Новости за 12.11.2018

By George Psyllides Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci said Monday his side was open to the idea of reducing the federal government’s powers post-solution but they would never accept decisions to be taken on the basis of simple majority. Speaking at a news conference in the evening, Akinci said he wanted to address all communities […]

  Grassroots movement #UniteCyprusNow will be holding a discussion in Limassol on Tuesday on how to prevent partition and find ways to build a common homeland. The event follows a similar town hall type meeting in Nicosia last week attended by over a hundred people from both sides of the island. The subject of the […]

President Nicos Anastasiades on Monday had a bilateral meeting with Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau who stopped in Cyprus for refueling on his way to Asia from France. The meeting took place at the old Larnaca airport building, according to an official statement. Anastasiades briefed the Canadian PM about the latest developments in the Cyprus […]

By Lizzy Ioannidou A grassroots Limassol-based movement against evictions warned on Monday against striking alliances with other initiatives, particularly with the far-right political party Elam. “We need to have the most vulnerable groups in mind when dealing with issues of evictions and homelessness, and that includes migrants, who are an undesirable group, to say the […]

Stan Lee, who dreamed up Spider-Man, Iron Man, the Hulk and a cavalcade of other Marvel Comics superheroes that became mythic figures in pop culture with soaring success at the movie box office, died at the age of 95, his daughter said on Monday. As a writer and editor, Lee was key to the ascension […]

A 56-year-old woman was stabbed to death in her car on Monday in what police believe had been a robbery-motivated crime in the small village of Ikos, in the Marathasa region. Police said they were questioning a 40-year-old foreign national who was arrested hours after Yiannoula Hadjiyianni was found dead in her car with stab […]

Amnesty International has withdrawn its most prestigious human rights prize from Aung San Suu Kyi, accusing the Myanmar leader of perpetuating human rights abuses by not speaking out about violence against the Rohingya Muslim minority. Once hailed as a champion in the fight for democracy, Suu Kyi has been stripped of a series of international […]

By George Psyllides President Nicos Anastasiades is seeking the resumption of reunification talks under the right conditions, the government spokesman said on Monday, after a national council meeting. Prodromos Prodromou said the president briefed party leaders about his recent meetings with Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci and UN special envoy Jane Holl Lute, especially over […]

After years of nursing a sometimes dusty cylinder of metal in a vault outside Paris as the global reference for modern mass, scientists are updating the definition of the kilogram. Just as the redefinition of the second in 1967 helped to ease communication across the world via technologies like GPS and the internet, experts say the change […]

The Paphos municipality and the Archangel Michael hospice are confident the ‘Dancing Hasapiko’ event held on Sunday will get the city into the Guinness Book of Records. Some 912 people met at 4pm at the square of the medieval castle, ready to dance the popular Greek folk dance. Up to now, the world record is […]

A 59-year-old man was charged in Germany on Monday on suspicion of trying to sell stolen diaries and other items that had belonged to the late Beatle John Lennon. The suspect, identified by the Berlin prosecutors’ office only as Erhan G., in 2014 commissioned an auction house in Berlin to sell the items, receiving an […]

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday urged Florida election officials to abandon recount efforts, declare his fellow Republicans the winners and cast doubt on vote tallies as state officials scrambled to review more than 8 million ballots by a Thursday deadline. Leads by the Republican candidates in two key contested races – one for a […]

By Elias Hazou The Stena Icemax drillship has arrived on location in Cyprus’ offshore block 10 and is preparing to bore down into the seabed, energy minister Giorgos Lakkotrypis said on Monday. He was speaking to the press after giving MPs a briefing on the overall state of play in the hydrocarbons space, with emphasis […]

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By Annette Chrysostomou Cheese lovers in the UK fear that an existing shortage of halloumi there will worsen due to an export agreement on dairy products which Cyprus signed with China at the beginning of the month. “Already there have been jitters,” the Guardian newspaper said. “This summer, news of supermarket shortages in the UK spurred a […]

A woman has been found dead in a car near the village of Ikos, in Marathasa, and it is understood police were treating it as foul play. The woman was found at around 1.15pm. Sources said the woman had injuries to the upper part of her body. Reports said she had been stabbed in the […]

Santiago Solari will become Real Madrid’s permanent coach until the end of the season, according to papers filed with the Spanish football association, the sports channel ESPN reported on Monday. The 42-year-old Argentine has led the team to four wins in four games since replacing Julen Lopetegui at the helm of the European champions two […]

Antibiotics are used far more in some countries than in others, a survey by the World Health Organization showed on Monday, suggesting that urgent action was needed to slash unnecessary consumption of the medicines. The “WHO Report on Surveillance of Antibiotic Consumption” looked at antibiotic use in 65 countries and found the Netherlands used 9.78 […]

A French woman has gone on trial accused of hiding the existence of her toddler and depriving her of food and care after a garage mechanic discovered the girl living in the boot of her mother’s car. Rosa Maria Da Cruz went on trial in the central city of Tulle facing charges of repeated violence […]

Monaco’s owners have backed Thierry Henry as coach, just hours after his side were beaten 4-0 by Paris St Germain to extend Henry’s winless run at his new club to six games. Vadim Vasilyev, Monaco’s vice-president, said they would not bow to mounting pressure and fire Henry, who has drawn two and lost four matches […]

No, Coldplay won’t be performing in Cyprus (yet) but the screening event on Wednesday is the closest fans will get right now. And for an insider look at the band’s journey, this will be where you want to be. A Head Full of Dreams offers an in-depth and intimate portrait of the band’s spectacular rise […]

Formula One stewards ordered Max Verstappen to do two days of public service for an angry confrontation with Force India’s Esteban Ocon following a collision that cost the Red Bull driver victory in Brazil on Sunday. Verstappen was leading at Interlagos when he tried to pass backmarker Ocon, who tried to retake the position but […]

To most of us, it’s the premise of stilted 60s action movies, with their hour-long fight scenes and characters who take nigh on half the film to die. But the ancient Chinese martial art of Kung Fu actually refers to any study, learning, or practice that requires patience, energy and time to complete. Indelibly associated […]

The elephant in the room of the 59th Thessaloniki Film Festival – I guess I should say ‘my’ 59th Thessaloniki Film Festival since everyone has a different experience, inevitably with 159 films (and 77 shorts) to choose from – was An Elephant Sitting Still, a four-hour, near-plotless Chinese drama that’s become a sensation, partly for […]

A suicide bomber blew himself up in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Monday, killing at least six people near a police checkpoint, including policemen, officials said, but no militant group has yet claimed responsibility. Six people were killed in the explosion, said Najib Danish, a spokesman for the interior ministry. Ten policemen and civilians, […]