Новости за 26.10.2019

British police said on Saturday they had charged Maurice Robinson, the 25-year-old driver of a truck who was arrested when 39 people were found dead in the back of his container this week. He will appear at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court on Monday charged with 39 counts of manslaughter, conspiracy to...

A British woman with Greek Cypriot parents, who claims to have been healed by the power of prayer, is due to feature on Sunday’s edition of the popular BBC TV programme, ‘Songs of Praise.’ Christalla Bailey told the Cyprus Mail that she tried many different treatments with a variety of...

The Cyprus Choreography Platform marks the evolution of the Contemporary Dance Platform which has, across 18 editions, contributed greatly to the development and promotion of contemporary dance on the island. The organisers have always aspired to provide choreographers active in Cyprus with opportunities to experiment with new forms of expression...

Defender Lucas Digne’s own goal deep into stoppage time completed a superb comeback by Brighton to give them a thrilling 3-2 win over Everton in their Premier League showdown at the Amex Community Stadium on Saturday. The Toffees soon found themselves behind when Andre Gomes fouled Aaron Connolly to give...

Greek Cypriots living in Pyla are fed up with footing the bill for the Turkish Cypriot residents of the village, Akel said on Saturday urging Interior Minister Constantinos Petrides to look into the community’s problems. In a letter to Petrides, the party’s leader Andros Kyprianou, following contacts with Pyla residents,...

Turkey will clear northeast Syria of Kurdish YPG militia if Russia does not fulfil its obligations under an accord that helped end a Turkish offensive in the region, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday. Under the deal hammered out by Erdogan and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin, Russian military police and...

The clocks change on Sunday to go back to winter time, under Daylight Saving Time. The time change will happen at 4 am on Sunday, 27 October, at which point clocks will go back to 3 am. Sunrise and sunset will be about  one hour earlier on  October 27 than...

Three second-half goals ensured Manchester City climbed back into second in the Premier League after a 3-0 victory over Aston Villa at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday. City struggled to get going in the first half, with Villa having several chances to break the deadlock in the pouring Manchester rain....

Turkey’s letter to the UN claiming among other things that Greek Cypriots carried out armed ethnic cleansing against Turkish Cypriots between 1963 and 1974 is yet another unacceptable and baseless act aimed at creating distractions, even justifying the island’s occupation, Government Spokesman Prodromos Prodromou said on Saturday. He said the...

It is up to the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to plan the next steps in the Cyprus problem, which he will discuss with the leaders during their joint meeting in Berlin on November 25, Government Spokesman Prodromos Prodromou said on Saturday. In statements to the media, Prodromou said it was...

Where do you live? I live in Highgate, a beautiful area surrounded by trees and woods in North London with my partner Best childhood memory? I have plenty, most of them together with my older sister and brother… One of them is the construction of our tree house together with...

The Republic of Cyprus has informed the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) that it wishes to take part as a third party in the proceedings concerning a lawsuit filed by a Greek Cypriot company for its property in the fenced-off city of Famagusta, it emerged on Saturday. Lawyer for...

A ground floor apartment in the Pano Polemididia refugee estate in Limassol was extensively damaged after fire broke out around midnight on Friday. It is believed to be arson. The fire was put out some half an hour later by the fire service, that sent two engines. The apartment’s living...

The majority of the 39 people found dead in the back of a truck near London were likely from Vietnam, a community leader from the rural, rice-growing community where many of the victims are believed to have come from told Reuters on Saturday. The discovery of the bodies – 38...

It seems that Cyprus is gaining popularity with international music stars as all-time Canadian singer Celine Dion announced her concert on the island next summer. But she’s not the only singer topping international charts to perform in Cyprus. Italian artist Eros Ramazzotti with his captivating voice is heading to Limassol...

England produced one of their greatest performances to end New Zealand’s bid for a third successive Rugby World Cup as they totally outplayed the defending champions in an epic semi-final to win 19-7 on Saturday. England dominated from first to last, looked sharper, faster, stronger and more disciplined in attack...

US President Donald Trump’s bi-monthly Congressional Report on Cyprus Settlement which has been submitted to the Congress refers to the efforts to define terms of reference and restart the Cyprus talks. The report is short but descriptive and covers the months of April and May. On April 4, Deputy Secretary...

A 28-year-old fast-food delivery man reported on Friday night that he was robbed while delivering food in Limassol. The robbers took a bag with €200 and €35-worth of food the delivery man had with him. The man told police he had gone to an area in Yermasoyia at around 9.20pm...

A 44-year-old man was arrested early on Saturday in Paphos after being reported by a 46-year-old man that he purposely drove his car into his own and attacked him, causing him an eye injury. The two men had financial differences concerning the sale of a car. The 46-year-old told police...

By Tomo Uetake The death toll from torrential rains that caused flooding and mudslides in Japan climbed to 10 on Saturday, with three others missing, public broadcaster NHK reported, just two weeks after the region was hit by a powerful typhoon. Landslides ripped through waterlogged areas in Chiba and Fukushima...

Open Australian chef Josh Niland’s new cookbook and you will see a literal representation of its title – a whole fish (a bass grouper), severed into its many edible, cookable parts. All 31 of them. There are, it turns out, far more parts of a fish that deserve a lick...

France defends the Republic of Cyprus’ sovereign rights not because of any French company, but because the sovereignty of Cyprus is so important and if we need to act we act, Ambassador Isabelle Dumont told the Cyprus News Agency (CNA), referring to Turkish activities in the island’s Exclusive Economic Zone...

The Limassol derby between Apollon and AEL takes centre stage this weekend for the 7th round of the football championship. Elsewhere leaders Anorthosis travel to Nicosia to face bottom of the table Doxa Katokopias while Pafos FC and Ethnikos clash in Paphos. Of the ‘top’ six sides placed AEK have...

The Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation is participating with 10 figurines and two statuettes in the exhibition Cyprus: a Dynamic Island hosted at the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden museum in Leiden in the Netherlands. Dedicated to Cypriot archaeology, the landmark exhibition features some 400 objects showcasing the cultural dynamics and distinct...

England will beat reigning champions New Zealand in Saturday’s Rugby World Cup semi-final if their big players come to the party, according to former England scrum half and World Cup winner Matt Dawson. The All Blacks, bidding for an unprecedented third successive title, will start as favourites after winning 15...