Новости за 16.05.2018

Atletico Madrid striker Antoine Griezmann struck twice as the Spanish side outclassed hapless Olympique de Marseille 3-0 on Wednesday to win the Europa League for the third time. Marseille dominated the opening stages but gifted Atletico the lead when Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa failed to control goalkeeper Steve Mandanda’s pass out and Gabi intercepted before setting […]

President Donald Trump acknowledged for the first time in an ethics disclosure released on Wednesday that he repaid more than $100,001 to former personal attorney Michael Cohen, shedding new light on a scandal involving Trump and porn star Stormy Daniels. The disclosure, signed by Trump and released by the U.S. Office of Government Ethics, did […]

British Prime Minister Theresa May defeated a bid by the opposition Labour Party on Wednesday to force her government to disclose details of its two Brexit customs proposals, thwarting efforts to embarrass her divided team. May’s Conservative Party defeated Labour by 301 to 269 votes, handing the government a victory in a parliament equally divided […]

Main opposition Akel said on Wednesday it would freeze its relations with the embassies of Israel and the US in Cyprus in protest over what it described as the new cycle of violence against the Palestinians. The party organised a peaceful rally on Wednesday to the embassy of Israel in Nicosia, with the participation of […]

Members of the Cyprus Youth Symphonic Orchestra gathered outside parliament on Wednesday to play a protest in music to highlight their concerns over their future and asked the help of House president Demetris Syllouris. Young musicians, accompanied by their parents, gathered outside parliament with their music instruments and placards saying: “Hands off the Cyprus Youth […]

AEK won the Cyprus Cup on Wednesday evening with a pulsating 2-1 come from behind victory over Apollon at the GSP stadium in Nicosia. Going for their third straight cup win, the first 45 minutes belonged entirely to Apollon, who dominated play and did not allow AEK any space or time on the ball. Fotis […]

Violence and conflict in sub-Saharan Africa forced 15,000 people from their homes every day in 2017, double the previous year’s figure, an international monitoring centre said on Wednesday, urging more help for those displaced within their own countries. The region accounted for nearly half the 11.8 million people worldwide who were displaced within their countries […]

Toxicology tests are expected to shed light on the cause of death of 37-year-old Natasha Sarah Gadd, who was found dead in her apartment in Paralimni on Tuesday evening, police said. Tissue was taken for lab tests during the post mortem on Wednesday morning, police said, which will indicate the exact cause of death of the 37-year-old […]

The department of public works has announced that the small building that has long been used as the mosque in Paphos will be open for use during Ramadan which started on Wednesday. In a written statement, the public works department said it has managed to get the contractor restoring the mosque to complete construction work […]

What is a theatre production without great costumes? Just a bunch of actors who do not look the part. This is why the Bank of Cyprus Cultural foundation is organising a children’s theatre workshop next Saturday to introduce kids to the fascinating process of costume design. The participating children, from four to six-years-old, will have the […]

Education Minister Costas Hambiaouris said on Wednesday he has received the findings of the investigation he had ordered into the accident of 10-year-old Stavros Giorgallis who died on Friday after falling while playing basketball at school. Following the death of the boy, the minister ordered a probe into the circumstances at the school where the […]

US President Donald Trump has “rid Europe of all illusions” by quitting the Iran nuclear deal and driving trade disputes, the European Union chairman said on Wednesday, underlining the depth of trans-Atlantic discord. The 28 worried EU leaders are gathering in the Bulgarian capital for discussions over dinner on Wednesday on how to salvage the […]

England’s 1966 World Cup winning defender Ray Wilson has died aged 83, his former club Huddersfield Town said on Wednesday. Derbyshire-born Wilson, who made 283 appearances for Huddersfield between 1952 and 1964, was signed by Bill Shankly and went on to establish himself as first-choice left back for both club and country. At 31, he […]

  Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou said on Wednesday that a dialogue would be launched with stakeholders for the introduction of a national minimum wage. One of the reasons this has not been made possible yet, the minister said, is high unemployment levels. “But just as we are headed to conditions of full employment we hope […]

The head of Greece’s top administrative court quit on Wednesday over leaks to the media of its deliberations on a new round of pension cuts and took aim at the austerity measures attached to Greece’s international bailouts. Greek newspapers have reported on plenary sessions by the Council of State over pension cuts planned for 2019, […]

Ayia Napa Mayor Yiannis Karousos urged the government to suspend a recent law on noise pollution because it was unenforceable and was hurting tourism. In a press release on Wednesday, the popular holiday resort’s municipality said a state of lawlessness existed when it came to regulating noise pollution. It was having an immediate effect on […]

Some 225 unaccompanied minors applied for asylum in Cyprus last year, according to the latest Eurostat report made public on Wednesday. The report said that the unaccompanied minors amounted to 32.4 per cent of all asylum applications received in Cyprus. Four per cent of applicants concerned minors up to 14 years old, while the majority […]

The United States is still hopeful about a planned summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un but President Donald Trump is prepared for a tough negotiation process, White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said on Wednesday. North Korea threw next month’s summit between Kim and Trump into doubt on Wednesday, threatening weeks of diplomatic progress […]

The organiser of Beirut Pride said he was detained overnight by Lebanese authorities who released him only when he signed a pledge to cancel the week’s remaining events. Lebanon last year became the first Arab country to hold a gay pride week, though the opening event was cancelled because of safety concerns after threats of violence. […]

  The harmonised consumer price index dropped in April 0.3 per cent compared to the respective month of 2017 mainly on cheaper industrial products, the statistical service said. In January to April, the annual harmonised inflation rate was minus 0.6 per cent, Cystat said in a statement on its website on Wednesday. Compared to March, […]

B2Kapital Cyprus Ltd, the first company licensed to buy loans, aims at helping affected borrowers get rid of the stigma of not repaying their loans via consensual solutions, its chief executive said. Rakis Christoforou, B2Kapital’s managing director, said that the strategy of the company, which in January agreed to buy €145m of non-performing loans from […]

Paphos is once again in the lead as the most popular district for overseas buyers from Europe and Non Europeans by 40, 2% in comparison to Limassol which follows with 29,8%. Larnaca is 3rd with 14,1% and  lastly Famagusta with  11, 4 % and Nicosia with  just 5,5 % During the first four months of […]

German Chancellor Angela Merkel pushed back on Wednesday against Washington’s rejection of the Iran nuclear deal, saying the accord helped outside powers worried about Tehran’s regional role to pursue their concerns with the Islamic Republic. Iran reiterated it would not surrender to U.S. pressure and would resist U.S. “plots”, following President Donald Trump’s abandonment of […]

Argentina great Diego Maradona has been appointed as the chairman of Dynamo Brest on a three-year contract, the Belarusian Premier League team said on Wednesday. A 1986 World Cup winner, Maradona stepped down from his role as the coach of Al-Fujairah FC last month after the United Arab Emirates club failed to gain automatic promotion […]

West Ham United have parted company with manager David Moyes, who successfully kept the club in the Premier League after replacing Slaven Bilic on a short-term deal in November. A statement on West Ham’s website confirming Moyes’s departure said the club wanted to take a “different direction”. Moyes took charge with West Ham in 18th […]