Eurozone countries have agreed to pay Cyprus another installment of financial aid as the country progresses with its economic reforms, the Eurogroup of finance ministers said on Monday.
The European Stability Mechanism, the euro zone’s rescue fund, is set to pay €100 million to Cyprus by the end of the year while the International Monetary Fund is due to sign off on a further €86 million on December 20 the Eurogroup said.
In a written statement, the Eurogroup welcomed the conclusion…
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Germany’s Christian Democrats (CDU) voted yesterday to approve a coalition with the arch-rival Social Democrats (SPD) after Chancellor Angela Merkel urged her conservatives to swallow some of their misgivings and back the deal.
Merkel won September’s election but fell short of a majority and struck an agreement on November 27 for a “grand coalition” with the centre-left SPD. All 474,000 SPD members are now voting on it in a postal ballot whose results are expected this weekend.
“It’s taken…
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A massive winter storm that drove parts of the United States into a deep freeze over the weekend kept a tight grip on the nation on Monday, as bitter temperatures, snow and ice spread across the East Coast, snarling traffic and knocking out power to thousands.
Northern Maryland received 7 to 10 inches of snow over the weekend, while central and eastern Pennsylvania got 4 to 10 inches, and parts of New York received up to 10 inches through Monday…
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Cyprus is due to experience bad weather conditions this week, including lower-than-normal temperatures, and snowfall, the met office said on Monday.
Stormy weather, low temperatures, rainfall, and snowfall in mountainous areas, are forecast.
Average temperatures are expected to drop sharply to around 10˚C in the plains, and below zero in mountainous areas.
Over the next couple of days temperatures inland are expected to range between 13˚C and 15˚C during the day, and 5˚C and 7˚C at night.
Temperatures in mountainous…
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A man accused of murdering a young fusilier in broad daylight on a London street told a court yesterday that he was a soldier at war and loved the Islamic militant group al Qaeda.
Michael Adebolajo, 28, is accused with co-defendant Michael Adebowale, 22, of running over Afghan war veteran Lee Rigby in Woolwich on May 22 before attacking his unconscious body with knives and a meat cleaver.
Adebolajo sat in the dock of the Old Bailey just metres…
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NOBLE Energy, operators of the Block 12 offshore licence, are planning further exploratory drilling towards the end of 2014, officials said on Monday.
The Houston-based company should be ready to determine the next site or sites of exploratory drilling by April next year, as well as show whether an additional appraisal well for the Aphrodite well is needed, Energy Minister George Lakkotrypis told reporters.
He was speaking after a meeting at the Palace between President Nicos Anastasiades and a Noble…
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A 51-YEAR-OLD Cypriot man shot and injured a 30-year old Israeli-born citizen on Monday in Larnaca, after accusing him of stealing his mobile phone, police said.
The incident took place in Phaneromeni Avenue near the elementary school of Ayios Lazaros, around 12.30pm.
According to the police report, the 51-year old realised upon returning to his unlocked car that his mobile phone had been stolen. Police said he asked around and was given the description of two men, who he was…
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By Nemanja Bjedov
AEL beat Doxa Katokopia 1-0 at the Makarios Stadium in Nicosia over the weekend, a victory which saw the Limassol giants leapfrog Apollon at the top of the standings after their city rivals suffered an unexpected 2-1 defeat by Nea Salamina at the Tsirion Stadium in Limassol.
“We were in control throughout most of the game but wasted some really good opportunities especially in the first half,” said AEL coach Ivaylo Petev.
“If we had…
By Preston Wilder
Catching fire? And about time too. The Hunger Games, last year’s adaptation of a young adult novel by Suzanne Collins, made a lot of money but never really clicked as a movie. The Games themselves – in which various youngsters fought to the death for the delectation of a live-TV audience – lacked edge and plausible plotting, the script was half-baked, the whole thing felt safe and pre-packaged. I looked forward to the franchise ‘catching fire’ in…
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By Alix Norman
Unless you’ve been living under the proverbial Precambrian for the past thirty-odd years, there’s little doubt you’ve heard of Ozzy Osbourne. Known informally as the Godfather of Heavy Metal, his decades-long career (and weirdly addictive reality show) has inspired and captivated thousands of die hard rockers of all ages. And only slightly less famous is Gus G, Ozzy’s fiery guitarist widely recognised for his wild stints in Dream Evil and Nightrage, who will be performing live in…
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Some 1,300 tonnes of old munitions have been removed from the island in recent days, the defence minister said on Monday, as part of an effort to get rid of all obsolete ammo in army depots.
