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Georgiades says time to pay piper State accountant warns government needs extra €80m before April 24

By George Psyllides

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HE time has come for Cyprus to foot the bill for past mistakes, Finance Minister Haris Georgiades said yesterday, as he warned that Cyprus could go bust if there was a delay in the ratification of a bailout deal with international lenders.

State accountant-general Rea Georgiadou warned that the government needed an additional €80 million – on top of an €85 million reserve -- before April 24 to avoid a default.

But the finance minister said this would not happen.

“There is certainly no question of a default if everything goes according to schedule,” Georgiades told reporters after a lengthy discussion before the House Finance Committee. “We will face a risk if for some reason, either in Cyprus or in the eurozone, this agreement is not ratified.”

The minister reiterated that there was no question of Cyprus abandoning the euro, leaving the EU or seeking non-existent alternatives that would secure the economy without help from the European support mechanism.

Abandoning the euro would mean much higher losses, not only for deposits but the entire economy, the minister said, sending “citizens’ living standards back decades.”

He challenged supporters of the so called ‘Cypexit’ to

recommend an alternative that would ensure that wages and pensions would continue to be paid and state debts financed.

Georgiades said the government has presented its proposal, albeit a painful one.

“We are essentially paying the price for a course that led the Cypriot economy to the brink of disaster,” the minister said.

“Unfortunately it is the time we foot the bill for the mistakes, omissions and delays of the past but we are determined to look ahead, restart the Cypriot economy and keep it inside the European family.”

Georgiades said Cyprus could not go any longer without a bailout, urging parliament to approve the austerity measures included in the agreement ahead of meeting of eurozone finance ministers.

Ratification of Cyprus’ bailout effectively starts this week at the Eurogroup, Georgiades said.

Individual states also have to rubber-stamp the deal.

Earlier, Georgiadou warned that the government needed an additional €80 million – on top of an €85 million reserve -- before April 24 to avoid a default.

Reports suggested that the shortfall could be covered through the dividend the Central Bank of Cyprus pays the state on profits it made.

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BRITAIN’S ‘IRON LADY’ DIES AGED 87

Margaret Thatcher pictured with her husband Denis at Wimbledon tennis tournament in 2000

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Cameron: Britain loses a great leader

By Guy Faulconbridge and Kate Holton MARGARET Thatcher, the “Iron Lady” who transformed Britain and inspired conservatives around the world by radically rolling back the state during her 11 years in power, died yesterday following a stroke. She was 87.

Britain’s only woman prime minister, the unyielding, outspoken Thatcher led the Conservatives to three election victories, governing from 1979 to 1990, the longest continuous period in office by a British premier since the early 19th century.

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changed the face of Britain Centre US special relationship Page 8 resolve, she was loved and loathed in equal measure as she crushed the unions, privatised vast swathes of British industry, clashed with the European Union and fought a war to recover the Falkland Islands from Argentine invaders.

She struck up a close relationship with

US President Ronald Reagan in the Cold War, backed the first President George Bush during the 1991 Gulf War, and declared that Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev was a man she could do business with.

“Very few leaders get to change not only the political landscape of their country but of the world. Margaret was such a leader. Her global impact was vast,” said Tony Blair, Labour prime minister from 1997-2007.

“Some of the changes she made in Britain were, in certain respects at least, retained by the 1997 Labour Government, and came to be implemented by governments around the

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ON THIS DAY APRIL 9 1881

35 years ago, Sunday April 9, 1978

In America, Billy the Kid is found guilty of murdering the Lincoln County, New Mexico sheriff, and is sentenced to hang.

The Cyprus government yesterday welcomed a statement made by Greek Prime Minister Constantine Karamanlis criticising the American decision to seek the removal of the US arms embargo on Turkey. Karamanlis said the lack of a firm and consistent policy by the US on Cyprus had further complicated the problem instead of helping to solve it.

1969 After a protracted campaign Sikh bus drivers in Wolverhampton, England win the right to wear their turbans whilst they work.

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45 years ago, Tuesday April 9, 1968 Widespread overnight curfews and a massive show of force by police, National Guardsmen and Army troops appeared to have re-established calm in most of America’s troubled cities. But authorities were not prepared to say that the worst was definitely over after a wave of violence following the assassination of civil rights leader Dr Martin Luther King last Thursday.

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55 years ago, Wednesday April 9, 1958

Iraqis turn on symbols of their former leader, pulling down a statue and tearing it to pieces as US tanks roll into the centre of Baghdad.

EOKA’s intensified selective sabotage campaign was reported at length in The Times from its Nicosia correspondent, who said the authorities regard the incidents as an irritant rather than a major menace. The Times pointed out that almost miraculously nobody so far was killed. If, however Turkish policemen or night watchmen should be accidently killed then serious disturbances would almost certainly result.

2005 Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles get married at a small ceremony in Windsor, England.

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Time is running out for CY Minister says national carrier could be shut down soon

By Elias Hazou TIME is running out for ailing national carrier Cyprus Airways (CY), which could be forced to shut down unless a way is found to keep the company afloat, the government said yesterday.

Communications Minister Tasos Mitsopoulos said the state - which has a controlling interest - could no longer prop up the airline.

Itself cash-strapped, the government can ill afford to pour more money into CY; however, even if money was no object, legal constraints prevent any cash injection whatsoever, the minister said.

That’s because the European Commission recently initiated an investigation into whether some €100m in state aid granted to CY complied with EU rules.

The commission has stressed to Cypriot authorities that “no further state aid measures in favour of Cyprus Airways should be implemented without

The government can ill afford to pour more money into CY and in any case cannot due to EU rules the commission’s prior approval.”

The commission said also it doubted the airline’s capital increase, with a €31.3m contribution from the Cypriot state, was conducted on market terms. It is looking into a €73m rescue loan for the ailing airline, as well.

It appears the airline has

only implemented parts of a restructuring plan for CY that concern flight co-operation. The commission further doubted the credibility of CY’s restructuring plan, and questioned intentions to grant compensation to redundant personnel over and above what they were entitled.

Nonetheless Mitsopoulos reiterated that the government would exhaust all possibilities to keep the company alive. Later in the day, the airline’s board submitted to a tri-ministerial committee a comprehensive proposal for CY that included a worstcase scenario.

The ministerial committee

was also briefed on ongoing talks between CY and foreign companies who have expressed an interest in buying the airline, among them China’s Beijing Yi Xiang Da Investment Co Ltd and Lebanon’s Middle East Airlines.

In a short statement released after the meeting, CY said its chairman Stav-

ros Stavrou had presented to the ministers all the data and alternative scenarios.

Final decisions were expected soon, it added.

The ministerial committee is to review the proposal and make a recommendation to the Cabinet; which could reach a decision tomorrow, according to reports.

The restructuring plan reportedly calls for a drastic downsizing: the fleet would be stripped down from 11 to 6 aircraft, and one in two employees would be made redundant. The airline currently has some 1,000 people on its payroll. After the redundancies, remaining staff could suffer pay cuts.

One major headache concerns the fate of the CY employees’ provident fund, held with the Bank of Cyprus. The fund had invested in bank securities, and with the ‘haircut’ it stands to lose around €10m.

Meanwhile the pilots’ trade union PASYPI yesterday urged authorities to conclude a restructuring plan as soon as possible, warning that closure of the airline would impact the economy at large.

In a press release, the union said the airline needs financial support to carry it through for the next 1 to 3 months, “after which revenues will come in from the increased air traffic during the tourist season.”

The union argued that CY has already pre-sold around 400,000 seats for the summer. “It would be criminal... to allow Cyprus Airways to collapse today,” it added.

Fifteen arrests after weekend football hooliganism

By Peter Stevenson HOOLIGANISM reared its ugly head on Saturday, before, during and after the Omonia – APOEL match in Nicosia and the Anorthosis – AEK match in Larnaca as police arrested a total of 15 people.

Before the Omonia – APOEL game which was due to start at 4.30pm, trouble started while APOEL fans were making their way into the GSP Stadium, with one fan and three police officers being injured.

Police arrested one man to help their investigation into the incident. According to police, both sets of fans set off firecrackers and flares before and during the

match. As the second half was about to get underway a section of fans from each team attempted to enter the moat which circles the stadium and throw objects at each other.

In their attempts to prevent trouble escalating, the police used a limited amount of tear gas. After the match three more fans were arrested. One had a sharp object in his possession and the other two caused damage to a police vehicle with a flare.

After the match at around 7pm, around 300 APOEL fans gathered outside the team’s clubhouse, throwing Molotov cocktails and stones, causing damage to passing cars. Two men, aged 21 and 23 were arrested there. Nicosia CID and Lykavitos

Police Station are continuing their investigations.

At the same time, Anorthosis and AEK were playing each other at the Antonis Papadopoulos stadium in Larnaca. During the match, fans from both teams threw objects and firecrackers at each other. Ten minutes after the match finished, a section of Anorthosis fans left the stadium, put hoods on and threateningly headed towards the stand where the AEK fans were, police said.

Police cut them off but were hit with stones that the Anorthosis fans threw at them, resulting in one officer being injured.

Following that, 100 Anorthosis fans went

to their team’s training ground where they threw stones at around 12 cars according to police reports. Later on, a car with five AEK supporters was cut-off by three cars containing Anorthosis fans who attacked and injured them.

Three men, aged 21, 20 and 18 were arrested during the early hours of Sunday and yesterday another six men were arrested to assist investigations. The six men were remanded in custody for three days.

Police spokesman Andreas Angelides said that the police were continuing to look at evidence and information regarding incidents at both matches and will arrest more people if necessary.

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Home CYPRUS TODAY CIPA works on ways to boost economy THE CYPRUS Investment Promotion Agency (CIPA) is due to present a series of measures and actions on the economy and attracting foreign investment, Commerce Minister Giorgos Lakkotrypis said yesterday following a meeting with CIPA brass and President Nicos Anastasiades.

“We have agreed that by mid-next week (CIPA) will present a series of measures to the President of the Republic, as well as give a series of outstanding projects to try to implement as soon as possible,” Lakkotrypis said.

He said this included looking at golf courses and marinas, as well as incentives to foreign investors including tax breaks.

Projects “will be prioritised, to see what we can implement immediately, and what (we can implement) in the mid-term or long-term that may relate to institutional (changes),” Lakkotrypis said. CIPA chairman Christodoulos Agastiniotis said that the goal was to restart the economy – that came to a standstill during recent efforts to secure an international bailout – “but also to make Cyprus more attractive to foreign investors”.

As part of such efforts, Anastasiades is due to address the Global Russia Business Meeting in Limassol this Sunday, hosted by CIPA and organised by Horasis, an organisation promoting sustainable growth.

The Global Russia business meeting will take place this coming Sunday and Monday to bring together “eminent business leaders to discuss Russian firms’ role in the global economy,” CIPA said on its website. Roughly 300 stakeholders are expected to participate in a meeting due to also discuss Cyprus’ financial crisis.

BoC keeps Romania unit shut BANK of Cyprus (BoC) will keep its Romanian operations closed for two more weeks as it seeks a buyer for them under a reorganisation forced by the bailout deal.

A one-week freeze on the Romanian operations was already imposed by the Central Bank of Cyprus on April 1.

BoC will keep the Romanian operations suspended until April 22, the lender said.

“This prolongation is needed in order to conduct the negotiations for a sale of BoC (Romania), negotiations which start on Monday, April 8 with the banks which expressed their interest in purchasing BoC,” it said in a statement. Two of Cyprus’ banks operate in Romania: Bank of Cyprus and Marfin, a unit of Popular Bank of Cyprus (BoC), also known as Laiki. Together the two control less than 1.3 per cent of assets in the Balkan country’s banking system.

BoC has yet to say which third parties have expressed interest in buying the Romanian business.

An adviser to Romania’s Central Bank Governor Mugur Isarescu told Reuters last week that depositors in Romania would suffer no loss on their deposits following the unit’s sale. The adviser said that withdrawals at Bank of Cyprus cash machines remained at “normal levels.”

No horsemeat in IKEA meatballs IKEA has assured consumers that health ministry tests on their trademark Swedish meatballs had come back negative for any traces of horsemeat, which the company said are safe to eat.

The company said the Europe-wide horsemeat problem had affected all of its control processes on food products in an effort to ensure high quality standards, hygiene and safety. Specifically IKEA has reduced the number of its meat suppliers for more effective and immediate checks.

Cyprus was one of the 13 countries from which IKEA halted sales of the Swedish meatballs after tests in the Czech Republic on February 25 showed the products contained horsemeat.

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Finance Minister Haris Georgiades (left) with House Finance Committee chairman Nicolas Papadopoulos yesterday

Georgiades says it’s time to pay the piper Spokesman says previous government’s assertion that there was enough until May was out of touch with reality (continued from front page) In 2012 the CBC’s reserves totalled around €250 million, 80 per cent of which goes to the state. Russia meanwhile said it would restructure a 2011 €2.5 billion loan to Cyprus that matures in 2016.

“We are making our own contribution” to help the island, President Vladimir Putin told reporters yesterday at a joint briefing in Hanover with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. “At the request of the European Commission, we decided to restructure this debt.” Putin did not disclose the new conditions.

Cyprus had asked for a five-year extension and a two percentage point reduction of the 4.5 per cent interest rate. Government spokesman Christos Stylianides said the previous administration’s assurances that Cyprus had enough money to last it until May appeared to be out of touch with the facts on the ground.

“The government will do whatever possible – with the co-operation of the rest of the political system of course, because they will need to pass a bill concerning the memorandum in the next few days – so as not to have a problem with wages and pensions at the end of the month,” Stylianides said.

The spokesman took a shot at the previous administration, which dragged its feet for at least one year.

“Unfortunately, things were allowed to take this turn due to indecisiveness and shirking of responsibility,” Stylianides said.

Meanwhile it was reported last night that one of the members of a committee of inquiry into the responsibilities attached to nearly destroying the Cyprus banking system and the economy, yesterday handed in his resignation, reports said.

Former Supreme Court judge Yiannakis Constantinides reportedly cit-

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ed health reasons for stepping down from the committee which was only sworn in last Tuesday, launching investigations into civil, political and criminal responsibilities. The other two members are a former Supreme Court judge and former member of the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Giorgos Pikis who also heads the investigation, and former Supreme Court judge Panayiotis Kallis.

The committee’s mandate includes looking into why the country came to the brink of bankruptcy, averted in late March by the decision to resolve its second biggest bank, Laiki, and the decision to write down deposits in the biggest bank, the Bank of Cyprus.

The committee is also expected to keep the attorney-general informed of any possible criminal offences as the investigation unfolds in order to expedite any indictments.

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‘Exemptions mean others pay more’ Central Bank Governor brief deputies on status of deposits haircut at BoC

By George Psyllides EXEMPTING additional groups from a haircut on Bank of Cyprus (BoC) deposits could mean higher losses for other depositors, Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) Governor Panicos Demetriades warned yesterday.

Uninsured deposits in BoC – over €100,000 – currently face a €37.5 per cent cut although an additional 22.5 per cent, which have been frozen, could also suffer the same fate.

The raid on deposits in the island’s biggest lender was decided by the Eurogroup together with the resolution of the second-biggest, Laiki. The government has decided to exempt various entities from the scheme, such as municipalities, charities, schools, and insurance companies.

Various groups have also demanded their provident funds be exempted.

“The contribution of uninsured depositors increases with every additional exemption,” Demetriades told the House Finance Committee.

MPs heard that the final rate would become clear by September. Finance Minister Haris Georgiades stressed the need for the island’s banking system to return to normalcy.

“This is the government’s objective; this is our priority at this time, to stabilise the situ-

ation definitively,” Georgiades said. Cyprus introduced curbs on money movements when banks reopened on March 28 after a two-week shutdown while the government negotiated a €10 billion bailout from the International Monetary Fund and the European Union.

Its capital controls are a first for the eurozone, introduced in an effort to prevent a cash drain.

Responding to criticism, Demetriades said the CBC was merely enforcing political decisions.

“I respect and understand the people and the difficulties. I understand there is anger and insecurity on the part of the public, maybe because they do not know the real events,” the CBC governor said.

The CBC and governor found themselves faced with a reality that came about through political decisions and they were responsible for tackling the dire situation the banking sector found itself in.

The CBC reiterated that the sale of the Cypriot banks’ Greek operations had been set by international lenders as a condition for the approval of Cyprus’ financial support programme.

If the Cypriot government had not agreed to this sale, the negotiations with the troika for the finalisation of the deal would have been terminated, resulting in the disorderly collapse of the financial system and of the country itself, the CBC said.

Central Bank Governor Panicos Demetriades

A 36-YEAR-OLD man from Zakaki was arrested yesterday in connection with the murder of Loucas Constantinou, the 35-year-old whose burnt remains were found in a car near Ladies Mile in Limassol last week.

Constantinou, who worked for Limassol municipality’s department of sanitation, was from Kolossi. He had been reported missing from his home a week ago today.

“SBA Police are investigating the case of murder and for this reason a number of lines of enquiry have been undertaken including the issuing of a warrant of arrest against a person suspected in this case,” acting superintendant of SBA Police, George Kiteos said.

Police said they had obtained the victim’s phone records and were hoping it would shed light on his movements on the evening before his body was found.

“Among other lines of enquiry are forensic and DNA evidence,” Kiteos added.

Constantinou’s burnt body was found inside a torched car last Wednesday at around 8am by a passerby in the Ladies Mile area.

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Probe into physical abuse at a special school

By Peter Stevenson

Parents Association demands investigation after complaints

By Maria Gregoriou THE EDUCATION ministry has started an investigation in to a claim from the Parents’ Association of the Evaggelismos Special School in Nicosia that a teacher has been verbally and physically abusing disabled children.

“We have received complaints from other teachers and assistants that the teacher has been violent towards the children. These children have disabilities and cannot tell their parents or other teachers that they have been physically abused,” said the president of the Parents’ Association, Yiannos Lambiriti.

“We sent letters about this case to the ministry of education and culture on March 26, 2012 and December 16, 2012. We also had a meeting with the head of primary education on March 5, 2013.

The latest letter was sent on March 20, asking for the removal of the teacher. No action has been taken by the government so we decided to go to the media,” Lambiriti added.

The association was told by the ministry that an official was appointed on Saturday to carry out an investigation in the school. ‘But why did they only decide to do so now and not when we sent the letter in March,” Lambiriti said.

He said the school’s new headmaster, who started yesterday, has asked the teacher to take leave for the time being. If this does not

happen then the students will not attend school until the teacher is removed, he added.

He said the appointed official would take statements from the parents and teachers who have made complaints.

Head of Primary Education, Elpidoforos Neocleous, to whom the letter was addressed said such issues could not be resolved overnight as there were procedures that needed to be followed.

Once the investigation has been completed within a week or so, further action would be taken. If the evidence showed that the teacher did cause physical and verbal abuse, the case will be taken to the Justice Board for further decisions to be made, Neocleous said.

The letter sent on March 20 to the ministry accuses the teacher in question of verbal abuse and intimidating students and teachers’ assistants.

It also accuses the teacher of violating human rights and the rights of children by physically abusing students and carrying out random body checks on students for health reasons without written authorisation from parents or guardians. The teacher has also been accused of unacceptable and aggressive behaviour towards parents.

The Evaggelismos special school is a school for children and young adults with disabilities aged from five to twenty-one.

Larnaca’s Phinikoudes seafront blanketed by dust yesterday morning

Atmospheric dust at dangerous levels THE AMOUNT of dust in the atmosphere blowing in from the Sahara was at an extremely dangerous level yesterday, threatening the health of vulnerable sections of the population.

“Unfortunately the situation is getting worse by the hour but we are confident that by tomorrow the atmosphere will be free of dust,” said Savvas Kleanthous, an official at the Labour Inspection Department.

