Новости за 01.09.2016

Andy Murray shut out the New York noise and the game of Marcel Granollers of Spain with a 6-4 6-1 6-4 win on Thursday to reach the third round of the US Open. The Wimbledon and Olympic champion ground down the world number 45 in a match involving numerous lung-busting rallies and played under a […]

THE chair of the House interior committee, which has begun reviewing government legislation on local administration reform, said on Thursday that it does not yet have before it any formal proposal for postponing or delaying this December’s municipal elections. Speaking to reporters after the session, committee chairperson Eleni Mavrou (AKEL) said, however, that the committee […]

When surgeons sit down with cancer patients before operations to talk through how procedures work and what they may accomplish, the conversation rarely includes mention of the possibility of a cure, a small study suggests. “There are many reasons why physicians find it so difficult to discuss cure,” said study co-author Dr. Timothy Pawlik, a […]

By Charlotte Greenfield Civil defence authorities in New Zealand ordered the evacuation of some coastal areas early on Friday due to fears that an offshore earthquake could cause a tsunami, although agencies in other countries said it was not a major threat. The magnitude 7.1 quake struck at 4:37 a.m. (1637 GMT) at a depth of […]

A solar eclipse delighted astronomy fans on Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean on Thursday, drawing sky watchers outside to watch the moon pass before the sun to make a so-called ‘ring of fire’. Some 3,000 people gathered on the south-western side of the French-governed island to see the “annular solar eclipse” – the moment […]

THE Audit Office has launched what looks like a full-blown investigation into the Paphos district office of the antiquities department, following on from allegations that artefacts kept at Paphos museum are not properly stored or tracked. Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides told the Cyprus News Agency (CNA) that his office has carried out two surprise inspections in […]

  PRESIDENT Nicos Anastasiades signed the book of condolences on Thursday opened at the Italian Ambassador’s residence for the more than 290 victims of the earthquake that struck the town of Amatrice in central Italy last week. “On behalf of the government and the people of Cyprus, I would like to express to the government […]

A 47-year-old female tourist from the UK was arrested on Wednesday for causing a row at Paphos airport and verbally assaulting a police officer. According to the police, the incident occurred at around 10.20pm. The woman who was a passenger on board an incoming flight, and who appeared to be intoxicated, refused to present her […]

EDUCATION minister Costas Kadis expressed satisfaction on Thursday by the progress of major construction projects in several primary schools in the Larnaca district. Kadis visited a number of schools in the district that are undergoing redevelopment and held a meeting at the A’ Aradippou elementary school with the mayor, the school board and members of […]

The leaders of Germany, France and Italy will discuss the migrant crisis with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of a meeting of the G20 countries in China next week, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday. Turkey on Thursday said it would not implement an agreement with the European Union meant to stem the […]

A motorcycle worth around €6,000 was reported stolen on Wednesday from a house in Chlorakas. The theft was reported by the owner’s neighbour who noticed that the motorcycle was missing from the yard. The owner, a man from Russia who lives permanently in Cyprus, has been away on holiday since August 22. Officers of the […]

GREENS party chairman Giorgos Perdikis said on Thursday he had tabled the problems faced by Cyprus-based Cobalt Air for discussion in parliament. Perdikis said he had asked for the matter to be discussed by the House Transport Committee. “We are haunted by the Helios accident,” Perdikis said, referring to the August, 2005 Helios Airways crash […]

Italy‘s prime minister on Thursday poured cold water on a campaign promoted by his health minister aimed at convincing couples to have more children. “I don’t know of any of my friends who had kids after they saw an advertisement,” Matteo Renzi said in a radio interview. He was speaking a day after the ministry […]

Join the fun at MY Mall this weekend and help children who need your support at the same time! A two-day charity event combines playing games with bowling at AHS Playplanet in the Limassol mall this weekend. The ‘Alien bowling’ in the basement of MY Mall offers a modern bowling alley and an exciting game […]

An explosion destroyed a Falcon 9 rocket belonging to Elon Musk’s SpaceX during routine test firing at Cape Canaveral in Florida on Thursday, shaking buildings kilometres away and sending a thick plume of black smoke pouring into the air. SpaceX said there were no injuries but that an “anomaly” during the static fire test resulted in […]

Following DIKO, the Green party on Thursday expressed the view that parliament should get involved in the Cyprus problem talks by issuing a binding decision. Party chairman Giorgos Perdikis said that he had asked the House president for the legislature to issue a decision binding the president that he would not accept a reunification deal […]

A 48-year-old woman held in connection with the murder of a British national in Ayia Napa in August was charged as an accomplice on Thursday but asked for more time to respond. The woman was charged with complicity after the fact but her lawyer asked the Famagusta district court to afford his client time to […]

More than 12 million French children went back to school under heightened security on Thursday after a summer vacation marked by further deadly attacks in a country that is one of the prime targets of Islamic State militants. Armed police patrolled outside schools around the country as children, parents and teachers converged at entrance gates. […]

Swiss prosecutors are investigating German football great Franz Beckenbauer after a news report said he was suspected of money laundering and breach of trust in connection with the award of the 2006 World Cup to Germany. The report by Spiegel Online said the accusations were linked to Beckenbauer’s role as head of the organising committee […]

By Stelios Orphanides A proposal to compensate depositors and bondholders who lost money in Cyprus’s banking crisis tabled by DIKO chairman Nicolas Papadopoulos may entail moral hazard, the head of the Fiscal Council said on Thursday. Demetris Georgiades said any decision to compensate depositors or bondholders should be in line with court decisions that will […]

Chanting “this government will fall!” Venezuelan opposition supporters descended on Caracas on Thursday to press for a recall referendum this year against unpopular Socialist President Nicolas Maduro. With thousands of protesters arriving from the Amazon jungle to the western Andes, the opposition coalition was hoping for one million people at rallies across the capital to […]

Europe’s top coaches pondered the idea of abolishing extra-time after drawn matches in European competition and going straight to penalties at their annual meeting this week. Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson, UEFA’s coaching ambassador, said he did not like to see players “walking” around the pitch exhausted and that extra-time rarely succeeded in […]

Cyprus is trying to expedite development of an offshore gas field with a view of supplying the Egyptian market, Energy Minister Giorgos Lakkotrypis said on Thursday. Speaking after a meeting between President Nicos Anastasiades and a delegation of the consortium – Noble, Shell, and Delek — that owns the concession, Lakkotrypis said they discussed the […]

Yet again Limassol’s Guaba Beach Bar is the setting for an event with some of the world’s best DJs on Sunday. This time they host American DJs and producers Gabriel & Dresden. As part of their classics and remixes tour the two world renowned DJs intent to surprise the guests at the popular beach bar […]

Cyprus’s consumer price index fell in August 0.4 per cent, compared with the respective month of 2015, following an annual deflation rate of 0.2 per cent in July, the statistical service said. From January to August, consumer prices dropped an annual 1.7 per cent, Cystat said in a statement on its website on Thursday. In […]