Новости за 09.05.2019

The European Union’s 28 countries consume the Earth’s resources faster than they can be renewed and none of them has sustainable consumption policies, a report released on Thursday said, as EU leaders met to discuss priorities for the next five years. “All EU countries are living beyond the means of our planet. The EU and […]

Salvage crews on Thursday continued scouring two lakes where it is believed a confessed serial killer disposed of his victims’ bodies, but came up short at both sites. Searches are ongoing at two lakes – the ‘red lake’ at Mitsero and lake Memi near the Xyliatos reservoir. The latter is some 15 minutes’ drive from […]

Billionaire entrepreneur Jeff Bezos will unveil plans on Thursday for missions to the moon tailored to the U.S. government’s renewed push to establish a lunar outpost in just five years, people familiar with the matter said. Bezos, the world’s richest man and chief executive of Amazon.com, is scheduled to host a rare media event at […]

A change in Togo’s law voted through on Thursday would allow longstanding President Faure Gnassingbe to stay in power potentially until 2030, extending his family’s rule in the West African country to 63 years despite widespread protests. The constitutional change caps the presidential mandate to two five-year terms, ostensibly in response to calls from the […]

A memorial service for the four Filipino victims of the self-confessed serial killer will be held on Saturday afternoon at the Russian church of Andrew the Apostle and all Saints in Episkopeio, in the Nicosia district. According to chairperson of the Federation of Filipino Organisations of Cyprus, Ester Beatty, the Bishop of Tamasos Isaias offered to carry […]

 Pope Francis issued a landmark decree on Thursday making bishops directly accountable for sexual abuse or covering it up, requiring clerics to report any cases to Church superiors and allowing anyone to complain directly to the Vatican if needed. Tackling sexual abuses that have battered the Catholic Church’s reputation has been a major challenge for Francis […]

A 58-year-old man was on Thursday sentenced to eight months in prison after having been found guilty of causing the death of a teenager in a traffic accident. Larnaca district court also suspended the man’s driving licence for 12 months. The incident occurred on the night of February 25, 2017 on Archbishop Makarios Avenue in […]

  A tender for the study and construction of the first phase of the new Paphos-Polis Chrysochous road will be launched at the end of June, the department of public works announced on Thursday. The first phase of the highway will span the Paphos villages of Ayia Marinouda and Stroumbi, and will be 15.5km long. […]

Facebook Inc co-founder and former Mark Zuckerberg roommate Chris Hughes has called for the break up of the social network in an opinion piece in the New York Times. “We are a nation with a tradition of reining in monopolies, no matter how well intentioned the leaders of these companies may be. Mark’s power is unprecedented […]

The European Union stands with Cyprus in its dispute with Turkey over offshore drilling operations, European Council President Donald Tusk said on Thursday. “The EU stands united behind Cyprus and expects Turkey to respect the sovereign rights of EU member states,” Tusk told a news conference after president Nicos Anastasiades addressed fellow EU leaders on […]

European Commission President Jean Claude Juncker declared on Thursday he was a Cypriot when called on to answer how the bloc ought to deal with Turkish actions in the island’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Juncker is in Sibiu in Romania where the informal European Council meeting was taking place and where President Nicos Anastasiades was […]

The European Union must focus on climate, security and growth after continent-wide elections in two weeks, or fall, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday as its leaders met in Romania to chart the way forward following Brexit. The leaders of all members except Britain meet on Europe Day in the town of Sibiu, which […]

Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said on Thursday that European Union states that have taken in many migrants and have large debts “gladly take our money”, while pushing his plan for the EU to penalise countries that are lax on those issues. Kurz has proposed overhauling the EU treaty spelling out how the bloc works to […]

The Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU), the oldest university network in the world, will soon open an office in Cyprus, the first office outside the UK, House President Demetris Syllouris said on Thursday. The association has 530 members in 50 countries, he added. Working with the ACU is one of the opportunities to strengthen post-Brexit […]

SIBIU, Romania, May 9 (Reuters) – European Union leaders meeting in Romania on Thursday will pledge unity “through thick and thin” after the turmoil of Brexit and will have their first go at assigning the bloc’s most powerful jobs. The bloc will hold European Parliament elections on May 23-26 and the outgoing chamber has already […]

By Tuvan Gumrukcu ANKARA, May 8 (Reuters) – Turkey’s main opposition party said on Wednesday it had formally requested the annulment of President Tayyip Erdogan’s mandate because the same flaws his AK Party alleged in the city’s March 31 mayoral vote occurred in last year’s national elections. The Republican People’s Party (CHP) also said votes […]

This weekend’s long list of events is proof that we’re entering the busy summer season. A boat show, a village festival, a mountain running race, Larnaca’s book festival and food festival are all going on this weekend. Choosing where to go might be tricky – but, if you’re craving a taste of West End theatre, […]

Ajax Amsterdam coach Erik ten Hag described their semi-final exit from the Champions League as “very cruel” after the Dutch side were undone by Lucas Moura’s 96th minute strike for Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday. “Football can be very beautiful and it can be very cruel. We have had to experience that today,” said Ten Hag, […]

The four-party coalition ‘government’ in the north officially collapsed on Thursday after ‘Prime Minister’ Tufan Erhurman handed in his resignation to leader Mustafa Akinci following a rift between the partners over the lease of ‘state’ land to the son of Serdar Denktash. Erhurman’s resignation followed those of two of his coalition partners, the head of […]

A fire erupted in a three-storey building in Limassol’s Ayios Spyridonas area on Thursday morning from an overloaded multi-plug adapter but no one was injured. The fire service responded to the 4.50am call by sending three engines with fire fighters managing to put out the flames one hour later. The building hosts shops on the […]

Sophia, the world’s first Android citizen will appear before audiences in Limassol at the two-day Reflect festival, which opened on Thursday and will address all aspects of the future. Speeches and presentations will be made across a range of themes, including Artificial Intelligence, sustainability and conscious business, health tech, education, tech vs. humanity, and tech […]

With street names and squares normally being given the name of a former president or war hero, its quite refreshing that Larnaca has chosen to give a more cosmopolitan name to Europe Square, which is just at the top of the famous Finikoudes beach front. It’s also fitting that this square has been given a […]

Preparations are underway for golfers to compete in the Cyprus Amateur Men’s Open at Secret Valley Resort, from May 17-19 Greenkeeping staff at Secret Valley Resort have been busy remedying flood damage to the course after the very heavy winter rains caused the reservoir serving the course to overflow. Thanks to their hard work, the […]

Cypriot writer Constantia Soteriou has been named as the regional winner for Canada and Europe in the world’s most global literary prize, it was announced on Thursday. The Commonwealth Short Story Prize is awarded annually for the best piece of unpublished short fiction from the Commonwealth. It is the only prize in the world where […]

SYDNEY, May 9 (Reuters) – Millions of A$50 ($35) banknotes in Australia have an embarrassing typographical error that was overlooked by the country’s central bank before they were printed and circulated. The goof first became known on Thursday when a listener on radio outlet Triple M sent the station a magnified photo of the Reserve […]