Новости за 11.03.2018

BOURNEMOUTH 1 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 4 Tottenham Hotspur overcame a worrying injury to talismanic striker Harry Kane to beat mid-table Bournemouth 4-1 with a Son Heung-min double and goals from Dele Alli and Serge Aurier to move up to third in the Premier League. The loss of England international Kane, Tottenham’s top scorer, who went off […]

Detractors of legislation aiming to allow the cultivation and distribution of medical cannabis are marshalling the argument that the scheme will lead to the creation of an oligopoly as only two licences are to be granted. The licences will be valid for 15 years, after which they can be renewed. They will be granted to […]

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen proposed her National Front party be renamed the “National Rally” on Sunday, in a bid to shed a brand associated by many voters with racism and anti-Semitism and facilitate alliances with other parties. Speaking at a party congress meant to help her reassert her authority following her defeat to […]

Eleven people were killed when a private Turkish plane crashed in Iran while travelling from Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates to Istanbul on Sunday, a civil aviation spokesman said according to ISNA news agency. “We can confirm that a Turkish private jet … while passing through our airspace disappeared from the radar and crashed […]

A dispute within Israel’s governing coalition over military conscription of ultra-orthodox Jewish men stirred speculation on Sunday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants to see a snap election to help him survive corruption investigations. Right-wing and religious parties in the government are divided over the framing of a bill that would protect the exemption ultra-Orthodox […]

Hundreds of people who visited the Zizzi restaurant or the Mill pub in the English city of Salisbury were told on Sunday to wash their clothes after traces of nerve agent used to attack a former Russian spy last week were found at both sites. Public Health England said there was no immediate health risk […]

Police will run a seat-belt and child-seat campaign from Monday until next Sunday, they announced. The campaign is part of the European-wide screening campaign under TISPOL, the European Police Traffic Network. The aim is to combat the phenomenon of non-use of seat belts and child seats, and to inform and raise awareness of the public […]

Cypriot banks in the years following the 2013 financial crisis did not achieve the desired reduction in non-performing loans, Central Bank Governor Chrystalla Georghadji has said, adding that the further reduction of NPLs to sustainable levels constituted a primary objective. “The international experience has shown that the immediate recognition of NPLs and the decisive action […]

Ayia Napa Mayor Yiannis Karousos has written a letter to British media and tour operators saying ‘low-quality’ tourists from the UK such as ‘lads-style’ holidaymakers were undesirable at the popular resort. The letter was published in the UK’s Telegraph newspaper under the headline ‘Boozy lads no longer welcome in Ayia Napa, mayor warns’ because he […]

U.S. President Donald Trump’s condition for meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is that there be no nuclear or missile testing, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said on Sunday. “There shouldn’t be confusion,” Mnuchin told NBC’s “Meet the Press” program, when asked about White House press secretary Sarah Sanders’ statement on Friday that there would be […]

U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on steel and aluminium imports will cost jobs and growth, German Economy Minister Brigitte Zypries told Reuters on Sunday, adding that Europe and other free traders should not let themselves be divided. Trump set import tariffs on Thursday of 25 percent on steel and 10 percent on aluminium, to come […]

One of the two ExxonMobil research vessels scheduled to carry out explorations in block 10 of Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) departed from Greece on Sunday and is headed towards Limassol port, according to marinetraffic.com. Ocean Investigator has been moored at the port of Lavrio, Greece. The second vessel Med Surveyor was still located off […]

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis warned Syria on Sunday it would be “very unwise” for government forces to use weaponized gas, as he cited unconfirmed reports of chlorine attacks in eastern Ghouta and slammed Russian support for Damascus. Mattis stopped short of threatening to retaliate against Syrian forces if a chlorine attack were confirmed. But […]

They can make test-tube babies, grow human eggs in a lab and reproduce mice from frozen testicle tissue, but when it comes to knowing how a man’s sperm can swim to, find and fertilize an egg, scientists are still floundering. Enormous advances in treating infertility in recent decades have helped couples conceive longed-for offspring they […]

Instead of following the desired European path, Turkey is following a new path, as manifested by its provocations both towards Cyprus and Greece, Greek National Defence Minister Panos Kammenos has said. In statements during a visit to the “Andreas Papandreou” airbase in Pafos accompanied by Cypriot Defence Minister Savvas Angelides, Kammenos said Cyprus and Greece […]

Two senior South Korean officials who met with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un last week will split up to visit the leaders of China and Japan this week to update them on the talks, a South Korean presidential official said on Sunday. Blue House spokesman Kim Eui-kyeom said in a mobile message that National Security […]

The editors of a new book on multicultural education are convinced it is the only way to help bring Greek and Turkish Cypriots together, even more so in the current political climate which doesn’t encourage reunification. “These attempts are like bricks to build something,” one of them, Hakan Karahasan, said of the book ‘Education in […]

British finance minister Philip Hammond said on Sunday that Britain’s government would respond “appropriately” if a foreign state was found to be involved in the poisoning of a former Russian spy in England a week ago. “This is a police investigation and it will be evidence-led and we must go where the evidence takes us,” […]

The Fontana Restaurant at the Hilton Hotel in Nicosia will once again present a week of sushi and Japanese cuisine. Starting off tomorrow, the chefs of Koi Sushi Bar (the famous Japanese cuisine chain from Greece which is now also located in Nicosia) will join the Hilton Cyprus culinary team to prepare an impressive buffet. […]

The Syrian army and rebel groups engaged in fierce battles early on Sunday on a critical front in eastern Ghouta where government advances have in effect splintered the insurgent enclave into three, a war monitor said. More than 1,100 civilians have been killed in the onslaught on the biggest rebel stronghold near Damascus since it […]

Eight people were injured in a traffic accident on Saturday evening in Paphos, police said. According to an announcement, at 6pm two cars collided on the old Limassol-Paphos road near Timi village. In one car there were three people and in the second, five. All eight were injured but not seriously, police said. They were […]

China’s largely rubber stamp parliament on Sunday passed a series of constitutional amendments, including one that removes presidential term limits, allowing President Xi Jinping to remain in office indefinitely. The announcement of the vote, witnessed by reporters in the Great Hall of the People, passed with two “no” votes and three abstentions among almost 3,000 […]

China’s largely rubber stamp parliament on Sunday passed a constitutional amendment that removes presidential term limits, allowing President Xi Jinping to remain in office indefinitely. The announcement of the vote, witnessed by reporters in the Great Hall of the People, passed with two “no” votes and three abstentions among almost 3,000 delegates. China’s ruling Communist […]

A female crew member from a French naval vessel was airlifted to Larnaca hospital on Saturdy night after falling ill. The rescue was carried out by the Joint Search and Rescue Coordination Centre. According to a statement from the defence ministry, the Larnaca-based centre received an emergency call around 5.30pm on Saturday from the commander […]

A lush carpet of stunning wild tulips will be in full bloom for the annual tulip festival in Polemi village on April 1, say organisers. The festival, which is growing in popularity every year, attracts hundreds of visitors and president of the association of tulip friends, Dr Antonis Nicandrou, will be on hand to answer […]