Новости за 01.07.2016

Rampant Wales defeated Belgium 3-1 to reach the Euro 2016 semi-finals with a victory that included a sensational strike by Hal Robson-Kanu and a goal for captain Ashley Williams on Friday. Belgium had taken the lead with a powerful strike by Radja Nainggolan in the 13th minute which Wales keeper Wayne Hennessey got his fingertips on but could […]

A 35-year-old man from Nicosia was arrested on Friday in connection with the illegal possession and distribution of child pornography. The arrest followed a tip off by the Child Protection System (CPS) programme that detected the man had downloaded 121 files containing child pornography. When the computer of the 35-year-old was inspected by police, 11 […]

Novak Djokovic’s hopes of a calendar year grand slam were hanging by a thread as he slipped two sets down to big-serving American Sam Querrey before rain stopped their Wimbledon third- round clash on Friday. On an infuriating day of rain delays, world number one Djokovic had to wait until nearly 7pm local time to […]

Serena Williams composed herself after a first-set loss and a burst of anger to vanquish tenacious fellow American Christina McHale 6-7(7) 6-2 6-4 in a nail-biting second-round match at Wimbledon on Friday. The defending champion finally ran out a winner against the world number 65, marching on in her quest to emulate Steffi Graf’s Open […]

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was in no mood to hang about on Friday, racing to a one-set lead in just 18 minutes against Argentina’s Juan Monaco some three hours after they first warmed up on another rain-interrupted day at Wimbledon. The pair were among eight matchups at the bottom of the men’s draw waiting to play their […]

THE cabinet has approved smoking regulations with large warnings to harmonise national legislation with the European Union Tobacco Products Directive. The new bill calls for the introduction of health warnings with pictures and text on cigarette packages, and the prohibition of electronic cigarettes in non-smoking areas. The bill, which is to replace the existing law […]

Rome‘s Colosseum was visibly cleaner on Friday as Italy showed off the latest phase of restoration of one of its most famous landmarks. Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, speaking on a stage in the amphitheatre built to host gladiatorial contests nearly 2,000 years ago, hailed the mammoth clean-up project as an example for protecting the country’s […]

THE first call-up of conscripts of this year’s summer draft who will serve a shorter term, were on Friday received at training centres in Larnaca, Paphos and Limassol, the defence ministry announced. The 2016 B (summer) draft, which will run until July 8 will include, apart from those from previous years with deferrals, all males […]

DEMETRIS Christodoulou, a high-school graduate from Limassol who wants to study computer science, was surprised to find out on Friday that he had topped the list of students who gained a university place after succeeding in the Pancyprian exams. Christodoulou, a graduate of the Ayia Fylaxi Lyceum in Limassol scored full marks, 20 out of 20, […]

DESPITE some progress on the property issue, the Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities continued to have substantive differences, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Friday. Speaking after his meeting with Mustafa Akinci, Anastasiades said it was one of the most difficult chapters, while the Turkish Cypriot leader said that “the situation is complicated.” “The meeting was […]

LIFEGUARDS from Limassol and Paphos staged a protest on Friday demanding extension of their working hours to prevent more lives from being lost on Cyprus shores. The protest follows a number of deaths in the past month that occurred when lifeguards were off duty. The working hours for lifeguards in Limassol and Paphos are from 11am […]

THE warming of relations between Moscow and Ankara and the resumption of tourism traffic to Turkey following will certainly have repercussions on the sector in Cyprus although they are not calculable at present, according to the head of the Cyprus Tourism Organisation. “Where no Russian tourists would go (to Turkey) because a prohibition law was […]

With the aim of promoting and supporting multiculturalism in Cyprus, the Andrey & Julia Dashin Foundation and Limassol Municipality will present La-Dee-Dah Nights, the first edition of the Foundation Film Festival (FFF) next weekend. The three-day event takes place in Molos, Limassol where there will be the chance to enjoy some feel-good movies from Russian, […]

US Attorney General Loretta Lynch said on Friday she will accept the recommendations of career prosecutors and the FBI director on whether or not to bring charges against Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton over her email use. Republicans, including party presidential front-runner Donald Trump, have said a political appointee like Lynch should not be involved […]

Turkish police detained 11 foreigners on Friday suspected of belonging to an Islamic State cell linked to the attack on Istanbul’s main airport, state media reported, and attention turned to a suspected Chechen mastermind. Forty-four people were killed in Tuesday’s bombings and shootings, which targeted one of the world’s busiest airports. The three suspected attackers […]

Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri has warned the United States of the “gravest consequences” if Boston marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev or any other Muslim prisoner is executed. Tsarnaev, named in a new online video message from Zawahri, was sentenced last year to death by lethal injection for the 2013 bomb attack, which killed three people […]

A BAG of white powder discovered on board an Emirates plane at Larnaca airport was found to be harmless after its discovery sparked the evacuation of all passengers. The powder was found on the plane while it had stopped on its way from Dubai to Malta and the passengers were boarding. Upon the find, the […]

Justice Secretary Michael Gove pitched on Friday to be the prime minister to take Britain out of the EU, a day after he destroyed the chances of another frontrunner in what some colleagues called an act of treachery. Gove’s decision on Thursday to throw his hat in the ring to replace David Cameron, who is […]

Aristo Developers announced on Friday it has come to an agreement with the Bank of Cyprus for the full repayment of all the Group’s loans, amounting to €283mln. “Through a debt-for-assets swap arrangement, Aristo Developers transferred properties to the Bank, which, based on the valuations made by the Bank of Cyprus, amounted to at least […]

A Hungarian court on Friday sentenced 10 migrants to jail terms for illegally crossing the border during a riot in September 2015, after Hungary built a razor wire fence to seal its frontier with Serbia. It was the first case to come to trial under a law passed days before the incident that made illegal […]

Soldiers, politicians, royalty and ordinary citizens stood in silence, heads bowed, on Friday in ceremonies across Britain and France to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the start of the Battle of the Somme, one of the bloodiest battles in history. The devastating World War One clash began on July 1, 1916, along a 15-mile (24 […]

  CYPRUS is one of the countries with the highest unemployment rates in the EU, though it is also the country with the greatest reduction in the past year, from 15.3 per cent in May 2015 to 12 per cent in May 2016. Eurostat figures released on Friday show that of all EU countries, the […]

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing €10 million in debt financing for the construction, development, and operation of five solar photovoltaic parks with a total capacity of 11.9MWp in Cyprus, it was announced on Friday. The parks are located in the areas of Frenaros, Nisou, Dhali, Paliometocho, and Malounta and are […]

Ryan Giggs has ended his 29-year association with Manchester United by reaching a settlement with the Premier League club, the BBC reported on Friday. An official statement from United confirming Giggs’ departure is expected in the coming days, the report said. The 42-year-old Welshman, who had a year remaining on his contract, worked as a […]

Paris banned old, exhaust-belching cars from its streets on Friday in a war on air pollution that environmentalists hope will also drive dirty vehicles from the centres of other European cities. Air pollution, in large part caused by fine particulate fuel emissions, kills 48,000 people each year in France, some 400,000 in Europe and around […]