Новости за 01.04.2018

By Heekyong Yang and Christine Kim   North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his wife Ri Sol Ju were among the hundreds in Pyongyang on Sunday watching South Korean K-pop singers perform in the North for the first time in more than a decade as tensions between the two countries thaw. It was the […]

There is nothing like an anniversary to go out and party. Metal fans will need no further excuse than the popular Cypriot power metal band Winter’s Verge who will celebrate their 15th anniversary with a huge bang on Wednesday in Nicosia. The five-member band’s first album, Eternal Damnation, (which was released in 2007) caused a […]

By David Alire Garcia   Polls opened on Easter Sunday for a vote on whether conservative Christian singer Fabricio Alvarado Munoz can capture Costa Rica’s presidency, a result that would mark a sharp turn from the current government’s embrace of gay rights. Best known for religious dance songs and ballads, the 43-year-old former TV journalist […]

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan called his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu a “terrorist” on Sunday, escalating an exchange of insults that started after he criticised Israel’s lethal military response to a demonstration on the Gazan border. Israel has defended the killing of 15 Palestinians during Friday’s demonstration and Netanyahu tweeted that the Israeli army “will not […]

From the orange-tinged snow in Russia to schoolkids in Cyprus banned from playing outdoors, the dust-laden skies of recent weeks have become the major topic of conversation. Social media has been atwitter with possible causes – the war in Syria and climate change are the most common – and duration – the dust storms are […]

By George Psyllides For decades J&P was the flagship of Cyprus’ construction industry, the most successful private company, which transcended the island’s confines to take on massive projects abroad. But this week it made the headlines for the wrong reasons, its workers in Saudi Arabia being unpaid for months and representatives set to meet bankers […]

Zambia has asked Cuba to recall its ambassador for openly supporting the newly launched opposition Socialist Party, the president’s spokesman said on Sunday. Zambian Government Spokesman Amos Chanda said ambassador Nelson Pages Vilas spoke at the party’s launch on Saturday. Political tensions were rekindled in Zambia last month when the country’s main opposition party, the […]

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth attended the traditional Easter service at Windsor Castle on Sunday, joining other members of the Royal family at St George’s Chapel, where her grandson Prince Harry is due to marry Meghan Markle next month. The British monarch, wearing a purple hat and coat and a floral dress, was greeted at the chapel […]

Gardening by Patricia Jordan  I am always being asked about hedges and the best plants to grow to create a harmonious environment while protecting the garden from passersby and marauding animals. The problem in having a thick hedge around a garden is the same as having a wall, in that it blocks air from penetrating […]

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas wants to resume dialogue with Russia and gradually improve ties after diplomatic expulsions over a nerve agent attack on a former Russian spy in England that Britain blames on Russia, he said on Sunday. Conservative German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Maas have joined the United States and other European countries in standing […]

The car of 65-year-old Solomos Apostolidis who has been missing since Wednesday was located on Saturday in Karavas, in the north, it was reported on Sunday. According to Turkish Cypriot newspaper Kibris, Apostolidis’ car was located near a military area in Karavas on Saturday. In it, were reportedly his identity card, his passport and cash. […]

They say it takes a village to raise a child but if that child is on the autism spectrum, it seems like it takes a city. In the two years that we have known that our son is on the spectrum, we have done just that, we have built a city of professional educators, therapists, […]

Three Spanish skiers died and two were injured when an avalanche swept them down a Swiss mountainside, police in the southwestern canton of Valais said on Sunday. They were part of a touring group skiing near Fiesch on Saturday afternoon when the snow mass detached. Another group that witnessed the accident alerted authorities. Rescue crews […]

Welcome to Easter fortnight! Wait, two weeks? Well yes, because while much of the world is celebrating the resurrection today (Happy Easter expats!), Orthodox Easter falls on April 8 this year. Incidentally, for the next two years both celebrations are also seven days apart. In 2021, we’re looking at a separation of nearly a month, […]

By Philip Pullella   Pope Francis on Saturday led an Easter vigil service, baptising eight adults, including a formerly undocumented Nigerian migrant beggar who became a hero when he disarmed an Italian thief wielding a cleaver. The baptism took place during a long Holy Saturday, or Easter eve, Mass for some 10,000 people in St. Peter’s Basilica. The church, […]

A 17-year-old teenager was remanded on Saturday for five days for allegedly assaulting, raping and injuring an 81-year-old woman. According to the police, the incident took place on Friday evening in Nicosia. The husband of the 81-year-old reported that the teenager entered their house while he was away, attacked and raped his wife. The woman […]

Once again the cultural centre Technopolis 20 in Paphos will give music lovers exactly what they desire, an evening that will flirt with their ears. This time the centre will bring a concert for saxophone and piano under the name Nuevo Tango, with Christos Zenios on the saxophone and Marianna Georgiou on the piano on […]

Iraq plans to award oil and gas exploration and development contracts in 11 new blocks on April 15, oil ministry spokesman Asim Jihad said on Sunday. Iraq had initially set June 21 as the date to open the bids for the new blocks, located in border areas with Iran and Kuwait, and in offshore Gulf […]

By Alison Bevege   A cheating scandal that has ripped through the core of Australia’s most venerated pastime, cricket, prompted church leaders to provide guidance over the Easter weekend on how to emerge from the moral tailspin. Addressing Sunday’s congregation at Sydney’s St. Andrew’s Cathedral, Anglican Archbishop Glenn Davies said the redemption of Easter gives […]

A 34-year-old man, resident of Paphos, was arrested on Saturday in connection with the sale of fake diamonds reported by a Larnaca jeweler earlier this week. He is the second suspect to be arrested for the same case. Police on Thursday arrested a 59-year-old man from Larnaca after a jeweler reported that the suspect had […]

Police are looking for the whereabouts of a man who robbed a Nicosia bakery just after midnight, yielding a knife. According to the police, a man who had his face covered, entered the bakery at around 12.30 am and ordered the two employees to open their cash registers yielding a knife. He took the cash […]

The governor of Russia’s Kemerovo region resigned on Sunday over a mall fire that killed more than 60 after a litany of violations in safety procedures left shoppers and children trapped inside the building. Aman Tuleyev, 73, said in a video posted on the regional administration’s website that stepping down was the only course of […]

President Nicos Anastasiades called for unity on Sunday and stressed the importance of remaining focused on the goal of the reunification of the island. He was speaking after a memorial service held at the Imprisoned Graves, in Nicosia to mark the 63rd anniversary of the start of the Eoka struggle for independence in 1955. Present were also cabinet […]

A number of events are being held in all districts on Sunday to commemorate the 63rd anniversary of the start of the Eoka struggle for independence in 1955. President Nicos Anastasiades is to attend at 11am a memorial service at the Imprisoned Graves, where he will also lay a wreath. Present will also be the defence, justice and […]

CYPRUS has been chosen by Brussels for a new pilot programme to roll out a China-style Social Credit System that will publicly rate citizens on their behaviours using social media, data-collection techniques and new AI technologies. And you don’t even have to be an internet user to become part of the programme.  “Citizens’ behaviour can […]