Новости за 12.02.2018

Vanessa Trump, the wife of Donald Trump Jr., and two other people were taken to a New York hospital on Monday after she opened a piece of mail containing an unidentified white powder that was later determined to be non-hazardous, officials said. “The substance had arrived by mail and it was addressed to Donald Trump Jr.,” said New York Police […]

Olympiakos Piraeus have been docked three points and ordered to play two matches behind closed doors after fan violence broke out at the end of this month’s 2-1 derby defeat by AEK Athens, the Super League said in a statement on Monday. The league’s disciplinary committee also fined the Greek champions 90,000 euros for the […]

Transport Minister Marios Demetriades resigned from his post on Monday, news he made public on Facebook. In a post on his social media account he thanked President Nicos Anastasiades for the offer to stay on in his new cabinet saying although it was an honour ‘I chose to leave politics and return, as a professional, […]

Overcrowded cities in developing countries could tackle urban sprawl more effectively by creating 30-year plans based on purchasing cheap land adjacent to their suburbs and developing those new areas in a sustainable way, experts said on Monday. Anjali Mahendra of the US-based World Resources Institute (WRI) said urban planners around the globe supported the idea […]

Diko’s purge of dissidents continued on Monday as 12 more people were expelled from the party and three announced their resignations. After a disciplinary board session lasting over two hours, the party announced that four were being ousted for refusing to answer to the ‘charges’ brought against them and so were automatically removed from Diko. […]

To date, the state’s financial claims against Opap Cyprus Ltd, a subsidiary of the Greek gambling giant, amount to ‘well over’ €50 million, the auditor-general has said. In its 2016 report on the ministry of finance, the audit office again highlights what it calls a ‘lopsided’ agreement with Opap, the only company allowed to run […]

The Almyra Hotel in Paphos will host a group exhibition as of Saturday, to help raise funds for The Cyprus Association of Cancer Patients and Friends (PASYKAF). The national exhibition of works by leading Cypriot and European artists, under the name Life, will remain at the hotel until February 28, when it will move to […]

A dead fox was found hanging from a tree in Paphos district on Monday, police said. Members of the game and veterinary services, along with officers, arrived at the scene on the Prodromiou Androlikou road to see the fox hanging from an olive tree. It was taken to a vet in Polis Chysochous where tests […]

If Prime Minister Theresa May allows Brexit to be watered down or halted by supporters of European Union membership, Britain will be thrust into its gravest constitutional crisis since World War Two, Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage said. Farage, who as Ukip leader convinced Prime Minister Theresa May’s predecessor, David Cameron, to call the Brexit referendum […]

The deputy head of Oxfam resigned on Monday over what she said was the British charity’s failure to adequately respond to past allegations of sexual misconduct by some of its staff. The resignation of Penny Lawrence came after days of crisis at the charity triggered by a report in the Times newspaper alleging that some staff had […]

The Auditor-general’s office said that it asked for the revocation of the cabinet’s May 2017 decision to donate a quarter of a state-owned bank stock to its customers. “We proposed that the Finance Minister submits with no delay a proposal to the council of ministers for the cancellation of its decision to donate shares as […]

The law on ‘mentally retarded’ persons prepared 30 years ago should be renamed with the term ‘mental disabilities’, parliament’s human rights committee heard on Monday. In the first session after a long break due to the presidential elections, committee chairwoman Stella Kyriakidou told MPs the current term is outdated. Akel MP Skevi Koukouma said talking […]

The House interior committee on Monday discussed the issue of charges for graves in community cemeteries. Disy MP Mariella Aristidou brought up the matter of people who are interested in transferring dead bodies from another community so that they can visit more easily, but prices vary greatly from one cemetery to another. “A community may […]

The first two volumes of the Cyprus File – the archives of the Greek parliament’s inquiry into the 1974 coup – will be published in mid-April, House President Demetris Syllouris said on Monday. Following a recent meeting with his Greek counterpart Nikos Voutsis, Syllouris said it was agreed that the publication of the rest of […]

Ireen Wust of the Netherlands claimed a record 10th Olympic speed skating medal when she surged to gold in the women’s 1,500 metres at the Gangneung Oval on Monday. Wust, who is also the first Dutch athlete to win five Olympic gold medals, crossed the line in one minute 54.35 seconds, with Japan’s Miho Takagi […]

Leicester City manager Claude Puel believes winger Riyad Mahrez’s 10-day standoff with the Premier League club was a mistake and is eager for everyone to move on from the incident. Mahrez returned to training on Friday for the first time since handing in a transfer request last month with local media reports saying the 26-year-old […]

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the leader of the Social Democrats (SPD) faced further criticism on Monday from within their own parties over a new coalition deal that must still be approved by disgruntled SPD rank-and-file members. Germany has been without a proper government since an inconclusive election last September, which saw Merkel’s conservatives and the […]

The executive director of Oxfam International said on Sunday she was heartbroken by a sexual misconduct scandal in Haiti that prompted Britain’s government to threaten to cut off aid funding to charities. Oxfam, one of Britain’s biggest charities, has condemned the behaviour of some former staff in Haiti after a report in The Times newspaper […]

The suffering of Syrian civilians has worsened since the United Nations called for a ceasefire a week ago amid “some of the worst fighting of the entire conflict”, the United Nations resident and humanitarian coordinator said on Monday. There are reports of “hundreds of civilian deaths and injuries, massive displacement and the destruction of civilian […]

The Nicosia District Court has delayed a scheduled February 12 hearing to the end of the month in the case of Hermitage Capital founder Bill Brower against Cyprus. On February 28 the court will decide whether it will allow Browder and his associate Ivan Cherkasove to file a supplementary affidavit in response to the Attorney-general […]

The much-anticipated construction of three beach bars along Geroskipou municipal beach will get underway next week, according to the mayor. Michalis Pavlides told the Cyprus Mail that the winning tender will be announced in a couple of days, ahead of work at the three sites getting underway next week. “One company will build all three […]

Icy winds tore through the mountains at the Pyeongchang Olympics on Monday, wreaking havoc at a snowboard final, forcing the postponement of the Alpine skiing for a second successive day, and raising questions about athlete safety. Competitors, officials and a few brave fans made their way around the Olympic venues wrapped in layers of scarves, […]

Archbishop of America Demetrios was awarded the highest honour of the Church of Cyprus – the gold medal of the founder of the church Apostle Barnabas – by Archbishop of Cyprus Chrysostomos II on Sunday. The award followed a joint hierarchical divine liturgy at the Church of Ayia Sophia in Strovolos in the morning. Demetrios […]

The Integrated Resorts Cyprus Consortium launched on Monday the official website of the City of Dreams Mediterranean casino resort, which is expected to be up and running in 2021. The casino complex, which according to the consortium will be the largest integrated resort in Europe, ‘is set to enrich Cyprus’ tourism product, attracting an additional […]

A Turkish prosecutor launched a terrorism investigation into the new co-leader of the pro-Kurdish opposition on Monday, a day after she was elected, accusing her of speaking against Turkey’s offensive in Syria. The chief prosecutor in Ankara accused Pervin Buldan of describing the operation against a Kurdish militia in Syria as an attack on civilian […]