“At 12pm the amount of microgrammes per cubic metre was 470 in Nicosia, 653 in Larnaca, 440 in Limassol. At 11am the levels were at 962 microgrammes per cubic metre, which was the record for the day. In the Ayia Marina area the amount of microgrammes per cubic

metre was 681, and in Paphos 200, and 359 in Zygi. I want to clarify that this is an hourly calculation and cannot be compared to the maximum of 50 micrograms per cubic metre that is the rate for 24 hours,” Kleanthous said. the department of labour inspection advised young children, the elderly and pregnant women to stay indoors. It also recommended that people who work outside wear protective masks.

On Sunday the average 24-hour concentration of particles was between 16 and 66 microgrammes per cubic metre, depending on the location. To view an update of the amount of dust in the atmosphere visit www.airquality.gov.cy

Campaigns to ‘buy Cypriot’ gearing up THE University of Cyprus will be holding an exhibition to promote Cypriot products on April 19-20 and the ‘Proudly Cypriot’ campaign is promoting their logo for use on local products and services.

The exhibition showcasing Cypriot products is part of a campaign that began in November 2012 by The University of Cyprus. The campaign attempts to battle unemployment by promoting the purchase of Cypriot products.

The exhibition will be held outside the Social Activities building. Companies who want to take part can do so by calling 22894304 or by emailing on prinfo@ucy.ac.cy by April 8.

Some of the Cypriot companies that will be involved in the exhibition are Frou Frou, Lanitis, Mitsides, Pittas, Regis ice-cream and Kean.

“The exhibition will showcase products such as, the Cypriot sweet shoushouko and Cy-

In the matter of BONTIENNE ENTERPRISES LIMITED (the “Company”) and In the matter of the Cyprus Companies Law Cap 113

Notice is hereby given that the creditors of the Company which is being voluntarily wound up are required on or before the 22nd day of April, 2013 to send in their full names, their addresses and descriptions, full particulars of their debts or claims and the names and addresses of their solicitors (if any) to the undersigned liquidator, of 16, Kyriakou Matsi Avenue, Eagle House, 10th floor, Agioi Omologites, P.C. 1082 Nicosia, Cyprus, the liquidator of the Company, and if so required by notice in writing from the said liquidator, to come in and prove their said debts or claims at such time and place as shall be specified in such notice, or in default thereof they will be excluded from the benefit of any distribution made before such debts are proved.

Dated this 15th day of March, 2013 Phivos Pelides Liquidator

prus produced wines and oil,” an employee at the information desk said. The ‘Proudly Cypriot’ campaign asks local companies who want to use the logo on their products to send in their details via info@ orangecircleadv.com.

The campaign was created by Paul Lambis to encourage the nation to buy local products and make use of local services to stimulate the economy.

“The campaign aims to protect consumers from being overcharged, which was a general feeling in the island, and also to encourage people to buy local,” Lambis said.

As most local companies already have their own procedures for quality control, they will use our logo to promote their products as made in Cyprus. This will help re-brand our island, Lambis added.

“If you want to support your country, look out for the “Proudly Cypriot” logo, which is round and consists of the Cypriot flag colours and a green tick in the centre. This logo is an assurance of high quality and local content that will contribute towards the creation of jobs,” Orange Circle Advertising said.

PAPHOS General Hospital has been scrambling to find a blood donor who might have been infected with Hepatitis B after a patient who underwent surgery at the hospital died on Sunday.

The 57-year-old man was hospitalised on March 26 after being admitted with abdominal pains. He had recently undergone surgery at the hospital, and had been bed-ridden since.

Hepatitis B is a liver disease that results from infection with the Hepatitis B virus.

It can range in severity from a mild illness lasting a few weeks to a serious, lifelong illness. Hepatitis B is usually spread when blood, semen, or another body fluid from a person infected with the Hepatitis B virus enters the body of someone who is not infected.

This can happen through sexual contact with an infected person or sharing needles, syringes, or other drug-injection equipment.

The man’s family insists it was impossible for the disease to have been transmitted sexually, and it could only have happened through a blood donation.

In an attempt to clear up the donor angle, Paphos hospital recalled blood donors whose blood had been used on the patient during his operation.

“We have examined all of our donors from Paphos and they have come-up clean and we are waiting on one last donor from Larnaca to test before we can conclude that he was not infected by the hospital,” Chief of Paphos General Hospital, Spyros Georgiou told the Cyprus Mail.

He added that if the blood donors were found to be free from Hepatitis B then the health ministry would then be responsible for any further investigation. “The only way someone can be contaminated with Hep B is through a blood transfusion with a carrier or from sexual contact and Mr Andreou was in no state to be sexually active,” Georgiou said. The man’s family said blood tests administered before the surgey showed no signs of the disease.

State-pathologist, Eleni Antoniou, in the presence of pathologist Panicos Stavrianou, who was representing the man’s family, carried out a post mortem yesterday at the Paphos hospital. Neither pathologist made any statements.

The man’s family is demanding a full investigation from the ministry. In a statement they said that they might have lost a close member of family but they hoped that an investigation would help prevent similar deaths in the future.

The funeral will take place today at 2pm at the church of Andronikos and Athanasias in the Mandria community of Paphos. The family have appealed for contributions to be given to the Margarita Liasidou Foundation for people with special needs instead of the offering of traditional wreaths.

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Appraisal drilling to start at Aphrodite well in June Kassinis says quantities will be known in the Autumn

By Elias Hazou NOBLE Energy will commence appraisal drilling at the Aphrodite well in June, the executive vice chairman of the state hydrocarbons company Solon Kassinis has said.

The former energy chief appeared bullish yesterday, asserting also that the evaluation of the appraisal - revealing the precise quantities of gas within the prospect - should be completed sometime in the autumn.

Kassinis said a number of foreign companies are expressing an interest in investing in a planned LNG plant on the island. Japan’s Mitsui was interested in both co-financing the project as well as purchasing gas, he said.

But, he warned, Cyprus needs to get its act together fast if it is to attract project partners. “Steps must be taken to lay the groundwork for the energy centre at Vassilikos,” he said. If we do this, we could make advance sales of LNG as early as 2014, which will bring in some cash.”

One such step would be preparing a final master plan for Vassilikos, the designated site for the LNG facility.

Another obstacle, said Kassinis, was that the Cyprus National Hydrocarbons Co, a state concern, is currently operating on a shoestring and cannot proceed with vital preparatory work or hire consultants.

Late last year the organisation took out a €900,000 loan from a co-operative to kickstart it, but is waiting on parliament to release an initial share capital of €1m as well as endorse a budget of between €3m to €3.5 million.

The cash was withheld amid political disagreements over

Kassinis says if the right steps are taken now, cash could start coming in from advance sales in 2014 the structure of the company.

Asked about the fate of €170m in signature bonuses collected by the government from a batch of exploration licences awarded earlier this year, Kassinis said the cash was sucked into the state budget.

“The troika has it,” Kassinis said, referring to the triumvirate of Cyprus’ international lenders - the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund.

Meanwhile the ministers of foreign affairs and energy are in Israel for talks on possible co-operation in the field of energy. Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides and Energy and Trade Minister Giorgos Lakkotrypis will be discussing bilateral relations and boosting collaboration on energy, commerce and tourism, according to an official statement yesterday. They return on Wednesday.

In Tel Aviv they will see Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and will have working meetings with Energy and Water Minister Silvan Shalom, Tourism Minister Uzi

Landau and Deputy Foreign Minister Ze’ev Elkin.

The trip is seen as preparing the ground for an official state visit to Israel by President Anastasiades next month.

Israel, where larger gas finds have been made by Noble and Delek, is mulling what export routes make geopolitical and economic sense.

The stated priority for the Israeli government is to ensure the country, which has long been dependent on imported fuel, is assured of sufficient domestic supplies. Only then would exports be authorised.

When Tel Aviv does make up its mind - and a decision is expected soon - security and political considerations will probably take precedence.

While pipelines might be less expensive, Israel is wary of sending gas north through Syria and Lebanon, both of which may have offshore gas deposits of their own.

The recent thaw between Israel and Turkey brokered by US President Barack Obama has made energy co-operation between the two countries more likely.

E-wave project THE E-Wave project, a major research project on exploitation of wave energy in Cyprus, which started in January 2011, is due for completion in May. The project duration was planned to be 24 months and was co-ordinated by the Oceanographic Centre of the University of Cyprus.

Its main objective was the creation of a complete, high resolution digital atlas containing detailed maps for the coastal and offshore areas of Cyprus Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in which sea wave and wind climatological characteristics as well as the distribution of the wave energy potential were monitored.

REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS - AUCTION SALE On Tuesday 16 APRIL 2013 at 9am, an Auction Sale will be held at the International State Fair, near Makarion Stadium in Engomi, Nicosia.

The auction will comprise of 254 items including 98 Buses, 2 JCB Digger/Loaders, 18 Containers, Electricity Generators, Tractors, Motorcycles, Double cabins, Toyota Land Cruisers and many other items.

The bulk of the above items are situated at the Department of Government Purchasing and Supplies in Nicosia. They can be inspected from Wednesday 10/4/2013 until Monday 15/4/2013 between 8.00am2.00pm.

For more information and catalogues please contact the Auctioneers: EVANGELOS ANTONIADES LTD LAT 2, 6 T. PAPADOPOULOS STR. AYIOS DOMETIOS, 2373 NICOSIA TEL: 99639733, 22778751

Solar panels for buffer zone UNDP Action for Co-operation and Trust (ACT) yesterday announced the activation of its new energy producing solar panels that help reduce carbon dioxide emissions and minimise office costs.

A UNDP-ACT announcement said the organisation was doing its part to support renewable energies, and was successfully applying for a US$30,000 grant to install a 15 KW photovoltaic park at its premises.

Christopher Louise, UNDP-ACT Programme Manager said: “We can do our part to mitigate climate change by using more modern, energy-efficient technologies such as solar power for electricity and water heating”.

He said the Regional Bureau for Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (RBEC) allocated some $100,000 in 2011 to help country offices install solar energy facilities.

Research into CO2 emissions of UNDP suggested that buildings are responsible for 37% of total UN emissions and are the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions after travel.

JOB DESCRIPTION CYPRUS - Oil & Gas Operations and Supply Base Manager The Company: AFS Cyprus Offshore Services and Supply Ltd The Role This is an exciting opportunity to participate in the planning, supervising and execution of the leading supply base in Cyprus to support both offshore deep water drilling operations and seismic activity in the Eastern Mediterranean.

The position involves the management of the day to day Supply Base operations and coordination of the associated onshore logistic services with interfaces at local and international levels . Integrate the supply chain delivery with logistics execution for material/equipment and supplies movement and waste management during the course of the Wells execution program. Management of the services will be done by monitoring, and reviewing actual delivery of the logistics services provided; with optimum utilization of resources and cost. The position will be responsible for the management of HSSE performance of all local stakeholders associated with the supply base operations. They will work closely with Logistics Service Operations department to ensure efficient and on time delivery of these services.

Starting date ASAP. Requirements/Qualifications Overall operational management Planning strategic direction of the company and services Extensive experience with computerised material control systems completely proficient with MS Office Suite of programs.

Manage vessel loading/offloading activities to meet drilling operations requirements.

Manage yard operations/utilization to meet drilling operations requirements Maintain/develop and mentor national staff with hands on and formal training initiatives.

Supervise staff and contractors to support vessel and storage yard activities.

Manage and develop relationships with 3rd party drilling service providers within OSC to enhance services and overall operations.

Perform other duties as required.

Fluent in Greek and English If interested please forward up-to-date resume along with details of availability All interested candidates should addressed to info@ellinas-energy.com

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Loved and loathed in almost equal measure Divisive at home, Thatcher was respected in Washington and Moscow (Continued from front page) world,” said Blair.

Prime Minister David Cameron cut short a visit to Europe to return to Britain after the death was announced and British flags on government buildings and royal palaces across London were lowered to half mast.

US President Barack Obama said: “America has lost a true friend.”

Mourners began to lay roses, tulips and lilies on the doorstep of her house in Belgravia, one of London’s most exclusive areas. One note said: “The greatest British leader” while another said to “the iron lady”.

Thatcher died peacefully yesterday morning at the Ritz hotel after a stroke. She had been in poor health for months and had declined into dementia in her final years.

Lord Bell, a spokesman for the family, compared her to her hero Winston Churchill, while Cameron said she would go down as Britain’s greatest peacetime prime minister.

“We’ve lost a great leader, a great prime minister and a great Briton,” Cameron said.

“The real thing about Margaret Thatcher is that she didn’t just lead our country, she saved our country.”

The British government said Thatcher would have a ceremonial funeral with military honours at London’s St Paul’s Cathedral, which falls short of a full state funeral, in accordance with the wishes

of her family.

The abiding domestic images of her premiership will remain those of conflict: huge police confrontations with the miners’ union, her riding a tank in a white headscarf, and flames rising above Trafalgar Square in the riots over an unpopular local tax which ultimately led to her downfall.

“It’s very sad to hear of her death but her legacy and death are two different things.

Politically, she did not leave a good legacy for the working class,” Kevin Robertson, a 39year-old garage manager, told Reuters in Edinburgh.

To those who opposed her she was blunt to a degree.

“The lady’s not for turning”, she once informed mem-

David Cameron paying tribute yesterday to Margaret Thatcher as the Union Jack flew at half-mast outside the Houses of Parliament and across the country (AFP) bers of her own Conservative Party who were urging her to moderate her policies.

In power she faced plotting inside her party from those who thought she was unreasonably divisive.

While often deeply unpopular at home - especially in northern England, Wales, Scotland and parts of Northern Ireland - Thatcher’s strength won her praise and high regard in both Washington, Berlin and Moscow.

The Soviet defence ministry newspaper Red Star dubbed

Thatcher the “Iron Lady” and she revelled in the nickname though she worked closely with Gorbachev as he opened up the Soviet Union.

She formed a strong alliance against communism with Reagan and was rewarded by seeing the Berlin Wall torn down in 1989, though she warned Gorbachev that a unified Germany would come to dominate Europe.

“Thatcher was a politician whose word carried great weight,” said Gorbachev, who sought to reform the

Soviet Union and improved ties with the West but failed to avert the collapse of the nuclear-armed superpower.

“Our first meeting in 1984 marked the beginning of a relationship that was at times difficult, not always smooth, but was treated seriously and responsibly by both sides,” Gorbachev, 82, said.

Months before Gorbachev succeeded Konstantin Chernenko as Soviet leader, Thatcher said of Gorbachev: “We can do business together”.

There will be parties as well as mourning for the Iron Lady CONTROVERSIAL in life, British ex-Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher continued to divide the nation in death, with sombre plans for a funeral and eulogies rejected by some in favour of celebrations and parties.

As Britain buzzed with the news yesterday afternoon that the “Iron Lady” had died, not everyone was in mourning.

A quickly rising 180,000 people had “liked” the isthatcherdeadyet.co.uk website, which had been updated with a large block-capital “Yes.” The site encouraged visitors to party, provided a soundtrack, and linked to a Twitter feed with the hashtag #nowthatchersdead, which attracted a swift stream of dubious jokes, celebrations and recriminations.

“Margaret Thatcher’s dead.

This lady’s not returning,” said the site. The phrase is a play on words of Thatcher’s famous remark ‘The lady’s not for turning’, which she said in a speech in 1980 at a political conference to those in her own Conservative party who were urging her to moderate her radical, rightwing polices.

Those policies, credited by some with modernising Britain, alienated many, who saw her as a destroyer of jobs and traditional industries.

Thatcher and Reagan, a very ‘special relationship’

By David Storey

Thatcher and Reagan at a ball in her honour in Washinton in 1988

IT WAS ideological love at first sight for Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan, who made the most unlikely but dominant international pairing of the late 20th century, triumphing side-by-side in the Cold War. Thatcher defied illness to attend Reagan’s funeral in Washington in 2004.

For her inscription in a book of condolences, she chose: “Well done thou good and faithful servant,” a biblical quotation that reflected the Christian faith they shared but also the tough capitalist principles they embraced at a time when both believed the war against Soviet communism was one that could be lost.

Both leaders became not just national, but world icons, representatives of a resolute conservatism that polarised their own countries, committed to unambiguous economic theories that countered what they saw as the fuzzy principles of socialism.

For both, the watchwords were tax cutting, smaller government, trickle-down economics and a rising tide lifting all boats. Thatcher sneered at Britain’s welfare system, calling it the “nanny state.”

Despite some economic improvements during their tenure in the 1980s, critics complained of a growing gap between rich and poor, parodying their right-wing theory as “a rising tide which lifts all yachts.”

It was not always smooth sailing between Thatcher and Reagan, whose countries traditionally enjoyed what has been dubbed a “special relationship.”

Washington was initially reluctant to help Thatcher’s 1982 military excursion to eject Argentina’s forces from the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic, and Britain was angered

by Reagan’s decision to invade the Commonwealth island of Grenada after a military coup a year later.

GENUINE But their personal bond was genuine and enduring. Thatcher wrote in her memoir, The Downing Street Years, that in their first meeting “I knew that I was talking to someone who instinctively felt and thought as I did.” This was not just a matter of politics, but “about a philosophy of government, a view of human nature,” she said.

Thatcher, a driven, unrelenting character who needed little sleep, had no time for small talk and cowed her rivals. Reagan was breezy and charming, a broad-brush thinker who kept a tight limit on his work hours even in the White House.

“It may be that one reason President Reagan and I made such a good team was that although we shared the same analysis of the way the world worked, we were very different people. He had an accurate grasp of the strategic picture but left the tactical detail to others,” Thatcher wrote in her memoir.

A bottle of milk outside Margaret Thatcher’s home recalls the days of ‘Thatcher the milk snatcher’ The vitriolic words being hurled 23 years since she stepped down as Prime Minister showed that many had not forgotten and forgiven.

“Best news I have had all year,” said one commentator on social website Facebook, who said he was a former miner.

A bottle of milk was placed on the doorstep of Thatcher’s home in Belgravia, a reference to her policy of scrapping free milk for primary school children while head of education in the 1970s, a move which earned her the moniker “Thatcher the milk snatcher.”

Trade unionists tweeted that they were heading to the pub, while others said they were chilling champagne and asked “where the party” was.

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World New ‘skinny’ chocolate with only half the fat A WILLY Wonka-style discovery could lead to “skinny” chocolate bars made with fruit juice instead of fat.

Scientists at the University of Warwick have come up with a way to cut half the fat from the confectionery while retaining its “chocolatey” feel.

The secret is juice in the form of micro-bubbles that preserve a texture that is firm to bite yet melts in the mouth.

Lead researcher Dr Stefan Bon said: “We have established the chemistry that’s the starting point for healthier chocolate confectionery.

“This approach maintains the things that make chocolate ‘chocolatey’, but with fruit juice instead of fat. Now we’re hoping the food industry will take the next steps and use the technology to make tasty, lower-fat chocolate bars and other candy.”

Using fruit juice or diet cola to make chocolate also reduced overall sugar content.

The technology works with all kinds of chocolate - dark, milk and white, said Dr Bon. The Warwick team has made chocolate infused with apple, orange and cranberry juice.

“Fruit juice-infused candy tastes like an exciting hybrid between traditional chocolate and a chocolate-juice confectionery,” Dr Bon added. “Since the juice is spread out in the chocolate, it doesn’t overpower the taste of the chocolate. We believe that the technology adds an interesting twist to the range of chocolate confectionery products available.”

WikiLeaks releases new US diplomatic records Kissinger years in the spotlight in latest release

By Alan Jones WHISTLEBLOWING website WikiLeaks yesterday published more than 1.7 million United States records covering diplomatic or intelligence reports on every country in the world.

Much of the work was carried out by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange during his time in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, where he has been staying since last summer.

He sought refuge at the embassy last June over fears that he would be sent to the United States if he was extradited to Sweden to face sexual offence claims by two women charges he denies.

The Ecuadorian Government has granted Assange political asylum and has repeatedly offered Swedish prosecutors the chance to interview the Australian at the embassy, which is based in London’s Knightsbridge area.

