Новости за 14.04.2019

Tiger Woods completed one of sport’s great all-time comebacks to end an 11-year major title drought at the Masters on Sunday by claiming a fifth Green Jacket. A gritty two-under 70 clinched a one-shot victory over Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka and Xander Schauffele and earned the 43-year-old a 15th major title that many thought would […]

LIVERPOOL 2 CHELSEA 0 April 14 (Reuters) – A spectacular strike from Mohamed Salah helped Liverpool maintain their two point lead over Manchester City in the Premier League title race with a 2-0 win over Chelsea at Anfield on Sunday. City won 3-1 at Crystal Palace earlier on Sunday meaning Liverpool have 85 points with […]

The weather this winter has certainly been an excusable cause for comment, but why are we so obsessed with it? By Lizzy Ioannidou This newspaper offers its readers the full gamut of political scandals, collapse of banks and the tortuous attempts to implement a national health scheme, but there’s nothing like a two-paragraph story on […]

Stars in Their Eyes Winner Terry Nash with his tribute to Meat Loaf called Meet Loaf has been performing throughout the UK, Europe and the Middle East for over 20 years. On Monday Terry is bringing his act to Paphos for one night. This high-energy show combines Terry’s impressive vocal range, power and versatility with […]

A book published last week by political commentator Christos Panayiotides will be officially launched on Tuesday at the Journalists’ House in Nicosia. ‘O Katantis’ has been published in Greek in Athens and Nicosia by well-known Greek publishing house Papazissis. Katantis is an ancient Greek word which can roughly be translated into ‘The Downturn’, or ‘getting […]

Priests from a nearby monastery and residents of Pyrgos and Kornos held a peaceful demonstration outside the presidential palace on Sunday against a decision by the state to allow the operation of an asphalt plant in Stavrovouni. The demonstrators closed the road outside the palace before handing over a statement to assistant government spokesman Klelia […]

By William James Britain’s ruling Conservative Party cannot let itself be defined solely by Brexit, Prime Minister Theresa May’s de facto deputy said on Sunday, as polling showed failure to leave the European Union on schedule has badly damaged its support. May’s authority has been shattered by her three-time failure to get an exit deal […]

By Gwynne Dyer With Khalifa Haftar’s forces stalled outside the capital, Tripoli, the eight-year omnishambles in Libya is approaching a climax. It’s not clear yet which side is going to win, but at least the dozens of rival militias in the country are now lined up in two recognisable sides. Haftar does have the gift of […]

A two-day remand order was issued against a 61-year-old man in Paphos to help police with inquiries into a case of extortion. According to police the 61-year-old was arrested in connection with extortion, receiving money under threat and illegal earnings. He is alleged to have lent a 30-year-old man €3,500 in February who agreed to […]

A 24-year-old from India was arrested on Sunday in connection with the attempted murder in November 2017 of a 29-year-old and a 23-year-old, also from India. According to the police, during a search carried out on Sunday morning after a search warrant was granted, at a property in Limassol the 24-year-old was found with no […]

The operation of the Ayia Napa amusement park was on Sunday suspended following the injury on Friday night of a 44-year-old woman and her seven-year-old son when the swing they were in crashed into the pole of a neighbouring ride. The management of the park said that it will remain closed until the circumstances under […]

By Jan Wolfe and Nathan Layne Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has portrayed himself as a champion of a free press, but the US Department of Justice’s decision to charge him with conspiring to hack government computers limits his ability to mount a vigorous free speech defence, some legal experts said. The charge unsealed in federal […]

How the cooperation between Cyprus, Greece and Jordan has matured to such an extent that the three countries need to think about how to more forcefully promote it was highlighted by President Nicos Anastasiades on Sunday after a trilateral meeting between the three countries. He was in Amman where the meeting was headed by himself, […]

Facebook Inc’s social networking site and Instagram became inaccessible to some users across the world on Sunday, according to Downdetector.com, a website which monitors outages. The outage tracking website showed that there are more than 9,000 incidents of people reporting issues with Facebook. Downdetector.com’s live outage map showed that the issues mainly cropped up in […]

Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis referred to the efforts of the Cyprus wine industry to restore the reputation of the island internationally while speaking on Saturday night at the prize giving ceremony bringing to an end the 12th Cyprus Wine Competition. To this end, he said €23 million will be made available through the National Viticulture […]

MPs, candidates for the European elections, priests and members of the public on Sunday took part in the 44th Christodoula march in all towns to raise money and awareness for the battle against cancer. “Caring for cancer patients should be provided by the state itself,” said House President Demetris Syllouris, which has the primary responsibility […]

  By Anne Kauranen Finland may usher in its first leftist prime minister in two decades in a parliamentary election on Sunday, as voters fret over the future of the generous welfare system as the costs of caring for a rapidly ageing population rise. But if opinion polls are correct, the left-leaning Social Democrats’ ability […]

High levels of dust have been reported in the atmosphere on Sunday, especially on the east coast, the labour inspection department said. According to the department, due to the high level of small particles, sensitive groups (the old, the young and those with chronic health problems) have been advised to stay indoors. At noon the […]

By Philip Pullella Tens of thousands of people waved palm and olive branches in St. Peter’s Square on Palm Sunday as Pope Francis led the world’s Catholics into Holy Week commemorations ahead of Easter calling for the Church to be humble. Palm Sunday is when Christians mark the day the Bible says Jesus rode into […]

President Nicos Anastasiades had a bilateral meeting with King Abdullah of Jordan in Amman on Sunday, where he briefed him on the latest developments in the Cyprus problem. Anastasiades was in Jordan for a trilateral between Greece, Cyprus and Jordan. He was welcomed by a military guard of honour. Anastasiades informed the Jordanian king about […]

By Abhishek Takle SHANGHAI, April 14 (Reuters) – Lewis Hamilton won the Chinese Grand Prix for a record sixth time on Sunday to seize the overall lead from his Mercedes team mate Valtteri Bottas in Formula One’s 1,000th world championship race. Bottas, who made a poor start from pole and lost out to five times […]

By Christos P. Panayiotides THOSE who talk about “the velvet divorce” as being the second-best solution to the Cyprus problem apparently have never gone through the process of a divorce.  Those who have will assure you that it is a particularly painful process.  They will also tell you that the words “divorce” and “velvet” constitute […]

A 49-year-old man from the Paphos region was arrested on Saturday night in connection with the theft of items from cars parked at Tzelifos bridge in the Ayios Nikolaos area of Paphos. According to the police on Sunday, officers from Kelokedara has placed the parking area under surveillance where theft and damage to cars had […]

The community of Pissouri blocked the Limassol to Paphos highway on Sunday morning to demonstrate against the lack of compensation from the state for homes that are slipping down the hillside. Demonstrators held banners over a bridge on the highway near Pissouri, while others stood in the road blocking traffic. It is estimated that more […]

The Turkish side is not responding to efforts to lift the deadlock and proceed with the resumption of settlement talks, Presidential Commissioner Photis Photiou said overnight Saturday, querying whether the Turkish demand for a positive vote on all decisions is a sign of political equality or political inequality. Photiou was addressing the Conference of the […]