Новости за 09.07.2018

  The contested bicommunal glossary for words linked to the Cyprus issue and which has sparked the ire of some journalists is going to be presented to the public on Tuesday afternoon. A joint undertaking between Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot journalists, the ‘Cyprus dialogue project’ falls under the umbrella of the organisation for security […]

Novak Djokovic was kept waiting in the wings till after 7pm local time before he could start swinging his racket against Russia’s Karen Khachanov at Wimbledonon Monday. But there was no stopping the Serb once he made it on to Court One as he romped to a 6-4 6-2 6-2 win to reach the quarter-finals for […]

Courts across the island handed down stiff penalties, including imprisonment, on Monday to law-breaking drivers caught by the police. In Paphos, the district court sentenced a 36-year-old driver to one month in jail and suspended his licence for six months after he was caught driving under the influence and tried to evade police. The incident […]

The bar was set absurdly high by the time Rafael Nadal walked onto Centre Court on Monday but the Spaniard responded with a sensational 6-3 6-3 6-4 defeat of Jiri Vesely to reach the Wimbledon quarter-finals. His great rival Roger Federer had already maintained his regal progress earlier on the showcourt and Serena Williams then followed with […]

Rafael Nadal breezed into his first Wimbledon quarter-final since 2011. The Spaniard beat unseeded Jiri Vesely 6-3 6-3 6-4 on Centre Court to set up a last-eight meeting with Juan Martin del Potro or Gilles Simon. The clay-court king, who won an 11th French Open last month, has had trouble moving on to grass in recent years, […]

By Martyn Herman Seven-times champion Serena Williams prevailed in a Centre Court mothers’ meeting on Monday, roaring past Russian qualifier Evgeniya Rodina into the Wimbledon quarter-finals. The 36-year-old American was untroubled in a 6-2 6-2 victory — her 90th singles match win at the All England Club. Rodina, who like Williams combines a tennis career with […]

Police warned England football fans on Monday not to repeat the “shocking behaviour” that followed Saturday’s World Cup quarter-final win over Sweden. A minority of celebrations caused significant disorder, leading to criminal damage, blocked roads and anti-social behaviour, the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) said in a statement. Its 44 forces across England and Wales […]

Cyprus sees an average of 162 forest fires each year that burn an around of 2,500 hectares, a news conference heard on Monday, as authorities launched a public awareness campaign. The head of the forest department, Charalambos Alexandrou, said forest protection would only succeed if the public was aware and cooperates with the authorities. “Forest […]

Assistant tax commissioner Sotiris Markidis announced on Monday that 39,000 tax returns have been submitted since June for the fiscal year 2017, and 224,500 people have registered to Taxisnet, the department’s online portal. Another 12,000 statements have been submitted provisionally, meaning the taxpayer has not yet finalised the document. According to Markidis, the 224,500 new […]

Champion Roger Federer’s pursuit of a record ninth Wimbledontitle gathered momentum on Monday as he reached the quarter-finals with a 6-0 7-5 6-4 win over Frenchman Adrian Mannarino. Federer was in blinding form during the first set, which blazed by in 16 minutes, but after the Swiss missed four break points in the opening game of […]

The health ministry is advising people not to consume a number of products which may be contaminated with a deadly bacteria. Although the products have been recalled by the importers, authorities say some packages may have already been purchased. As such, people who may have bought these products should not consume them and return the […]

Tayyip Erdogan was sworn in again as Turkey‘s president on Monday, assuming sweeping powers he won in a referendum last year and sealed in a hard-fought re-election victory two weeks ago. Erdogan, who has dominated Turkish politics for 15 years, says the powerful new executive presidency is vital to drive economic growth, ensure security after a […]

Movie producer Harvey Weinstein pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges of sexually assaulting a woman in 2006, the third criminal sex assault case brought against him, and his attorney said he expects further charges to follow. More than 70 women, mostly young actresses and other women employed in the movie business, have accused the 66-year-old co-founder […]

Manager Gareth Southgate has largely stuck to his guns in terms of England’s tactical approach at this tournament but the challenge of a World Cup semi-final against Croatia in Moscow on Wednesday poses him a tricky dilemma. Croatia have arguably the strongest central midfield pairing of the tournament in Barcelona’s Ivan Rakitic and Real Madrid […]

  The package of bills passed by parliament on Sunday makes it easier for financial institutions to remove bad loans from their balance sheets, expedites foreclosure proceedings, while also expanding the number of borrowers eligible for insolvency schemes. Banks will now be able to break up a mortgage into various parts. Previously, where a bank […]

By Christophe Hadjigeorgiou The Larnaca-Famagusta criminal court sentenced a 29-year-old man on Monday to three years’ imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to importing cannabis. Alexandros Vafiades was arrested in 2017 when Belgian authorities notified Cypriot police that a package of chocolates had been sent to Cyprus with 955 grams of cannabis resin, wrapped and hidden […]

The international inter-university postgraduate programme of Adult Education for Social Change (IMAESC), which was designed and offered under Erasmus Mundus with the participation of the Open University of Cyprus has secured about € 3.93 million of funding for the period 2019-2023. The funding concerns strengthening the partners involved in the organisation and operation of the […]

By Elizabeth Piper, William James and Andrew MacAskill Prime Minister Theresa May’s foreign minister and Brexit negotiator quit on Monday in protest at her plans to keep close trade ties with the European Union after Britain leaves the bloc, stirring rebellion in her party’s ranks. Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, the face of Brexit for many, […]

Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson quit on Monday over Prime Minister Theresa May’s plans to leave the European Union, the second resignation in a day, leaving the British leader’s Brexit plans in crisis. After a day when the eurosceptic foreign secretary cancelled meetings for crisis talks at his official residence in central London, Johnson decided to walk from […]

Schools will not open in September with the ministry of education in charge if there is no comprehensive dialogue on changes to teaching hours, the three teachers unions Oelmek, Poed and Oltek decided unanimously on Monday. The conflict between the unions and the ministry started after the cabinet decision last week to rationalise teachers’ duties […]

Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton has accepted an apology from Kimi Raikkonen and recognised that their first lap collision in Sunday’s British Grand Prix was a racing incident and not deliberate. The Mercedes driver, who fought back from last to second after being sent spinning at the third corner by Ferrari’s Finn, had spoken immediately […]

Minister of Energy, Commerce and Tourism Giorgos Lakkotrypis and a team of ministry officials visited the site of the Ayia Napa marina on Monday to monitor the progress of the construction works. The main breakwater is nearly completed and preparations for the construction of one of the two towers in which 190 apartments will be […]

Twenty-four people were killed in northwest Turkey when a train headed for Istanbul derailed following heavy rain and a landslide, authorities said on Monday, making it the worst train disaster in the country in more than 14 years. Hospitals nearby were treating 124 people injured in Sunday’s accident, Turkish health minister Ahmet Demircan said, according to state […]

By Christophe Hadjigeorgiou A man was fined €900, had eight penalty points taken from his licence and banned from driving for 50 days on Monday for driving over the limit twice in 10 days. Police stopped the 33-year-old man for the first time on June 6 when a breathalyser revealed 75 milligrams of alcohol in […]

The Spanish Football Federation has appointed Luis Enrique as Spain‘s new national team coach on a two-year deal, the president of the federation Luis Rubiales said during a news conference on Monday. “The decision was unanimous. I like his commitment and he has turned down better paid jobs in order to coach Spain. He’s a coach who […]