The data released yesterday comprises more than 1.7 million US diplomatic records from the beginning of 1973 to the end of 1976, covering a variety of diplomatic traffic including cables, intelligence reports and congressional correspondence.

Julian Assange assembled the material from his refuge in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London

WikiLeaks has called the collection the Public Library of US Diplomacy (PlusD), describing it as the world’s largest searchable collection of US confidential, or formerly confidential, diplomatic communications.

Assange told the Press Association that the information showed the “vast range and scope” of US diplomatic and intelligence activity around the world.

Henry Kissinger was US Secretary of State and National Security Adviser during the period covered by the collection, and many of the reports were written by him, or were sent to him.

Thousands of the documents are marked NODIS (no distribution) or Eyes Only, as well as cables originally classed as secret or confidential.

Assange said WikiLeaks had

Pablo Neruda’s body exhumed after poisoning allegations

By Rodrigo Garrido THE BODY of Chilean Nobel laureate Pablo Neruda, dead nearly four decades, was exhumed yesterday after his former driver said the poet was poisoned under Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorship.

Neruda, famed for his passionate love poems and staunch communist views, is presumed to have died from prostate cancer on September 23, 1973.

But Manuel Araya, who was Neruda’s chauffer during the ailing writer’s last few months, says agents of the dictatorship took advantage of his illness to inject poison into his stomach while he was bedridden at the Santa Maria clinic in Santiago.

“We’re hoping for a positive result because Neruda was assassinated. Pinochet

Neruda died just weeks after the Pinochet coup made an error when he ordered Neruda be killed,” said Araya. Results are expected in coming months.

Neruda was a supporter of socialist President Salvador Allende, who was toppled in a military coup on Sept. 11, 1973, nearly two weeks before the poet’s death at age 69. Around 3,000 people are thought to have been killed by the brutal 17-year-long

dictatorship that ensued.

Neruda was buried in his coastal home of Isla Negra beside his third wife, Matilde Urrutia.

His remains will be brought to Santiago for analysis.

Some samples could be sent to laboratories abroad.

Ricardo Eliecer Neftali Reyes Basoalto, better known by his pen name Pablo Neruda, was a largerthan-life fixture in Chile’s literary and political scene.

While best known for his collection Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair, published in 1924, Neruda was also an important political activist during a turbulent time in Chile.

He organised a ship to bring about 2,000 Spanish refugees fleeing the civil war there to Chile in 1939, campaigned for Allende and was ambassador to France during the socialist’s presidency.

undertaken a detailed analysis of the communications, adding that the information eclipsed Cablegate, a set of more than 250,000 US diplomatic cables published by

WikiLeaks from November 2010 and over the following year.

The collection published yesterday has not been leaked, but Assange said

WikiLeaks had been working for the past year to analyse and assess a vast amount of data held at the US national archives before releasing it in a searchable form.

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World WORLD TODAY French hostage escapes captors A FRENCH photographer escaped captivity in Afghanistan yesterday more than three months after being taken hostage, the Interior Ministry said.

Four armed men snatched freelancer Pierre Borghi from a busy area of the capital, Kabul, in November, ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqqi said.

Sediqqi said Borghi had run away from his captors in Wardak province, near Kabul, and then been picked up by Afghan security forces and taken to the capital.

Kidnappings are on the rise in Afghanistan and neighbouring Pakistan.

Experts say militants are using them to raise funds after cash from al Qaeda dried up. It was not clear who was responsible for Borghi’s kidnapping.

Criminal gangs frequently carry out the initial attack then sell victims on to militant groups.

Musharraf in treason trial PAKISTAN’S Supreme Court has ordered former President Pervez Musharraf to respond to an accusation of treason, a move that could hurt his ambitious bid to win back influence in the country.

Lawyer Iqbal Haider has filed a complaint which states that Musharraf had committed treason when he declared emergency rule while in power, in 2007.

Mohammad Amjad, the co-ordinator of Musharraf’s All Pakistan Muslim League party, said aides would formulate a strategy for dealing with the accusation.

The former army chief returned to Pakistan last month after nearly four years of self-imposed exile to contest a May 11 general election despite the possibility of arrest on various charges and death threats from the Pakistani Taliban.

The Supreme Court barred Musharraf from leaving the country and a representative is expected to appear at a hearing today.

Violence disrupts Turkish conspiracy trial

By Ece Toksabay TURKISH police fired water cannon, teargas and pepper spray yesterday as they clashed with thousands of activists protesting outside a court in support of 275 people accused of plotting to topple the government, forcing a delay in the hearing.

Defendants in the trial of the “Ergenekon” group, an alleged underground network of secular arch-na-

Istanbul waved Turkish flags and banners of left-wing and nationalist groups as they fought to break through police barriers.

“We are Mustafa Kemal’s (Ataturk) soldiers,” the crowd chanted, referring to modern Turkey’s founder.

Police fired teargas, water cannon and pepper spray in an attempt to disperse the crowd. Strong winds blew the pepper spray into the court, affecting defendants, journalists and dozens of opposition lawmakers who were among the spectators.

The four-year-old trial has drawn accusations of political influence over the judiciary. The process of defendants making their final defences is expected to take at least another two months, before a verdict is announced.

Ergenekon is allegedly behind much of the political violence, extrajudicial killings and bomb attacks which have troubled Turkey in recent decades - embodying anti-democratic forces which Erdogan says he has fought to stamp out.

Spectre of Chernobyl over Korea conflict

Israeli apology was not enough, say Mavi survivors

Putin’s stark warning: nuclear conflict may make Chernobyl seem more like a fairy tale

ISRAEL’S apology to Turkey over the 2010 killing of nine Turks aboard a Gazabound aid ship did not go far enough and Israeli soldiers will be pursued in court, survivors of the incident said yesterday.

In a rapprochement brokered by US President Barack Obama, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu apologised to his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan on March 22 for the killings, pledged compensation to the bereaved or hurt and agreed to ease a six-year blockade on Gaza. Erdogan said these gestures met his conditions for normalising relations with its erstwhile ally.

US Secretary of State John Kerry said while visiting Istanbul on Sunday that restoring full ties between Turkey and Israel was vital to regional stability.

With the apology, Israel aimed to end a three-year diplomatic crisis with Turkey, once its closest regional ally, that erupted when Israeli soldiers stormed an international flotilla carrying relief aid to challenge the Gaza blockade.

As part of the agreement on compensation, Israel wants lawsuits against its soldiers to be dropped.

“We will continue with the criminal lawsuits we have opened against the Israeli soldiers and commanders, and we won’t accept dropping this suit if compensation is paid,” said Musa Cogas, who was wounded

by Israeli gunfire on board the Turkish-owned Mavi Marmara, part of a flotilla carrying aid to Palestinians.

By Christine Kim NORTH Korea suspended its sole remaining major project with the South yesterday, after weeks of threats against the United States and South Korea, as Russian President Vladimir Putin said any nuclear conflict could make Chernobyl look like a fairy tale.

Reclusive North Korea’s decision to all but close the Kaesong industrial park coincided with speculation that it will carry out some sort of provocative action - another nuclear weapons test or missile launch - in what has become one of the most serious crises on the peninsula since the end of the Korean War in 1953.

Tension has been rising since the United Nations imposed new sanctions against the North in response to its third test of a nuclear weapon in February. Pyongyang has been further angered by weeks of joint military exercises by South Korean and US forces and threatened both countries with nuclear attack.

Putin said conflict on the peninsula could cause greater devastation than the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986.

“I would make no secret about it, we are worried about the escalation on the Korean peninsula, because we are neighbours,” he told

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tionalists, were to begin their final defences yesterday after prosecutors last month demanded life sentences for 64 of them.

Retired armed forces commander Ilker Basbug is among the defendants, including other military officers, politicians and academics, accused of attempting to stage a coup against Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan’s Islamist-rooted AK Party government.

Demonstrators outside the court at the high-security Silivri jail near

Putin: urgent appeal a joint news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel during a visit to a trade fair in Germany.

“And if, God forbid, something happens, Chernobyl which we all know a lot about, may seem like a child’s fairy tale. Is there such a threat or not? I think there is... I would urge everyone to calm down... and start to resolve the problems that have piled up for many years there at the negotiating table.”

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said North Korea could not go on “confronting” the authority of the Security Council and challenging the international community.

“I sincerely hope that they will fully comply with the relevant Security Council resolutions. This is an urgent and earnest appeal from the

Women shopping in Seoul as tensions mount international community, including myself.”

A senior North Korean official, quoted by the official KCNA news agency, said after a visit to Kaesong that authorities would withdraw North Korean workers and then decide on whether it would continue to operate.

“It will temporarily suspend the operations in the zone and examine the issue of whether it will allow its (continued) existence or close

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it,” KCNA quoted Kim Yang Gon, secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea, as saying.

KCNA said leaders in South Korea, a major US ally, were “running the whole gamut of intrigues to find a pretext for igniting a war against (North Korea) after reducing the Kaesong Industrial zone to a theatre of confrontation”.

Seoul, it said, was trying to “turn the zone into a hotbed of war” against the North.

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Ban: all chemical arms claims in Syria must be investigated

Suicide car bomber kills 15 in Damascus

Scope of probe has divided Russia and Western powers

A SUICIDE car bomb exploded in the main business district of Damascus yesterday, killing at least 15 people, setting cars ablaze and damaging buildings, according to state television.

A Damascus resident who described the blast as the biggest she had heard in the capital during the two-year-old revolt against President Bashar al-Assad said large plumes of black smoke were rising from the Sabaa Bahrat district.

State television said the explosion had occurred near a school in Sabaa Bahrat, a heavily populated area that also houses the Central Bank and the Finance Ministry. It said 53 people were wounded.

Residents and opposition activists reported hearing gunfire and ambulance sirens in the vicinity. State television said shots had been fired in the air to clear a path for ambulances.

It showed footage of seven bodies in the street, including at least two charred corpses in the wreckage.

By Anthony Deutsch AN ADVANCE team of UNmandated experts is in Cyprus awaiting permission from the Syrian government to investigate allegations of chemical weapons attacks, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said yesterday.

The move puts pressure on Syria to grant access to the team, as Damascus resists extending the investigation beyond a government claim that rebels used chemical munitions near Aleppo to include rebel claims that President Bashar al-Assad’s government has used them.

Syria’s ally Russia has backed Damascus against demands from Western powers that the probe be widened. Ban made clear that he wanted an all-encompassing inquiry, saying it was the “firm principle” of the United Nations that investigators be granted access to all areas where chemical weapons were allegedly used.

After meeting the head of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), which is providing scientists and equipment, in The Hague, Ban said an ad-

vance team was in Cyprus, ready to go to Syria within 24 hours.

“All we are waiting for is the go-ahead from the Syrian government to determine whether any chemicals weapons were used, in any location,” Ban said.

“I urge the Syrian government to be more flexible, so that this mission can be deployed as fast as possible,” he said. “We are ready, it is a matter of time.”

Ahmet Uzumcu, head of the OPCW, said the full mission would comprise 15 experts, including inspectors, medical experts and chemists.

It will be headed by Swedish scientist Ake Sellstrom, a former UN weapons inspector in Iraq, whom Ban also met in The Hague. Sellstrom was to join the advance team on Monday.

Ban said all serious claims regarding the use of chemical weapons in Syria should be examined, and urged speed so that evidence was preserved.

“The use of chemical weapons by any side, under any circumstances, would constitute an outrageous crime with dire consequences,” he said.

Wreckage of cars after a suicide car bomb exploded in the main business district of Damascus

Britain and France want to broaden the probe to include Homs and Damascus, where rebels say state forces used chemical munitions. They also blame the government for the incident near Aleppo.

Serbia to reject Kosovo deal and begs EU for more time

By Aleksandar Vasovic SERBIA said yesterday it would reject a European Union-brokered proposal to tackle the ethnic partition in its former province Kosovo and pleaded for time to reach a deal that would keep the country’s EU membership bid on track.

It was unclear whether the EU might agree to one last push to negotiate a deal, after EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton set a deadline today for Serbia and Kosovo to accept the principles on the table after talks broke down last week.

Ashton is due to issue a progress report on the situation by mid-April, something that will likely decide whether the bloc opens accession talks with Serbia this year, a process that would drive reform and help lure investors to the ailing Ser-

bian economy, the biggest in the former Yugoslavia.

Five years after Kosovo declared independence, the West wants Belgrade to cede its fragile hold on a northern, Serbpopulated pocket of its former province, where ethnic Albanians are the majority.

Serbia says the some 50,000 Serbs in northern Kosovo must have broad autonomy, but that a proposal that emerged from months of negotiations - full details of which have not been made public - fell short.

The plan “fails to recognise our basic interests and should not be signed”, Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic, leader of the largest party in Serbia’s ruling coalition, told reporters.

“We will ask that the dialogue continue; we need a solution as soon as possible,” he said, adding that the government would confirm the decision at a cabinet session.

Second person dies from Cairo clashes

By Paul Taylor A SECOND Egyptian died yesterday of wounds sustained in clashes at Cairo’s Coptic cathedral the previous day in an outbreak of sectarian violence that the government and Muslim and Christian leaders sought to calm.

A security source said a 21-year-old Muslim man, named only as Mohamed, died of a fractured skull in hospital after fighting between local Muslims and Copts who had been attending a funeral for four Christians shot dead in a town near Cairo on Friday.

The health ministry said at least 90 people, including 11 policemen, were wounded around the cathedral in one of the worst sectarian flare-ups since the fall of autocratic President Hosni Mubarak in 2011.

Prime Minister Hisham Kandil said the government was taking all measures to protect the safety of Egyptians of all faiths, promising to bring to justice the perpetrators of sectarian attacks and to crack down on unlicensed weapons.

He also spoke to the heads of the Coptic church and of the Islamic al-Azhar institution to discuss ways to resolve the crisis and prevent any repetition, a cabinet statement said.

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Business Hollande criticised for handling of scandal FRANCE’S Socialist government promised yesterday to publish details of individual ministers’ assets next week as it scrambled to stem a deepening scandal over a former budget minister’s secret foreign bank account.

Jerome Cahuzac quit his post in March and was placed under formal investigation for alleged tax fraud last week as he acknowledged he had been caught “in a spiral of lies” over his previous denials of holding a Swiss bank account.

The affair risks upsetting President Francois Hollande’s economic reform effort, with even left-wing allies criticising his handling of the scandal. Hollande’s opinion poll ratings are already at record lows for his failure to tackle unemployment.

While government opponents are calling for more heads to roll, one minister said a hasty reshuffle would be unwise and it was more likely to happen a few weeks from now.

“We find ourselves in a more complicated situation than before in dealing with a difficult economic situation. We will probably have to have a reshuffle, but not right away,” the minister told reporters, asking not to be quoted by name.

The Cahuzac affair has dealt a grave blow to a 10-monthold government Hollande had promised would be beyond reproach.

Weekend surveys found 60 per cent of the public want Hollande to reshuffle his team and three-quarters view most politicians and elected officials as corrupt.

“To begin with, wealth declarations of all the members of government will be made public by April 15,” JeanMarc Ayrault, Hollande’s Prime Minister, said in a statement.

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Greek banks NBG, Eurobank face state rescue after failing to raise cash

By George Georgiopoulos and Lefteris Papadimas TWO OF Greece’s biggest banks risk being nationalised after admitting they were unlikely to raise enough cash from private investors and seeing their merger blocked by the country’s international lenders.

National Bank bought 84.3 per cent of its smaller rival Eurobank via a share swap in February, as Greek banks consolidate to survive a debt crisis that has pushed the economy into a six-year slump.

But lenders fear the combined entity with assets of about 170 billion euros will be too big relative to Greece’s 190 billion euro economy and make it difficult to sell in future, prompting the state to halt their in-

tegration until a state bank support fund decides their future.

Both banks told the central bank they are unlikely to raise a set portion of their planned share issues from the market, meaning they would fall under the control of the support fund, the Hellenic Financial Stability Fund (HFSF).

Shares of both banks initially fell as much as 30 per cent on Monday on concerns their investors would effectively be wiped out if the HFSF takes full control of the lenders.

Yet Eurobank shares gained 25 per cent in late trade on talk it would make a final push to meet the required private sector participation on its own and stay privately run.

“We will mobilise and try to cover the required 10 per cent from the market. I am not saying we will

make it, but we will try,” a Eurobank executive who declined to be named told Reuters, putting the bank’s needs from the private sector at 580 million euros.

Both bank boards will meet today to spell out their recapitalisation plans. Together they need 15.6 billion euros to boost their solvency ratios to levels set by the central bank after losses from a sovereign debt writedown.

Greek government officials have said deposits in the banks will be unaffected by the deal’s suspension, in a bid to reassure jittery Greeks after a bailout to rescue Cyprus included slapping a levy on deposits.

Under a recapitalisation plan agreed with Greece’s international lenders, the HFSF will supply most of the capital banks need in ex-

change for new shares and contingent convertible bonds.

But to stay private, banks must ensure private investors buy at least 10 per cent of their share offerings.

Analysts have warned that Greece’s banks will not be able to bounce back immediately despite being injected with billions of euros.

“It will take time for banks to get on a more sustainable footing as the economy continues to shrink.

It’s too early to expect that credit flows will lift the economy,” said Giada Giani, an economist at Citigroup.

If National and Eurobank are nationalised, this would mean about 40 per cent Greece’s of banking sector being controlled by the state, while the other two major Greek lenders remain privately run.

Tough austerity after saving public sector perks in Portugal

German output rises moderately as industry recovers

European Commission urges new savings

By Sarah Marsh

By Andrei Khalip PORTUGUESE will suffer from cuts to schools and hospitals to protect civil service benefits after the constitutional court rejected austerity measures that would have reduced holiday bonuses and other public sector perks.

The government has had to scramble to find new areas to cut after the court concluded that it was unfair to single out civil servants for reductions in benefits under measures imposed to meet the terms of an international bailout programme.

The decision deepens the divide between a protected class of civil servants and other workers, whose lives have become far more precarious during the worst recession since the 1970s.

Although public sector pay has fallen faster than in the private sector during Portugal’s economic crisis, state workers still earn on average double the wages of the private sector. Meanwhile, all Portuguese have been hit since January by the largest tax hikes in living memory, and many economists believe more austerity measures will prolong and deepen the slump.

“This decision left me very worried. Civil servants benefit, but not the private sector. It’s in the public sector where the government has

The decision deepens the divide between the public and private sectors to cut,” said Sonia Castro 39, an unemployed secretary.

Jose Manuel, 56-year-old taxi driver in Lisbon, said the only outcome he sees is that “our lives will only get worse.”

The European Commission and particularly Germany have urged Lisbon to waste no time in coming up with new savings in order to keep its bailout programme on track.

On Sunday, Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho reaffirmed Lisbon’s commitments to its fiscal tightening goals under an EU/IMF bailout, promising to compensate for the court decision with other spending cuts.

Coelho has managed to avert the court decision bringing down his government. He survived a no-con-

fidence vote last week and won President Anibal Cavaco Silva’s support to stay in office.

Portuguese benchmark bond yields jumped almost 20 basis points in early trading on Monday following late Friday’s constitutional court ruling - a sign of investor concern - but then rolled back to Friday’s settlement level of 6.42 per cent.

“The key thing here now is that there is no political crisis, that the government stays on and that it is not planning to renegotiate bailout targets. It could have turned out much worse,” said Filipe Garcia, head of Informacao de Mercados Financeiros, an economic consultancy in Porto.

Coelho’s pledge to meet targets with more spend-

ing cuts means Lisbon will now have to find another 0.8 per cent of Gross Domestic Product to satisfy the “troika” of lenders - the EU, European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund - which demand austerity in return for bailout loans.

Lisbon has already promised to its lenders to cut 4 billion euros progressively in spending between 2013 and 2015, and the pace of the cuts will now have to accelerate.

Political scientist Viriato Soromenho Marques said the spending cuts were unlikely to cause new constitutional problems for now.

“But most importantly, they will cause problems with people’s living standards, which are already very low.”

GERMAN industrial output rose moderately in February as increases in capital goods and energy production offset a weak construction sector, in a sign Europe’s largest economy is slowly recovering after a dismal end to 2012.

Coming on the heels of figures showing a strongerthan-expected rise in industrial orders in February, Economy Ministry data on Monday showed output edging up 0.5 per cent on the month. This was above the mid-range forecast in a Reuters poll of economists for a 0.3 per cent rise.

But industrial output still fell 0.2 per cent in the first two months of the year due to a downwardly revised drop in production of 0.6 per cent in January. Output last month was originally reported unchanged.

“Production is stabilising once again after the sharp decline at the end of last year,” said Unicredit analyst Alexander Koch. “Given that retail sales are also rising and investments are stabilising, we expect a return to economic growth in the first quarter.”

Germany’s economy, long resilient to the euro zone crisis, slowed in 2012 and output shrank by 0.6 per cent in the fourth quarter.

But economists expect it to avoid recession and to have returned to weak growth in the first three months of 2013.

German growth is crucial for stimulating the economy of the broader single currency bloc, struggling with a debt crisis and mired in recession.

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Opinion

Cyprus has lost control of its tourism industry ASIDE from having to sort out its position with relation to the deposit haircut and the issue of capital controls and how they might affect tourism in the near term, the industry needs to get its act together for the medium and long term if it is to contribute to the economy in any significant way.

Obviously tourism cannot save the economy as it once did. The experts have been quite clear on the differing circumstances with respect to the boom of the early eighties and the current climate where we, according to one “are drowning in competition”.

What has not changed since the late eighties when Cyprus became an established destination, is the attitude towards tourists. It has been a constant, and not in a good way.

Even back then serving a tourist mouldy ham toasted into a sandwich – yes it happened - was an acceptable practice, and dismissed with the wave of a hand under the chef ’s flawed reasoning: “It’s a passing trade”.

This mentality has not changed in 30 years. The CTO may spend millions on advertisements saying: ‘Ski in the morning and swim in the afternoon’ but as long as: ‘…and get ripped off in between’ remains a factor, this money is wasted.

The best marketing tool for the tourist industry will always be word of mouth, and it comes for free. All is needed is a little bit of honesty and the end of the complacency that has marked the industry for decades.

As tourism slogans go, ‘If you don’t like it, go back to your own country’ is surely not the one Cyprus wants to be known for. Yet, in many instances it is. A good portion of the British market has received the message loud and clear – half a million of them over the past five years.

Consumers are always told to vote with their feet. Tourists are consumers. They want low prices, value for money and above all, not to be ripped off. These should form the basic foundation of any tourism policy, and there is no point talking about golf and marinas until these tenets are finally brought home. The current crisis provides an opportunity to finally value the tourist instead of using him or her just to make a quick buck.

The fact is Cyprus has lost control of its tourism industry. The Russian market is 70 per cent controlled by one company. The UK market is controlled by two giants. The CTO has paid low-cost carriers to come in and if they don’t see enough profit, they will pull out, like one did at Larnaca, and will operate where the same sun shines a lot cheaper.

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Cyprus may be edging towards exit from euro C

YPRUS is no longer centre stage. Nicosia has agreed a 10 billion euro bailout deal with its euro zone partners and the International Monetary Fund.

A visible bank run has been averted by stringent capital controls. International markets, which only ever suffered a mild bout of jitters, have calmed down.

But it would be foolish to forget about Cyprus. The small Mediterranean island is edging towards euro exit. Quitting the single currency would devastate wealth, fuel inflation, lead to default and leave Cyprus friendless in a troubled neighbourhood. Even so, the longer capital controls continue, the louder the voices calling for bringing back the Cyprus pound will grow.

President Nicos Anastasiades is against Cyprus leaving the euro. But the main opposition communist party wants to pull out. A smaller opposition group wants to stay in the euro but kick out the troika – the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the IMF. The country’s influential archbishop is also critical of the troika.

Anastasiades can hold the line for now. After all, he has just been elected and the constitution gives him huge power. What’s more, there are strong arguments for staying inside the single currency – not least the fact that, otherwise, it would lose the 10 billion euros (or nearly 60 percent of GDP) of bailout money.

If Nicosia brought back the Cyprus pound, it would plummet in value. Nobody knows how much, but economists guess it might be up to 50 per cent. Cypriots are complaining at the massive haircuts suffered by big depositors in their two largest banks: Bank of Cyprus and Laiki. Such a massive devaluation would savage the wealth of all other depositors.

Meanwhile, devaluation would fuel inflation. Cyprus is a small open economy. All the oil is imported. Over 80 per cent of the textiles, chemicals, electronics, machinery and automotive vehicles are imported too, according to Alexander Apostolides, a lecturer in economics at the University of Cyprus.

Comment Hugo Dixon Cyprus also relies on cheap immigrant labour in its agricultural and tourism industries.

Following a devaluation, their cost in local currency would rise. All this would mean that any gain in competitiveness would be eroded.

The island’s economy would suffer a further shock because it is running a current account deficit of somewhere around 5 per cent of GDP. Given that Cyprus has limited access to hard currency reserves, this deficit would have to vanish overnight. Imports would slump. But so would domestic production, given its reliance on imports.

In such a scenario, Nicosia would not be able to avoid defaulting on its debts. Following a 50 per cent devaluation, these would be double their current value when expressed in local currency. The debts come in two forms: the government’s own 15 billion euros of borrowings; and the central bank’s 10 billion euro emergency liquidity assistance (ELA) to the banks.

Default might seem an attractive option because Nicosia would suddenly shrug off a vast debt load. But it wouldn’t be that simple. It would face a slew of lawsuits. What’s more, if the central bank defaulted on its provision of ELA, the ECB would take the hit. The euro zone would not be happy and would, at minimum, insist on some sort of staged repayment plan.

Cyprus could, of course, refuse to pay point blank. But it is not Argentina. Its small size makes it vulnerable to being pushed around. If it tried to act tough with its euro zone partners, they would probably play hardball in return. They might even find a way to kick Cyprus out of the European Union.

Exit from the EU would be another blow for Cyprus. Its best trading opportunities are with the bloc. Most of the rest of the neighbourhood – such as Syria and Egypt – is not in great shape. And Turkey is off bounds until and unless some way can be found of resolving

A demonstrator in Nicosia says ‘no’ to Europe the dispute between Nicosia and Ankara over the latter’s occupation of the northern part of the island. Cyprus will also struggle to exploit its offshore natural gas reserves if it quits the EU. Turkey, which is already trying to stop it, would find it easier to get its way if Nicosia was friendless.

Apart from all this, the country would have to decide how to run monetary policy.

A responsible government would want to contain inflation by either linking the Cyprus pound to another currency, such as sterling, or running a tight but independent monetary policy. In either case, Nicosia would have to keep interest rates high and curb its budget deficit. It might also need to maintain capital controls.

Such an austerity programme would be worse than

that demanded by the troika.

It would then be hard to avoid the temptation to print money. But that way lies hyperinflation.

So quitting the euro would not be a good choice. But staying is not a great one either.

GDP could plunge around 20 percent over the next two years, according to the latest guesstimates. And the longer capital controls are in place, the more the Cypriot people will feel they are not in the single currency anyway – as a euro in Cyprus is not equal to one in the rest of the world.

The troika should help lift the controls as soon as possible. Otherwise, Cyprus may well quit the euro and, small though it is, that could destabilise the zone.

Hugo Dixon is a Reuters contributor

LETTER to the Editor It was inevitable that the vultures would begin to circle My colleagues and I, and no doubt many of you, have received numerous unsolicited emails and telephone calls in the past few days from financial advisers in other countries offering a secure and discreet home for funds that are currently held in Cyprus.

Rather like ambulance-chasing lawyers flocking to disaster scenes to find clients, they hope to profit from Cy-

prus’s current predicament.

We have received such approaches from firms based in the Cayman Islands, Dubai, Luxembourg, Singapore Switzerland and, inevitably, the Netherlands.

Some of the services they offer appear close to tax evasion: one Swiss firm is promoting a product “which is extremely low-profile, not classified as a bank account

or trust and thus very much under the radar of national fiscal authorities.”

It is inevitable that the vultures will seek opportunities to feed and it is our professional duty to offer our clients full advice on all options, but nevertheless it is distasteful to see Cyprus firms and service providers actively promoting the transfer of their clients’ affairs from Cy-

prus to Malta, as at least two firms currently appear to be doing. We can overcome our current difficulties, but this treacherous and selfish behaviour does not make the task any easier.

Andreas Neocleous, Advocate and Chairman of the Andreas Neocleous law firm, Limassol

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Showbiz Mum-to-be Kim piling on pounds

Daydreaming: Swift lives not knowing what’s next

KIM Kardashian has gained 23 pounds during her pregnancy to date.

The Kourtney & Kim Take Miami star who is six months pregnant with her first child with her boyfriend Kanye West - is thrilled that her baby bump has finally popped, but is continuing to maintain a healthy weight by working out regularly and indulging her sugar carvings with frozen yogurt.

A source close to the 32-year-old reality TV star told gossip website TMZ.com that Kim is nowhere near 200 pounds, despite reports by In Touch magazine that she “can’t stop eating”, and weighed in at 151 pounds during her most recent check-up with her doctor last week.

The brunette beauty was recently said to be planning a post-pregnancy weight loss DVD, and is already looking at signing a big money deal to slim down after the birth.

A source previously said: “Kim can’t wait to squeeze her famous butt back into her

Taylor Swift loves uncertain life path

Jackson allegedly feared being murdered on stage

TAYLOR Swift loves having “no idea” where her life is heading.

The 23-year-old singer enjoys “daydreaming” about the future, but has accepted and enjoys the fact she doesn’t know what will happen to her in the years to come.

She said: “I’ve kind of realised that I have no idea where I’m going to be next year, or in six months, or in two months.

“I mean, I know where I’ll be on tour in two months, but no idea where I’m going to be mentally, emotionally, dreams, goals, wishes, hopes.

I have no idea if I’m going to get married or be single forever or have a family or just be on my own. You know, paint in a cottage by the ocean by myself. I just have no idea and I’m kind of into that.

“You can make a board for all the goals you want in your life with the pictures on it, and that’s great, daydreaming is wonderful, but you can never plan your future.”

Taylor - who split from One Direction hunk Harry Styles earlier this year - also spoke of the “complex” emotions she experiences when her relationships end.

She told the new issue of Wonderland magazine: “It’s very complex; you’re never feeling just sad. Maybe you wake up and you feel sad, and then you get angry, and then you feel like, ‘I’m fine’, and then you feel confident, and then you feel a sense of doubt, and then you’re insecure, and then there’s jealousy, and then you’re back to sad - and then you feel fine again.”

Had agreed to O2 dates on basis of UK gun laws MICHAEL Jackson was allegedly afraid of being assassinated on stage shortly before his death.

The King of Pop - who died in June 2009 after his doctor Conrad Murray, who is serving four years in jail on an involuntary manslaughter charge, administered a fatal dose of the anaesthetic Propofol - agreed to a 50-date ‘This Is It’ concert residency at The O2 in London with promoter AEG Live because he believed the gun laws in the UK would provide him with more protection.

His friend Jason Pfeiffer told The Sun on Sunday newspaper: “The last time I saw him he was saying his goodbyes to everyone in the office.

“It was like he knew he was never coming back, and he would often say he thought he was going to be shot on stage.

“He said the comeback was in England due to the gun laws there.

“That’s why he ditched a US comeback as people had access to guns here

trademark skinny jeans.

“She’s been talking to various big companies about a bootylicious workout DVD. In true Kim style this would be sexy latex cat suits and lashings of make-up for a ghetto style hip-hop work out.

“Although Kim loves being pregnant, like most women she has struggled with her changing body shape.

“A work out DVD would be the perfect incentive for her to shed those extra pounds and inspire others.”

Meanwhile, a string of female stars including Gwyneth Paltrow, Helena Christensen, Jenna Dewan-Tatum and Molly Sims have defended Kim’s weight gain recently.

Gwyneth said: “I think that women should support each other, especially through pregnancy, it’s a difficult time and I think Kim Kardashian looks absolutely beautiful.

“And we’re supposed to gain weight when pregnant - that’s how God intended it.”

In true Kim style, the pregnant celebrity is said to be planning a workout DVD post-birth in a bid to shed weight

‘Death wish’: The King of Pop (centre) was also said to have ‘faked medical issues’ to receive stronger painkillers and would shoot him. He thought America was too dangerous.

“But he still had some fears that he would be shot on stage.”

Jason, who was the office manager for the late singer’s disgraced dermatologist Dr. Arnold Klein, also claimed Michael “faked medical issues” so he could receive stronger painkillers and “demanded enough to

knock out an elephant.”

He added: “Michael had a death wish with his drug addiction.

“He faked medical issues so that he could receive heavy-duty painkiller Demerol. Michael felt he was immune to normal volumes and begged for extra quantities.”

Michael’s mother Katherine Jackson, 82, who acts as a guardian for his chil-

dren Prince Michael, 16, Paris, 15, and Blanket, 11, is currently involved in a $40 million wrongful death lawsuit against AEG Live, accusing the concert promoter of being responsible for negligently hiring Conrad to care for Michael as he prepared for his gigs in London.

The trial is expected to last up to three months.

‘It’s like he knew he was never coming back’

Ashton flying to Britain to spend time with girlfriend Kunis

The couple are planning a big night out in London

ASHTON Kutcher is flying to Britain this week to spend time with Mila Kunis.

The Two and a Half Men heartthrob has been missing his girlfriend while she has been shooting her new film Jupiter Ascending alongside Channing Tatum in London and so has decided to come to see her.

The pair are planning a big night out in the UK capital while Mila, 29, has a break from work.

A source told The Sun newspaper: “Mila’s schedule won’t be so intense so she’ll get some good time with Ash-

ton. They’ll be staying in her rented place in north London and won’t be keeping their heads down. They plan to go out - a lot.”

SHOOTING RANGE Mila - who previously dated actor Macaulay Culkin - has been preparing for her role in the sci-fi flick by training at a shooting range in Hertfordshire, East England.

The couple first met on the set of their hit sitcom That ’70s Show, which ran from 1998 to 2006, but they only began

dating after Ashton, 35, split from exwife Demi Moore last year.

Ashton recently admitted he’s keen to keep the relationship quiet after realising how “valuable” privacy is when it comes to his love life.

He explained: “You know, I’ve learned the hard way how valuable privacy is.

And I’ve learned that there are a lot of things in your life that really benefit from being private. And relationships are one of them.

“And I am going to do everything in my power to have this relationship be private.”

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Environment

Foreign demand for beef, soybeans adds pressure on Amazon forest RISING foreign demand for beef and soybeans will tempt Brazil to clear more of the Amazon rainforest, in a reversal of recent success in slowing forest losses, a new study said.

About 30 per cent of deforestation in Brazil in the decade to 2010 was due to farmers and ranchers seeking land to expand export production of beef and soybeans, against about 20 per cent in the 1990s, the report said.

“Trade is emerging as a key driver of deforestation in Brazil,” accord-

ing to experts at the Centre for International Climate and Environmental Research, Oslo (Cicero).

“This may indirectly contribute to loss of the forests that industrialised countries are seeking to protect through international agreements,” they wrote in the journal Environmental Research Letters.

Exports of beef and soybeans accounted for 2.7 billion tonnes of carbon emissions caused by Brazil’s deforestation in the decade to 2010, the report said. That exceeds greenhouse gas emissions of a na-

tion such as Egypt over the same period.

Deforestation of Brazil’s Amazon region fell 27 per cent to 4,656 square kilometres between August 2011 and July 2012 from the same period a year earlier, the Brazilian Environment Ministry said in November.

That was the lowest since monitoring began in 1988. Brazil’s socalled Legal Amazon covers 5.2 million square kilometres.

But growing foreign demand and the Brazilian government’s eager-

ness for economic growth meant continued falls in the rate of forest loss were unlikely without new measures to safeguard forests, the report said.

Worldwide, deforestation accounts for up to a fifth of greenhouse gas emissions from human sources, according to UN estimates.

Trees soak up carbon dioxide as they grow and release it when they burn or rot.

Under UN climate change rules, greenhouse gas emissions count as those within national boundaries.

Suggestions of shifting responsibility to consumers, for instance foreign buyers of Brazil’s beef, are often dismissed as too complicated.

The Cicero study suggested better labelling or information about imports to guide consumers.

The study did not try to compare the environmental impact of Brazil’s beef or soybean production with that other nations to see where production was least damaging. “Similar analyses still have to be done,” lead author Jonas Karstensen said.

Waste fat set to power UK homes

By Catherine Wylie

Warmth is spreading to even deeper ocean levels scientists say

Oceans may explain slow down in climate change Slowdown in surface warming seen since 2000 is unlikely to last

By Alister Doyle CLIMATE change could get worse quickly if huge amounts of extra heat absorbed by the oceans are released back into the air, scientists said after unveiling new research showing that oceans have helped mitigate the effects of warming since 2000.

Heat-trapping gases are being emitted into the atmosphere faster than ever, and the 10 hottest years since records began have all taken place since 1998. But the rate at which the earth’s surface is heating up has slowed somewhat since 2000, causing scientists to search for an explanation for the pause.

Experts in France and Spain said on Sunday that the oceans took up more warmth from the air around

2000. That would help explain the slowdown in surface warming but would also suggest that the pause may be only temporary and brief.

“Most of this excess energy was absorbed in the top 700 metres of the ocean at the onset of the warming pause, 65 per cent of it in the tropical Pacific and Atlantic oceans,” they wrote in the journal Nature Climate Change.

Lead author Virginie Guemas of the Catalan Institute of Climate Sciences in Barcelona said the hidden heat may return to the atmosphere in the next decade, stoking warming again.

“If it is only related to natural variability then the rate of warming will increase soon,” she said.

Caroline Katsman of the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute, an expert who was not involved in the latest study, said heat

absorbed by the ocean will come back into the atmosphere if it is part of an ocean cycle such as the El Nino warming and La Nina cooling events in the Pacific.

She said the study broadly confirmed earlier research by her institute but that it was unlikely to be the full explanation of the warming pause at the surface, since it only applied to the onset of the slowdown around 2000.

The pace of climate change has big economic implications since almost 200 governments agreed in 2010 to limit surface warming to less than 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, mainly by shifting from fossil fuels.

Surface temperatures have already risen by 0.8C. Two degrees is widely seen as a threshold for dangerous changes such as more droughts, mudslides, floods and rising sea levels.

Some governments, and sceptics that man-made climate change is a big problem, argue that the slowdown in the rising trend shows less urgency to act. Governments have agreed to work out, by the end of 2015, a global deal to combat climate change.

Last year was the ninth warmest since records began in the 1850s, according to the UN’s World Meteorological Organisation, and 2010 was the warmest, just ahead of 1998. Apart from 1998, the 10 hottest years have all been since 2000.

Guemas’ study, twinning observations and computer models, showed that natural La Nina weather events in the Pacific around the year 2000 brought cool waters to the surface that absorbed more heat from the air. In another set of natural variations, the Atlantic also soaked up more heat.

“Global warming is continuing but it’s being manifested in somewhat different ways,” said Kevin Trenberth, of the US National Centre for Atmospheric Research.

Warming can go, for instance, to the air, water, land or to melting ice and snow.

Warmth is spreading to ever deeper ocean levels, he said, adding that pauses in surface warming could last 15 to 20 years.

“Recent warming rates of the waters below 700 metres appear to be unprecedented,” he and colleagues wrote in a study last month in the journal Geophysical Research Letters.

The UN panel of climate scientists says it is at least 90 per cent certain that human activities - rather than natural variations in the climate - are the main cause of warming in recent decades.

FAT, oil and build-ups in drains will soon be powering what will be the world’s biggest fat-fuelled power station in Britain, and it will tackle the ongoing problem of “fatbergs” in sewers.

The grease will be fed into the power station at Beckton in East London, and is set to produce 130 Gigawatt hours (GWh) a year of renewable electricity - enough to run 39,000 average-sized homes, according to Thames Water.

The water company has agreed to buy 75 GWh of this output to run Beckton sewage works, which serves 3.5 million people, and the nearby desalination plant, which is operated in times of drought or other emergencies.

The remaining power will be sold on to the national energy supply grid.

Thames Water has also committed to provide at least half of the fuel the generator requires to run - in the form of 30 tonnes a day of fat, oil and grease - enough to fill a six metre-long shipping container – that would otherwise clog up London’s sewers.

Leftover, low-grade cooking oil and food fat will be collected from food outlets and manufacturers.

Solidified grease, such as from lamb and chicken, will be harvested from ‘fat traps’ in restaurant kitchens and from pinch-points around the UK capital’s sewer network.

The rest of the power plant’s fuel will come from waste vegetable oils and tallow (animal fat).

Andrew Mercer, chief executive of operators 2OC, said: “This is good for us, the environment, Thames Water and its customers.

“Our renewable power and heat from waste oils and fats is fully sustainable. When Thames doesn’t need our output, it will be made available to the grid meaning that power will be sourced, generated and used in London by Londoners.”

The plant is due to be operational in the first quarter of 2015.

Every year across its 109,000km of sewers, Thames Water removes 80,000 blockages, half of which are caused by fat wrongly poured down drains.

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Reportage In her own words “I wasn’t lucky. I deserved it” Comment on receiving a school prize, aged nine “There is no alternative” Comment made on several occasions about her economic policy, giving rise, through the initial letters of the word, to her nickname “Tina” “I am not hard - I’m frightfully soft. But I will not be hounded” Interview, 1972.

“It will be years - and not in my time - before a woman will lead the party or become Prime Minister” Speech, 1974 “Let our children grow tall, and some taller than others if they have it in them to do so” Speech in United States in 1975 “I’ve got a woman’s ability to stick to a job and get on with it when everyone else walks off and leaves it” Speech, 1975 “I stand before you tonight in my green chiffon evening gown, my face softly made up, my fair hair gently waved.

The Iron Lady of the Western World? Me? A cold war warrior? Well, yes - if that is how they wish to interpret my defence of values and freedoms fundamental to our way of life” Speech in 1976 after the Kremlin dubbed her the Iron Lady “Britain is no longer in the politics of the pendulum, but of the ratchet” Speech to the Institute of Public Relations, 1977 “Votes do not fall from the trees like ripe plums. They have to be fought for” Private meeting of Tory candidates before the 1979 general election “Any woman who understands the problems of running a home will be nearer to understanding the problems of running a country” Election campaign, 1979 “If a woman like Eva Peron with no ideals can get that far, think how far I can go with all the ideals that I have” Interview in 1980 “I love argument, I love debate. I don’t expect anyone just to sit there and agree with me, that’s not their job” Interview, 1980 “To those waiting with bated breath for that favourite media catchphrase, the U-turn, I have only one thing to say, you turn if you want to. The lady’s not for turning” Speech at Conservative Party conference, 1980 “A crime is a crime is a crime” News conference in Saudi Arabia, 1981, rejecting any view that there could be political reasons for IRA terrorism “We should rejoice at that news” On the recapture of South Georgia during the Falklands conflict, 1981

“We knew what we had to do and we went about it and did it. Great Britain is great again” Comment at end of Falklands conflict “In politics, if you want anything said, ask a man; if you want anything done, ask a woman” Speech 1982 “I owe nothing to women’s lib” Interview, 1982 “Victorian values were the values when our country became great” TV interview, 1982 “I am painted as the greatest little dictator, which is ridiculous - you always take some consultations” Interview, 1983 “Oh, I have got lots of human weaknesses. Who hasn’t?”

Interview, 1983

Iron Lady PM changed face Transformed British economy and society and led Britain to war against Argentina

“The National Health Service is safe in our hands” Conservative Party conference, 1983

By Stephen Addison and Adrian Croft

“State socialism is totally alien to the British character” Interview, 1983

ARGARET Thatcher, the ‘Iron Lady’, was a towering figure in British 20th century politics, a grocer’s daughter with a steely resolve who was loved and loathed in equal measure as she crushed the unions and privatised vast swathes of industry.

She died yesterday, aged 87, after suffering a stroke. During her life in politics some worshipped her as a moderniser who transformed the country, others bitterly accused her of entrenching the divide between the rich and the poor.

The abiding images of her premiership will remain those of conflict: huge police confrontations with the miners’ union, her riding a tank in a white headscarf, and flames rising above Trafalgar Square in the riots over an unpopular local tax which ultimately led to her downfall.

To those who opposed her she was blunt to a degree “the lady’s not for turning”, she once famously informed members of her own Conservative Party who were urging her to moderate her policies.

Others who crossed her path, particularly in Europe, were subjected to withering diatribes often referred to as “handbaggings”, named after the black leather bag she in-

“Young people ought not to be idle. It is very bad for them” Interview, 1984 “This is a man I can do business with” After her first meeting with Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev “That is the scale of the outrage in which we have all shared.

And the fact we are gathered here, now, shocked but composed and determined, is a sign not only that this attack has failed, but that all attempts to destroy democracy by terrorism will fail” Tory conference, 1984, a few hours after the Brighton bomb outrage which nearly killed her “This is a day I was not meant to see” The Sunday following the Brighton bomb.

“I think, historically, the term ‘Thatcherism’ will be seen as a compliment” Speech, 1985 “Why, Marks and Spencer of course. Doesn’t everyone?”

When asked where she bought her underwear, 1986 “I don’t mind how much my ministers talk, as long as they do what I say” Interview, 1987 “I think I have become a bit of an institution” Speech, 1987 “What’s wrong with British water” When presented with French Perrier water at a lunch in 1989 “We are a grandmother” On the birth of her grandson, Michael, February, 1989 “It’s a funny old world” Comment after her decision to quit in November 1990, pointing out that she had never lost an election in her life, yet had been forced to stand down

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Britain’s only woman prime minister, the tough, outspoken Thatcher led the Conservatives to three election victories, governing from 1979 to 1990, the longest continuous period in office by a British prime minister since the early 19th century.

With US President Ronald Reagan, she formed a strong alliance against communism and was rewarded by seeing the Berlin Wall torn down in 1989 though she worried a unified Germany would dominate Europe.

Her radical, right-wing views broke the mould of British politics, changing the status quo so profoundly that even subsequent Labour governments accepted many of her policies.

The woman who became known simply as “Maggie”, transferred big chunks of the economy from state hands into private ownership.

“The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people’s money,” she once said.

Her personal credo, founded on competition, private enterprise, thrift and self-reliance, gave birth to a political philosophy known as “Thatcherism”.

But her tough economic medicine put millions out of work, alienated many and largely destroyed industries such as mining.

Her combative stance an-

A lighter moment with Ronald Raegan

tagonised allies in Europe and her intolerance of dissent eventually led to her downfall.

“A brilliant tyrant surrounded by mediocrities,” was how former premier Harold Macmillan described her. “That bloody woman,” was the less charitable verdict of Edward Heath, another prime minister and her predecessor as Conservative Party leader.

At the peak of her powers, Thatcher’s sheer personality made her one of the West’s best known figures. A workaholic, she put in 18-hour days, after which she would relax over a glass of whisky.

After winning the May 3, 1979 election, she launched social and economic reforms designed to end what she saw as a spiral of industrial decline, crippling taxes and intrusive state control, a period under the Labour government that had become known as the “winter of discontent”.

Fighting inflation-boosting pay rises and modernising the economy meant curbing the power of organised labour.

After changes to the law and a bitter year-long strike which ended in defeat for the miners in 1985, the days when unions could dictate to British governments were over.

Britain held its breath in 1982 when Thatcher dispatched a naval task force to the Falkland islands, which had been seized by Argentine invaders.

Despite losing several war-

ships, the British eventually reclaimed the south Atlantic islands 74 days later. A total of 649 Argentines and 255 British troops died.

An opinion poll in 1981 rated Thatcher Britain’s most disliked prime minister of all time. But, two years later, after the Falklands war, she was swept back to power on

After changes to t year-long strike wh for the miners in when unions coul governmen a wave of patriotism and in 1987, her third successive election victory gave her another big majority in parliament.

Thatcher ushered in an era of “popular capitalism” that raised home ownership in

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M Thatcher of Britain Spitting image: Margaret Thatcher’s puppet on display at a Sotheby’s auction At Salisbury Cathedral for the funeral service of former British Prime Minister Sir Edward Heath in 2005

Arriving in Downing Street after winning the general election in 1979

Britain to 68 per cent and made one person in five a shareholder.

She launched a sweeping drive to privatise state monopolies such as gas, oil, steel, telephones, airports and British Airways, with electricity and water to follow.

But while Thatcherism made many better off, un-

the law and a bitter hich ended in defeat n 1985, the days d dictate to British ts were over employment doubled by the mid-1980s to more than three million - a level not seen since the hungry 1930s. Opponents said Thatcher had created a nation divided between the wealthier south and the poorer north.

Thatcher developed a close relationship with Reagan, who called her “the best man in England”.

It was the Soviet Communist Party daily Pravda that dubbed Thatcher the “Iron Lady”, but she revelled in the nickname.

When Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev came to power in 1985 however she formed a strong working relationship with him.

After Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait in August 1990, Thatcher famously cautioned US President George Bush against being “wobbly” in opposing President Saddam Hussein.

Relations with Britain’s European neighbours were strained over her reluctance to embrace plans for closer integration.

She demanded a huge refund on Britain’s contributions to the European budget and brought European Community business to a virtual standstill until she got it.

The late French President Francois Mitterrand once said she had “the eyes of Ca-

ligula and the lips of Marilyn Monroe”.

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With her twins Carol and Mark

Campaigning for a referendum on the common market to China in 1997 after 156 years year of British colonial rrule.

After 11 years in power, Thatche Thatcher bowed to a revolt and pulled out of a lea leadership conte test with her former defence minister Michael Heseltine.

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advancing the claims of her protege John Major, who served as prime minister until 1997.

“We are leaving Downing Street for the last time after 11 and a half wonderful years and we are very happy that we leave the United Kingdom in a very, very much better state than when we came here,” Thatcher said with tears in her eyes.

She suffered a series of mild strokes in late 2001 and 2002, after which she cut back on public appearances and later cancelled her speaking schedule.

Her decline into dementia was chronicled in the Oscarwinning film The Iron Lady, with Meryl Streep. Cast as bewildered widow, the very lonely Iron Lady was left only with her memories.

June 2010: with British Prime Minister David Cameron on the steps of 10 Downing street

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What’s on

films

(K) All Audiences (12/15/18) No admittance to Under-12s/ 15s/ 18s (N/A) Not Available

Times are subject to change, so check first with cinemas before you head out

Telephone no: K-Cineplex: 7777-8383 Rio Limassol: 25871410

NICOSIA Beautiful Creatures (N/A) K-Cineplex (Screen 4) at 7.50 and 10.15pm, weekends also at 5.25pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 4) at 5.25, 7.50 and 10.15pm, weekends also at 11.30am and 3pm Pitch Perfect (N/A) K-Cineplex (Screen 1) at 7.50 and 10.10pm, weekends also at 5.30pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 4) at 5.30, 7.50 and 10.10pm, weekends also at 11am, 1.10pm and 3.20pm G.I. Joe: Retaliation (12) K-Cineplex (Screen 2) at 7.45 and 10.15pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 2) at 7.45 and 10.15pm The Sessions (15) K-Cineplex (Screen 5) at 8 and 10.10pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 5) at 8 and 10.10pm

Hitchcock (12) K-Cineplex (Screen 6) at 10.15pm The Last Stand (15) K-Cineplex (Screen 6) at 5.30 and 7.50pm Barbie in the Pink Shoes (K) K-Cineplex (Screen 3) (in Greek), weekends only at 5.35pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 3) (in Greek) at 5.35pm, weekends also at 11.30am, 1.30pm and 3.30pm Sammy’s Great Escape (K) K-Cineplex (Screen 5) (in Greek), weekends only at 5.35pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 5) (in Greek) at 5.35pm, weekends also at 11.20am, 1.15pm and 3.20pm Caesar Must Die (in Italian, with Greek subtitles) Cine Studio, tonight and Thursday at 9pm, presented by the Friends of the Cinema Society.

Tel: 96-420491, www.ofk.org.cy

CINEMA WEBSITES: K-Cineplex: http://kcineplex.com, Friends of the Cinema Society: http://www.ofk.org.cy

LIMASSOL Beautiful Creatures (N/A) Rio 4 at 7.45 and 10pm, weekends also at 3 and 5.20pm; K-Cineplex (Screen 4) at 7.50 and 10.15pm, weekends also at 5.25pm Pitch Perfect (N/A) Rio 3 at 7.45 and 10pm; K-Cineplex (Screen 1) at 7.50 and 10.10pm, weekends also at 5.30pm G.I. Joe: Retaliation (12) Rio 1, weekdays at 7.45 and 10pm, weekends at 6, 8 and 10pm; K-Cineplex (Screen 2) at 7.45 and 10.15pm The Sessions (15) Rio 6 at 8pm, weekends also at 4 and 6pm; K-Cineplex (Screen 5) at 8 and 10.10pm Zarafa (K) K-Cineplex (Screen 2) (in Greek), weekends only at 5.35pm

Zarafa (K) K-Cineplex (Screen 2) (in Greek), weekends only at 5.35pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 2) (in Greek) at 5.35pm, weekends also at 11.30am, 1.30pm and 3.30pm

Jack the Giant Slayer (12) Rio 2 at 7.45 and 10pm, weekends also at 3 and 5.20pm; K-Cineplex (Screen 3) at 7.45 and 10.15pm Hitchcock (12) Rio 6 at 10.10pm, weekends also at 5.30pm The Last Stand (15) Rio 5 at 7.45 and 10pm, weekends also at 5.30pm Oz the Great and Powerful (12) Rio 3, weekends only at 3 and 5.20pm Barbie in the Pink Shoes (K) Rio 1 (in Greek), weekends only at 3 and 4.30pm; K-Cineplex (Screen 3) (in Greek) weekends only at 5.35pm Sammy’s Great Escape (K) Rio 5 (in Greek), weekends only at 3.30pm; K-Cineplex (Screen 5), weekends only at 5.35pm

LARNACA Beautiful Creatures (N/A) K-Cineplex (Screen 4) at 7.50 and 10.15pm, weekends also at 5.25pm Pitch Perfect (N/A) K-Cineplex (Screen 1) at 7.50 and 10.10pm, weekends also at 5.30pm

Jack the Giant Slayer (12) K-Cineplex (Screen 3) at 7.45 and 10.15pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 3) at 7.45 and 10.15pm

G.I. Joe: Retaliation (12) K-Cineplex (Screen 2) at 7.45 and 10.15pm

Rio Paphos: 26-207000

The Sessions (15) K-Cineplex (Screen 5) at 8 and 10.10pm Zarafa (K) K-Cineplex (Screen 2) (in Greek), weekends only at 5.35pm Jack the Giant Slayer (12) K-Cineplex (Screen 3) at 7.45 and 10.15pm Hitchcock (12) K-Cineplex (Screen 6) at 10.15pm The Last Stand (15) K-Cineplex (Screen 6) at 5.30 and 7.50pm Barbie in the Pink Shoes (K) K-Cineplex (Screen 3) (in Greek), weekends only at 5.35pm Sammy’s Great Escape (K) K-Cineplex (Screen 5) (in Greek), weekends only at 5.35pm

PAPHOS Beautiful Creatures (N/A) Rio 1 at 5.15, 7.30 and 9.45pm, weekends also at 3pm

The Sessions (15) Rio 2 at 7.30 and 9.45pm, weekends also at 3.45 and 5.45pm Jack the Giant Slayer (12) Rio 6, weekdays at 5.30, 7.30 and 9.45pm, weekends at 3, 5.15, 7.30 and 9.45pm Hitchcock (12) Rio 3 at 9.45pm The Last Stand (15) Rio 3, weekdays only at 7.30pm, weekends only at 6 and 7.45pm Identity Thief (12) Rio 4 at 7.30pm Oz the Great and Powerful (12) Rio 7 at 5.15pm, weekends also at 3pm Mama (15) Rio 4 at 9.45pm Barbie in the Pink Shoes (K) Rio 4 (in Greek), weekends only at 3, 4.30 and 6pm Sammy’s Great Escape (K) Rio 3 (in Greek), weekends only at 3 and 4.30pm

Pitch Perfect (N/A) Rio 5 at 7.30 and 9.45pm G.I. Joe: Retaliation (12) Rio 5 at 5.30pm, weekends also at 3.30pm; Rio 7 at 7.30 and 9.45pm

Pitch Perfect

listings Today Theatre The Harley Jacket THOC’s New Stage presents play by Vasilis Katsikonouris. April 9. Rialto Theatre, Limassol. 8.30pm. €12/10.

In Greek with Greek and English surtitles. Tel: 77-777745/77-772717 The Whore from Ohio The central stage of ETHAL presents Hanoch Levin’s black comedy.

April 9. Technohoros ETHAL, 76 Franklin Roosevelt Avenue, Limassol.

6.30pm. In Greek. Tel: 25-877827

Tomorrow Exhibition Island of Saints, Artist of Light Solo painting exhibition by Vartan Tashdjian. Opens April 10, 7pm until April 27. THOC New Theatre Building, 9 Gregori Afxentiou, Nicosia. Wednesday- Sunday: 10am-8pm. 22-864300

Theatre The Switch Theatro Ena presents play by Argiro Toumazou. April 10-11. B Municipal Market (Theatro Ena), Limassol. 8.30pm. In Greek. €15/12. Tel: 96-458399

Shear Madness Popular Cypriot actor and director Loris Loizides presents adaptation of one of the longest-running nonmusical plays in the world, by American authors Marilyn Abrams and Bruce Jordan. April 10-17. Agios Athanasios Municipal Theatre, 42, Stavraetou tou Machera Str, Agios Athanasios, Limassol. 8.30pm. In Greek. €20. Tel: 70-001910

Other Events Snohetta Works Within the framework of Norwegian Architecture event, landscape architect and Snohetta partner, Jenny Osuldsen will give a lecture on her firm’s work.

April 10. The Department of Architecture, University of Nicosia, 31 Michael Giorgalla, Street, Engomi Industrial Zone. 7pm. Tel: 22-842600/601 email: info.arc.@unic.ac.cy

Ongoing Theatre The Eulogy A black comedy that breaks the mould on what we consider a typical monologue by Greek poet, playwright Iakovos Kambanelis. Until April 20. Epigoni Theatre, Kyriakos Karaolis Square, Old Aglantzia. Every Saturday at 8.30pm.

In Greek. €8. Tel: 99-222974

Tom, Dick and Harry Satiriko Theatro presents comedy by Ray and Michael Cooney. Until April 28. Vladimiros Kafkarides Cultural Centre, 11-15 Vladimiros Kafkarides Street, Aglantzia, Nicosia. On Saturdays at 8.30pm and Sundays at 6.30pm. €15/10. Tel: 22-312940/ 22-421609 Gone With the Jobless A comedy performance by Marinos Hatzivasiliou who, together with other actors from the popular TV programme Patates, present a hilarious show with irreverence and laughter.

Until May 5. Diachroniki Music Stage, 2 Yianni Koromia Street, Kaimakli, Nicosia. Every Sunday at 9pm. €15. In Greek. Tel: 99-783455 The Dispute The Main Stage of THOC presents tragic comedy by Pierre de Marivaux.

Until May 17. THOC New Theatre Building, 9 Gregori Afxentiou, Nicosia. Friday and Saturday at 8.30pm and Sunday 6pm. In Greek. €12/10.

Tel: 77-772717 Playing Doctor Theatro Skala presents the contemporary American comedy by William Van Zandt and Jane Milmore. Until May 26. Skala Theatre, 15 Kyriakou Matsi Street, Larnaca. On Saturdays at 8.30pm and Sunday at 6.30pm. In Greek. Tel: 24-652800 Gethsemane A play about British public life by David Hare. Until May 31. THOC New Theatre Building, 9 Gregori Afxentiou,

Nicosia. On specific days at 8.30pm and on Sundays at 6pm. In Greek. €12/6. Tel: 77-772717/22-864300

Exhibition Coloureceivers Solo art exhibition by Savvinos Pareskevas. Until April 12. Gallery Kypriaki Gonia, 45 Stadiou Street, Larnaca. Monday-Saturday: 10am1pm & 4.30pm-8pm. Sunday:11am2pm & 4pm-7pm. Tel: 24-621109 Aphrodite Lovestoned A photographic exhibition and book presentation by German journalist Anna Würth. Until April 12. poetry reading by the artist in English and German on opening night. UN buffer zone next to Ledra Palace Hotel, 21 Markou Drakou Avenue, Nicosia. Open daily: 10am-7pm. Tel: 22-674606 Wonderful Travels Solo art and sculpture exhibition

by Fotos Dimitriou. Until April 13.

Apocalypse Gallery, 30 Chytron Street, Nicosia. Monday- Friday: 10.30am-1pm and 5pm-8pm. Saturday: 10.30am-1pm. Tel: 22-766655 Journeying Body Solo painting exhibition by Andriani Roussogenous. Until April 13.

Opus 39 Gallery, 21 Kimonos Street, Nicosia. Monday: 5pm-8pm.

Tuesday-Friday: 10.30am-12.30pm and 5pm-8pm. Tel: 22-424983 The Incomplete Circle Solo art exhibition by Giorgos Ero-

tokritos. Until April 13. Gallery Gloria, 3 Zinonos Sozou Street, Nicosia.

Monday-Friday: 10.30pm-12.45pm and 5pm-8pm. Saturday: 10.30pm12.45pm. Tel: 22-760286 Atrapos Solo art exhibition by Mikella Psara.

Until April 17. Argo Gallery, 64E D. Akrita Avenue, Nicosia. MondayFriday: 10am-1pm and 5pm-8pm.

Saturday: 10am-1pm. Tel: 22-754009 Mary-Lynne Stadler Solo art exhibition. Until April 17.

Thesis Furniture Shop, 207 Saint Andrews Street, Limassol. Tel: 25359479. www.marylynnestadler.com Women in a Period of Crisis Third Cypriot women artist exhibition. Until April 19. Katoi, 43 Agioi Omologites, Nicosia. Open daily: 10.30am-6pm and Saturday: 10.30am-2pm. Tel: 22-774157 Norwegian Architecture Three exhibitions highlighting recent achievements in Norwegian architecture: Contemporary Norwegian Architecture #7, The Oslo Opera House by Snøhetta and Palimpsest – Norway by Claudio Santambrogio.

Until April 26. The Department of Architecture, University of Nicosia, 31 Michael Giorgalla ,Str., Engomi Industrial Zone, Nicosia. Open daily: 9am-6pm.Tel: 22-842600/601 email: info.arc.@unic.ac.cy Children’s Dialogues Group children’s art exhibition.

Throughout the exhibition there will be

For a full guide to the week’s events and regular meetings, make sure you get a copy of the Sunday Mail

workshops and events that have been carefully designed by the creative children educators of the Aigaia team.

Until April 30. Aigaia School of Art and Design, 81 Agion Omologiton Avenue, Nicosia. Monday-Friday: 4pm8pm. Saturday & Sunday: 10am-1pm & 4pm-7pm. Tel: 22-445757 Alessandra Desole Solo painting exhibition. Until May 5. Dinos Art Café, 62-66 Irinis Street, Limassol. Monday-Saturday: 10.30am to midnight and Sunday: 4pm to midnight. Tel: 25-762030 Terra Mediterranea – In Crisis Group contemporary art exhibition curated by Yiannis Toumazis scrutinising the current turbulence experienced globally, from both a political and a poetic stance. Until July 21.

Nicosia Municipal Arts Centre 19, Palaias Ilektrikis. Tuesday-Saturday: 10am-3pm and 5pm-11pm. Sunday: 10am-4pm. Tel: 22-797400. info@ nimac.org.cy. www.nimac.org.cy The project includes a second contemporary art exhibition curated

by Re Aphrodite team. The exhibition deals with the unwritten feminine histories of Cyprus and their private and public structure. Until July 21.

Ethological Museum – The House of Hagjigeorgakis Kornesios, 20, Patriarxou Grigoriou. Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 8.30am-3.30pm.

Wednesday: 8.30am-5pm. Saturday: 9.30am-3.30pm. Tel: 22-305316

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Review Theatre Every body accepted Xmas Productions is staging Eve Ensler’s follow-up to the hit The Vagina Monologues, The Good Body, in a noteworthy effort to raise money for abused women and children (all proceeds go to the cause).

The 10 women performing the series of monologues are a mix of amateurs and professionals, all driven by the powerful messages Ensler’s script presents on the vital significance of accepting your body as it is.

Ensler gives the central character

On The Scene Music From Yerevan to Rome This week, the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra (CSO) turns its attention to Armenian and Italian music in its latest concert series.

In collaboration with the Kalaydjian Foundation, the CSO presents two concerts, the first on Thursday at the Rialto Theatre in Limassol, followed by a show on Friday at the Strovolos Municipal Theatre in Nicosia The programme of Armenia meets Italy showcases a musical journey with famous works, arias and songs by Babajanyan, Chukajian, Tigranian, Verdi, Donizetti and Mascagni. The concert will be accompanied by vocal soloists Sona Gargaloyan and Alex Moskofian under the direction of Vardan Hakobyan.

Moskofian started his studies in singing in 2004 with Professor Valery Harutyunov at the Yerevan State Music Conservatory where in 2010 he attained his Bachelor’s Degree. During these years he performed with the Yerevan Opera studio. After attaining his Bachelor’s, he further pursued his studies to attain his Master’s Degree. During this time he took part in recitals and performed

Get Involved Other Events Socially engaged art The students of the Design Society of the Department of Design & Multimedia at the University of Nicosia, are organising a photography, poster and animation charity exhibition, with the theme, Against Crisis.

The opening of the exhibition will take place on Thursday, at the Scarabeo Bar in Nicosia, and will run until next Friday, April 19. As Cyprus struggles to solve its debt crisis and impose tough capital controls, students are busy expressing through visual language and their works of art art, their th thoughts and e emotions in inspired by thei their own person sonal experienc ences.

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with Yerevan Schools Orchestra.

Armenian-born Sona Gargaloyan began her piano lessons at the age of seven in Aslamazyan music school. Later, she turned to vocal music and chorus direction, attending the special Choral Association of Armenia. She studied at the Komitas State Conservatoire under the well-known soprano Professor Gohar Gasparian, obtaining the Master Diploma with distinction.

Since then she has performed as a soloist extensively throughout Europe. She is very active in events involving the reunification of the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities and has participated in many concerts, the most spectacular of which was ‘Hands Across the Divide’ at the Pallas Theatre in 2010, where only female musicians took part.

Moreover, Gargaloyan has 18 years of pedagogic practice and has discovered and supported several young talents. Currently, she is a singing lecturer in the Music Department of the European University Cyprus.

Armenian and Italian Music Concert by Cyprus Symphony Orchestra presenting arias, duets and overtures from works by prominent Armenian and Italian composers. 8.30pm. €12/7 April 11: Rialto Theatre, Limassol. Tel: 77777745 April 12: Strovolos Municipal Theatre, Nicosia.

Tel: 22-313010

Society has been used worldwide as a weapon to deal with important social matters and to make essential changes and interventions. Especially in periods of crisis like today, Design must play a vital role in reflecting, inspiring and functioning in a curative way.

Socially-engaged art can ignite outrage and demands for change, and/or provide a platform for reflection, collaboration and build ing community. It can focus on the residents of a single city, or reach out to a global audience.

Some artists’ work is becoming more political, while others are using humour to deal with tough circumstances. People are encouraged to buy limited-edition printed posters or a T-shirt, which will be sold at €8, to help raise money for students in need.

Design Society Against Crisis photography, poster, and animation charity exhibition by the students of the Design Society / Department of Design & Multimedia, University of Nicosia with the theme Against Crisis in aid of students in need. Opens April 11, 7.30pm until April 19. Scarabeo Bar, 4 Nikokreontos Street, Nicosia. Tel: 96-696669

her own problematic relationship with her stomach, while the monologues that follow trace a variety of self-image complexes, delving into issues such as plastic surgery, obesity and anorexia. The issues root themselves in the misconception that women must live up to a specific physical image, and the play strives to dismantle this myth. “Love your body. Stop fixing it. It was never broken,” Eve urges.

The performers, guided by director Athena Xenidou, bear the weight of the challenging script well, evoking continuous fits of laughter, and effectively using this humour to convey the work’s message.

The script alone is powerful enough to move us, yet the positive energy exhibited by these performers takes it to that next level, making it an inspiring piece of theatre.

Potentially, the production could

have delved a little further, mapping deeper connections between the seemingly separate monologues, and bringing these extreme cases in touch with the everyday.

Nevertheless, the result is an effort well worth applauding, as well as a cause worth supporting.

On for three more shows at Melina Merkouri Hall in Nicosia, Friday through Sunday.

The Good Body XMAS Productions presents a play by Tony award-winning playwright Eve Ensler. April 12-14. Melina Merkouri Hall, Famagusta Gate, Nicosia. 9 pm. €10 (reduced price on account of the crisis!) The monologues will be performed mostly in English, with two exceptions in Greek. All net profits will go towards the Shelter for Abused Women and Children in Cyprus. Tel: 99-467966/22797650. For reservations please email thegoodbodyshow@gmail.com

Keen on the marine

The Mediterranean’s maritime community will converge in Limassol this week for the two-day East Med Marine Exhibition - a specialised technical event allowing not just the local shipping industry, but also the shipping industry of the entire East Mediterranean region, to become aware of the latest developments in marine technology and related services, through more than 80 exhibitors.

The event will be held in Grand Resort, in Limassol, a hub for the shipping industry in Cyprus, and attempts to strengthen Cyprus’ position as a leading international maritime centre. Merchant shipping is a business sector of which Cyprus is proud. Cyprus has one of the world’s largest commercial fleets and hence some of the biggest ship owning, ship management and marine services companies are based here.

The maintenance of a high quality fleet and the effective implementation of the internationally applicable safety, security and environmental protection standards are the foundation on which Cyprus builds its reputation. Limassol accommodates the East Med Marine Exhibition every two years. The Exhibition is organised by the MIE Group, a network of four regional offices, actively operating in Cyprus, Greece, Dubai and China, with a history dating back more than four decades in shipping.

In a year fraught with mounting challenges for the shipping industry, the region’s premier maritime event will bring together leading international maritime companies from around the world in a series of dynamic conferences to discuss and analyse the trends dominating shipping discussions at the moment.

The trade show is the one-stop shop for the region’s maritime community, showcasing the latest in marine equipment and components to

the shipping industry. It offers the large shipping community of Cyprus and the Eastern Mediterranean the opportunity to experience locally a showcase, concentrating on technical equipment/components and new developments, dry docks & repairs, safety products and services, automation, navigation and communication systems, chemicals, lubricants, fuel management systems, marine paints and many more.

The two-day maritime industry platform is packed with a comprehensive programme for almost every industry sector. It includes a host of technical and business conferences and seminars on water treatment systems and gas cleaning systems and other marine-related presentations. In addition, networking sessions such as cocktail parties and a golf tournament, will allow exhibitors to forge new professional relationships with key technical and purchasing people operating within Cyprus and the Eastern Mediterranean region. Marine Equipment Manufacturers such as Blohm+Voss Industries, TTS Group, Hatlapa Marine Equipment, Zeppelin Power Systems, Shipyards such as Blohm+Voss Repairs, Navantia Group, BLRT Group and many others have confirmed their participation. Further to these, professional associations such as the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology will also be represented at the exhibition.

East Med Marine Exhibition The only specialised Technical Marine Exhibition in the Eastern Mediterranean of this size. It includes a wide range of marine equipment and components to the shipping industry. April 11-12. GrandResort, Limassol.

4pm-9pm. Tel: 25-889804. e.panayiotou@thoosa. cy.net / www.eastmedexpo.com

By Ledha Socratous

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Television CYBC 1 06.45 08.15

Proti Enimerosi Kali Sas Mera Early morning entertainment magazine featuring segments on cooking, fashion, lifestyle issues and more.

11.00

CYBC 2 07.00 08.00 17.00

Kaftes Piperies (rpt) Istories Tou Horkou (rpt) Local comedy series, which happens to be the longest-running show on TV.

12.00

Apo Mera Se Mera

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Entehnos

18.00 18.50 19.00 19.10

Local cultural show.

Mazi Sto CyBC News Kaftes Piperies Paizoume Kypriaka

20.00 21.00

Moiraia Fengaria Local drama series inspired by Maro Kranidioti’s book ‘Otan i Moira Apofasizei’.

20.00 21.15

22.45

News Vimata Stin Ammo Friends (rpt) American comedy about the lives and loves of six New Yorkers.

22.30 23.30 23.45

Eponymos News Repeats

Brothers & Sisters (rpt) Fourth season.

‘Pregnant Pause’.

Kitty finds herself in an awkward situation when she walks in on Nora and Simon in the shower, while Holly and Nora disagree over the wedding plans.

Kevin and Scotty visit a fertility clinic and make a decision about which of them will be the biological father, and Rebecca’s secret is uncovered.

Local period drama, based on true events.

22.00

NRG Zone Titanic Julian Fellowes’ period drama telling the story of the Titanic as it meets disaster while crossing the Atlantic.

Part 2 of 2.

Local game show, asking questions having to do with the Cypriot dialect.

19.20

Biz/Emeis News In English News In Turkish History Of Science Inventions, discoveries and scientific advancements. ‘Can We Have Unlimited Power?’

Power has been harnessed from wind, from water, and from within the atom.

Current affairs show.

16.00 18.00 18.15 18.45

Euronews Kids’ TV Kati Psinetai (rpt) Show where contestants try to outdo each other by throwing the perfect dinner party, which is then judged on its merits by their rivals.

Cookery show.

11.30

ANTENNA

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Repeats

05.30 06.20 06.50 07.00 07.50 08.40 09.30 10.25 11.15 12.10 13.00 13.20 14.00 14.50 15.45 16.40 17.30 17.40

Erotas (rpt) Proini Enimerosi Me Agapi Strivein Dia Tou Arravonos (rpt) Vodka Portokali (rpt) Lyke, Lyke Eisai Edo (rpt) Einai Stigmes (rpt) Pansellinos (rpt) Tis Agapis Mahairia (rpt) Niose Me (rpt) News Mera Mesimeri Konstantinou Kai Elenis (rpt) To Kafe Tis Haras (rpt) Ta Koritsia Tou Baba (rpt) Oneiropagida (rpt) Lefta Sto Lepto Vals Me 12 Theous (rpt)

MEGA 06.00 06.30 07.00 08.00

Greek competitive cooking reality show, open to amateur and home chefs.

09.00 10.00 11.40 14.00 16.00 18.00 18.10 19.00 20.20 21.20

Aiyia Fuxia(rpt) Niose Me News Vals Me 12 Theous Grey’s Anatomy Enopion Tou Laou

00.00 00.05 00.30

News Sports News Radio Arvila

22.20 23.20

01.40 02.30 03.20 04.40

Horis Oria (rpt) Angigma Psihis (rpt) News Deal (rpt)

15.20 17.10 18.00 18.05 18.40 19.30 20.20 21.15 22.20

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Protoselido Eleni Vasiliki (rpt) Mila Mou (rpt) Mesimeri Kai Kati Efta Ourani Kai Sinnefa Alites (rpt) Magazino Siga Min To’ Xeres (rpt) News Ti Tha Fame Simera Mama Anna Paola Efta Ourani Kai Sinnefa Alites News Aspra Balonia FILM: Unwed Father An irresponsible college boy faces sudden fatherhood after a onetime lover leaves their infant son at his door.

Drama, starring Brian Austin Green. 1997

Sto Mikroskopio The Vampire Diaries Season one of supernatural drama. ‘The Night of the Comet’.

While Mystic Falls gets ready for a festival, Vicki is recovering in hospital from the attack. Stefan visits her to ensure she does not remember what happened to her, but his attempt to use his powers on her is cut short when her brother Matt arrives.

US medical drama.

Greek parody show.

Klemmena Oneira (rpt) Proino Mou Enimerosi Tora Eheis Meson Yia Sena News Erastis Ditikon Proastion (rpt) Epomeni Mera News Klemmena Oneira

07.00 08.20 10.00 10.50 12.00 14.30

Greek drama series.

With News at 18.00.

18.40 19.30 20.15 21.25 22.20 23.10

Ta Epta Kaka Tis Moiras Mou Retire Epomeni Mera (rpt) Master Chef (rpt)

SIGMA

00.30 00.35 01.40 02.20 02.40 03.50 04.30

News Istories Tou Astinomou Beka (rpt) Siga Min To’ Xeres (rpt) Mono Mia Fora (rpt) Se Fonto Kokkino (rpt) Ta Hrisopsara (rpt) Eleni (rpt)

PLUS TV 06.45 07.20

10.45 11.40

Classic Cartoons Fotis - Maria Live Best Of Exelixeis Sti Showbiz Mesimeriani Meleti Best Of I Kouzina Me Ti Dina (rpt) Mila (rpt) Berdema (rpt)

12.30 13.00 15.30 17.00 17.50 19.40

Star News Mesimeriani Meleti Kids’ TV Berdema Fotis - Maria Live Mila

08.30 09.00 10.00

Greek drama series.

Popular tear-jerking talk-show.

21.00 21.25

Exelixeis Sti Showbiz FILM: The Girl In The Park A grieving woman becomes convinced an 18-year-old conwoman is her daughter who went missing 15 years previously in Central Park. Drama, starring Sigourney Weaver.

2008.

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CAPITAL 08.55 09.25 10.00 11.00 11.30 12.30 13.25 14.30 15.25 16.15 16.45 17.40 18.15 19.15 19.50 20.05 21.00

A gunmen causes panic in Washington DC during a series of seemingly random murders. Fact-based drama, starring Charles S Dutton.

2003.

22.45

LTV Sports News Star News Repeats

News ‘Til Death Yia Sena (rpt) Enimerosi Tora Proino Mou (rpt)

FILM: Second in Command An east European official guarding a US ambassador in Moldova looks for an escape route when a violent rebellion breaks out. Thriller, with JeanClaude Van Damme.

2006.

Ta Kopelia Local comedy series.

23.50 00.50 01.50

Magikos Cosmos (rpt) Akti Oneiron (rpt) Ston Asterismo Tis Imeras Kouzina Me Apopsi Capital Sports (rpt) Milagros Kids’ TV Telemarketing Top Models Kouzina Me Apopsi (rpt) Sabrina, To Koritsi Tis Agapis Akti Oneiron Pacific Blue News Sports News Igeia & Zoi FILM: DC Sniper: 23 Days Of Fear

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FILM: Open Water 2: Adrift Drama, starring Eric Dane and Niklaus Lange. 2006.

