Новости за 06.01.2018

Much of the U.S. East Coast will wake up on Saturday to brutally cold and dangerous temperatures as the region recovers from a powerful blizzard that unleashed heavy snows and strong winds. From northern Florida up through New York City into New England, tens of millions of people will be under wind chill and freeze […]

THE ministry of agriculture has advised the public to dispose of green waste and other recyclables responsibly, ahead of the expected opening of 18 new green points across the island. According to a spokesman for the ministry of agriculture and environment, there are a total 22 Green Points (GPs) over Cyprus which are being constructed […]

Fourth-tier Coventry City piled on the misery for Stoke City manager Mark Hughes by pulling off the only genuine upset on a hectic day of FA Cup third round action on Saturday. Former Cup winners Coventry, now plying their trade in the bottom division of the Football League, revived memories of happier times as Jordan […]

Manchester City kept alive their chances of winning four trophies this season, coming back from a goal down to beat Burnley 4-1 in the FA Cup third round on Saturday with two goals from Sergio Aguero. The runaway Premier League leaders, who are also in the last-16 of the Champions League and semi-finals of the […]

A United Airlines flight from Chicago to Hong Kong was diverted to Alaska after the flight crew reported a man on board had vandalised two airplane lavatories by spreading human waste, airport police said. “We received a report of a passenger who had messed up the bathrooms with his own faeces,” Anchorage Airport Police Lieutenant […]

Liverpool’s Brazil midfielder Philippe Coutinho is on the verge of signing for La Liga leaders Barcelona in a club-record deal, according to Spanish media reports on Saturday. Barcelona-based daily Sport said the two clubs had struck an ‘agreement in principle’ for the transfer of Coutinho worth 120 million euros plus 40 million euros in add-ons […]

Atletico Madrid’s Diego Costa scored on his home debut in a 2-0 win over Getafe and was immediately sent off for an over-zealous celebration as the former Chelsea striker marked a typically eventful return to La Liga on Saturday. The Spain striker hit the second goal in the 67th minute, after Angel Correa put Atletico […]

  Contact between the two communities over the years has dispelled many prejudices and political narratives and Turkish Cypriots view Greek Cypriots in a more positive light but they still don’t want mixed cohabitation, the results of three University of Cyprus surveys since 2007 have shown. According to University of Cyprus associate professor Charis Psaltis, […]

Third-tier Fleetwood Town kicked off a hectic FA Cup third-round schedule by holding Premier League Leicester City to a 0-0 draw at their Highbury Stadium on Saturday. Injured Leicester striker Jamie Vardy, who once played for Fleetwood, was not included in the Midlands club’s line-up, spending a chilly lunchtime watching from the stands. A large […]

US President Donald Trump on Saturday rejected an author’s accusations that he is mentally unfit for office and said his track record showed he is “a very stable genius.” Michael Wolff, who was granted unusually wide access to the White House during much of Trump’s first year, has said in promoting his new book that […]

PAPHOS folk and country club is inviting musicians from all over the island to join them once a month to entertain audiences and share a love of music at an informal gathering. The Paphos Folk and Country club meet on the first Thursday of every month at the Phoenix Social Club in Kato Paphos, housed […]

Paphos police arrested a 25-year-old woman early on Saturday for being drunk and disorderly and attacking police officers. The woman had been stopped by police because she was driving without wearing a seatbelt. After she was issued a fine, the woman was rude to the officers and then went to drive away. However, she returned […]

A man was being treated in hospital for a broken nose and jaw on Saturday after he was beaten up in Larnaca by a driver whom he followed because he had abandoned the scene of a crash. Police said they were seeking a Greek national in connection with the incident. The 37-year-old had reported to […]

Cyprus on Saturday observed Epiphany Day and the blessing of the waters, which marks the 12th day of Christmas and the official end of the festive season. Men braved the cold, diving in the sea across the island to retrieve the crucifix cast by a priest to bless the waters. The official event was held […]

Thousands of government supporters staged rallies in Iran for a fourth day on Saturday, in a backlash against widespread protests that the clerical establishment has blamed on the country’s enemies. Saturday’s show of support came a day after Iran’s foreign minister said a United Nations Security Council meeting called by the United States to discuss […]

Usman Khawaja hit a mammoth 171 and Shaun Marsh was approaching his sixth test century as Australia eased 133 runs ahead of England on 479 for four after the third day of the fifth Ashes clash on Saturday. Khawaja shared a stand of 188 with captain Steve Smith, who was dismissed just before lunch, and […]

Australia’s Nick Kyrgios battled past defending champion Grigor Dimitrov 3-6 6-1 6-4 to set up a final against American Ryan Harrison at the Brisbane International on Saturday. After losing the first set, the number three seed stamped his authority on the second, converting two break points to force a decider for a third consecutive match […]

Where do you live? I live just outside of Nicosia with the two people I love the most: my husband and son Best childhood memory? My mom allowing me to have a big bowl of cake frosting as lunch for my birthday Most frequented restaurant and absolute favourite dish? What food would you really turn […]

By William Schomberg The author of a book that is highly critical of Donald Trump’s first year as US president said his revelations were likely to bring an end to Trump’s time in the White House. Michael Wolff told BBC radio that his conclusion in Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House – that […]

Turkish Cypriots have more rights on the island’s territory than Greek Cypriots and no one could abolish their breakaway state, the leader of the Democratic Party Serdar Denktash has said. Speaking at a party gathering on Friday, two days before general elections in the Turkish Cypriot breakaway north of the island, Denktash was quoted as […]

Due to frost, police said Saturday several roads on the Troodos mountain were open only to vehicles equipped with four-wheel drive or snow chains. According to a police statement, the roads leading to Troodos from Prodromos, Platres, and Karvounas, were open only to vehicles with four-wheel drive or snow chains. Police also warned that certain […]

Two men were detained by Police in Paphos on Friday evening after drugs and ancient vessels were found at the home of one of the suspects. Armed with a warrant, drug squad officers searched the home of a 38-year-old suspected drug trafficker on Friday evening. In the course of the investigation, officers found a cannabis […]

Police in Paphos have arrested a 62-year-old man on suspicion of possession and distribution of child pornography. The man was arrested on Friday lunchtime after officers searched his home and seized two computers, two external hard drives, two memory cards, and a mobile phone. A preliminary examination of the equipment found a number of archives […]

It’s no secret that smartphones have taken over our lives – but have those lives really improved as a result? And could we live without our mobile phones, after having grown so used to them? We asked a random selection of people on the streets of old Nicosia.

It’s no secret that smartphones have taken over our lives – but have those lives really improved as a result? And could we live without our mobile phones, after having grown so used to them? We asked a random selection of people on the streets of old Nicosia.