Новости за 16.07.2018

Juventus’ record signing Cristiano Ronaldo has said his move from Real Madrid was a “well thought out decision” as the Portugal forward aims to help his new club win their first Champions League title in more than two decades. Ronaldo, who joined the Italian champions last week on a four-year contract for 100 million euros, […]

* French team paraded down the Champs Elysees avenue * President Macron hosts victory reception * Paris and other cities partied until the early hours Hundreds of thousands of ecstatic French fans celebrated the return of their World Cup winning football team on Monday, jumping and chanting “We Are The Champions” as their bus paraded […]

  Russian businessman Ivan Savvidi financed political groups in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) with at least €300,000 to protest against an agreement with Greece that will allow the Balkan country to change its name and join NATO, the Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Centre (OCCRP) reported on Monday, citing interior ministry documents. […]

The meteorological service issued a yellow warning for Tuesday for extremely high temperature as it is expected to rise to 40 degrees Celsius inland. The warning concerns the period between noon and 5pm, it said. In the mountainous areas the temperature is expected to reach 31C. In the western and northern coastal areas, the temperature […]

By Jeff Mason and Denis Pinchuk US President Donald Trump said after meeting Vladimir Putin on Monday he saw no reason to believe his own intelligence agencies rather than trust the Kremlin leader on the question of whether Russia interfered to help him win the 2016 election. On a day when he faced pressure from […]

After a very successful and creative year, Greek singer Mariza Rizou will perform under the stars in Limassol. Over the last year she performed in many areas of Greece, she wrote the music for the most successful theatrical performance of the year, Madam Sousou, which was performed at the Pallas theatre in Athens and a […]

A 38-year-old woman from the Larnaca district was arrested on Monday on suspicion of stealing around €10,000 from the charity organisation she worked for. The woman, according to the Cyprus News Agency, is working for the breast cancer charity, Europa Donna Cyprus. She was reported to the police by the organisation after an audit revealed […]

France on Monday expelled an Islamist suspected of being a spiritual tutor to one of the killers in the attack on Charlie Hebdo newspaper and to one of the attackers at a Jewish supermarket in 2015. Djamel Beghal was put on a plane to Algeria as soon as he was freed from jail after serving […]

Halloumi exports from the north amounted to 7.5m kilos spread among ten different countries in 2017, reports from the north said on Monday. Since the beginning of 2018, some 4.1m kilos have been exported, the reports said, adding that even though hellim, the Turkish word for halloumi, is twice as cheap in the north than […]

Police on Monday afternoon said that traffic may be obstructed on the Larnaca to Nicosia highway near Lymbia as authorities rushed to put out a flaming car. The car reportedly burst into flames while moving along the motorway. No injuries were recorded, police said. The incident occurred at around 5.30pm. The area was filled with […]

Google is set to face a record-busting EU antitrust fine this week over its Android mobile operating system but rivals hoping that an order to halt unfair business practices will help them may be disappointed. The European Commission’s decision, delayed by a week by U.S. President Donald Trump’s visit to a NATO summit in Brussels […]

Scientists studying the effects of the potentially game-changing gene editing tool CRISPR/Cas9 have found it can cause unexpected genetic damage which could lead to dangerous changes in some cells. The findings, published in the journal Nature Biotechnology on Monday, have safety implications for gene therapies that are being developed using CRISPR/Cas9 – a type of […]

Police on Monday dismissed as inaccurate reports in the British media that Cyprus could be a possible target for terrorist attacks this summer and said there was no reason for concern. According to a sensationalist report in the British press, Cyprus is said to be among a group of Mediterranean tourist destinations targeted for terrorist […]

Cyprus is said to be among a group of Mediterranean tourist destinations targeted for terrorist attacks this summer, according to a sensationalist report in the British press. The planned attacks are said to be orchestrated by Samantha Lewthwaite, known as the ‘White Widow’ – the world’s most wanted female terrorist. Citing unnamed UK intelligence sources, […]

Each of the island’s cities has establishments that cater to a specific kind of audience. When that audience calls for Greek singers or bands that are anything but mainstream, Nicosia has DownTown Live, Larnaca has Savino Live and Limassol has Ravens. While Nicosia and Larnaca will be rocking to their own rhythms on Saturday, Limassol […]

Police on Monday warned the public that they have received several complaints from people who have been threatened via email to send money to ensure their device’s history isn’t made public. According to an announcement by the cybercrime unit, people have received emails by senders who claim to have their passwords. The senders even include […]

After two years of turbulence Novak Djokovic was flying high in clear blue skies again on Sunday after winning a fourth Wimbledon title he believes can act as a springboard to a glorious new chapter in his career. A 6-2 6-2 7-6(3) defeat of Kevin Anderson on Centre Court ended a two-year hiatus in his […]

European Commissioner for the Security Union Julian King is set visit Cyprus on Tuesday and meet with Justice Minister Ionas Nicolaou. The two are set to discuss security related issues such as the fight against terrorism, organised crime and cyber security. According to a press release by the EU Commission, King will have a meeting […]

A British expat who helped with the rescue of 12 schoolboys trapped in a cave in Thailand is considering legal action against billionaire Elon Musk for a tweet apparently labelling him a paedophile. The comment came amid a spat between Mr Musk and Vern Unsworth, who was part of the lengthy and complex rescue operation. Mr Unsworth, […]

“The greatest World Cup ever” got the final it deserved when a young, exciting France team swept aside Croatia with a pulsating 4-2 victory and performances that suggested a changing of the guard at the top of the sport. Antoine Griezmann finally lived up to the star billing his immense talent has long promised, and […]

Nicosia municipality plans to start its move to the new town hall in about a month’s time, a spokesman said on Monday. First to go to the new building, which has taken over 20 years to complete, will be the IT department spokesman Makis Nicolaides told the Cyprus Mail. They will need to set up […]

The Ministry of Justice and the Association for the Prevention and Handling of Violence in the Family (Spavo) signed a cooperation protocol on Monday to tackle domestic violence and human trafficking more effectively. Justice minister Ionas Nicolaou, in statements after signing the document, referred to the recent upgrade of Cyprus in the US State Department’s […]

Global regulators have published a framework for “vigilantly” monitoring risks from crypto assets like bitcoin and ether, even though they don’t pose a major risk to financial stability for now. Wild swings in crypto asset prices have prompted central bankers to warn investors they could lose every penny. It is unclear at times which financial […]

Spain has become the new main entry point for asylum-seekers fleeing Africa, an influx that European Union officials fear could exacerbate political tensions across the region over migration. Around 19,000 asylum-seekers arrived in Spain in the first five months of this year, almost as many as arrived there in all of 2017, eclipsing for the first time […]

It could have been the greatest day of their lives but England’s World Cup squad returned home on Sunday with the euphoria that surrounded their run to the last four having dissipated and familiar, less exhilarating, challenges lying ahead. The Premier League begins in just four weeks and Gareth Southgate’s squad, players who were being […]