for nine months following surgery on his right knee, leaving national team boss Roy Hodgson with a selection dilemma. Welbeck went off in Sunday’s 2-2 draw at Manchester City after sustaining “significant cartilage damage”, the London club said on their website (www.arsenal.com) on […]

Germany plans to annul the historic convictions of tens of thousands of men charged under a law that criminalised homosexuality and to grant them financial compensation, the justice minister said on Wednesday. The law originated in the 19th century, was toughened up by Hitler’s Nazis and retained for decades in postwar West Germany, which used […]

By Michael Holden Britain has raised the threat level from dissident Northern Ireland militants to “substantial,” meaning an attack on the British mainland is considered a strong possibility, Home Secretary (Interior Minister) Theresa May said on Wednesday. She said the decision by the domestic intelligence agency MI5 to increase its risk assessment from “moderate” reflected an […]

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari demanded on Wednesday that Britain return assets held there by corrupt Nigerians, pointing the finger back at London after Britain’s prime minister suggested Nigeria was “fantastically corrupt”. David Cameron’s remarks during a conversation with Queen Elizabeth, caught on camera on Tuesday, have so far dominated the build-up to a global anti-corruption […]

The Central Bank (CBC) has challenged the findings of the European Central Bank (ECB) regarding the status of restructured loans in Cyprus, the head of the borrowers’ association Costas Melas said on Wednesday. He was speaking to reporters coming out of a meeting with CBC governor Chrystalla Georghadji, where they discussed the ECB’s April report […]

Knowing how to use colour when decorating objects, which materials go together and how you can create that shabby chic effect is a way to distress. On Sunday in Larnaca join a morning workshop with the owner of the shop that sells lots of different materials to create with, Arte Futuro and learn all about […]

Minus One are among the most popular rock bands on the island, playing weekly gigs for appreciative audiences. They’re also our representatives at the Eurovision Song Contest this year, and made it through the first semi-final last Tuesday to appear in the final on Saturday. As Minus One, the band mostly play covers of well-known […]

The Italian parliament cleared the way to approving same-sex civil unions and granting some rights to unmarried heterosexual couples in a confidence vote on Wednesday called by Prime Minister Matteo Renzi to force the bill into law. Italy had been the last major Western country not to legally recognise gay couples and an original draft […]

The president did not sign off on a bill changing payment schemes for those owing money to the Social Insurance Fund because it was unenforceable by the time MPs were done tinkering with it, the government said on Wednesday. The bill introducing an instalments scheme for paying social insurance arrears was passed by the legislature […]

Stephen Curry has scaled heights never reached by NBA greats such as Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan and LeBron James when he became the first unanimous winner of the league’s Most Valuable Player award. A day after returning from injury to playoff action with an explosive performance for the Golden State Warriors, Curry swept all 131 […]

By Stelios Orphanides Greek police have issued an international arrest warrant against a Cypriot lawyer, believed to be involved in a more than €500m fraud case, business news website Capital.gr reported on Wednesday. Greek police already arrested five suspects and issued two international arrest warrants for a Cypriot lawyer and a British employee at a […]

By Gopal Sharma A Nepali sherpa led a nine-man team to the top of Mount Everest on Wednesday, becoming the first to scale the world’s tallest peak from the Nepali side since a deadly earthquake in 2015 and a fatal avalanche the year before forced climbers to retreat. The mountain guide was part of a […]

French Finance Minister Michel Sapin admitted on Wednesday to behaving inappropriately towards a female journalist, days after a sex scandal forced the resignation of the vice-president of the lower house of parliament. Sapin said that he was sorry about what he did but insisted that that should not be “confused with the seriousness of harassment […]

Two years of efforts have finally paid off and Limassol general hospital is getting free wifi access, the management announced on Tuesday. The application, a long standing request by patients, particularly by the anti-leukaemia and anti-cancer (PASYKAF) associations was approved by the finance ministry. “Several of the patients, particularly in the hematology department are young […]

Two former Greek bankers failed to appear before a court on Wednesday despite a decision by judicial authorities in Greece to extradite them to Cyprus where they face charges of mismanagement at the now-defunct Laiki Bank. The case was adjourned for June. On April 15, Greece’s highest court ordered the extradition to Cyprus of former […]

Tax authorities are processing a list of Cypriot individuals and companies contained in recently leaked documents known as Panama Papers, it emerged on Wednesday. Tax commissioner Yiannis Tsangaris said the tax department “has already started processing the data included in the Panama Papers list to determine whether tax or other criminal offences have been committed”. […]

Women are completely disregarded in public documents with male forms of words for professions always taking precedence over the female forms, chairwoman of the Cyprus Gender Equality Observatory said on Wednesday. Speaking after findings of a report which scrutinised 635 documents from ministries, municipalities and government services, Maria Gasouka told the Cyprus Mail this was […]

The competition and consumer protection service of the commerce ministry has warned shoppers that although set times for sales have been scrapped, shops are still obliged to list both the original price and the discount rates for most goods when they hold a sale. The regulations apply for clothes and other textiles, fashion accessories, footwear, […]

By Irene Klotz Astronomers have discovered 1,284 more planets beyond our solar system, with nine possibly in orbits suitable for surface water that could bolster the prospects of supporting life. The announcement brings the total number of confirmed planets outside the solar system to 3,264. Called exoplanets, the bulk were detected by NASA’s Kepler space […]

Difficulties faced by disabled people when trying to vote may deter them from casting their ballot in elections, Ombudswoman Eliza Savvidou said on Wednesday. In a statement expressing her concerns that disabled people feel excluded and marginalised, she said every person should be able to freely exercise their right to vote without facing any problems […]