Новости за 17.08.2018

The owner of a pharmacy in Larnaca was rushed to hospital on Friday after feeling unwell from inhaling ammonia when a container with the liquid fell on the floor and broke. According to fire service spokesman, Andreas Kettis, they received a call at around 5pm. The owner of the pharmacy who had inhaled the substance, […]

Goldman Sachs Group Inc is facing a probe from U.K. regulators over its reporting practices tied to new rules in European markets, Bloomberg reported on Friday, citing people with knowledge of the matter. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has been investigating the matter this year, according to the report ( https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-08-17/goldman-is-said-to-face-u-k-probe-over-mifid-reporting-faults). Earlier this year, a […]

By Nathan Layne and Karen Freifeld   Weighing in even as a Virginia jury deliberates for a second day, U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday called the bank and tax fraud trial of his former campaign chairman Paul Manafort “very sad” and described the defendant as a “very good person.” Manafort’s trial in federal court […]

Chilean police arrested two men over bomb threats that grounded nine commercial airplanes in Chile, Peru and Argentina on Thursday. A specialist organised crime unit arrested one, 29-year-old Chilean man in the northern city of Antofagasta overnight after using cellphone triangulation to locate him, police said. The man was arrested early Friday morning at his […]

By Jonathan Stempel A federal judge on Friday authorized a psychologist chosen by the U.S. government to examine John Hinckley, who shot President Ronald Reagan in a 1981 assassination attempt, in order to determine whether he deserves unconditional freedom. Hinckley, 63, has been living with his mother in Williamsburg, Virginia, with many restrictions on his […]

By Evie Andreou The education ministry said on Friday in a letter to teachers’ unions that it had been warned last year by the public service commission, that unless it took measures, the bulk of its budget for the next five years would go only on salaries. In addition, the government’s decisions on the streamlining […]

An 18-year-old student from Georgia solved six Rubik’s Cubes under water in one breath on Friday, in a bid to set a new Guinness World Record. Vako Marchelashvili was submerged in a glass tank for just over one minute and 44 seconds as he flipped, turned and solved the cubes in front of a crowd […]

By Lizzy Ioannidou Record-breaking numbers of incoming tourists for the month of July were recorded this year, with the United Kingdom remaining steadily in the lead as the main source of visitors. July 2018 witnessed a 1.6 per cent increase in the number of incoming tourists, amounting to 539,626 compared with 531,030 July 2017, according […]

Scores of French football fans queued on Friday to snap up the first of the national team’s new shirts carrying a second star to mark Les Bleus’ World Cup win in Russia. The crowning of France as world champions unleashed a wave of euphoria across the country, helping foster a brief sense of national unity after years […]

A magnitude 6.6 offshore earthquake struck the Indonesian archipelago late on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake was located 153 km (95 miles) northeast of Raba at a depth of 564.7 km, it said. There was no immediate report of a tsunami threat.

By George Psyllides Cyprus has been described as a Kremlin collaborator in a report compiled by the European Values think tank whose aim is to expose and confront instruments of Russian influence and disinformation operations. Cyprus, along with Greece, ranked in Group E, or ‘Kremlin collaborators’, over their perceived failure to politically acknowledge the threat […]

The ‘Cyprus Hip-Hop Festival’ will hold its fifth event in the island’s capital, in the old town, and at club RED next weekend, on August 25. This event cannot be missed by lovers of hip-hop music and culture, in which a number of DJs, MCs, beatboxers and break dancers will showcase their talent for one […]

The international race that brings together runners from all over the world, Buff Troodos, is set to be held for the third consecutive year but this time with a new challenge, the 105 kilometre race. Troodos is gearing up to welcoming fans of mountain running on September 22. Buff Troodos Mountain Ultra races are designed […]

You can keep your wallets in your pockets for this one, as Trap: Chapter #04 brings you quality music for free! On Saturday August 25 grab yourselves some (late) breakfast and head down to Guaba Beach Bar for a daytime party by the beach. This year’s headliner is sure to give a techno treat, as […]

The antiquities department announced on Friday that it would celebrate for the first time the August full moon by opening to the public a number of ancient sites on August 26. On that day, the archaeological sites of Kourion, Ayios Georgios in Peyia and ancient Idalion will be open to the public between 7.30pm and […]

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho on Friday dismissed talk of a fallout with Paul Pogba, saying that he “couldn’t be happier” with the World Cup-winning France midfielder. Pogba scored in United’s 2-1 opening day Premier League win over Leicester City last week but appeared to fuel speculation about his future at the club afterwards by […]

The youth branch of the Green Party is organising a beach clean-up at Lara beach on Saturday. Buses will start from Nicosia at 8am to transport participants to the beach, and will stop at Polemidia and Peyia to pick up more people. They are expected to arrive at 11am at the beach where endangered turtles […]

Greek pop star Eleni Foureira who represented Cyprus this year at the Eurovision song contest and came second with the song Fuego, has been given her own star at the Ayia Napa Celebrity Square, the municipality said on Friday. Foureira was presented with the plaque with her name by Ayia Napa Mayor, Yiannis Karousos, last […]

By Lizzy Ioannidou An image that writes “I love bolibif” has been circulating on social media networks, as Turkish Cypriots continue their wave of reaction against the surge in prices following the freefall of the Turkish lira, by ridiculing the hike in the price of the “traditional” meat. As the ‘government’s’ packet of 24 economic […]

Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas will miss Saturday’s Premier League reunion with former club Arsenal due to a leg injury, manager Maurizio Sarri said on Friday. The Spaniard took a knock to his leg near his knee and is expected to resume training with the squad next week. “Fabregas is out for this match. I hope […]

Israeli police questioned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahuon Friday over what local media said was a case involving the country’s largest telecoms firm, one of three corruption probes in which he has been named as a suspect. Netanyahu, a conservative premier now in his fourth term, has denied any wrongdoing in all the cases. He has been […]

The Nicosia general hospital A&E has seen a spike in the number of visits in the past three days of people suffering from cold, urinary tract infections, and other ailments, it emerged on Friday. According to the deputy head of the hospital’s A&E department, Niki Symillidou, there has been a big rise in cases relating […]

The Apoel – Be’er Sheva Europa League game was deemed by the local authorities (probably by UEFA as well) as a high-risk game and the Cyprus police went all out and used all means and equipment to guarantee the smooth and safe running of the game. The 10.000 or so fans had just two points […]

Juventus veteran midfielder Claudio Marchisio has ended his contract with the Serie A champions by mutual agreement after 25 years at the club, the Italian side said on Friday. The 32-year-old, born and raised in Turin, made his professional debut in the second-tier Serie B in 2006 after Juventus were relegated following the Calciopoli corruption […]

The worst floods in a century in the Indian state of Kerala have killed 164 people and forced more than 200,000 into relief camps, officials said on Friday, with more misery expected as heavy rain pushed water levels higher. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was due to visit the southwest state later on Friday as its chief […]