Новости за 08.07.2018

French judges investigating an alleged misuse of EU funds by Marine Le Pen’s far-right party have decided to block 2 million euros of state subsidies due to be handed out to the party, Le Pen and a judicial source said on Sunday. In France, political parties receive public subsidies that depend on how they fare […]

Ten people were killed and 73 wounded when a train came off the rails in northwest Turkey on Sunday after heavy rain and a landslide, Turkish television channels quoted a health ministry official as saying. The train was carrying 362 passengers and was headed to Istanbul when five carriages came off the tracks, the transport […]

A train came off the rails in northwest Turkey on Sunday and several people were killed and injured, Demiroren news agency reported. State news agency Anadolu said five wagons came off the tracks in a region near the Greek border. Television images showed emergency personnel walking to reach the crash site. Private news channel CNN […]

Sebastian Vettel won the British Grand Prix for Ferrari on Sunday to deny Lewis Hamilton a fifth successive home victory and move eight points clear at the top of the Formula One standings. In a thrilling race with two safety car periods, reigning champion Hamilton went from pole position to the rear of the field […]

The general secretary of main opposition Akel, Andros Kyprianou, was rushed to hospital on Sunday afternoon after complaining of feeling unwell while in parliament to attend the House plenary session. He was escorted to hospital by Akel MP, Adamos Adamou, who is a doctor. According to reports, his attending doctors said there is no reason […]

By Philip Wen and Chayut Setboonsarng Rescuers in Thailand on Sunday said they would work through the night to move the bodies of 41 people, including 13 children, who died after a boat carrying Chinese tourists sank off the coast of Phuket, from hospitals to a Buddhist temple. Rescuers on Sunday delayed plans to lift […]

The House plenum approved on Sunday a bill providing for a state guarantee needed for the acquisition of certain parts of the Co-op bank by Hellenic to go through. The proposal passed with 32 votes for and 20 against. Ruling party Disy, Diko and Edek backed the proposal. It provides for the right of the […]

The House plenum approved on Sunday a bill providing for a state guarantee needed for the acquisition of certain parts of the Co-op bank by Hellenic to go through. The proposal passed with 32 votes for and 20 against. Ruling party Disy, Diko and Edek backed the proposal. It provides for the right of the […]

The House plenum convened on Sunday afternoon to approve or reject a package of bills including a state guarantee needed for the acquisition of certain parts of the Co-op bank by Hellenic to go through, as well as changes to the foreclosures and insolvency frameworks to make them more effective. The plenary session follows a […]

By Steve Scherer Italy will seek commitments from European Union partners to have migrants rescued at sea by ships from anti-trafficking and border control missions taken to other countries, its interior minister said on Sunday. The request will be made on Thursday at a meeting of European interior ministers in the Austrian city of Innsbruck, […]

Over 7,000 people have already visited C2, but owners are aware of future challenges It is just over a week since Cyprus’ first legal casino began operations and although it has attracted thousands more people than the company anticipated, challenges remain. The casino – albeit a temporary one – is located just a stone’s throw […]

State officials and representatives of political parties attended on Sunday memorials of the men who lost their lives during the blast at Mari naval base on July 11, 2011. In total 13 men, seven sailors and six firemen died in a blast caused by munitions haphazardly stored at the Evangelos Florakis naval base. The munitions, stored in […]

By Panu Wongcha-um and Panarat Thepgumpanat Four of 12 Thai schoolboys were rescued from a flooded cave on Sunday as divers launched a daring and dangerous mission to free the children and their soccer coach who have been trapped underground for more than two weeks, officials said. Thirteen foreign divers and five members of Thailand’s […]

Six boys have exited a flooded cave in northern Thailand where they have been trapped for more than two weeks, a senior member of rescue operation’s medical team said on Sunday. Authorities in northern Chiang Rai province began the dangerous mission to bring out the 12 boys and their soccer coach earlier on Sunday.   […]

A 34-year-old man with a learner driver’s licence was arrested on Saturday in Nicosia after being caught driving with a 2,5-year-old child on his lap, and without a seat belt on. The man was spotted by officers during routine traffic checks in Klirou. He was found driving with a learner’s licence and with the child […]

Britain’s Boris Johnson strongly criticised Prime Minister Theresa May’s latest Brexit proposal in typically colourful terms before agreeing with his colleagues to back the compromise on Friday, reports said. The foreign minister, a leading supporter of a decisive break by Britain from the European Union, said May’s “business-friendly” plan was a “big turd” that would […]

Pittas cheese manufacturer, one of the oldest dairy product producers in Cyprus and famous for its halloumi, feta and yoghurt, has amassed debts in excess of €3m which forced it to stop production for some weeks earlier in the year. The problems date back over a decade but culminated in strikes a few months ago […]

The House plenum will convene on Sunday afternoon to approve or reject a package of bills including a state guarantee needed for the acquisition of certain parts of the Co-op bank by Hellenic to go through, as well as changes to the foreclosures and insolvency frameworks to make them more effective. The plenary session follows […]

The House plenum will convene on Sunday afternoon to approve or reject a package of bills including a state guarantee needed for the acquisition of certain parts of the Co-op bank by Hellenic to go through, as well as changes to the foreclosures and insolvency frameworks to make them more effective. The plenary session follows […]

Iraqi police opened fire to disperse dozens of protesters near the southern oil hub of Basra on Sunday as they demonstrated against a shortage of jobs, electricity, water and other basic services, police and local officials said. Police sources said eight protesters were wounded in the shooting while a local mayor said one demonstrator was […]

UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, has expressed the conviction that Cyprus has remained calm and stable throughout the years in large measure because of the unwavering presence of the UN peace keeping force (Unficyp), its preventive and deterrent capabilities and its role in defusing tensions. In his report on Unficyp, an unofficial copy of which has […]

Agriculture Minister, Costas Kadis, has given reassurances that all government bodies are doing their utmost to protect halloumi cheese production under an EU protected designation of origin (PDO) status. In his address at the first ‘Halloumi and Trachanas festival’ that took place at the village of Meniko on Saturday, Kadis said that halloumi is known worldwide  […]

The 13th Cyprus Rialto World Music Festival promises to continue to create a musical bridge between the audience and music of different traditions. On Thursday, the musical tradition that will be presented will come mainly from Scotland and Ireland, when the Fourth Moon quartet will take to the stage. The quartet – David Lombardi from […]

Croatia progressed to the semi-finals of the World Cup after a second successive penalty shootout on Saturday but their inability to put away another unimpressive team over 90 minutes and extra time is a major worry for the Balkan side. Croatia will now face England on Wednesday in Moscow and after two long and tiring […]

A 40-year-old man is in critical condition at the Nicosia general hospital after the motorcycle he was riding on Saturday evening overturned. The accident occurred at around 8.10pm on the Gourri to Kalo Horio road in the Nicosia district, police said, when the 40-year-old lost control of the motorcycle he was riding, causing it to […]