Новости за 16.11.2017

Turkey said on Thursday it would cut back its funding to the Council of Europe human rights body, in protest at an award given to a Turkish judge held in detention for alleged links to last year’s coup attempt. The council last month awarded Murat Arslan with the Vaclav Havel Human Rights Prize. Ankara says Arslan, […]

THE government is going ahead with plans to create the necessary infrastructure to provide constant support and protection to minors who are drug addicts, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Thursday. Speaking in Nicosia at an event to mark the anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) by the […]

THE Attorney-general has ordered a criminal investigation into the alleged beating of a soldier by his commanding officer. In the meantime, the findings of an ongoing military inquiry into the incident would be handed over to the attorney-general’s office, the defence ministry said on Thursday. In a statement, the ministry urged the public to wait […]

A smiling President Robert Mugabe was pictured shaking hands with Zimbabwe’s military chief a day after the army seized power, throwing confusion over predictions that the 93-year-old’s nearly four-decade rule had come to an end. Mugabe unexpectedly drove from his lavish “Blue Roof” Harare compound in Harare, where he had been confined since troops took […]

Conservation groups decried US President Donald Trump’s decision this week to allow trophy hunters who kill elephants in two African countries to bring home the endangered animals’ tusks or other body parts as trophies. The move triggered protests from conservation groups and a frenzy on social media from opponents who posted pictures of Trump’s adult […]

A radio broadcaster accused US Senator Al Franken on Thursday of touching her breasts while she slept and forcing a kiss on her in 2006 when he was still a comedian and the two were preparing to perform before US troops in the Middle East. Anchor Leeann Tweeden related her experience in a first-person account […]

More than 35 musicians will take part in the fourth Cyprus Jazz and World Music Showcase Platform next week in Limassol, with an eye to presenting the whole spectrum of contemporary Cypriot musical creation in jazz and world music. The two-day event, on November 24-25, will see local talent take to the Rialto stage to […]

PAPHOS old town is being actively promoted as a “new brand” by the local tourism board in a bid to shake off its old, outdated image and to encourage more people to visit the area. In 2015, President Anastasiades announced €60m worth of projects for Paphos, including the regeneration of the traditional shopping centre and […]

Battle lines are being drawn as the first gene therapy for an inherited condition nears the US market, offering hope for people with a rare form of blindness and creating a cost dilemma for healthcare providers. Spark Therapeutics, whose Luxturna treatment has been recommended for US approval, told investors last week there was a case […]

THE government is looking to create a commercial court, based in Limassol, as part of an ongoing effort to decongest the island’s courts, which are notorious for their delays. Speaking before the House finance committee, Justice Minister Ionas Nicolaou said a bill regulating the operation of a commercial court was currently being processed by the […]

Roger Federer went through round-robin play at the ATP Finals undefeated for the 10th time as he returned to haunt Marin Cilic with a 6-7(5) 6-4 6-1 win at the O2 Arena on Thursday. Six-time champion Federer had booked his place in the semi-finals with victory over German trailblazer Alexander Zverev but any notion that […]

Silvio Berlusconi need no longer pay his ex-wife €1.4 million a month, an Italian court said on Thursday, ruling the former prime minister had been unfairly treated in a divorce settlement. The Milan appeals court also told Veronica Lario, a former actress, to hand back to Berlusconi alimony payments totalling some €60 million, saying she […]

NINE months after the government and the unions agreed that Cyprus Tourism Organisation (CTO) workers will not see their benefits affected after being transformed from a semi-governmental office into a junior ministry for tourism, the government accepted a proposal by Akel not to scrap the tourism board altogether and to place it under its umbrella, […]

A revolt by 100 members of French President Emmanuel Macron‘s governing party has exposed tensions in the fledgling movement as it prepares to elect a leader handpicked by him on Saturday. Created about 18 months ago when Macron was still relatively unknown, En Marche’s membership has risen quickly to 360,000 — membership is free — but retaining members […]

FINANCE Minister Harris Georgiades has asked Attorney-general Costas Clerides for guidance on the next steps in connection with an agreement between Cyprus and Greece governing the operation of gambling giant Opap, he said on Thursday. Speaking to reporters after a House watchdog committee session, Georgiades said that immediately following receipt of the AG’s legal opinion […]

The Old Vic theatre in London said on Thursday it had received 20 separate allegations of inappropriate conduct by Kevin Spacey from 20 men who came into contact with him at the theatre, or in connection with it, between 1995 and 2013. The theatre was reporting on the findings of an investigation it launched on […]

Owen Farrell, Jonny May and Joe Launchbury will start for England against Australia on Saturday, with Anthony Watson switching to fullback and Maro Itoje named among the replacements by coach Eddie Jones on Thursday. After a slow-paced victory over Argentina last week and only Samoa to come after this weekend, Jones was always likely to […]

English football club Manchester United posted a 17 per cent rise in first-quarter revenue, helped by strong growth in broadcasting income as the team returned to the UEFA Champions League this season after a one-year absence. Broadcasting revenue for the quarter was 38.1 million pounds, a 31 per cent increase from the previous year. United, […]

The Scientific and Technical Chamber (Etek) on Thursday called for an update of the construction supervision system after a woman claiming to be an architect was arrested on suspicion of issuing fake building permits. The chamber, which is the statutory technical advisor to the state and the umbrella organisation for all Cypriot engineers, said that […]

A British explorer reported missing while searching for a remote tribe in Papua New Guinea has been spotted next to an airstrip and is awaiting evacuation, a friend said on Thursday. Benedict Allen, a documentary filmmaker, left last month to seek an isolated tribe, the Yaifo, in the north of the remote and rural South […]

Authorities in Turkey’s capital banned a German gay film festival on Wednesday, the day before it was due to start, citing public safety and terrorism risks. Four movies by German directors were scheduled for screening as part of the festival, which was planned for Nov 16-17 in Ankara. “Considering that the content could incite grudges and enmity towards […]

Greeks voiced despair and disbelief on Thursday after a flash flood killed at least 15 people and left hundreds homeless, with many blaming a system that allowed houses to be built on dried up river beds. In the towns of Nea Peramos and Mandra west of the capital Athens, crumpled cars and mangled furniture lay […]

Artist Amy Stephens will showcase her first solo exhibition in Cyprus tomorrow at the Art Seen in Nicosia. The exhibition, curated by Maria Stathi and featuring a new series of works specially made for this show, will be inaugurated by The British High Commissioner Matthew Kidd at 7.30pm. Stephens’ work reclaims objects and imagery from the […]

The 42-year-old actress referenced the recent sexual misconduct allegations in Hollywood – which have seen several big-names, including Harvey Weinstein and Kevin Spacey accused of sexual harassment – in a forceful speech in which she called for the “abuse” to be taken more seriously. Speaking at the U.N. Peacekeeping Defence Ministerial Conference in Vancouver, she said: “Sexual violence is […]

It’s November and the leftover summer heat is starting to make signs of subsiding, so where do you choose to go for a good drink and a great night out? Do you choose the ‘generic’ restaurant that wants to engulf you and ‘save’ you from the heat? Or do you go for something different? eStilo […]