Новости за 22.09.2017

Protaras will be a haven for all rock fans this October as Cyprus Rocks 17 will feature some of the UK’s finest tributes to the biggest names in classic rock. There will be tributes to Fleetwood Mac, KISS, Aerosmith, AC/DC, The Who, Led Zeppelin and more, reminding us of some of the smash-hit tracks of the […]

Theresa May’s “constructive spirit” in a speech on Friday won a cautious welcome from the EU on Friday, though the British prime minister’s address raised more questions than answers for some and they want more details next week. “The speech shows a willingness to move forward, as time is of the essence,” chief European Union […]

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte thanked Diego Costa on Friday for his contribution at Stamford Bridge, after the club agreed a move for the striker with Atletico Madrid. Costa scored 52 Premier League goals to help Chelsea lift two titles in three years before Conte told the 28-year-old via text message earlier this year that he […]

With a majority vote, the House plenum on Friday passed a bill imposing a tax on electronic cigarettes. The law introduces a new category called ‘liquid for electronic cigarette use’ with a consumption tax of €0.12 per ml of liquid. Additionally, the bill provides for heat-not-burn tobacco products that are expected to soon be imported […]

U.S. President Donald Trump and South Korean President Moon Jae-in agreed to strengthen their defense posture amid rising tensions with North Korea, the White House said on Friday. Trump and Moon, who met on Thursday, committed to strengthen their “combined defense posture, including through South Korea’s acquisition and development of highly advanced military assets” and […]

Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Neymar have been nominated as finalists for the Best Fifa Men’s Player award, the sport’s governing body said on Friday. Ronaldo helped Real Madrid to a second consecutive Champions League title and finished as the tournament’s top scorer with 12 goals earlier this year. Messi and Neymar claimed the Spanish […]

Thousands of residents were evacuated from villages near an active volcano on the Indonesian island of Bali, officials said on Friday, as the alert status was raised to the highest level, meaning an eruption could be imminent. Authorities warned tourists and residents to avoid camping or hiking within a 9 km (6 mile) radius of […]

The Cyprus Consumers’ Association (CCR) warned consumers on Friday that they need to make sure that their rights are respected after Ryanair’s decision to cancel scheduled flights. So far flights to and from Cyprus have not been affected, but the CCR wants to make sure that consumers know what they are entitled to if flights […]

Paphos police on Friday arrested a man who was wanted for setting a car on fire in the town two days earlier. The offence occurred on September 20 at 5am when a 60-year-old pharmacist reported to police that an area outside his premises and his car which was parked outside were on fire. Police officers […]

British Prime Minister Theresa May will use a speech in Florence on Friday to raise the possibility of leaving the European Union before March 2019, the Telegraph newspaper reported. The Telegraph did not give a reason for May to change the timetable for Brexit. It said May would also criticise the Norway model for Brexit, […]

British police said on Friday they had charged an 18-year-old man with attempted murder in connection with last week’s bomb attack at Parsons Green station in London. The Metropolitan police also charged Ahmed Hassan, 18, of Sunbury, Surrey, southern England, with explosive offences in relation to the attack on a District Line train. He is […]

The Cyprus News Digest, in collaboration with the Cyprus Mail brings you an in-depth analysis of some of the latest developments in international and local news – in audio form. Presented by Rosie Charalambous, this week: After 2 deaths in recent weeks, cyclists call for drivers to take more care; Disabled children deserve better facilities […]

Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides’ views and arguments on why a government decision to build a new road connecting Paphos and Polis Chrysochous should be reversed are unacceptable, various area officials and stakeholders said in a joint statement on Friday. “No-one, no government or independent service, should ever cite such arguments to oppose such projects,” the statement […]

Companies should shoulder more corporate responsibility for packaging to tackle the vast amount of waste that ends up in our oceans and on our beaches rather than rely on clean-ups, Friends of the Earth (FoE) said in a statement on Friday. The NGO reached its conclusion as a result of a beach clean-up at Lady’s […]

Expatriate Britons gathered in Florence on Friday to voice their frustration at how Brexit will impact them, awaiting the British prime minister’s arrival in the Italian city to set out her vision for future ties with the European Union. May will try to rescue the stalled talks over terms for Britain’s exit from the EU […]

Police are investigating a robbery and attempted stabbing at a shop in Limassol on Thursday. A 34-year-old man entered the shop at 12.45pm and picked up some products which he took to the counter, pretending to buy them. When the owner, a 51-year-old woman, attempted to charge him he grabbed the items and fled. When […]

Next week’s movie magic is reserved for French films, curtesy of The Friends of the Cinema in collaboration with the Institut Francais de Chypre. French film week will see the screening of five films at Cine Studio at the University of Nicosia with English subtitles. The festival will kick off on Monday with the 2016 […]

Police are looking for two men who reportedly defrauded a man of €140,000. A 64-year-old British national, who was a resident of Pervolia in 2012 and 2013, told police that during this time two men, a 70-year-old resident of Limassol and a 66-year-old from Mazotos, took €140,000 from him to invest in shares in various […]

Gareth Barry will not be happy with anything other than a positive result at Arsenal in what could be a Premier League record 633rd appearance for the West Bromwich Albion midfielder. The 36-year-old Barry, who equalled retired Manchester United player Ryan Giggs’s record in last week’s 0-0 draw with West Ham United, has also had […]

The 70-year-old actress was recently named as the co-chair of Panthera’s Conservation Council, which seeks to protect the world’s 40 wild cat species and their ecosystems, and Close is hoping her celebrity status will help to shine a light on the issue. She said: “The biggest threat to big cats is the human population. “What naturalists and conservationists […]

London’s transport regulator on Friday stripped Uber of its licence to operate from the end of the month, affecting over 40,000 drivers in a huge blow to the taxi app. “Uber’s approach and conduct demonstrate a lack of corporate responsibility in relation to a number of issues which have potential public safety and security implications,” […]

A Russian submarine fired cruise missiles at jihadi targets in Syria’s Idlib province on Friday, the Russian Defence Ministry said, saying it had targeted Islamist militants who had tried to trap a group of Russian military policemen earlier in the week. The strike, launched from the Mediterranean by Russia’s ‘Veliky Novgorod’ submarine, was part of […]

Nepal will measure Mount Everest afresh to settle a controversy over height of the world’s tallest peak, especially after some estimates suggested it became a little shorter in the wake of an earthquake two years ago, officials said on Friday. Nepal, home to Mount Everest and half of the world’s 14 highest mountains, has never […]

Hurricane Maria barreled toward the Turks and Caicos on Friday after lashing Puerto Rico and other Caribbean islands with winds and rain that destroyed homes, flooded streets, devastated economies and left at least 32 people dead. Maria is the second major hurricane to hit the Caribbean this month and the strongest storm to hit the […]

Turkish Cypriot authorities will start charging customs duties on goods carried by the United Nations to Greek Cypriots living in the north, the breakaway state’s ‘foreign minister’ said on Thursday. Speaking to AFP in New York, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, Tahsin Ertugruloglu said he would inform UN peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix […]