Archive for 2013
Thousands hit by floods and power cuts at Christmas
Flooding is causing difficulties for thousands of people in southern England after stormy weather lashed the UK.
Three severe flood warnings are in place in Surrey and Dorset, with many people rescued from homes overnight.
And some 50,000 homes, mostly …
Co-founder Lazaridis cuts stake in BlackBerry
BlackBerry Ltd co-founder Mike Lazaridis cut his stake in the company to 4.99 percent from 8 percent, and said that a group, which included Lazaridis, walked away from exploring a bid for the troubled smartphone maker. (link.reuters.com/sup65v)
Co-founders …
Mikis Theodorakis in hospital
World renowned Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis was rushed to the Medical Center of Athens, Greece, where he was hospitalized with a lower respiratory tract infection.
Theodorakis had a high fever and was quickly admitted so that the doctors could monitor …
Cypriot director selected for Berlin Film Fest
Cyprus’s Yannis Economides’ latest film Stratos will make its world premiere after it made the official selection of the 64th Berlin International Film Festival, running Feb. 6-16, 2014. Other films selected are by Berlin Golden Bear winner Claudia Llosa, French …
Arsenal and Chelsea serve up bleak midwinter draw
A fixture billed as a pre-Christmas cracker was more ‘In the Bleak Midwinter’ than ‘Jingle Bell Rock’ as Arsenal’s hopes of regaining top spot in the Premier League fizzled out in a turgid 0-0 draw with Chelsea.
Nine days after …
Sherwood in charge at Spurs until end of 2014/15
Tottenham Hotspur have given the inexperienced Tim Sherwood the chance to stamp his mark on the ambitious London club by naming him on Monday as head coach until the end of next season with their sights on the top four.…
Storm wreaks havoc in Britain, France ahead of Christmas
Disrupted transport networks and power cuts wreaked havoc in Britain and France on Tuesday, one of the busiest travel and shopping days of the year just before Christmas, after hurricane-force winds and torrential rain lashed the region.
Winds of up …
Christmas star was a supernova, Dr Tsangarides tells CNA
The star of Bethlehem was most probably a supernova, a very bright stellar explosion that lasted for several weeks, Astrophysist and member of the Cyprus Astronomical Society, Dr Stelios Tsangarides, told CNA.
Dr Tsangarides said that the prevailing scientific explanation …
The remains of 140 missing persons were identified in 2013, CMP Greek Cypriot member says
The remains of 140 missing persons were identified during 2013, the Greek Cypriot member of the Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus (CMP) Theophilos Theophilou said on Monday, adding that this number constitutes a record since the beginning of …
IMF: Still significant risks for Cyprus’ adjustment programme
The existence of significant risks, leaves no room for implementation slippages, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) points out in the second review of Cyprus’ performance under the financial adjustment programme imposed to the country by its international lenders.
According to …
