Новости за 08.04.2017

One For Arthur, ridden by Derek Fox, won the Grand National, the world’s greatest steeplechase, with a stunning late burst from the final fence at a sun-drenched Aintree on Saturday. The 14-1 winner claimed the 170th running of the famous race with a thrilling sprint down the home stretch having battled with Cause Of Causes […]

Liverpool produced a stunning fightback as goals from surprise Brazilian substitutes Philippe Coutinho and Roberto Firmino earned a precious 2-1 victory at Stoke City on Saturday. Jurgen Klopp’s side’s hopes of finishing in the Premier League’s top four looked set for a damaging blow when Stoke took the lead through Jonathan Walters just before half-time. […]

Real Madrid’s title hopes were dented as Antoine Griezmann grabbed an 85th-minute equaliser for city rivals Atletico in a 1-1 draw at the Bernabeu on Saturday. Pepe opened the scoring for Real with a looping header that flew past Jan Oblak in the 52nd minute and it looked like the hosts would earn three points […]

Rapper Snoop Dogg this week said that while the U.S. Masters may be the most prestigious tournament in golf, it suffers from a coolness deficit, something he plans to change when he brings his brand of “hip hop flavor” to the staid tournament. While the Super Bowl, World Series and NBA Finals draw throngs of […]

North Korea said on Saturday US missile strikes against a Syrian airfield on Friday were “an unforgivable act of aggression” that showed its decision to develop nuclear weapons was “the right choice a million times over”. The response by North Korea’s foreign ministry, carried by the official KCNA news agency, was the first since U.S. […]

About 5,000 children registered to participate in the 17th Ayia Napa Soccer Festival, which started on Saturday morning. The international tournament boasts 334 participating teams, 19 of which have arrived from abroad. It is estimated that the thousands of participating children, aged 6 to 16, have triggered the arrival in town of some 20,000 visitors. […]

A 44-YEAR-OLD woman caught by police in Paphos for driving six times over the alcohol limit was arrested after verbally assaulting and threatening an officer, police announced on Saturday. According to a police report, the woman was subjected to a breathalyser test on Friday night, which gave a 120μg reading, when the maximum permitted by […]

WITH the busy wedding season fast approaching, towns in the Paphos region are looking to further increase this lucrative form of income in an area that is fast becoming the number one choice for destination weddings on the island. Particular attention is being paid to Polis Chrysochous which is dragging behind other Paphos municipalities in […]

Late rapper Tupac Shakur and 1960s protest singer Joan Baez were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Friday on a night where nostalgia was mixed with calls to political action. Former Journey frontman Steve Perry reunited on stage with his bandmates for the first time in 25 years to screams and […]

Title-chasing Tottenham Hotspur made hay in the sunshine as Son Heung-min scored twice in a 4-0 thrashing of Watford that closed the gap on Premier League leaders Chelsea to four points in Saturday’s early kick-off. After Dele Alli’s majestic curler broke the deadlock in the 33rd minute at White Hart Lane, an 11th consecutive home […]

Swedish police arrested a 39-year-old Uzbek man on suspicion of ramming a hijacked beer delivery truck into crowds in central Stockholm, killing four people and wounding 15 in what they called a terror crime. Police were increasingly confident they had detained the driver of the truck that ploughed down a busy shopping street and smashed […]

  By Karolina Tagaris and Angeliki Koutantou Kostas Argyros’s unpaid electricity bills are piling up, among a mountain of debt owed to Greece’s biggest power utility. His family owe 850 euros to the Public Power Corporation (PPC), a tiny fraction of the state-controlled firm’s 2.6 billion euros in unpaid bills. Argyros picks up only occasional […]

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook became the second player in the NBA, and the first in 55 years, to average a triple-double over an entire season on Friday. Westbrook joined Hall of Famer Oscar ‘The Big O’ Robertson, an extraordinary guard in the days of dominant centres Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain, who averaged […]

Basque militant group ETA passed a list with the location of its arms caches to French authorities on Saturday, effectively ending an armed separatist campaign after almost half a century. ETA, which killed more than 850 people in its attempt to carve out an independent state in northern Spain and southwest France, declared a ceasefire […]

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton stormed to pole position for Sunday’s Chinese Grand Prix after clocking the fastest ever lap of the Shanghai circuit in the dying seconds of a hard-fought qualifying session on Saturday. The triple world champion lapped the 5.4-kilometre long circuit in one minute, 31.678 seconds in his Mercedes, edging Ferrari rival Sebastian […]

Sergio Garcia charged into a four-way share of the second-round Masters lead at Augusta National where a number of major champions were in striking distance ready to pounce. Garcia, one of the best current players without a major win, shot a three-under-par 69 to reach four under for the tournament along with overnight leader Charley […]

Premier League clubs paid 174 million pounds to agents in the past two transfer windows with Chelsea and Manchester City the biggest spenders, the FA said. Overall, England’s clubs spent 220 million pounds on agents from Feb. 2 2016 to Jan. 31 2017, a rise of 38 percent. Premier League clubs had splashed out 130 […]

  Police announced on Saturday that they have started an investigation into the goings-on outside parliament following Friday’s voting on a contentious proposal effectively reversing an earlier decision to commemorate the 1950 Enosis (union with Greece) referendum in state schools. Akel leader Andros Kyprianou said he plans to ask the attorney-general and the House speaker […]

Where do you live? Koili, Paphos with my fiancé Richie (marrying in May) Best childhood memory? Visiting my aunt and uncle in Colchester, UK Most frequented restaurant and absolute favourite dish? Love lots of different restaurants, particularly curry night at The Square Bistro in Tala. What did you have for breakfast? Love my fry up. […]

Four people believed connected with an attempted murder on Thursday were remanded for eight days on Saturday, while three more people are wanted by police. According to a police report, the four men – a 37-year-old Albanian, his 32-year-old brother, a 26-year-old Georgian, and a 39-year-old Greek Cypriot – were reportedly involved in a shooting […]

By Steve Holland and Koh Gui Qing President Donald Trump pressed Chinese President Xi Jinping to do more to curb North Korea’s nuclear programme and help reduce the gaping US trade deficit with Beijing in talks on Friday, even as he toned down the strident anti-China rhetoric of his election campaign. Trump spoke publicly of […]

A house was robbed in the Aphrodite Hills area in Paphos, with the robbers getting away with cash and jewellery, police reported on Saturday. According to a police report, the break-in took place between 6:30pm and 10:30pm Friday. The robbers took €4,000 in cash, which had been stored in a closet, and jewellery worth €6,000 […]

  A 34-year-old man from Frenaros, Famagusta, was arrested for assaulting a police officer and resisting arrest during a roadside check, police announced on Saturday. According to a police report, at noon on Friday two female officers serving at the Ayia Napa police station conducted roadside traffic checks and spotted the 34-year-old driving his car […]

By John Kemp US President Donald Trump has promised to end “the war on coal” waged by the previous administration and help put coal miners back to work. In practice, coal production and employment have been victims of the shale gas revolution rather than government regulation. Coal-fired power generation has been steadily losing market share […]

THE Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) has announced that it will not disconnect electricity for unpaid bills over the Easter period between April 10 and April 21. EAC said this measure applies to all home consumers, meaning all customers who are integrated in tariffs 05, 06, 07 and 08 for the ‘vulnerable’ groups. Measures are […]