Новости за 24.01.2020

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador faces growing criticism he is doing U.S. President Donald Trump’s bidding after erecting a “wall” of security forces who clashed with Central American migrants near the Guatemala border this week. Mexico, under the threat of punitive U.S. tariffs, has bowed to Trump’s demands to...

Cyprus is blocking new European Union sanctions against several officials from Russia-annexed Crimea in a bid to secure EU backing for tougher action against Turkey in a separate row over drilling for hydrocarbons, three diplomatic sources said. Nicosia denied linking the two issues and said it needed time to review...

Parliament on Friday approved a bill amending the rent control law, effectively making it easier for landlords to evict troublesome tenants, an almost impossible feat at present. The bill, which cuts the eviction process to six months, was approved with 31 votes in favour and 15 against. Two MPs abstained....

Parliament unanimously passed two bills on Friday to increase the number of district court judges, as part of reforming the justice system. The first bill raises the number of district judges from 49 to 69, senior district judges from 18 to 23, and the district court presidents from 15 to...

On the occasion of the 250th birthday anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven, the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra will embark on a complete concerts cycle throughout 2020, devoted to the great composer, the first concerts of which will be staged on Monday and Tuesday. “We inaugurate the Beethoven Cycle,” says the orchestra,...

A 26-year-old man shot his parents and four other members of his family dead with a semi-automatic weapon in southwest Germany before calling the police and waiting for them to arrest him, authorities said on Friday. The man, a German citizen who had a sport shooting licence, was in detention...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday confirmed a second U.S. case of the new coronavirus from China in a Chicago woman, and said as many as 63 potential cases were being investigated as the sometimes deadly illness continues to spread around the globe. Of the...

Parliament on Friday approved a bill granting authorities the ability to conduct phone surveillance as part of crime-fighting and counter-terrorism efforts. The bill was approved by majority vote. Twenty-seven MPs from ruling Disy, Diko, Citizens’ Alliance, and Solidarity, voted in favour while three deputies opposed the bill. Akel’s and Edek’s...

With its bold, sporty character and rebellious design, the next generation Nissan Juke Coupe Crossover earned high praise at its official unveiling event, where members of the Media had the exclusive opportunity to experience the latest addition to the Nissan model range. The revolutionary Coupe Crossover was presented by the...

Two more specialists will be added to medical staff at Kyperounta hospital in the next few days, as part of the national strategy for the development of mountain communities, Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Friday. The minister met the region’s development commissioner Costas Hambiaouris to discuss the upgrading of...

Police said Friday they were investigating the possible abduction of a 16-year-old Romia Kumari who has been missing from her home in Ayia Napa since Thursday lunchtime. Police said the 16-year-old had left her home at around 11.10am on Thursday to go to college on the Ayia Napa to Sotira...

Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos pledged on Friday to seek a practical solution to the problem of transporting children under six-years-old after new road safety measures mandating child seats on buses have made it impossible for them to go on trips due to lack of transport. During yet another meeting at...

Order of play on the main showcourts on the sixth day of the Australian Open on Saturday (play begins at 0000 GMT, prefix number denotes seeding): ROD LAVER ARENA 30-Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Russia) v 2-Karolina Pliskova (Czech Republic) Yulia Putintseva (Kazakhstan) v 4-Simona Halep (Romania) 1-Rafa Nadal (Spain) v 27-Pablo Carreno...

Pundits have already handed the Premier League title to Liverpool. Their own fans are singing: “Now they’re going to believe us!”. And the Reds’ latest win, 2-1 at Wolverhampton Wanderers on Thursday, put them a massive 16 points clear. But manager Jurgen Klopp is having none of it. “I don’t...

Conor O’Dwyer, a British man who has been involved in a lengthy and exhausting court battle over a property he bought in the Famagusta district in 2005, presented his appeal to the supreme court in Nicosia on Friday morning. O’Dwyer appealed the case filed by developer company Christoforos Karayiannas and...

Coco Gauff continued her dream run at the Australian Open on Friday when the 15-year-old knocked out defending champion Naomi Osaka 6-3 6-4 in a stunning upset to reach the fourth round. Osaka was the third former women’s champion to bow out at Melbourne Park on Friday after her immediate...

The Cyprus News Digest, in collaboration with the Cyprus Mail, brings you an in-depth analysis of some of the latest developments in local and international – in audio form. Presented by Rosie Charalambous, this week: Will a 15 year legal battle end a British man’s anguish at the Supreme Court...

My undergraduate granddaughter asked if I liked Sushi. I responded that I have a weakness for most Oriental dishes, and was pleased that many Asian kitchens had settled in our great capital. A regular previous complaint of mine was the absence of ethnic cuisine in the city while our erstwhile...

Thousands of Iraqis rallied at two central Baghdad intersections on Friday after a prominent cleric called for a “million strong” protest against the American military presence, following the US killing of an Iranian general and an Iraqi militia chief. The march called by Moqtada al-Sadr aims to pressure Washington to pull out...

The Sovereign Base Area Police are looking for Prasad Chandana Weerathunga Arachochig in connection to an alleged rape in Ypsonas on January 21. The Sri Lankan man is alleged to have raped a co-worker in the village, within the SBAs at approximately 7.30pm. Police have conformed that the man is...

A 19-year-old man is in critical condition in Nicosia hospital after he was injured in a road crash on Thursday evening in the Limassol district. The man was driving on a road in Trachoni at 9.15pm when his vehicle collided with a car driven by a 21-year-old man who had...

A bomb exploded in the back of the car of John Panayi, president of the Aris football club, at dawn on Friday in Limassol. The car was parked in the driveway of his house and the explosion, which occurred at 4.30am, damaged the car and shattered windows of the house....

There is a chilly day ahead, while some schools in the mountains will remain closed and a number of roads only open to 4×4 drives and vehicles equipped with snow chains. The education ministry announced on Friday morning that schools in Lemythou, Kyperounta, Platres, Agros, Pelendri, Trimiklini and Moniatis will...

“I can’t play like that,” said a downcast Serena Williams, lamenting her third round upset by rank outsider Wang Qiang at the Australian Open on Friday but declared her bid for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title would go on. The seven-times Melbourne champion stumbled to her earliest exit at...

It’s not very often you come across a nine-hour documentary but that’s the case for Claude Lanzamann’s Shoah. That’s not the only lengthy fact about the documentary. It was 11 years in the making (1974-1985) and it recounts the story of the Holocaust through interviews with survivors, witnesses and perpetrators...