Новости за 23.08.2017

Liverpool scored three goals in 12 dramatic first-half minutes as they swept to a 4-2 win over Hoffenheim in the second leg of their playoff tie to qualify for the Champions League group stage on Wednesday. Emre Can scored twice to help Liverpool to a 6-3 aggregate win and wreck Hoffenheim’s dreams of qualifying for […]

President Donald Trump’s threat to shut down the U.S. government to secure funding for a border wall rattled markets, drew criticism from his fellow Republicans and cast a shadow on Wednesday over congressional efforts to raise the country’s debt ceiling and pass spending bills. Congress will have about 12 working days when it returns on […]

A group of hooligans interrupted the afternoon practice of Larnaca football team Aek on Wednesday by throwing stones at fans watching the players training at the ground next to the Gsz stadium. Reports said the attackers had their faces covered but were wearing the colours of Anorthosis, which is also based in Larnaca. No injuries […]

Tottenham Hotspur completed their first major signing of the current transfer window, signing Colombian defender Davinson Sanchez from Dutch club Ajax Amsterdam on Wednesday. The 21-year-old had previously agreed a six-year deal and completed his medical on Wednesday and was given the number six shirt for the London club. British media had reported that Tottenham […]

Manchester City’s parent company, the City Football Group, have purchased a major stake in La Liga side Girona, the Spanish club announced on Wednesday. The City Football Group and the Girona Football Group, owned by Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola’s brother Pere Guardiola, have purchased 44.3 per cent of Girona each, with the remainder of […]

A father, 65, and his 39-year-old son were found guilty on Wednesday on charges of raping an underage girl and a series of indecent assaults perpetrated in Limassol between 1992 and 2009. The pair are expected to be sentenced in September. According to the Cyprus News Agency, most of the charges concern indecent assaults against […]

Samsung set out to wipe the slate clean in New York on Wednesday with a new Galaxy Note 8 phablet, hoping features such as dual rear cameras and its biggest-ever screen will extinguish memories of its fire-prone predecessor. The world’s largest smartphone maker by market share has put safety at the centre of a phone-cum-tablet […]

The Cyprus issue, bilateral and trilateral cooperation, and energy was discussed on Wednesday at a roundtable discussion between foreign ambassadors and representatives of overseas Cypriots in Nicosia. The discussion was addressed by British High Commissioner Matthew Kidd, US ambassador Kathleen Doherty and Israeli ambassador Yael Ravia-Zadok. Kidd spoke of the deadlock over security and guarantees […]

Spain’s north-eastern region of Catalonia, hit last week by two Islamist militant attacks which killed 15 people, is to deploy more police, install bollards in Barcelona and step up security around stations and tourist landmarks. The trick is to strike a balance between security and not overloading residents with restrictions. “We’re looking at introducing (street) […]

Education Minister Costas Kadis said on Wednesday his ministry has a proposal with the legal service for a long-term solution to accommodating students from private schools at the University of Cyprus (UCy) without impacting those from public schools. Kadis’ comment came a day after news that the legal services had judged as legitimate the procedures […]

Protecting people rather than property or animals will be the priority under pioneering new German legal guidelines for the operation of driverless cars, the transport ministry said on Wednesday. Germany is home to some of the world’s largest car companies, including Volkswagen, Daimler and BMW, all of which are investing heavily in self-driving technology. German […]

Interior Minister Constantinos Petrides said on Wednesday an intensive effort was underway to locate and stamp out mismanagement relating to Turkish Cypriot properties, as Paphos Mayor Phedonas Phedonos said politicians and others had been illegally exploiting them. The outspoken mayor, whose past revelations led to a rubbish management scandal and the arrest of state and […]

Britain on Wednesday said it had sent dozens of letters telling European Union nationals to leave the country in error, an embarrassing mistake as the issue of the rights of such citizens in the UK is being negotiated. Britain’s interior ministry said it was investigating after around 100 of the letters were sent to citizens […]

A theatre director whose edgy work angered traditionalists in the Russian establishment was placed under house arrest on Wednesday in a fraud case his supporters say is part of a government crackdown on artistic freedoms. Ignoring character witness statements in his favour from high-profile figures in the arts world and an offer from one to […]

Young pigs that were saved from a fire in south-west England earlier this year have been served to their rescuers as sausages by the farmer who wanted to thank the firefighters for their efforts. The 18 piglets and two sows were rescued after an electrical fault set hay on fire at a farm in Milton […]

A man who was wanted for arson which destroyed a car and badly damaged two others was arrested on Wednesday at noon in Limassol. The 30-year-old is suspected of setting his 31-year-old ex-wife’s car on fire in the early morning hours. Police and fire fighters rushed to the scene as soon as they received information […]

Finnish police said on Wednesday they had arrested two more suspects in connection with last week’s stabbing spree that killed two women and wounded eight other people. Police have previously detained the main suspect, a Moroccan asylum seeker, and three other Moroccan men in connection with the killings on Friday in the city of Turku. […]

Former England captain Wayne Rooney announced his retirement from international football on Wednesday, ending a 14-year career in which he became the country’s top goalscorer with 53 goals. Rooney earned his first cap against Australia in 2003 at the age of 17 years and 111 days to become the youngest player, at the time, to […]

House and flat prices rose a quarterly 2.3 per cent and 1.3 per cent in January to March respectively, a sign that even as economic growth and construction activity pick up and the unemployment rate remains in the double-digit area, demand is not met by supply, the Cyprus division of the Royal Institute of Chartered […]

Premier League clubs have broken their own spending record for the transfer window, a sports analyst group said on Wednesday, with more deals expected before business closes next Thursday. Southampton’s 15 million pound purchase of Lazio centre back Wesley Hoedt brought the overall spend by England’s 20 elite clubs to 1.184.9 billion pounds, the respected […]

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has said he has no problems with Barcelona target Philippe Coutinho and is ready to welcome the Brazilian back into the squad after he recovers from illness and injury. Liverpool have rejected three bids from the Spanish side, including the latest last week which British media said came in at 125 […]

Transport Minister Marios Demetriades said on Wednesday that increasing winter tourism to the island was a major goal. Demetiades was speaking during a visit to Paphos airport. His ministry, he said, in cooperation with airport operator Hermes and the Cyprus Tourism Organisation had already made plans to promote winter tourism abroad. “We have more or […]

Napoli cruised into the Champions League group stage with a 2-0 win away to Nice on Tuesday, scoring their first goal as the Ligue 1 side’s striker Mario Balotelli was arguing with match officials on the touchline. Jose Callejon took advantage of Napoli’s numerical advantage in the 48th minute of the playoff round second leg […]

Britain’s Prince Harry defended the way his father, Prince Charles, cared for him and his brother as they grieved for their mother, Princess Diana, in a documentary previewed by the BBC on Wednesday. “Diana, 7 days” recounts the events following Diana’s death 20 years ago. She was killed with her lover Dodi al-Fayed when their […]

Due to road works a part of the old Nicosia town will be closed to traffic from August 28 until September 8 from 7am until 2pm. Sophocleous, Lycourgos, Ledra and Megalos Alexandros streets will be closed off during this period to allow for improvements in the pedestrian areas of Ledra, Onasagorou and side streets. Traffic […]