Bonnie and Clyde (LTV3, 22.00)

01:00 The Impressions Show With Culshaw &... 01:30 Ideal 02:00 The Weakest Link 02:45 My Family 03:15 EastEnders 03:45 Doctors 04:15 Only Fools and Horses 04:45 The Impressions Show With Culshaw &... 05:15 Ideal 05:45 My Family 06:15 The Weakest Link 07:00 3rd & Bird 07:10 Fimbles 07:30 Boogie Beebies 07:45 Tellytales 07:55 Me Too! 08:15 3rd & Bird 08:25 Fimbles 08:45 Boogie Beebies 09:00 Tellytales 09:10 Me Too! 09:30 My Family 10:00 Only Fools and Horses 10:30 The Weakest Link 11:15 EastEnders 11:45 Doctors 12:15 Great Ormond Street 13:05 Twenty Thousand Streets Under The Sky 13:55 My Family 14:25 The Weakest Link 15:10 Only Fools and Horses 15:40 EastEnders 16:10 Doctors 16:40 Twenty Thousand Streets Under The Sky 17:35 Great Ormond Street 18:25 The Weakest Link 19:10 EastEnders 19:35 Doctors 20:05 Around the World in 20 Years 21:00 My Family 21:30 The Impressions Show With Culshaw &...

22:00 South Riding 22:50 As Time Goes By 23:20 Rev. 23:50 Outcasts 00:40 Little Britain

07:00 Sunrise Earth 07:55 Sons Of Guns 08:40 Prophets Of Science Fiction 09:30 Solving History With Olly Steeds 10:15 Crisis Control 11:05

Deadliest Catch 11:50 Weird Connections 12:15 Mega World 13:05 Extreme Engineering 13:50 Chasing Classic Cars 14:35 1000 Places To See Before You Die 15:25 Solving History With Olly Steeds 16:10 Mythbusters 17:00 Wild Fisherman: Mozambique 17:50 Rodeo 18:40 Chasing Classic Cars 19:30 1000 Places To See Before You Die 20:20 Crisis Control 21:10 Solving History With Olly Steeds 22:00 Wild Fisherman: Mozambique 22:50 Rodeo 23:40 Deadliest Catch 00:30 Crisis Control 01:15 Mythbusters 02:05 Wild Fisherman: Mozambique 02:50 Rodeo 03:40 Chasing Classic Cars 04:30 Solving History With Olly Steeds 05:20 1000 Places To See Before You Die 06:10 Crisis Control

09:30 Rally Raid : Abu Dhabi Challenge In Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates 09:45 All Sports: Watts 10:00 Football: Eurogoals 10:45 Weightlifting: European Championship Albania 13:30 Fitness: The Box 13:45 Equestrian Sports: Riders Club 14:00 Football: Eurogoals 14:45 Cycling: Paris Roubaix, France 15 :01 Weightlifting: European Championship Albania 22 :01 Fight Sport: Total Ko 23 :01 Motorsports : Dempsey Races Le Mans 23 :16 Fia World Touring Car Championship 23 :46 Car Racing: World Series Renault Italy 00 :16

Rally Raid : Abu Dhabi Challenge In Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates 00 :31 Weightlifting: European Championship Albania

05:40 Desperate Housewives 7 06:25 Bones 3 07:10 Raising Hope 07:35 Scrubs 9 08:00 Grey’s Anatomy 8 08:50 Masterchef 09:40 Desperate Housewives 7 10:25 Bones 3 11:10 Raising Hope 11:35 Scrubs 9 12:00 Modern Family 12:25 New Girl 12:50 Glee 3 13:40 Grey’s Anatomy 8 14:30 Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations 15:20 Desperate Housewives 7 16:05 Bones 3 16:50 Raising Hope 17:15 Scrubs 9 17:40 Grey’s Anatomy 8 18:30 Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations 19:20 Desperate Housewives 7 20:10 Bones 3 21:00 Modern Family 4 21:25 New Girl 2 21:50 Glee 3 22:40 Raising Hope 2 23:05 Scrubs 9 23:30 Modern Family 4 23:55 New Girl 2 00:20 Glee 3 01:10 Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations 02:00 Desperate Housewives 7 02:45 Raising Hope 2 03:10 Scrubs 9 03:35 Surviving Suburbia 04:00 Grey’s Anatomy 8 04:50 Make It Or Break It 3

07:30 Action Zone (E) 08:00 Shattered Silence 09:30 Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark 11:10 Hollywood Buzz (E) 11:45 Meeting Venus 14:00 Neverending Sto-

ry Ii: The Next Chapter 15:45 Haunting Of Bryan Beckett 17:30 Dreamcatcher 20:00 LTV Sports News 21:00 Match Point 23:15 Killer Inside Me 01:15 Hustler TV 03:00 Switch 04:45 Hangover Part 06:30 LTV Sports News (E)

07:00 Kids TV 15:45 Justice League Unlimited 16:10 Legion Of Super Heroes 16:35 Young Justice 17:00 Nba Action 17:30 Barclays Premier League World 18:00 Liga Bbva 2012-13 20:00 Best Premier League Games 20:30 2011 World’s Strongest Man 21:00 La Liga Review 2012-13 22:00 Barclays Premier League 2012-13 00:00 Best Premier League Games 00:30 Planet Speed 01:00 Liga Bbva 2012-13 05:00 Barclays Premier League 2012-13

07:15 One Tree Hill 08:00 How To Make It In America 08:30 Strike Back 10:20 2 Broke Girls 10:45 Eastbound & Down 11:15 Hawaii Five-0 12:45 Closer 13:30 One Tree Hill 14:15 Strike Back 16:00 Friends 16:25 Privileged 17:10 Closer 18:00 Luck 19:00 Closer 19:45 2 Broke Girls 20:30 Big Bang Theory 21:00 Mentalist 21:45 C.S.I. Miami 22:30 Ncis: Los Angeles 23:15 Underbelly Nz: Land Of The Long Green Cloud 00:05 G.I. Joe: The Rise Of Cobra 02:05 Flypaper 03:30 Friends 03:55 Privileged 04:40 Closer 05:30 Luck 06:30 Closer

PRE GAME(E) 18:45 CHAMPIONSHIP 2012-13: APOLLON VS AYIA NAPA (E) 20:45 POST GAME (E) 21:30 A DIVISION CYPRUS SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP 22:00 TBA

08:15 Tourist 10:00 Secret Life 11:30 Battle Los Angeles 13:30 Unnatural & Accidental 15:15 Another Year 17:30 Les Petits Mouchoirs (Little White Lies) 20:15 Bruc 22:00 Bonnie And Clyde 00:05 Daring! TV 04:05 Groupie 05:45 Up In The Air

06:00 Bad Teacher 07:35 Bounce 09:25 Like Crazy 11:00 Films & Stars 11:45 The New Protocol 13:25 A Thousand Words 15:00 Green Card 16:50 Cine News 17:25 The Vow 19:15 Hollywood 1on1 19:50 Think Like A Man 22:00 Game Of Thrones 23:10 Vraveia Ellinikis Akadimias Kinimatografou 2013 00:50 The Artist 02:35 Rampart 04:25 House Of The Rising Sun

06:30 Cine News 07:20 The Perfect Storm 09:30 Shallow Hal 11:25 XMen: First Class 13:40 Cine News 14:05 Pay It Forward 16:10 $5 A Day 17:50 Hollywood Buzz 18:25 Affair In

Trinidad 20:10 To Tango Ton Christougennon 22:00 The Grey 00:00 In Her Shoes 02:15 Conan The Barbarian 04:05 Let Me In

18:55 Extreme Measures 21:00 The Haunting 23:55 Fright Night 01:45 Adult Zone

19:20 Another Earth 23:05 The Art Of Getting By 00:35 Ksafnikos Erotas

2:00 NHL: Phoenix Coyotes At Vancouver Canucks 4:30 Big 12 Baseball Oklahoma At Texas 7:00 Morning Drive 8:00 Feherty - Bobby Knight 9:00 Golf Central International LIVE From The Masters 10:00 MLB: Cincinnati Reds At St. Louis Cardinals 13:00rag Race High 13:30 My Ride Rules 14:00 Pinks All Out Shreveport 15:00 MLB Player Poll 15:30 MLB: Cincinnati Reds At St. Louis Cardinals 18:00

06:00 Only Hits 08:00 MTV GreekLips 09:00 MTV Hollywood Heights 10:00 MTV Plain Jane (Commissioned Version) 11:00 Pure Local 12:00 MTV VHI Pop up Video 13:00 MTV Made 14:00 MTV Big Time Rush 14:30 MTV Victorious 15:00 MTV Hollywood Heights 16:00 MTV Crash Canyon 17:00 MTV Pranked 18:00 MTV GreekLips 19:00 Only Hits 20:00 MTV The Hard Times Of RJ Berger 21:00 MTV Underemployed 22:00 MTV Catfish 23:00 MTV The Inbetweeners 00:00 MTV Jersey Shore 01:00 Only Hits

07:00 Father Of The Bride 08:30 The Public Enemy 09:50 Gun Glory 11:20 Sunday in New York 13:05 The Prodigal 14:55 Two Weeks In Another Town 16:40 Welcome To Hard Times 18:20 April in Paris 20:00 Julius Caesar 22:00 Point Blank 23:30 Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore 01:20 The Fixer 03:35 The Doctor’s Dilemma 05:20 Father Of The Bride

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Bruc (LTV3, 20.15) Bruc Willis? Robert the Bruc? Not exactly - but not too far either, Bruc (Juan Jose Ballesta) being a Catalan riff on the Scottish king or the action heroes played by Mr. Willis. He defeats an entire French regiment singlehanded, though he’s just a humble drummer - and Napoleon, understandably peeved and depressed by this news, sends his best man (Vincent Perez) to track Bruc down and make an example of him. “I want his head,” says Vincent grimly, wreaking havoc as his troops turn our hero’s friends and family into collateral damage. It’s a case of Bruc vs. brutes - and the film is an action flick with some graphic violence and a breathless pace, aimed at the Catalan multiplex audi-

ence (Bruc is something of a local legend) rather than the forelock-tugging crowd who admire ‘European’ cinema. “There’s something oddly fascinating about watching a film where the French get spanked,” says a patriotic British website called ‘Boom’ approvingly. In Catalan, Spanish and French; made in 2010.

The Grey (Novacinema2, 22.00) ‘A slasher movie with wolves,’ was the lazy consensus on this wilderness adventure - but in that case consensus needs to explain why the wolves all but vanish in the last half-hour, leaving the characters to sit around talking about God and Death and Fate and other weighty philosophical matters. They’re among the

The Grey

few survivors when a plane crashes in the Alaskan wilderness - and they’re led by Liam Neeson, a stubborn atheist and ‘lone wolf’ whose skills come in handy when the party are beset by man-eating wolves. Liam knows all about death - and death recurs throughout, always in the air, the film’s key scene being perhaps the man who decides to choose his own death (“I just had the clearest thought,” he announces, sitting down before the glorious Alaskan landscape: “I’m done”).

You could call it a potent existentialist parable about men forced to confront the inevitable in a world without God (“This is real,” insists Liam; “The cold. The air in my lungs”). Or you could call it a slasher movie with wolves. But you’d be wrong. Made in 2012.

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3 Collection of stamps on Greek letter recently (9) 7 Half a dozen for each creeper (5) 8 Got the better of on the field (9) 9 Approach period before major event (3-2) 10 One led astray, by the way, is the laziest (6) 13 Gave an account of drink in the plant (8) 15 Vet’s idea mixing calming medicine (8) 17 Had an ambition during the night perhaps (6) 20 Supply food that will react badly (5) 21 I burnt his concoction that was not in accordance with UK character (2-7) 22 Freely admit liability (3,2) 23 Old electric blanket? (9)

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CRYPTIC: Across – 1 Billposter; 8 Wit; 9 Rainstorm; 10 Methyl; 11 Final; 13 Policy; 15 Alaska; 17 Colon; 18 Camper; 21 Annuitant; 22 Pax; 23 Interfered. Down – 1 Bowl; 2 Let well alone; 3 Perth; 4 Shield; 5 Easeful; 6 Sound sleeper; 7 Amalgam; 12 Special; 14 Consign; 16 Scrape; 19 Motif; 20 Axed.

QUICK: Across – 1 True to life; 8 Sag; 9 Penniless; 10 Barren; 11 Binge; 13 Greece; 15 Census; 17 Lousy; 18 Casual; 21 Talkative; 22 Keg; 23 Typewriter. Down – 1 Task; 2 Ungratefully; 3 Taper; 4 Lining; 5 Friable; 6 Tennis racket; 7 Asperse; 12 Agility; 14 Cry-baby; 16 Scribe; 19 Spear; 20 Agar.

ARIES March 21 - April 20

LEO July 23 - August 22

SAGITTARIUS November 23 - December 21

You may have high expectations today as you seem to be the one with focus, ideas and initiative. If things aren’t moving ahead the way you’d like, you’re likely do all in your power to speed things up. Enjoyable plans seem to be in full swing. However, current influences suggest you should slow down to avoid minor accidents or unexpected problems.

Though social fires are burning brightly, and friends or a special mate may have enticements galore or even a surprise - your thoughts may be elsewhere. If outings with friends are losing their edge, you may be pining for fresh horizons, a desire to travel and the urge to explore places you have never been. Today take the plunge - make that plan.

The Moon in upbeat Aries only adds to your desire to take a gamble with life, or to do something adventurous and spine tingling. Faced with the tedium of your day-to-day routine, you may find it unbearable and have a strong desire to escape or even to rebel. A romantic liaison may be a heady perfume that keeps you coming back for more.

TAURUS April 21 - May 21

VIRGO August 23 - September 23

CAPRICORN December 22 - January 20

The day begins with a friendly gesture and perhaps a compliment to help you feel you’re doing something right.

Someone may want to tempt you in a way that could take your attention off more important things. Try not to lose your focus, or you may have to deal with disappointment.

If you have to disagree with someone, get your point across in a kindly manner.

It might help to stay out of the sight of a frazzled partner or disgruntled employer or boss today. If it feels like no-one is on your side - take heart. It may seem like a difficult day with no end in sight. However, things improve later on, especially if you decide to treat yourself to a gift as a way to reward yourself for all you’ve had to put up with.

With a major focus on your home zone, and plenty of sizzling energy surrounding you, you could be seething inwardly as some person or situation arouses your anger.

Whatever the cause, stay focused on the present, and don’t let unresolved past resentments dictate your actions. You’re currently like the brush that wants to make a clean sweep.

GEMINI May 22 - June 21

LIBRA September 24 - October 23

AQUARIUS January 21 - February 19

If you’re looking to get ahead, networking with like-minded people may bring you best results. You could be quite pushy about moving in the right circles. However, even if you have to blag your way into the right social situation, you could reap rich rewards. A new idea or plan seems to be taking shape which may put a smile on your face.

On this high energy day, people seem to be emotional with strong feelings to express. Romantic relations and matters of the heart could interfere with your happiness, especially if all is not going well. In order to regain your composure, it might help to stand back for a while and get a fresh perspective. Then you can take effective action with confidence.

It might help to try to promote cordial relationships with those in your immediate circle, whether at work or socially.

What could spoil this approach may be a tendency to say the wrong thing at the wrong time. Be careful today when the Moon connects with Uranus, as a verbal faux pas could cause a friendship to dissemble. Your nerves can also be on edge.

CANCER June 22 - July 22

SCORPIO October 24 - November 22

PISCES February 20 - March 20

Suddenly you’re firing on all cylinders, which means you stand a better chance of getting ahead career wise. Enthusiasm picks up and lifts you to a new level of interaction with key people. If you can keep a thick skin, you could surge ahead to the success you deserve. If you’re in a hurry, pay attention to your intuition as it could save you time.

Argumentative types at work could throw in their two cents today; try not to let them get to you, especially if you have a goal or deadline to achieve. Changing conditions could leave you feeling somewhat anxious, so it helps to stay open to new experiences. Health wise, you may be keen to work out, but you should pace yourself to avoid any strains.

Today, you and your loved one may be thinking as one, as agreements may be easily reached. However, you’ll still need to be careful financially, as you could talk each other into spending money that you don’t have. If you want to make the most of the energies in your money zone, use them to help you earn more rather than caving in to spending more.

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Nicosia - tel: 22 818583 fax: 22 676385 Paphiakos Animal Welfare have advised that many large dogs have been taken from the Mesogi/Anarvagos/Ttremithousa areas. Please call 99622678 if you have seen him ***************************** HONEY is a 3 month old pincher/ terrier mix. She is very small sized and very sweet and playful. Honey is looking for a loving family to be hers forever!

She will remain small sized so she is ideal for a family with an apartment! For adoptions call 99 520 511 Monday-Friday between hours 10-2 or email ndsadoptions@gmail.com *****************************

HEALTH & FITNESS **************************** PROFESSIONAL UPHOLSTERY CLEANING, also carpets, rugs and mattresses. Special offers now available. FREE STAIN GUARD FOR LIMITED TIME For a quote call Rickys Cleaning Services on 99131044 (all areas) info@rcs-cyprus.net / www.rcs-cyprus.net ***************************** K.D.FLYSCREENS LTD. We manufacture top quality sliding screens, opening doors and roller systems. We also do repairs. For a FREE QUOTE please contact Phone: 99119582 Website: www.kdflyscreens.com

SWIFT SERVICE AND REPAIRS air-cons, commercial and domestic fridges and freezers, ice machines, cool rooms, supply and fit air-cons VRV S. Call Nik on 99579602 Limassol ***************************** DO YOU WANT A SHINY LOOKING FLOOR? Full repair & restoration of chipped, scratched, dull and stained, Marble, Terrazzo, Stone & Ceramic tiled floors and surfaces. Professional cleaning, repair & sealing of internal/external ceramic tiles & grout lines. For a free professional consultation & demonstration contact Mark at Premier on 70006766 All areas

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LOST HUSKY – PAPHOS Answers to the name of Chico went missing on Monday the 4th of February around the International School area chipped

***************************** FOR PRETTY WOMAN: anticellulite treatment, reflexology, aromatherapy massage against stress, back pains, headache. also spa for nails.

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PERSONAL GERMAN MAN, 50 years old, searching for a nice woman.

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FOR SALE MISCELLANEOUS ***************************** ART AND WATCH collector purchases art works and watches in cash. Watches: only high end pieces with the original box and invoice. Art works: international artists for which the provenance can be clearly proved. Send details/pictures to laurentjones1@gmail.com ***************************** FOR SALE:

Electric Cooker, Bosch 4 ceramic hotplates and oven, used 1 1/2 year, €350 For further information contact phone 99757511 ***************************** FOR SALE – PAPHOS CATERING EQUIPMENT 1. Industrial freezer – CORECO Height 200cm, width 68cm, depth 58cm 2. Electrolux Freezer, model EUC3109X, width-595mm, height-1800mm, depth623mm, freezing capacity-24kg/24hours, energy class A 3. CONVOTHERM OVEN modelOBG 6.10Combi Oven-Steamer with Gas Steam Generator Extra: Stand with stainless steel shelving, extractor fan,

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FOR SALE BUSINESS/ PROPERTY/LAND ***************************** FOR SALE plot of land with sea view. In Chlorakas area. Very quiet and private location. Title deed. Tel. 99519370. ***************************** LIMASSOL

1) GREAT INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY PLOT OF LAND FOR SALE 1,789 sq.m, IN THE AREA OF AGIA ZONI BUILDING FACTOR 140% WITH TITLE DEED. The land is located at a central point in the city, very close to various amenities and has excellent accessibility.

Tel: 96885030 owner 2) RESIDENTIAL LAND FOR SALE GREAT INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY The plot of land is located in the area of Foinikaria Total area 5,686 with a 20% Building Factor Tel: 96885030 owner ***************************** PAFOS 1) PLOTS OF LAND FOR SALE ANAVARGOS AREA GREAT INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY The plots can be sold as a single unit or individually.