“It is a matter that the new government has set as a high priority because it affects the security of the personnel and the public,” Defence Minister Fotis Fotiou told lawmakers.
Authorities started destroying old munitions following a 2011 explosion at a naval base…
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By Martyn Herman
Former English Premier League striker DJ Campbell has been arrested as part of a match-fixing investigation, his club Blackburn Rovers said on Monday.
“Following reports in today’s national media, Blackburn Rovers can confirm that striker DJ Campbell has been arrested,” the Championship (second division) club said in a statement.
“The club will be making no further comment on what is now an ongoing legal matter.”
The National Crime Agency (NCA) said on Sunday it had…
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By Ian Ransom
A ruthless Australia rattled through England’s final four wickets on Monday to complete an emphatic 218-run victory in the second Ashes test and push the tourists to the brink of a humiliating series defeat.
The crushing win at Adelaide Oval puts Australia 2-0 ahead in the five-test series, a stunning turnaround from the 3-0 Ashes defeat they suffered in England in August.
The hosts will fancy their chances of securing the famous urn in Perth,…
Imagine you are training for February’s Sochi Winter Games when you sustain an injury. It is nothing serious – you will recover before the Games. But your training schedule is delayed. You are unable to achieve your best times. Your coach offers a solution: testosterone. A patch overnight will bring your levels to the higher end of normal, speed up your recovery, and assist your training. So, why not?
According to John Fahey, head of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA),…
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Aron Ralston, whose harrowing tale of amputating his own forearm after he became trapped in a Utah canyon became a best-selling book and later a Hollywood film, was jailed in Denver on suspicion of domestic violence, court records released on Sunday show.
Ralston, 38, was arrested Saturday night and was being held in the Denver County jail where he faces one count of assault and one count of “wrongs to minors,” according to jail records.
A spokeswoman with the…
A crowd set fire to vehicles and clashed with police in the Indian district of Singapore late on Sunday, in a rare outbreak of rioting in the city state.
The incident reportedly started after a private bus hit and killed a foreign worker in the Little India area. Television footage showing a crowd of people smashing the windscreen of a bus, and at least three police cars being flipped over.
Singapore Police Force said the riot started after a fatal…
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Gerard Delofeu’s late goal earned Everton a deserved 1-1 draw at Premier League leaders Arsenal on Sunday after Mesut Ozil’s strike seemed set to seal three points for the home side.
An absorbing clash which sizzled throughout caught fire in the closing stages as Ozil swept Arsenal in front from close range in the 80th minute and substitute Delofeu fired a powerful shot past Wojciech Szczesny four minutes later.
Olivier Giroud almost snatched victory in stoppage-time for the hosts when…
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Goals from Steve Sidwell and Dimitar Berbatov helped Fulham end a six-match losing streak with a 2-0 victory over Aston Villa on Sunday.
Sidwell struck from a tight angle on 21 minutes and Berbatov rolled in a cheeky penalty on the half hour as Fulham dominated against disappointing Villa.
Fulham, who sacked manager Martin Jol last week and replaced him with fellow Dutchman Rene Meulensteen, moved to 13 points alongside West Ham United who are one place above the relegation…
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s main coalition partner publicly prodded him on Sunday to show “historic courage” and reach a peace deal with the Palestinians even at the risk of his government’s collapse.
Finance Minister Yair Lapid, in a speech, reassured Netanyahu of his centrist Yesh Atid party’s support and spoke of possible changes in the coalition – a nod to any future exit of far-right factions and their replacement by left-wing partners – should a land-for-peace agreement be achieved.
…
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By Constantinos Psillides
WHENEVER someone mentions educational reform or educational overhaul, a vivid memory comes to mind. Back in 2004, a year into the presidency of Tassos Papadopoulos, I was sent to report on a delegation visit to then minister of education Pefkios Georgiadis.
When the trite statements to the media were done and cameras left the room, a delegation member asked the late Georgiadis (he died in 2007) how education reform was going. Without realising that a reporter was…
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