Новости за 17.03.2017

With the aim of collecting money in support of the ‘A dream a wish’ association which seeks to help children suffering from cancer, motorcyclists for the 17th consecutive year set out on a four-day ride around all districts in Cyprus. In addition to financially supporting the association the event is aimed at increasing awareness of […]

Artist Antonis Rizopoulos is getting ready to raise his artistic voice in a very royal way on Wednesday when his new collection, under the name Gods and Kings, will be presented at Apocalypse Gallery in Nicosia. The paintings within this collection were inspired by mythology and historical battles. They represent past times when kings went […]

Standard & Poor’s (S&P) said that it upgraded Cyprus’s sovereign rating to BB+ from BB which is still one notch below investment grade and placed it on stable outlook citing better than expected economic and fiscal performance. “The stable outlook balances our view of Cyprus’s fiscal and economic progress against unusually high levels of nonperforming […]

The U.S. Secret Service said on Friday a laptop was stolen from an agent’s car in New York City but that such agency-issued computers contain multiple layers of security and are not permitted to contain classified information. The agency said in a statement that it was withholding additional comment while an investigation continues. ABC News, […]

The auditor-general said he was investigating Green Party chairman Giorgos Perdikis after it emerged that he may have been taking a monthly state allowance for over a decade for a driver that he didn’t have. Odysseas Michaelides said he was acting on a letter from ruling Disy about the matter and would publish his findings […]

President Donald Trump reiterated his strong support for NATO on Friday and pressed German Chancellor Angela Merkel to meet NATO’s military spending target, in the first face-to-face meeting between the two leaders. The meeting between the leader of Europe’s largest economy and the U.S. president was billed as one that could help determine the future […]

Opposition from the United States, Saudi Arabia and others has forced Germany to drop a reference to financing programmes to combat climate change from the draft communique at a G20 finance and central bankers meeting. A G20 official taking part in the meeting said on Friday that efforts by the German G20 presidency to keep the […]

The financial ombudsman said on Friday he was investigating another case relating to possible excess charges on a loan at Strovolos co-op, which has to return some €27,000 after it emerged that it had been overcharging a client. “This problem has been located in a particular area and it doesn’t concern the entire banking system,” […]

Poet Derek Walcott, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1992, died at his home in St. Lucia on Friday aged 87, a spokesman for his publisher said. Jeff Seroy, a spokesman for publisher Farrar, Strauss and Giroux, said St Lucia-born Walcott died shortly after 5am on Friday. The cause of death was not […]

German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said on Friday that he expected Ankara to stick to a deal reached between the European Union and Turkey last year to stem the flow of migrants. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said in an interview on Wednesday that Turkey may cancel a migrant readmission agreement with the European […]

Social media companies Facebook, Alphabet and Twitter  will have to amend their terms of service for European users within a month or face the risk of fines, a European Commission official said on Friday. US technology companies have faced tight scrutiny in Europe for the way they do business, from privacy to how quickly they […]

European football governing body UEFA has notified the island’s authorities of suspicious betting activity relating to a top-flight fixture last Sunday between Doxa and Ermis Aradhippou. UEFA said there was strong indications that the result of the game had been manipulated in a bid to profit from betting. The game finished 2-1 to Doxa and […]

Developers of an experimental blood test for autism say it can detect the condition in more than 96 percent of cases and do so across a broad spectrum of patients, potentially allowing for earlier diagnosis, according to a study released on Thursday. The findings, published in PLoS Computational Biology, are the latest effort to develop […]

England face Ireland on Saturday ready to make history and embrace “greatness” but the players and coach Eddie Jones are well aware that if there is anywhere in the rugby world where such dreams can be derailed it is Dublin. Six years ago under Martin Johnson England travelled to the newly-opened Aviva Stadium dreaming of […]

The cabinet on Friday appointed state attorney Maria Stylianou Lottidis as the new ombudswoman. She will be replacing Eliza Savvidou whose term ended on Wednesday. Lottidis’ appointment must be approved by parliament, which is expected to discuss the matter in its next session. Lottidis is related to the family that owns Kathimerini newspaper.

The cabinet on Friday approved a plan to expand the network of citizens’ service centres from 12 to 21, Undersecretary to the President Constantinos Petrides said. Speaking to reporters after a cabinet meeting, Petrides said the number of citizens’ service centres (KEP) will be increased from eight to 14 and the number of post-office centres […]

The top ten Android apps in the world last month had a combined download figure of over 300 million. According to Priori Data, at the top of the list was the ever popular WhatsApp with almost 84 million. In fact, apps developed by Facebook account for the lion’s share of the list, with WhatsApp, Messenger, […]

Prime Minister Theresa May pledged on Friday to fight for the “precious, precious union” of the United Kingdom, unveiling what she called her Plan for Britain with a warning to Scotland not to pursue its independence plans. May, appointed prime minister soon after Britain voted to leave the European Union in a referendum last June, […]

With today being Saint Patrick’s Day, a plan to go see the staging of the farce The Patrick Pearse Motel by Hugh Leonard about married couples living in a fashionable Dublin suburb couldn’t come at a better time. The play, staged at Technohoros ETHAL in Limassol every Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday until April 2, is […]

The draw for the quarter-finals of the Europa league was made on Friday and is as follows: Anderlecht v Man United Celta Vigo v Genk Ajax v Schalke Lyon v Besiktas Games will take place on April 13 & 20

Basque militant separatist group ETA will announce plans to disarm on Friday, France’s Le Monde newspaper reported, saying a full handover of weapons was scheduled for April 8. The Basque government said regional leader Inigo Urkullu was due to comment on the news at 2pm (1300 GMT). Spain’s Interior Ministry declined to comment. “ETA has […]

The auditor-general, Odysseas Michaelides, has asked the finance minister to order an administrative probe against an official of his ministry who also holds office at the ruling party Disy without first obtaining the permission of the Public Service Commission (PSC) as the law stipulates, it was reported on Friday. According to the daily Phileleftheros, the […]

The cabinet on Friday approved the contracts with the winners of the third oil and gas round for blocks 6, 8 and 10 in Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ), which could determine the future the island’s hydrocarbon development programme by containing Turkey’s reaction, Energy Minister Yiorgos Lakkotrypis said. Lakkotrypis who was speaking to reporters following the cabinet meeting […]

George Osborne, who lost his job as British finance minister after the EU referendum in June, was appointed editor of London’s Evening Standard, the newspaper’s owner Evgeny Lebedev said on Friday. “I am proud to have an editor of such substance, who reinforces The Standard’s standing and influence in London,” Lebedev tweeted. “And whose political […]

Tourist arrivals rose 25 per cent in February to 65,998 compared to the respective month of 2016, with all major markets performing strongly, the statistical service said. The increase in tourist arrivals last month was mainly on the almost doubling of arrivals from Russia to 14,441, Cyprus’s second largest market of incoming tourism, compared to […]