Новости за 24.09.2017

Nearly 35,000 people have been evacuated from near a volcano on the Indonesian holiday island of Bali that officials say is becoming more active and could erupt soon. Authorities imposed a 12-km exclusion zone around the crater of Mount Agung, as increasing volcanic activity on Sunday sent strong tremors through areas in the eastern part […]

Chancellor Angela Merkel‘s conservatives beat their rivals on Sunday to win her a fourth term in an election that will also bring a far-right party into Germany’s parliament for the first time in more than half a century, exit polls showed. After shock election results last year, from Britain’s vote to leave the European Union to […]

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday stepped up his criticism of National Football League players who protest during the pre-game national anthem, calling on fans to consider boycotting the NFL if teams do not discipline them. In an early morning post on Twitter, Trump pressed ahead with his feud about players who refuse to stand […]

urnout in Germany’s national election was slightly lower at 1200 GMT than at the same time four years ago, the Federal Returning Officer said in a statement on Sunday. At 1200 GMT, 41.1 percent of registered voters had cast a ballot, compared to 41.4 percent in 2013. That masked considerable variation across the country. Earlier, […]

A man aged 35 in Limassol head-butted a police officer and resisted arrested during a routine patrol when they found a weapon and possible drugs on his person on Sunday. They later found out that a warrant was pending against him in connection with a large amount of stolen property from an apartment in Limassol. […]

Three United Nations soldiers were killed and five others were seriously wounded by an explosive device that detonated as they were escorting a convoy in Mali, the West African nation’s peacekeeping mission said on Sunday. The convoy was travelling between the towns of Anefis and Gao in Mali’s volatile north when the explosion occurred at […]

By Alexia Evripidou In the wake of endless natural disasters, can we still keep our heads buried in the sand over pollution and climate change issues? And even if we do lift our heads momentarily will we feel too overwhelmed to take action? “There’s only so much we can ignore, but there’s also only so […]

A car bomber attacked a Danish convoy belonging to the NATO-led military mission in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Sunday, wounding a number of civilians but leaving international forces unharmed, security officials said. A Danish military spokesman said some civilians may have been killed but Afghan officials reported no fatalities. Security officials say five civilians […]

In pledging to stay best friends with the European Union after Brexit, Theresa May is getting ahead of herself, say EU negotiators who want her to start putting the divorce money on the table as soon as Monday. Three days after the prime minister’s speech in Renaissance Florence promising a warm and vibrant future relationship, […]

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck off the Mexican west coast on Sunday, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said. The epicenter of the quake was 99 km south-southwest of Tonala, in Chiapas state. Mexico’s capital was shattered by a magnitude 7.1 quake on Tuesday that flattened dozens of buildings and killed at least 307 people.

British Brexit minister David Davis said on Sunday Britain’s rules and regulations will diverge from those set by the European Union after Brexit because the government “will do things our own way”. As a member of the EU, Britain must meet the rules and regulations of the bloc to have full access to the single […]

Germans were urged to vote in a national election on Sunday in which a seemingly assured fourth term for Chancellor Angela Merkel risks being overshadowed by a far-right party entering parliament in more than half a century. After shock election results last year, from Britain’s vote to leave the European Union to the election of […]

A 29-year old man was caught doing 207km per hour on the Nicosia-Larnaca highway in the early hours of Sunday while under the influence of alcohol. According to police, during patrols on the highway, officers clocked the driver at 1.10am near the exit for Lymbia. The speed limit is 100. Police signalled the driver to […]

Hundreds of people attended rallies in Australia’s major cities on Sunday to protest an advertisement the Indian community described as “highly insulting” in its depiction of the Hindu deity Lord Ganesha. The India Forum Australia (IFA) arranged the protests in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth in response to a Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) […]

The body of a missing fishermen was found by search teams on Sunday morning after he was reported missing on Friday night. The body of the 67-year-old was found some 500 metres off the coast of Limassol around 9am. A search got underway off the coast of Limassol early Saturday. A patrol boat was dispatched […]

A 38-year-old biker lost his life in a fatal accident in the early hours of Sunday in Aglandjia in Nicosia. According to police the man was riding on Aglandjia Avenue when he lost control near some road works and the motorbike overturned. He was taken to Nicosia General Hospital where his death was confirmed. Police […]

Turkey is not willing to make any moves on Cyprus at the present, its president, Tayyip Erdogan has said, according to reports on Sunday. CNA, citing diplomatic sources said this was Erdogan’s message to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres when they met in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. Erdogan reportedly told […]

A 35-year-old woman was in critical condition in Nicosia general hospital on Sunday after being injured in a road accident late Saturday in Paralimni. According to police, at around 8pm, a 63-year-old from Paralimni was driving his car on Protaras Avenue, from Paralimni to Kapparis, when at some point in his attempt to turn right, […]

Emergency workers searched by floodlight in smashed buildings for survivors of Mexico’s deadliest earthquake in 32 years amid fading rescue prospects, five nights after the disaster and as President Enrique Pena Nieto urged Mexicans to turn their attention to rebuilding. The search continued in a ruined office building in Mexico City’s hip Roma neighborhood and […]

Germans vote in a national election on Sunday that is likely to see Chancellor Angela Merkel win a historic fourth term and a far-right party enter parliament for the first time in more than half a century. Merkel’s conservative bloc is on track to remain the largest group in parliament, opinion polls showed before the […]

By Angelos Anastasiou THE IDEA of building a four-lane motorway connecting Paphos with Polis Chrysochous should be scrapped in favour of a modern two-lane road that will meet the standards of the Public Works Department, Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides has told the Sunday Mail. Following a week of bickering with the entire political establishment, ostensibly over […]

IT COULD only happen in Cyprus. Speaking at the House institutions committee, justice minister Ionas Nicolaou said legislation was being prepared, obliging public bodies to comply with court decisions. Are there many countries in which a law is needed to make public bodies respect court decisions? What is even more surreal is that this law […]

THE PHED Express turned into a Hurricane Phedonas on Thursday night as he let fly allegations of corruption against politicians, civil servants and businessmen. While he did not name them, he was very specific about the type of sleaze they engaged in and mentioned what they did. His revelations were made in an interview on […]

By Stelios Orphanides HERMITAGE Capital founder Bill Browder said Cyprus should stop cooperating with Moscow in Russian “politically motivated” criminal proceeding against him and his partner Ivan Cherkasov and instead support efforts by other countries in tracing Russian illicit funds. The investor-turned-activist who heads a worldwide campaign for justice in the case of Sergei Magnitsky, the 37-year-old Russian […]

By British Prime Minister Theresa May This is a critical period in the history of the United Kingdom’s relationship with the European Union. At this important moment, my message to people in Cyprus and across the EU is clear – in the years ahead, the United Kingdom wants to be your strongest friend and partner. […]