Новости за 12.01.2017

The US Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday accused Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV of illegally using hidden software to allow excess diesel emissions to go undetected, the result of a probe that stemmed from regulators’ investigation of rival Volkswagen AG. FCA shares plummeted as the maximum fine is about $4.6 billion. The EPA action affects 104,000 […]

The Paris prosecutor has placed four people suspected of involvement in the armed robbery of US reality television star Kim Kardashian under formal investigation, the prosecutor’s office said on Thursday. A spokesman for the office said the four – aged between 27 and 64 – were being investigated for armed robbery as part of an […]

A powerful blast caused by a suicide bomber hit a heavily policed district of the Syrian capital on Thursday with at least seven killed, a police source told state television. The source was quoted by state television as saying a suicide bomber blew himself in the Kafr Sousa neighbourhood where some of Syria’s main security […]

The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday said it would probe a Federal Bureau of Investigation decision to announce it was reopening an inquiry into Hillary Clinton’s emails shortly before the November presidential election, a move she has blamed as a factor in her defeat. The Justice Department’s Office of Inspector General said its probe would […]

Plamen Pelov, a key witness in the ongoing trial for the November 2015 killing of Daniela Rosca in her Makenzie area apartment, told the Larnaca court on Thursday that the defendant led him to believe the victim was not in her flat when he and another man broke in. During the course of the same […]

The state has so far put some €31.6m in its coffers from immovable property tax (IPT), as the rate of compliance touched 91 per cent, it was announced on Thursday. According to the tax department, 91.2 per cent of individual taxpayers and 80.35 per cent of the companies had settled their IPT in 2016. Out […]

Government Spokesman Nikos Christodoulides said on Thursday that it was an historic day for Cyprus that would be utilised to lead to positive results. The UNSG very correctly said that it was the beginning of a discussion “certainly not an easy dialogue, which we hope will bring a positive outcome through the exchange of views […]

If there is one thing that needs a lot of preparation and planning, it is a wedding. This is why the Wedding 2017 exhibition, which is set for this weekend in Nicosia, will give you all the information you need for the big day under one roof. The exhibition, which has been organised every year […]

President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to head the CIA portrayed multiple challenges facing the United States on Thursday, from an aggressive Russia to a “disruptive” Iran to a China that he said is creating “real tensions.” Diverging from Trump’s stated aim of seeking closer ties with Russia, Mike Pompeo said that Russia is “asserting itself aggressively” by […]

Some 244,000 people in Cyprus were at risk of poverty or social exclusion in 2015, according to a survey on income and living conditions spanning the 2012-2015 period, published on Thursday by the Statistical Service. This corresponded to 28.9 per cent of the population, compared to 27.4 per cent in 2014. By comparison, in 2015 […]

Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Pentagon put Russia at the top of a list of threats to US interests and told Congress on Thursday that America must be ready to confront it where necessary, even as he backed Trump’s bid to engage with Moscow. Retired Marine General James Mattis said Russia, China and Islamist […]

Greece reiterated on Thursday that the current system of guarantees was outdated, a remnant of the colonial era that should be scrapped. Speaking at the Cyprus conference, Greek Foreign Minister Nicos Kotzias said the relations of nations were currently linked through interdependence and the soft power. “We believe that fear or the danger of using […]

French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen was seen at Trump Tower on Thursday but a spokesman for President-elect Donald Trump said she was not meeting with him or his team. “No meetings with anyone,” transition spokesman Sean Spicer said. “It’s a public building.” Le Pen, whose National Front party holds anti-immigrant and anti-European Union […]

  The international community is not looking for “a quick fix” for Cyprus, but rather for a solid solution that can withstand the test of time, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday. Speaking in Geneva at a press conference during a recess, the UN chief said “it is my hope that there will […]

The European Parliament will elect a new speaker next week in an unusually heated vote that could end a decade-long cooperation between mainstream parties, complicate lawmaking and trigger a reshuffle of top EU jobs. All eight political groups of the legislature have fielded candidates, but the winner is expected to be one of the two […]

Industries across the eurozone cranked up output in November and Germany ended the year with its strongest growth in five years, data showed on Thursday, pointing to an economic spurt that may be arriving earlier than some ECB policymakers expect. Eurozone industrial output in the 19-country currency bloc surged 1.5 per cent on the month […]

In a bizarre if not macabre episode, the boss of daily Politis was this week handed a summons ordering him to appear in court in Greece for a defamation suit filed by financier Andreas Vgenopoulos – some two months after the former Laiki strongman passed. The summons was delivered to the newspaper’s Nicosia offices on […]

US President-elect Donald Trump said on Thursday that US Director of National Intelligence James Clapper called him to denounce the “false and fictitious” report about a dossier that makes salacious, unverified claims about him in Russia. Clapper, in a statement on Wednesday, said he had spoken with Trump that evening and expressed “dismay” over media […]

HULL Blyth Araouzos is celebrating its 80th anniversary as a leading player in the island’s tourism and transport sectors. Initially a shipping agency, the company was established as Hull Blyth & Co in 1936 by former Trade Minister Andreas Araouzos and his brothers Iraklis, Yiangos and Michalis, which later continued to grow in the hands […]

GENERAL Insurance of Cyprus, having played a leading role in the general insurance sector for decades, has now launched an online platform to sell vehicle insurance via the company’s website www.gic.com.cy. The new online insurance products include third-party, as well as comprehensive coverage. Both are specifically designed for the internet and are available at attractive […]

Leptos Property Gazette is exceptionally proud that Pafos is the European Capital of Culture for 2017 and looks forward to celebrating this amazing event at different venues throughout the city all year. The anticipation reflect the thoughts and expectations of all Leptos Group employees. Apart from the cultural benefits this title offers the City of […]

The US Senate on Thursday took a first concrete step toward dismantling Obamacare, voting to instruct key committees to draft legislation repealing President Barack Obama’s signature health insurance program. The resolution, passed in the early hours of Thursday in a 51-48 vote, now goes to the House of Representatives, which is expected to vote on […]

President Tayyip Erdogan accused Turkey’s enemies on Thursday of using currency speculation to try to topple the state and urged the central bank to “thwart these games”, saying it had all the tools it needed after the lira plunged to record lows. Erdogan repeated his call to Turks to sell foreign currency, urging a “sense […]

Limassol could be the home of a state-of the-art ice arena of Olympic standards if the designs made by a local architecture team finds investors, it emerged on Thursday. According to the designers, ECA Architects and Associates, the ice-rink complex would be an innovative, energy-efficient structure that would house restaurants, cafes, offices, a gym, and […]

Cypriot banks showed mixed success in loan restructurings in the third quarter of 2016 against benchmarks set by the Central Bank, the supervisor said. In July to September, banks proposed sustainable solutions for almost 18.65 per cent of their portfolio with more than 90 days in arrears, compared to the 14.57 per cent target, the […]