Новости за 28.12.2019

Birmingham fan Troy Deeney struck a brace to hand Watford a vital 3-0 win over relegation rivals Aston Villa at Vicarage Road on Saturday. The Hornets skipper grabbed his first three minutes before half-time and added a second from the penalty spot in the 67th minute – 10 minutes after...

Thousands of koalas are feared to have died in a wildfire-ravaged area north of Sydney, further diminishing Australia’s iconic marsupial, while the fire danger accelerated on Saturday in the country’s east as temperatures soared. The mid-north coast of New South Wales was home to up to 28,000 koalas, but wildfires...

China’s parliament abolished on Saturday an extra-judicial system of forced labour used to punish sex workers and their clients for up to two years, but it stressed that prostitution remains illegal. China banned prostitution after the Communist revolution in 1949, but it returned with a vengeance after landmark economic reforms...

Police are looking for a rental car believed to be linked to the theft on Friday of a box containing the ashes of a 19-year-old teen his family had brought to Cyprus from Sweden to scatter at sea. According to the Cyprus News Agency, police are focusing their search for...

Fans of Greek music are in a for a series of treats although there is music of other genres taking place as well. December was full of live music performances and it seems that the first week of January will follow in its footsteps. One musical night, with hints of...

Alireza Jahanbakhsh and Aaron Mooy both broke their goalscoring ducks for Brighton & Hove Albion who returned to winning ways with a 2-0 home win over Bournemouth in the Premier League on Saturday. Jahanbakhsh, who was given his first start of the season, repaid Graham Potter’s faith in the midfielder...

Where do you live and with whom? London with my flatmate. Best childhood memory? Playing football with friends in the field next to my house. Most frequented restaurant and absolute favourite dish? What food would you really turn your nose up to? I visit frequently Burger restaurants in London, my...

A liturgy is to take place on Epiphany day on January 6 in occupied Famagusta organised by the town’s bishopric for the fifth consecutive year. The liturgy will be carried out between 7.30m and 10.30am at the church of Ayios Georgios Exorinos in the old town of Famagusta while the...

Nicosia may have just seen a fantastic rendition of Coppelia by the Lefkosia Youth Ballet in a collaboration with the Cyprus Youth Symphony Orchestra, but they are not the only ones bringing dolls to life. The Royal Ballet is putting on their version of this classic tale at the Royal...

A possible involvement by Turkey in the Libya crisis with the deployment of troops in the country, will mean the complete destabilisation not just of Libya but the whole region, was the message sent by Libyan House Speaker, Aguila Saleh who was in Cyprus on Saturday. He also wants Foreign...

THE House presidents of Cyprus and Libya on Saturday said Turkey’s moves further escalated tensions and contribute to the destabilisation of the wider Mediterranean area. Demetris Syllouris received his Libyan counterpart Agila Salah Essa in his office on Saturday morning. The Libyan official arrived on the island on Friday, reportedly...

An explosion at a bustling checkpoint in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Saturday killed at least 61 people and wounded dozens, an ambulance service official said, the latest in a string of deadly attacks. Rescuers carried dead bodies past the twisted wreckage of a vehicle and minibus taxis smeared with blood....

Britain has recognized its film-directing and cricketing stars in the New Year’s honours list, with a damehood for Olivia Newton-John and knighthoods for Sam Mendes, Steve McQueen and cricketer Clive Lloyd. Honours also go to Ashes hero Ben Stokes, his captain Joe Root and footballer Jill Scott. Singer Elton John,...

By Ella Walker It’s been a pretty good 12 months for the cookbook scene. We’ve been treated to a quietly wonderful Ainsley Harriott comeback championing Caribbean cuisine; become more acquainted than ever with Burmese home cooking thanks to food writer Mimi Aye; and Australian seafood chef Josh Niland shared the...

Paphos police are investigating a burglary at a betting shop in the town that netted thieves more than €8,000. Police said the break-in occurred between 10.30pm and 11.50pm Friday night. The owner reported it to police at around 12.30am. The money was taken from a safe.

As the New Year starts, Paphos has a full calendar of events planned for January. Starting off the year on a musical note is the Ioannis Vafeas Trio who have invited renowned Greek saxophonist Vasilis Xenopoulos for a special performance on January 3. Mare Mare Restaurant will host the musicians...

Cyprus’ tourism strategy going into 2020 will be to seek out new markets now that the island’s two main markets, the UK and Russia appear to have stabilised and are predicted to remain so in the coming two to three years, deputy minister Savvas Perdios said on Friday. In statements...

With road deaths for 2019 at their highest level in two years, authorities need to sit down again and try to figure out why Cyprus, according to statistics, seems to be moving further away, rather than nearer its target of under 30 road fatalities a year by 2020. Despite the...

Ten-man Manchester City gave up a two goal lead as they crashed to a 3-2 defeat by Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux on Friday to leave them 14 points adrift of Premier League leaders Liverpool. The 89th minute winner from Matt Doherty means Liverpool have a 13 point lead over second-placed...