Новости за 26.10.2017

The Bloodhound Supersonic Car, effectively a fighter jet on wheels, on Thursday kicked off a bid to roar into the record books by eventually reaching 1,000 mph (1,610 kmh). Before a crowd of spectators, the blue and orange, spacecraft-like vehicle with a high tail and long, rocket-shaped nose made two test runs down a 1.7-mile (2.7 km) […]

A young man lost his life on Thursday evening when his motorcycle collided with a vehicle on the Astromeritis-Nicosia road. The accident occurred shortly before 7pm, police said. The man who was not immediately identified as his family had not been informed, was rushed to Nicosia general hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead on arrival. […]

GREECE has welcomed a proposal by Turkey that the two countries sit down and discuss the “difficult aspects” of a Cyprus settlement, Greek foreign minister Nicos Kotzias said on Thursday, revealing also that Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will be visiting Greece in late November or early December. Speaking to the press, Kotzias said that during […]

Finnish government should actively push the European Union to abolish its directive on daylight saving time, a parliament committee said on Thursday. The parliamentary transport and communications committee gave its recommendation to the government after more than 70,000 Finns signed a citizens petition asking the state to give up the practice. Under daylight saving time […]

In a decision published on Thursday, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) found inadmissible an application submitted by Greek Cypriot refugee Pavlos Loizou against Turkey regarding compensation for his family house in Kyrenia. In September 2011 Loizou filed an application with the north’s Immovable Property Commission (IPC) claiming compensation for three properties in the […]

Holders Manchester United will travel to Championship side Bristol City in the League Cup quarter-finals following a delayed draw on Thursday. Arsenal host London rivals West Ham United and Premier League leaders Manchester City are at Leicester City in a repeat of their match at the same stage of the competition in 2013-14. Manchester City […]

The European parliament decided to increase funds channelled to the Turkish Cypriot community in order to safeguard the wellbeing of Maronites wishing to resettle and that of all enclaved persons as agreed in the 3rd Vienna Agreement, the Cyprus News Agency reported on Thursday. According to CNA, the European parliament approved an amendment to the […]

Norwegian rescuers believe they may have located the sunken wreckage of a Russian helicopter that went missing on Thursday with eight people aboard off the coast of the Arctic Svalbard archipelago. “We’ve found oil spills and air bubbles rising to the surface, and a vessel in the area has observed what appears to be a […]

Norwegian rescuers searched in vain on Thursday for a Russian helicopter missing at sea with eight people aboard off the coast of the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard. “We have two helicopters and several small boats searching the area,” Tore Hongset, the leader of the rescue coordination centre, told Reuters. Snow and big waves hampered the search after nightfall. […]

The attorney-general has censured the way the finance ministry was interpreting an agreement with betting giant Opap, which apparently cost the state up to €12m in lost revenues, MPs heard on Thursday. The issue was raised by auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides who wrote to the president after his admonitions to the finance ministry had fallen on […]

Police said on Thursday they were investigating a man who allegedly kept his dogs in wretched conditions and denied claims that they acted one-sidedly following the arrest of a 26-year-old female volunteer who had reportedly rescued the animals. The man had reported them stolen. The 26-year-old woman was arrested on Wednesday after a Paphos resident […]

Pafilia Property Developers proudly announces the launch of its new luxury project, Vista Limassol, an enchanting community development of stylish townhouses overlooking the scenic Mediterranean coastline in Cyprus’ most cosmopolitan and vibrant city.   Located in a prime hillside location in the quiet residential neighbourhood of Agios Tychon – just minutes away from the city […]

Twitter on Thursday banned advertisements from accounts owned by Russian media outlets Russia Today (RT) and Sputnik, citing allegations by US intelligence agencies that the two had tried to interfere with the 2016 US election. RT and Sputnik condemned the decision, saying Twitter had encouraged ad spending, while Russia’s foreign ministry said the ban was the result of […]

Around 3,000 to 4,000 people are expected to take part in the Larnaca International Marathon on November 19, the organisers told the Cyprus Mail on Thursday. The race, officially known as the 1st Radisson Blu International Marathon of Larnaca, is organised by the Larnaca municipality, with mayor Andreas Vyras saying it promotes the city to […]

A PR operator for the ruling Disy party is facing the boot after posting on social media a snarky comment about Akel MP Irini Charalambidou. Panayiotis Salaforis, a communications officer for Disy, uploaded to his Facebook page an image of Charalambidou while she was making statements in her capacity as spokeswoman for presidential candidate Stavros […]

Catalonia‘s leader Carles Puigdemont on Thursday said he would not hold a new regional election to break the deadlock between Madrid and separatists wanting to split from Spain, sharpening a political crisis that could spill into direct confrontation. Puigdemont had been expected to announce an election to head off moves by Madrid to take direct […]

Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont on Thursday said he had decided not to call a snap election because he had not obtained enough guarantees from the central government that the move would stop the imposition of direct rule in Catalonia. “I was ready to call an election if guarantees were given. There is no guarantee that justifies […]

Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides said on Thursday he would ask the attorney-general to examine if criminal offences arise from a case concerning five state doctors who threatened the health minister they would resign if a colleague of theirs was transferred to their hospital. Health Minister Giorgos Pamboridis on Thursday informed the House watchdog committee on the […]

Italy’s upper house senate approved on Thursday a new electoral system that is expected to handicap the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement at a forthcoming national election and favour mainstream political blocs. The bill has already been approved by the lower house thanks to a battery of confidence motions that swept aside all opposition and now only […]

Rangers have sacked manager Pedro Caixinha after a seven-month spell in charge at Ibrox, the Scottish Premiership club said on Thursday. The decision was made at a board meeting after Rangers were held to a 1-1 draw against Kilmarnock on Wednesday and the club said in a statement it would being the search for a […]

Funds deposited in the Cypriot banking system dropped by €164.9m to €49bn in September as the amount of outstanding loans dropped by €134.6bn to €52.6bn, the lowest in nine years, the Central Bank of Cyprus said. The amount on deposits fell in September in a month mainly on withdrawals by other financial intermediaries and non-financial […]

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (Cysec) will now use digital ledger blockchain as the centre of their technology, which allows for transactions in digital currency, as some Cypriot licensed investment firms are already trading in derivatives via a digital currency. “We have already been using it in Cyprus with investment services companies that carry […]

FA Chairman Greg Clarke said his organisation had “lost the trust of the public” and pledged to carry out a “top to bottom” cultural review of the national training centre at St. George’s Park. English soccer’s governing body issued a public apology last week to Eniola Aluko and her fellow England women’s international Drew Spence […]

Apart from objections raised by various third countries, registering halloumi cheese as a protected designation of origin (PDO) was being delayed by disagreements with the Commission and Turkish Cypriots who want the Green Line Regulation to include animal products, the agriculture minister said on Thursday. Nicos Kouyialis said the application was before the European Commission […]

The European Central Bank on Thursday took its biggest step yet in weaning the eurozone economy off years of stimulus but said the economic outlook was still dependent on its lavish monthly purchases of euro zone bonds. It said it will cut the amount of bonds it will buy each month from January, but hedged […]