Новости за 20.12.2017

The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives gave final approval on Wednesday to the biggest overhaul of the U.S. tax code in 30 years, sending a sweeping $1.5 trillion tax bill to President Donald Trump for his signature. In sealing Trump’s first major legislative victory, Republicans steamrolled opposition from Democrats to pass a bill that slashes […]

Swansea City sacked manager Paul Clement on Wednesday with the former Real Madrid assistant coach paying the price for a dismal start to the season. Clement had been at Swansea for less than a year but leaves, along with his assistants, with the Welsh club rooted to the bottom of the table. Swansea chairman Huw […]

A fine on the Bank of Cyprus would have an impact on its London Stock Exchange listing, a court heard on Wednesday, as lawyers pleaded for leniency after the lender and its former CEO were found guilty for market manipulation. Sentencing has been scheduled for January 5. Bank of Cyprus (BoC) and Andreas Eliades had […]

Chairman of the bank bondholders’ association Fivos Mavrovouniotis has officially withdrawn his candidacy for the country’s presidency and will support Diko chairman Nicolas Papadopoulos instead. The decision was made on Wednesday evening during a general assembly where the great majority of members voted in favour. Mavrovouniotis said later that the main reason was the Diko […]

Limassol police said Wednesday they were investigating the deaths of 11 dogs found in a state of advanced decomposition in plastic bags in an open area. Police said they were called to the scene by members of an animal protection group. A state veterinarian was also notified but he said it was impossible to determine […]

Apoel won the big game in Cyprus on Wednesday night, the champions thrashing Anorthosis 3-0 in Larnaca as a full midweek programme in the championship kicked-off. Anorthosis, who went into the game top of the table, got off to a nightmare start when Pote raced onto a clever touch by Salai to slot the ball […]

President Nicos Anastasiades and the First Lady, Andri Anastasiades held a lunch for the beneficiaries of the Cyprus Children’s Fund, among them around 30 enclaved pupils that travelled from the Rizokarpaso area in the north for the event. Anastasiades extended his wishes to the children and their families for Christmas and the new year. An […]

The state prosecution in the Focus trial on Wednesday asked the court to reject the defence’s motion that Greek businessman Michalis Zolotas should be tried separately from the other defendants. Earlier this week, Zolotas’ defence lawyers filed a motion that their client be tried separately from the others. The defence argued that, unlike the rest […]

The air is full of fa la las, jingles and wishes for us to be merry, and in Paphos this week it will carry a whole array of different tunes. Starting off with some jazz, Technopolis 20 Cultural Centre will have its magical jazz Christmas concert on Saturday when long-time friends Giorgos Krasidis (on saxophone) […]

A fine on the Bank of Cyprus would have an impact on its efforts to get listed on the London Stock Exchange, a court heard on Wednesday, as lawyers pleaded for leniency after the lender and its former CEO were found guilty for market manipulation. Sentencing has been scheduled for January 5. Bank of Cyprus […]

Olympiakos beat Ethnikos Achnas 3-2 in an entertaining game in Nicosia, as a full midweek programme in the Cyprus football championship kicked-off on Wednesday evening. Olympiakos took the lead in the fifth minute through Sotiriou but their lead lasted just eight minutes as Pinceli equalised from the penalty spot. Torres deservedly restored Olympiakos’ lead early […]

Turkey said on Wednesday the United States has isolated itself by recognising Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and accused it of threatening countries that might vote against it on the matter at an emergency UN General Assembly session. Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, whose country has led Muslim opposition to Washington’s stance on Jerusalem, was speaking before […]

Europe’s top court dashed brand-jealous champagne producers’ hopes on Wednesday with a ruling that a sorbet sold by German discounter Aldi Sud could be labelled with the word champagne because it contained it. The five-year old case started when Aldi Sud sold the sorbet in its German stores marketed as “Champagner Sorbet”. It contained 12 per cent champagne. But that […]

A man arrested for an attack on Manchester City forward Raheem Sterling has been jailed for 16 weeks after he pleaded guilty to racially aggravated common assault on Wednesday. The Manchester and Salford Magistrates’ Court heard that the attacker, Karl Anderson, had 25 convictions for 37 offences, including football-related violence, the BBC reported. The 29-year-old […]

Police on Wednesday arrested the 50-year-old operator of a speedboat that crashed on the rocks in the Akamas area in July killing one woman. The man was being treated at Nicosia general hospital since the accident. According to police, doctors said the 50-year-old was now able to give a statement to police about what happened […]

A Turkish prosecutor asked for NBA’s New York Knicks star Enes Kanter to be jailed for up to four years for insulting Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, the state-run news agency Anadolu reported on Wednesday. Kanter’s passport was revoked by Turkish authorities earlier this year, and an arrest warrant was issued after he was named a […]

Attorney-general Costas Clerides accused daily newspaper Politis on Wednesday of having ulterior motives after it suggested the state’s top lawyer lied to parliament over his involvement in the transfer of a high-profile convict to a rehabilitation centre. “In the case in question, the AG was informed and didn’t interfere at all, nor did he have […]

THE share of European Union citizens who booked accommodation and transport services online via ‘any website or an app’ from another private individual in the past 12 months was 17 per cent and eight per cent respectively, the European Commission’s statistical office said. Travellers from the UK, Cyprus’ largest source of incoming tourism, were the […]

Justice minister Ionas Nicolaou presented on Wednesday a government bill on the obligation of state services to abide by court decisions, as another measure to promote transparency and accountability of the state. The bill, which was approved this week by the cabinet, provides for the procedure in complying with court rulings, guidance on the appropriate […]

Police are asking for the public’s help in locating Larnaca resident Christos Georgiou, 22, also known as Arapas, against whom an arrest warrant is pending. He is wanted in connection with a case involving felony, theft, forgery and money laundering which took place in Larnaca on December 12. Anyone with information should contact the Larnaca […]

House plenum will convene in January to discuss a bill on low income pensioners after President Nicos Anastasiades referred it back to parliament on the grounds it was unconstitutional. Prior to the session on January 3 at 9am, the House labour committee will have to hold a meeting to discuss the reasons for the referral. […]

The EU executive launched an unprecedented process on Wednesday to suspend Poland’s voting rights in the European Union after two years of dispute over judicial reforms that Brussels says undermine Polish courts’ independence. The European Commission, the guardian of EU law, will now ask the other EU governments to declare that Poland’s changes to the […]

Former Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli announced that she would return to professional tennis in 2018 after more than four years in retirement. The Frenchwoman shocked the tennis world when she quit the sport in 2013, a little over a month after winning her maiden grand slam title at Wimbledon, saying her body could no longer […]

Major cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase said on Wednesday it will investigate accusations of insider trading, following a sharp increase in the price of bitcoin cash hours before it announced support for the virtual currency. Bitcoin cash, a clone of bitcoin, jumped to $8,500 on Coinbase’s exchange on Tuesday afternoon, hours before the San Francisco-based exchange launched trading in bitcoin cash. Trading in bitcoin cash […]

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan leapt to the defence of an Ottoman military commander on Wednesday after the United Arab Emirates foreign minister retweeted accusations that Ottoman forces looted the holy city of Medina during World War One. Erdogan appeared to be responding to a tweet shared on Saturday by UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahayan, […]