Новости за 23.12.2017

Goals by Sergio Aguero, who scored twice, Raheem Sterling and Danilo enabled leaders Manchester City to extend their record-breaking run to 17 successive Premier League wins as they thrashed Bournemouth 4-0 on Saturday. The run had begun with victory in added time away to the same opposition in August. This one was much more comfortable […]

Marek Hamsik became the top scorer in Napoli’s history, breaking Diego Maradona’s long-standing club record with the winner in a 3-2 victory over Sampdoria on Saturday that extended their lead in Serie A to four points. Despite finishing the game with 10 men after Mario Rui was sent off following a second bookable offence in […]

ORGANISERS of an upcoming art exhibition that will tour the island are appealing for all professional artists to donate a signature piece of their work to help raise money for the biggest cancer patients’ charity. ‘The space art for charity 2018’ aims to raise €40,000 for the Cyprus association of cancer patients and friends, Pasykaf, […]

Israeli authorities have arrested three Turkish tourists in Jerusalem over an incident that followed Muslim prayers at a flashpoint holy site, a police spokesman said on Saturday. The spokesman did not elaborate on the circumstances of Friday’s arrests, which came as Israel confronted Palestinian protests against US President Donald Trump’s Dec. 6 recognition of Jerusalem […]

Chelsea found no chink in Everton’s defensive armour as the Premier League champions were held to a frustrating 0-0 draw at Goodison Park on Saturday. Antonio Conte’s side, missing suspended top scorer Alvaro Morata, played most of the game in Everton’s half and had 25 attempts on goal to the host’s five but the closest […]

THE high level of dust particles in the atmosphere, which has caused breathing problems and raised the temperature, will gradually clear by Saturday evening, the met office said. However, the change in climate will not be swift enough to cause snowfall around the island, disappointing many who had expected a White Christmas this year. “There […]

An aardvark was killed and four meerkats are missing after a blaze tore through part of London Zoo early on Saturday, shutting the British capital’s popular tourist attraction until further notice as staff assess the damage. The fire broke out shortly after 0600 GMT at the zoo’s Animal Adventure section before spreading to an adjacent […]

Barcelona exploited a lacklustre Real Madrid to win the ‘Clasico’ 3-0 on Saturday as goals from Luis Suarez, Lionel Messi and Aleix Vidal propelled the Catalans to a 3-0 win and lifted them 14 points clear of their rivals in the standings. Suarez capitalised on a wide open space in Madrid’s midfield to knock in […]

A tropical storm in the southern Philippines triggered mudslides and flash floods that killed more than 100 people, while dozens are missing, police and disaster officials said on Saturday. The casualties, most of them caused late on Friday, were all on the main southern island of Mindanao, they said, adding three provinces were hardest hit. […]

Sevilla have sacked coach Eduardo Berizzo following a run of poor results, with the Argentine departing a week after he returned to work following an operation to treat prostate cancer. “Sevilla FC would like to express its gratitude to Berizzo for his professionalism, the work he has delivered and his treatment of all the members […]

MONEY, jewellery and documents were stolen in separate robberies of two houses in Limassol on Friday. According to the police, perpetrators stole €10,000 and jewellery of as yet unknown value from a house in Ayios Athanasios after forcing open an aluminium door and a safety deposit box. The house is believed to be owned by […]

A 48-year-old man is in critical condition in Nicosia hospital after a traffic accident in Oroklini on Friday evening. The man was driving on the Larnaca – Dhekelia road when his car collided with another vehicle driven by a 50-year-old at 8.55pm under unknown circumstances. The car then crashed into a tree and caught fire. […]

A driver and his passenger were injured in Paphos district after their car fell off a five-metre cliff late on Friday night. The driver was going from Stroumbi to Giolou when he lost control of his vehicle and it veered off a cliff at around 11.45pm. Paphos police and the fire service rushed to the […]

POLICE arrested a 22-year-old man in Nicosia on Friday evening after he was found to be in possession of more than a kilo of a white substance believed to be cocaine. According to police, officers of the motorbike squad at 6.40pm stopped a motorcyclist in Lakatamia, Nicosia. After finding dry cannabis weighing 80 grammes on […]

It is pantomime season and Liverpool duly served up a trademark beauty and the beast performance as they left north London with a 3-3 draw against Arsenal that had their manager Jurgen Klopp unsure whether to laugh or cry. Had it not been for Roberto Firmino’s 71st-minute leveller, the German would definitely have needed a […]

The man accused of deliberately ploughing into Christmas shoppers on a busy street in the Australian city of Melbourne was charged on Saturday with 18 counts of attempted murder and one count of conduct endangering life. The Thursday incident was the second serious vehicle attack in Australia’s second biggest city this year. Police said they […]

More than 70 firefighters tackled a blaze at London Zoo on Saturday and although no animals were immediately reported to have been injured, one aardvark was missing. The fire broke out shortly after 0600 GMT at the Animal Adventure section before spreading to an adjacent gift shop and cafe, near an area where visitors can […]

Where do you live? I live in an apartment in Aglandjia   Best childhood memory? I can’t figure out a single one. Let’s say the period 1987-1990, the best three years of my life. In 1987 we moved to our new house in Polemidia and everything was magical and innocent, new best friends, new life, […]

Real Madrid looked poised to sweep Barcelona away in La Liga after beating them so comprehensively in the Spanish Super Cup in August yet by the end of Saturday’s ‘Clasico‘ they could be a remarkable 14 points behind their bitter rivals. Coach Zinedine Zidane has overseen Real’s worst run of results in the league in […]

The U.N. Security Council unanimously imposed new sanctions on North Korea on Friday for its recent intercontinental ballistic missile test, seeking to limit its access to refined petroleum products and crude oil and its earnings from workers abroad. The U.N. resolution seeks to ban nearly 90 percent of refined petroleum exports to North Korea by […]

Gangs are being bribed with money in exchange for Cypriot citizenships for children in the north of mixed marriages, primarily between Turkish Cypriots and Turkish nationals, a prominent union figure there charged on Friday. The accusations, printed on the front page of Turkish Cypriot daily Kibris, were made by Sener Elcil, general secretary of Ktos, […]

IT COMES as a breath of fresh air to hear a minister, occasionally, singing the praises of privatisation in a country in which the dominant political view is that state ownership is sacrosanct, often described as ‘public wealth’. Ten days ago, presenting an overview of his ministry’s achievements, Minister of Transport, Communications and Works Marios […]

Conflicting reports have emerged from the north that Evkaf, the Turkish Cypriot religious foundation, is creating a religious school in Kyrenia. Spanning a reported 70 acres, Evkaf’s council chairman Gursel Uzun told daily Yeni Duzen that the foundation had already paid a portion of the amount required to rent out the area for 10 years. […]