Новости за 15.01.2018

Fifty-three-year-old Andreas Constantinou who had been in hospital since December 13 after falling off scaffolding during construction work on a building in Chlorakas in Paphos injuring his head, died on Monday. Constantinou fell off scaffolding while plastering the building of the community nursing home of Chlorakas. He was taken to hospital with head and spine […]

By George Georgiopoulos and Renee Maltezou Greece’s parliament on Monday passed a swathe of reforms demanded by international lenders in exchange for fresh bailout funds, a success for the government but a blow to thousands of people protesting outside. The bill introduces a new electronic process for foreclosures on overdue loans and arrears to the […]

POLICE have announced they will implement heightened security measures on Tuesday during the official visit to Cyprus of King Abdullah II of Jordan. Certain roads in Larnaca and Nicosia would be closed to the general public, a statement said. Police have advised motorists travelling at this time to follow instructions. No further information was provided […]

Turkey announced on Monday the route for a planned canal that would reduce shipping traffic on the busy Bosphorus Strait and transform the European half of Istanbul into an island. Work on the 45km Kanal Istanbul, linking the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara west of the Bosphorus, will begin this year, Transport Minister Ahmet […]

Novak Djokovic is finally back in action on day two of the Australian Open on Tuesday, returning to the venue of his greatest grand slam success, hoping his elbow will hold up after keeping him on the sidelines for six months. Six times a men’s singles champion Down Under, the Serbian will be joined in […]

The supreme court on Monday gave the green light to betting giant Opap Cyprus to file for a second injunction to stop police investigations into its revenue stream. According to Cyprus News Agency, Opap was given permission to file for a petition requesting the annulment of a second search warrant of the company’s premises by […]

By Conor Humphries   Dolores O’Riordan, the lead singer of Irish rock group The Cranberries, died suddenly on Monday at the age of 46 during a recording trip to London, her publicist said. The cause of death was unclear. O’Riordan’s distinctive Irish lilt and yodel helped fuel the Cranberries’ rapid rise in the early 1990s […]

A 33-year-old man was arrested on Monday in connection with the stabbing on Sunday of a 27-year-old man outside a night club in Nicosia. The 27-year-old man is in critical condition at the Nicosia general hospital after being attacked and stabbed by two men at around 1.30am on Sunday outside a night club. A man […]

Actress Catherine Deneuve apologised to victims of sexual assault who were offended by a column denouncing “puritanism” she signed following the Harvey Weinstein scandal, but maintained her reservations about the #MeToo campaign. Deneuve and 99 other French women signed a column in Le Monde last week saying the campaign, which saw millions of women take to social media […]

Some French families are planning to take legal action against supermarket chains after potentially tainted products found their way onto shop shelves despite a recall, the spokesman of a victims’ group said on Monday. Quentin Guillemain also reiterated that hundreds of families were suing French dairy giant Lactalis over the scandal, which threatens to damage […]

A former hotel employee has been found guilty by the supreme court for the death of Billy the dog that died after being beaten and thrown into a cardboard crusher in 2014, the Animal Party said on Monday. According to the party, the defendant, a Greek Cypriot man, is to remain in custody until January […]

President Nikos Anastasiades launched the Cyprus Academy of Sciences, Letters and Arts on Monday, saying its aim is to recognise the scientific and cultural achievements of the country’s scientists. Addressing the ceremony, Anastasiades said that the new institution will also promote and encourage the growth of sciences, arts, research and development. “With the creation of the Cyprus Academy of […]

Senior politicians from Germany’s conservatives and Social Democrats (SPD) sought on Monday to shore up support for a deal on forming a coalition, after members of the centre-left party voted against it in one region. With many among the SPD’s rank-and-file opposed to teaming up again with Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives, the party’s national representatives […]

The area of construction projects that secured a building permit in January to October last year rose an annual 35 per cent, to 1,129,084 square meters, while their value rose 38 per cent, to €1.3bn, the statistical service said. The increase was mainly on a 32 per cent annual increase in the construction area of […]

England cricketer Ben Stokes has been charged with affray following an incident in the city of Bristol last September, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said on Monday. Stokes, 26, and two other men are due to appear before Bristol Magistrates’ Court at a date to be fixed. The Durham all-rounder has not played for England […]

The likely cause of death of couple who were found on Sunday afternoon in their home in Ayia Thekla, Famagusta was inhalation of toxic gases from their gas heater. Police were informed at around 4pm that two people had been found unconscious in the living room of their house. A friend of the couple was […]

  The former chairman of the state doctors’ union is facing negligence charges over the death of a patient he had operated on while working at the Nicosia general hospital in 2010. Stavros Stavrou, who has since retired from the public sector, is accused of botching an operation that eventually led to the death of […]

The health ministry on Monday recalled all baby formula by French dairy giant Lactalis that have been produced at the company’s Craon plant as a precaution after salmonella bacteria were detected in some of the brand’s products in France. Lactalis had last month recalled and halted the sale and export of several baby food products made at […]

FIVE pet dogs died last week after consuming poisoned meat which had been placed in a field in Argaka, leaving the owners distraught but determined to stop similar instances from happening to other animals. English Cypriot, Julia Sinden, and her partner have been tirelessly helping and rescuing abused and abandoned dogs for many years and […]

Cyprus’ first offshore patrol vessel (OPV) which was built in Israel was launched by President Nicos Anastasiades on Monday at the Evangelos Florakis naval base at Mari. The vessel is expected to strengthen the navy and enhance the role of Cyprus as a security contributor to the wider region, Anastasiades said in his address at […]

North Korea agreed during rare talks on Monday to send a 140-strong orchestra to perform during the Winter Olympics in South Korea next month, Seoul said, amid easing tensions after a months-long standoff over the North’s weapons programmes. Officials from the two Koreas, technically still at war after their 1950-53 conflict ended in a truce, […]

Energy Minister Giorgos Lakkotrypis, investor PMV Maritime Holdings and the Paralimni municipality on Monday signed contracts for the building of the Paralimni marina. The contracts concern the long-term lease of land and sea space in the area of the Ayios Nicolaos fishing shelter of Protaras. When fully operational in mid-2021, the marina is expected to […]

Wales have appointed former Manchester United winger Ryan Giggs as their manager, the Football Association of Wales announced on social media on Monday. The 44-year-old takes over from Chris Coleman, who led Wales to the Euro 2016 semi-finals but quit the job in November to take charge of English Championship (second tier) side Sunderland. Giggs […]

Results from the Australian Open Men’s Singles matches on Monday: 1-Rafael Nadal (ESP) beat Victor Estrella Burgos 6-1 6-1 6-1 (DOM) Leonardo Mayer (ARG) beat Nicolas Jarry (CHI) 6-2 7-6(1) 6-3 John Millman (AUS) beat Borna Coric (CRO) 7-5 6-4 6-1 28-Damir Dzumhur (BIH) beat Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) 3-6 2-6 7-6(5) 6-2 6-4 24-Diego Schwartzman […]

There seems to be a return to the 90s in general and specifically 90s Greek music these days, with singers including Thanos Kalliris coming over every weekend to perform in Nicosia, Michalis Rakintzis coming over more frequently and Polina and Costas Bigalis taking us back to the 80s at the end of 2017. So when […]