Новости за 14.01.2017

By Mark Gleeson Guinea Bissau centre back Juary grabbed a last-gasp equaliser to continue their fairytale African Nations Cup campaign as they held hosts Gabon to a surprise 1-1 draw in the opening match of the tournament in Libreville on Saturday. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang looked to have delivered a winning start for a nervy-looking home team with the […]

If you are up for a bit of jazz on Wednesday, performed by a band that dresses for the part, then the Tudor Inn Bar in Larnaca will more than deliver. The band Mood Indigo will bring classic jazz tunes from the 1930s, 40s and 50s to the forefront of the stage. Known to always […]

Olivier Giroud and Alexis Sanchez were both on target as Arsenal ran out 4-0 winners over beleaguered Swansea City in the Premier League on Saturday, sending their hosts to the bottom of the table. Giroud, making a rare league start, put Arsenal ahead in the 37th minute when he stabbed home from close range after Mesut Ozil’s header deflected […]

South Africa took 16 Sri Lanka wickets in a little over two sessions to secure a ruthless victory by an innings and 118 runs in the third and final test at the Wanderers on Saturday. After posting 426 in their first innings on Friday, South Africa bowled Sri Lanka out for 131 before lunch on […]

Rescuers saved around 750 migrants from rubber and wooden boats in the central Mediterranean but recovered five dead bodies during the operations, the Italian coastguard said on Saturday. Coastguard and naval ships as well as privately owned fishing and merchant vessels rescued the people from six boats in the central Mediterranean over the last 24 […]

Tottenham Hotspur strengthened their push for the Premier League title with a 4-0 stroll over West Bromwich Albion on a special Saturday for their hat-trick hero Harry Kane. Kane, who became a father for the first time last Sunday, celebrated with a treble — and it could have been more — as Spurs coasted to a surprisingly […]

Despite the difficulties, progress had been achieved in the reunification talks in Geneva, Akel leader Andros Kyprianou said on Saturday, expressing cautious optimism that the thorny issue of security would have a positive conclusion in the coming days. “The procedure advanced ahead with the negotiations, despite the difficulties,” Kyprianou told reporters. The Akel leader emphasised […]

By Irene Klotz SpaceX plans to blast off a rocket on Saturday for the first time since a launch pad explosion in the fall sidetracked the ambitious flight plans of company founder and entrepreneur Elon Musk. A 20-story tall Falcon 9 rocket is slated to launch from California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base at 9:54 a.m. […]

The European Commission will allocate €3.1 billion in case of a solution of the Cyprus problem, Commission President Jean Claude Juncker told the Conference on Cyprus, in Geneva, reliable sources have told the Cyprus News Agency (CNA). They said President Juncker informed the Conference on Thursday that the money will come from the Multiannual Financial […]

The International Association for the Promotion of Women of Europe (AIPFE) will have its annual vasilopita event – to welcome the New Year – on Wednesday in Nicosia. The event will begin with opening drinks at 5pm and then move on to a half-hour presentation in Greek by AIPEE member and training consultant Christina O’Neill […]

Islamic State militants launched their biggest attack in months on government-held areas of the Syrian city of Deir al-Zor on Saturday, killing dozens of civilians and government troops, a war monitor said. At least six large explosions rocked the city since dawn as the militants clashed with the army and allied forces, the British-based Syrian Observatory for […]

Larnaca police arrested a 21-year-old man on Friday evening on suspicion of firing shots in the air using his brother’s army-issue assault rifle. Police went to the scene after they were notified that at around 9.10pm that shots were heard at a specific address. CID officers determined that the suspect took the G3 assault rifle […]

The European Union’s Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said on Saturday that the EU would need “special vigilance” in letting British financial firms access the bloc because of the large risk London could pose to the EU’s financial stability. Responding to a report in the Guardian which said he had told EU lawmakers that he wanted […]

Police urged drivers on Saturday to be extra careful, especially when travelling in the higher regions, as road conditions changed continuously due to the weather. In a written statement in the morning, police said due to ice, the road from Prodromos to Troodos was open only to vehicles with snow chains or four-wheel drive. The […]

Limassol police arrested two 17-year-olds on Friday in connection with possession of drugs and driving a stolen vehicle. The pair were apprehended by drug squad officers who had spotted the car, reported stolen on January 4. Officers arrested the two teenagers after they parked the car and got out. Inside, they found a package containing […]

Over 20,000 square metres of land was demined in the second half of last year in four locations, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said in his latest report on Unficyp, which was released on Saturday. From June 25 to December 15, Unficyp integrated a mine-clearance capacity to focus on the five areas in the north […]

We all know that eating healthy is the key to a long life – along with some exercise of course. And, to get into the habit of going for the healthy choices when it comes to food, it is ideal to start getting into the habit at a young age or educate yourself on the […]

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said in an interview with the Wall Street Journal he would keep intact sanctions against Russia “at least for a period of time,” and also said he wouldn’t commit to the “one China” policy until he sees progress from Beijing in its currency and trade practices. In excerpts from an hourlong […]

SEVERAL bookmakers had suspended betting on Antonio Conte being sacked as Chelsea manager the last time the Italian’s side played compatriot Claudio Ranieri’s Leicester City in the Premier League. The run-up to that October clash at Stamford Bridge now sounds like an echo from another era for both managers as they prepare for what should […]

Apollon are involved in another big game in the Cyprus football championship this weekend, with the Limassol side traveling to Nicosia to face Omonia. Leaders Apoel have a seemingly easy match against relegation-threatened Doxa Katokpoias, while second-placed AEK are at home to much improved Nea Salamina. It is equally important for both Omonia and Apollon […]

  THE capacity of United Cyprus as a member of the United Nations and the European Union provides the best form of security and guarantee of its sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity, against any external threats, President Nicos Anastasiades argued in his introductory speech at the Conference on Cyprus on Thursday. In his opening remarks […]

ON WEDNESDAY the Limassol port pilots went on strike to underline their refusal to train six Dutch colleagues who were to assume their duties when the private investors take over the operation of the port next month. As a show of goodwill, the port pilots called off the strike by noon, saying they would wait […]

THE justice ministry said on Friday that two bills have been prepared to amend existing legislation so as to provide discretion to the court to sentence persons who owe small amounts of money to community work instead of jail. The current system turns the amount due into a monetary sentence and a jail order is […]

U.S. House Republicans on Friday won passage of a measure starting the process of dismantling Obamacare, despite concerns about not having a ready replacement and the potential financial cost of repealing President Barack Obama’s landmark health insurance law. The House voted 227-198 to instruct committees to draft legislation by a target date of January 27 that […]