From 626 sq.m up to 776 sq.m with building factor 60% and title deeds. Mountain and sea view with nice villas developing around the area. Tel: 96885030 owner 2) COMMERCIAL PROPERTY FOR SALE IN KATO PAFOS 96sq.m The shop is within the ‘’Limnaria Complex’’ and faces the main road Melina Mercouri Avenue It’s in good condition with suspended ceiling, recessed lighting, VRV AC, fitted carpet, motorised shutters, CCTV and more. Tel: 96885030 owner ***************************** LAND FOR SALE MITSERO. 7 skalas. 10% build. South facing, unobstructed views. Access road, water, electricity. Fenced compound with 48sq.meter timber framed 2 bedroom unit, septic tank, grey water system, storage, workshop. €135,000 mobile 99594205 pumpitch@ hotmail.com ***************************** PLOT FOR SALE IN KATO PLATRES in a pine tree area. It comes with title deeds, 1095 square feet. Tel. 99881051. ***************************** FOR SALE LAND in Anthoupoli (half plot) 288 sq.metres. for information 99621554. *****************************

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PROPERTY TO LET NICOSIA ***************************** APARTMENT FOR RENT BY OWNER: 3 bedroom, 2 and 1/2 bathroom, super luxury apartment 196 sq. m, all electrical appliances, 2 large covered parking places in a beautiful residential area in the most convenient location in Nicosia in Dasoupolis area behind Aretaieio Private Hospital. For viewing or price information call 99629213 ***************************** FLATS/HOUSES FOR RENT studio Makarios Av. €300, Kennedy furnished €300, 1 bdrm Str/ los €400, Hilton €400, 2 bdrm Lycavitos €480 fully equipped, Ag. Dometios ground floor + garden €450, Ag. Paylos rear house newly built €390, Acropolis furnished €450, 3 bdrm Ag. Omologites garden €700, Nikis Av. Furnished €500, Archangelos detached with pool €1,200, Acropolis independent ideal for office/residence €750, 4 bdrm Kwsta Theodorou new house €1,100, Mosfiloti unique villa with pool/landscaping €2,500.

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21 PROPERTY FINDER LTD. Licenced & Registered Estate Agents A.M.627 A.A.108/E ***************************** FOR RENT a spacious two bedroom apartment, near Hilton and Central Bank. Living/dining room, sitting room, large veranda, kitchen, c/h, s/h, covered parking. Title deeds. Tel. 99519370. ***************************** HOUSES/FLATS 2 bedr. lux. flat, Ayioi Omoloyites, wooden floors €800, 3 bedr. Acropolis c/h a/c wooden floors €650, Mak/ssa 3 bedr., modern, open plan €1000 f/f €1200, Nicosia 3 bedr., f/f, luxury €1000 f/f, Latsia 2 bedr., pool €430, Strovolos f/f house 4 bedr €1300, Mak/ssa ground floor house detached €850 Photos www.markidesestates. com Markides 22- 378898 / 99464764 Reg.No. 487 E 16 ***************************** LUXURIOUS APARTMENT FOR RENT - A luxurious one floor apartment situated in central Nicosia in an area of exceptional Beauty at 3 Museum Street, is available to let. It has been recently renovated and consists of four bedrooms, two bathrooms, big dining and sitting rooms, kitchen and a huge veranda. Approximate covered area 250 sqm. Tel: 99622370. ***************************** TO LET 1 bedroom upper floor house, large veranda near restaurant Periyiali in Acropolis 5 Aeantos Street €300 call 99680208

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classified contents Employment Opportunities pg 22 Employment Miscellaneous 22 Pets 22 Lessons 22 Health & Fitness 22 Personal 22 Services 22 For Sale Miscellaneous 22 For Sale Land/ Property Business 22 For Sale Motor vehicles 22 Properties Wanted -To Let Nicosia 22 To Let Limassol 25 To Let Larnaca 25 To Let Paphos 25 To Let Protaras, Ayia Napa, Paralimni -For Sale Nicosia 27 For Sale Limassol -For Sale Larnaca -For Sale Paphos 27 For Sale Ayia Napa -For Sale Famagusta Protaras 27 For Sale Athens -Property& Home Services display ads -Churches 27

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Please note tel nos. that begin with: 22 = Nicosia 23 = Paralimni/Protaras 24 = Larnaca 25 = Limassol 26 = Paphos

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Advertiser TO LET NICOSIA ***************************** LUXURY HOUSES:

1. 4 bedr luxury detached house built in 3/4 of a plot, office space, central heating, full a/c, big sitting and dining area, separate big kitchen with family room and all the electrical appliances, blinds and curtains on all windows, aluminium shutters, big garden with grass, 3 wc, covered parking, in a quiet area – Strovolos €1000 (H4ST10051-R), (photos in the website) 2. 3 bedr luxury terraced house, 210sq.m,central heating, full a/c, marble floor in the sitting areas and solid parquet floor on stairs and bedrooms,4 wc,3 bathrooms, 2 en suite, big verandas, electrical appliances in the kitchen, 3 covered parking spaces, roof garden access, in a quiet neighbourhood on Mon Parnas hill – Engomi €800 (photos in the website).

3. 3 bedr detached house with extra room for office, 250sq.m, central heating independent, 4 a/c, big renovated kitchen with cooker and oven, big sitting and dining room with

FOR RENT 2 bedroom, 2 bath apartment in Larnaca near new hospital. €400 per month including service charge and refuse collection Call 99358916

TO LET NICOSIA parquet floor and fireplace, 1 bathroom, 2 shower, 3 wc, 2 covered parking, double glazed windows and shutters in bedrooms, big verandas surrounded by trees and bushes off 28th October street IN the central part of Makedonitissa – €1100 (H3MAK0004-R) (photos on the website) 4. 3 bedr luxury semi-detached house with character, 200sq.m, central heating, full ac, sitting and dining room with fireplace, big kitchen with cooker and oven, dishwasher and refrigerator, nice mature garden with flowers, trees and small garden with grass, covered parking, 3wc, 2 bathrooms in a quiet neighbourhood. Available middle of January. Agios Andreas €1200 - H3AAD0001-R (photos on website).

5. 3 bedr luxury house, office space, attic room, with central heating, full a/c, separate kitchen, NICELY MODERN FURNISHED, 2 verandas, in a quiet area – Lakatamia €680 (H4LAK009-R), (photos in the website).

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TO LET NICOSIA 6. 3 bedr + attic room with shower and wc luxury detached house with central heating, a/c, fireplace, modern kitchen open plan with expensive electrical appliances, blinds, garden with grass, over flow swimming pool, covered parking in a quiet area. – Makedonitissa €1600 (H4MAK0023-R), (photos on the website).

7. 4 bedr luxury detached house with big sitting and dining room with parquet floor, separate big kitchen with family room and all the electrical appliances, small garden with grass and bbq area,3wc, central heating, full a/c, covered parking, in a very quiet neighbourhood – Archangelos €1200 (H4AR0017-R), (photos in the website).

8. 3 bedr +office space partially renovated detached ground floor house, 280sq.m, central heating with oil, full a/c, 3wc, separate TV room, big sitting and dining area, big verandas around the house, bbq area, covered parking, private yard near the parking.– Strovolos

TO LET NICOSIA €1200 (H4ST10048-R), (photos in the website).

9. New modern luxury very good quality finished semi detached house built in 3 levels. Upstairs 1st level 3 bedrs all en suite+ laundry room, 2nd level big attic room which can be used for office space or bedroom.

Ground floor with 2 sitting areas ,dining area and breakfast area, kitchen with all the electrical appliances, central heating, full a/c units. Basement with kitchen with cooker and oven, dishwasher, microwave and 2 refrigerators, sitting room with fireplace, and 2 bedrooms with one bathroom. Outside private fenced garden with artificial grass, bbq area and covered veranda. The house has blinds and shutters on all windows, false ceiling with spot lights throughout house, pressure system, covered parking, satellite dish, central music and network system, storage room, very good double glazed windows. Behind General flooring in the centre of Makedonitissa - €2000 (H4MAK0001-R), (pho-

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10. 4 bedr semi detached house with central heating, 4 a/c, 3 wc, 2 bathrooms, 180sq.m, electrical appliances, small yard, bbq area, off Kostantinoupoleos street near French ambassador residence.- STROVOLOS €700 (H4ST10043-R), (photos in the website).

11. 4 bedr new luxury finished detached house with central heating independent, full a/c, 3wc, 2 bathrooms, big kitchen with cooker oven, dishwasher and big family room, aluminium shutters in all the house, separate big sitting and dining room with parquet floor, 2 covered parking, alarm system, big covered patio, SWIMMING POOL, in a newly built area near Falcon school – Strovolos €2000 (photos in the website).

TO LET NICOSIA 12. 3 bedrs luxury 2 storey, FULLY RENOVATED LISTED HOUSE with high ceilings in the centre of Nicosia, 260sq.m, 2 small attic rooms, big sitting room upstairs, big sitting room and dining area downstairs, wooden floor, kitchen with all the electrical appliances, 2 bathrooms (one en suite),3wc,CH independent, A/C, big garden – Nicosia Centre €1400 (H4NIC0002-R), (photos in the website).

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Advertiser TO LET NICOSIA house, big sitting and dining room with fireplace, big fully equipped kitchen with breakfast area and family room, big over flow, swimming pool with covered patio area with fully equipped bar (bbq, fridge, freezer, cooker), mature garden around the house,2 parking places, alarm system near the Cyprus Conference Centre – Platy Aglantzias €3500 (H5PAG0002-R).

14. 4 bedr very big luxury semi detached house 350sq.m, with big separate basement 80sq.m with 2 rooms, sitting room, kitchen and bathroom. Consists of big sitting and dining areas upstairs, big kitchen with big family room and breakfast area, big bedrooms, 3 showers, 1 bathroom, central heating, full a/c, black out blinds on all windows, cooker and oven in the kitchen, covered parking and patio with bbq in a very quiet neighbourhood close to Makarios football stadium.

CAN BE RENTED FURNISHED, PARTIALLY FURNISHED OR UNFURNISHED - Makedonitissa €1500 (H4MAK0032-R), (photos in the website) 15. 4 bedrs new luxury detached house, all the bedrooms very big and all with big bathroom/ shower, sitting room upstairs, attic room with shower and wc, office space/maid’s room with shower and wc, central heating, full AC,450sq.m, big sitting and dining areas, big kitchen with sitting area and fitted cooker and oven, 6wc, 2 covered parking, yard with tiles and SWIMMING POOL, bbq area in a very quiet neighbour-

TO LET NICOSIA hood near CYBC ( RIK) station and near a neighbourhood park – Platy Aglantzias €2500 (H4AGZ0005-R), (photos in the website) For many more properties with photos visit our website at www.landtouristestates.com which is updated daily. LANDTOURIST ESTATES LTD 22422225/96-422225/96422226, www.landtouristestates.com ***************************** LUXURY FLATS:

1. 3 bedr luxury finished spacious floor apartment with very big sitting and dining areas with family room with fire place, solid parquet floor all through, central heating independent, full a/c, all the bedrooms with en suite shower/bathroom, 4wc, big kitchen with all the electrical appliances, blinds on all windows, big covered veranda, covered parking, big storage room, on a small 3 storey building in a quiet neighbourhood – Agios Andreas€1300 – A3AAD0005-R (photos on website).

2. 1 bedr spacious fully luxury renovated apartment,60sq.m, big sitting and dining room, big bedroom, fully newly modern furnished with LCD TV 32’, covered veranda, covered parking, storage heaters, full a/c, near Cyta, Laiki and Hellenic Bank headquarters – Dasoupolis €550 (photos in the website).

3. 2 bedr penthouse apartment, 100sq.m + 80sq.m veranda with flowers and bbq, big sitting and dining room with big 60” TV, storage heaters, full a/v, 2 wc, en suite bathroom/

TO LET NICOSIA jacuzzi, roman blinds, cooker, oven, microwave, washing machine and refrigerator in the kitchen, covered parking, near Metro supermarket – Aglantzia €600 (photos in the website).

4. 2 bedr luxury ground floor apartment with central heatingindependent, full a/c, structure cabling internet and satellite network, FULLY MODERN EXPENSIVE FURNISHED, with 46”LCD TV, covered parking, double glazed windows, aluminium shutters, on Pericleous street near Klimataria traffic lights – Strovolos €650 (A2ST10054-R) (photos in the website) 5. 4 bedr new spacious luxury finished floor apartment with floor heating independent, full a/c, 3wc, electrical appliances in the kitchen, blinds on all windows, very big 50sq.m covered veranda, fireplace, covered parking and big over floor heated covered swimming pool on the ground floor, on a small 3 storey building in a quiet neighbourhood near a playground and near Ippokration private hospital – Engomi €1500 (A4ENG0003-R) (photos in the website) 6. 1 bedr new luxury apartment in a modern building (TSENTAS),with central heating ind, 2 a/c, cooker and oven, refrigerator and washing machine in the kitchen, parquet floor, NICELY FURNISHED big covered veranda, big sitting room off Kyriakou Matsi street, 1 km from the centre €460 (A1AOM0002-R), (photos in the website).

TO LET NICOSIA 7.

1 bedr cozy luxury apartment,60sq.m,parquet floor, nicely furnished ,all fitted electrical appliances (cooker, oven, microwave, washing machine, dishwasher, fridge), roman blinds, provisions for home cinema, big covered verandah, storage heaters, 2 a/c ,covered parking in Dasoupolis near Alpha Mega supermarket and Areteion hospital. – Dasoupoli €470 (A1DAS0009-R) (photos in the website)

8. 2 bedr spacious renovated apartment 100sq.m with separate big kitchen, air condition for hot and cold in all the rooms, covered veranda, nicely newly fully furnished , off Kyriakou Matsi street very close to the centre on foot– Agioi Omologites €500 (A2AOM0003-R) (photos in the website) 9. New top quality 2 bedr apartment, 93sq.m+20sq.m veranda, on a small modern building with 6 flats only. Central heating independent, full a/c, 2 bathrooms, 2wc, fully fitted kitchen with all the electrical appliances, water pressure system roller blinds and shutters on windows, big sitting and dining room, big bedrooms, covered parking and storage room, in a quiet neighbourhood near Akropolis park. AVAILABLE end of March – Acropolis €800 A2ACS0002-R (photos in the website) .

10. New luxury finished 1 bedr penthouse apartment with big verandah with nice view, in a small modern building,55sq.m,storage heaters,2 a/c, blinds on the windows, expensive electri-

TO LET NICOSIA cal appliances (cooker, oven, extractor, refrigerator, washing machine, dryer), covered parking and storage room, off Kalippoleos street opposite Dessange Day Spa near the University – Lykavitos €420 (A1LYK0002-R), (photos in the website).

11. 3 bedrs luxury penthouse one floor apartment in a small building with 3 apartments,250sq.m plus big covered verandas, fire place, solid parquet floor,2 bathrooms,3 wc, cooker, oven, fridge, washing machine and dishwasher in the kitchen, CH independent, full a/c, big reception areas opening to the verandas, pressure system and 2 Pcovered with remote control entrance, walking distance to the centre very close to Debenhams €1300 (A3NIC0028-R), (photos in the website) 12. 2 bedr new modern luxury finished apartment with parquet floor, central heating independent, 2 a/c, modern kitchen with all fitted expensive electrical appliances, blinds on the windows, big covered veranda, FULLY NICELY FURNISHED, covered parking in a quiet neighbourhood off Kallipoleos Street - Lykavitos €700 (A2LYK0024-R) (photos on the website) 13. 3 bedr luxury penthouse apartment with central heating independent, full a/c, 2wc, big sitting and dining room with fireplace, separate kitchen, NICELY MODERN FURNISHED, big covered and uncovered veranda, covered parking, in Strovolos near the Municipal building - €650 (A3ST10014-R) (photos

TO LET NICOSIA on the website) 14. 3 bedr spacious luxury finished apartment 150sq.m+30sq.m covered veranda, central heating independent with petrol, full wall a/c units, solid parquet floor, expensive electrical appliances in the kitchen, 3wc, curtains and blinds on windows, 3 COVERED PARKING, storage room, near Pizza Hut in Strovolos €1100 (photos in the website).

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3 bedrs luxury penthouse,165sq.m+80sq.m verandah with bbq, central heating ind, full AC, 3 wc, 2 bathrooms, solid parquet floor all the flat, big kitchen with dining area, fully MODERN FURNISHED, covered parking off Athalassa Avenue near Stephanis Electrinics and English school – Strovolos €800 (A3ST10013-R) (photos in the website) 16. New luxury finished 4 bed PENTHOUSE apartment in a small modern building, 186sq. m+90sq.m big veranda with nice view, separate floor heating, fully air conditioned, 4wc, 2 en suite bedrooms with shower,1 bathroom, solid parquet floor all through, big sitting and dining areas with electric modern shutters opening to the veranda, fully equipped kitchen with expensive electrical appliances, 2 parking places (1 covered), in a very quiet neighbourhood ,near the Russian Embassy. AVAILABLE END OF MARCH –Engomi €1900 (A4ENG0005-R) (photos in the website) For many more properties with

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Advertiser TO LET NICOSIA photos visit our website at www.landtouristestates.com which is updated daily. LANDTOURIST ESTATES LTD 22422225 / 96-422225 / 96422226 www.landtouristestates.com ***************************** 2 BDRM flat in the centre of Nicosia. Rent €450. For information call 99453663, 99663927.

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***************************** FOR RENT office of around 85m2, with partitions, kitchenette and parking in a peaceful, green yet central area at Helladion House (off. 302; 3rd floor), 5 Andrea Kalvou Str. For viewing, please call Ms. Jenny on 25-340987(3rd floor of building; office hours). For further details, please call 25-521873 after 8:00pm. ***************************** UN-DETACHED HOUSE for rent in Apshiou village, 2 bedrooms, kitchen, sitting room, bathroom with solar water heater. A/C, satellite, 15mins to roundabout. €350. Tel 25369219, work 10.30-17.30 25542968 home 99773151 ***************************** TO LET Large 4 bedroom unfurnished house in the village of Asomatos nr Akrotiri Limassol.

Fully A/C & Heating (storage heaters). 5 wc’s, large kitchen/ diner, lounge and sitting room.

Large loft with own shower/wc (suitable for office/playroom/ gym). Carport - prominent position in cul-de-sac - lots of parking. €850 pcm (negotiable).

Available from April 2013. Tel. 99831431 ***************************** TRADITIONAL VILLAGE STONE HOUSE IN APESHIA. Very quiet village, 20mins from Limassol. Road to heritage school/ Troodos. 2 bedrooms, office available top floor with veranda great view of mountains. Small courtyard with trees. Electric solar water. A/C-toilet in main bedroom. Semi/full furnished.

Fitted kitchen with electrical appliances, fireplace. Toilet/ shower. €550pm negotiable.

Tel 96891800. ***************************** GROUND FLOOR HOUSE, furnished renovated this year.

Laminated parke floor, and big wardrobes in the 3 bedrooms.

Rent €590.00 Tel 99497576 99886775

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TO LET 3 bedroom house, 100m from beach, Dekelia road Oroklini area. 1 bed flat Makenzie near sea and Petros supermarket. tel: 96693375 ***************************** IMPRESSIVE three bedroom first floor apartment, Pyla. Large lounge, balcony, separate kitchen, furnished. Flyscreens, ceiling fans, aircon. Upstairs three double bedrooms, balcony, sea views. Bathroom.

Downstairs toilet. Free internet.

Digi box. Garden, Patios, Gazebo, Pavilion. €550 euros pcm.

Tel 99935294 www.improdiavilla.com/jr486 ***************************** FOR RENT fully furnished 1 bedroom flat near Larco hotel Larnaca. Price €370. Tel 99202543 1 BEDROOM flat in Ermou Square area Larnaca - 2 bedroom flat in Phaneromenis area Larnaca. Call 96693375 ***************************** 1. Superior Real Estate Larnaca. 3 bedroom detached unfurnished property set on a fantastic development in the village of Tersefanou. Available for immediate occupation. Ref. TLL973. Tel 24815926 2. