Новости за 08.10.2018

The second of two Russians who Britain says was responsible for the poisoning of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter was named by investigative website Bellingcat on Monday as a military doctor for Russia’s GRU military intelligence. Bellingcat, which covers intelligence matters, named him as Alexander Yevgenyevich Mishkin, aged 39, who was charged […]

Around 6.5 kilogrammes of waterpipe tobacco was seized on Monday after it was located in the luggage of a passenger arriving from Beirut, the customs department said. The passenger was arrested, but was released later after paying €1,625 which includes taxes, duties and a fine.

The government confirmed on Monday the president had met with the Turkish foreign minister last Sunday week in New York, as reports suggested a ‘loose’ federation was now on the table as a form of settling the island’s division. According to state broadcaster CyBC, the informal meeting with Melvut Cavusoglu was at the initiative of […]

  By Arjun Panchadar and Munsif Vengattil Google will shut down the consumer version of its social network Google+ after announcing data from up to 500,000 users may have been exposed to external developers by a bug that was present for more than two years in its systems. The company said in a blog on […]

Limiting global warming to the lower target governments agreed to aim for in a 2015 accord could reduce the number of people exposed to climate risks and susceptible to falling into poverty by up to several hundred million by 2050, climate scientists said in a key United Nations report on Monday. Under the Paris Agreement, […]

Twenty Syrians were rescued south of Cape Greco on Monday after authorities were notified that their vessel was sailing out of control. A marine police vessel collected 10 men, two women, and eight children from the boat and brought them to Larnaca port in the afternoon. The group told authorities they are from Syria and […]

The devil is alive and well and working overtime to undermine the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis says. In fact, the pope is so convinced that Satan is to blame for the sexual abuse crisis and deep divisions racking the Church that he has asked Catholics around the world to recite a special prayer every […]

The devil is alive and well and working overtime to undermine the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis says. In fact, the pope is so convinced that Satan is to blame for the sexual abuse crisis and deep divisions racking the Church that he has asked Catholics around the world to recite a special prayer every […]

Attorney-general Costas Clerides on Monday released a statement seeking to set the record straight regarding his ordering a police probe into a district court judge. The matter concerns a judge who is under investigation for allegedly tampering with court transcripts. The complaint against the judge was filed to police by one of the litigants regarding […]

Only companies and not private individuals will be eligible for tax allowances and credits from the Invest Cyprus scheme to encourage the production of films in Cyprus, a finance ministry official said on Monday. The government scheme for the promotion of the film industry, Invest Cyprus, was launched last month, but MPs have called for discussion on […]

US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he has no plans to fire Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, the Justice Department official in charge of the federal investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. There has been widespread speculation that Trump might fire Rosenstein, a frequent target of Trump’s tweeted criticism, after […]

President Nicos Anastasiades on Monday described businessman Photos Photiades, who died on Friday at the age of 98, as a pioneering entrepreneur and “a leading light” of Cypriot society. Delivering his eulogy at the Church of God’s Wisdom in Nicosia where the funeral took place, Anastasiades said the passing of Photiades is an “immense loss” felt across […]

Strovolos municipality announced on Monday that electric and hybrid cars will be able to park for free in all municipal car parks. The municipality announced that owners of such cars need to apply for a free parking pass which will be valid until the end of December 2021. The permits of existing holders will be […]

British couples wanting to evade UK law to select the gender of their child are opting to carry out the procedure in the north where ‘everything is legal’, the Daily Mail has reported. An investigation by newspaper on Sunday said that couples are legally arranging preliminary tests and scans in private UK clinics before being […]

Scotland should have its own version of the Brexit “backstop” plan that the European Union and United Kingdom are trying to agree for the border with Ireland, Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon said on Monday. The so called “backstop”, which seeks to find a way to avoid checks on the border between Northern Ireland and Ireland […]

Could switching to zero emission taxis potentially halve exposure to toxic exhaust pollutants? According to findings from new research, London taxi drivers experience twice as much exposure to air pollution at the wheel compared to outside of work, but their choice of vehicle can make a very significant difference. The study into air quality by […]

The two most tiresome subjects in the news must be Brexit and Mourexit. Is either going to happen? Jose Mourinho rightly asked for some respect after constant ridicule and criticism from all and sundry. Manchester United fans can be an over-indulged a lot, living off memories of the Sir Alex Ferguson years. As Rio Ferdinand […]

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Monday lost a first appeal against facing trial over influence peddling and corruption charges and must await a second appeal before knowing if he will be sent to court, the Paris prosecutor’s office said. Sarkozy, who was president from 2007 to 2012, is suspected of helping a prosecutor get […]

The government on Monday did not comment on whether the president met with the Turkish foreign minister last Sunday week in New York, as reports suggested a ‘loose’ federation was now on the table as a form of settling the island’s division. All of this is taking place against the backdrop of an increasingly public […]

A Spanish doctor accused of stealing and selling a baby during the dictatorship is guilty of all charges but cannot be punished due to the statute of limitations, a Madrid court said on Monday. The court said 85-year-old Spanish gynaecologist Eduardo Vela was responsible for the abduction of a child, faking a birth and falsifying […]

Liverpool defender Andrew Robertson believes it would be wrong to assume the Premier League title race is just between themselves and defending champions Manchester City. A goalless draw at Anfield on Sunday meant the pair, along with Chelsea, are level on 20 points at the top of the table with Pep Guardiola’s side edging ahead […]

Prisoners of war from 1974 have accused the government of rejecting every application for the honorary allowances promised earlier this year, claiming the pledge was nothing more than pre-election fireworks. President of the Prisoners of War Association, Vasos Christou, told Phileftheros that the government had informed all members of the association, either in writing or […]

A hardline Pakistani Islamist group has warned of “terrible consequences” if a Christian woman sentenced to death for blasphemy is granted leniency in an appeal heard on Monday, a case that has drawn global headlines and indignation. Asia Bibi, a mother of four, in 2010 became the first woman to be sentenced to death under […]

More than 10,000 people took part in Saturday’s Pink Silhouettes March co-organised by Europa Donna and AstroBank to raise awareness of breast cancer. Under the slogan ‘Together we shine’ participants walked holding 618 pink figurines, representing the 618 new cases of breast cancer diagnosed in women in 2017, one blue figurine for a man diagnosed […]

Arsenal have signed a new kit deal with German sportswear firm Adidas starting in July, 2019, the Premier League club said on Monday. Adidas will take over from Puma, whose five-year contract with the north London club expires at the end of the season. British media reported the new deal is worth 300 million pounds […]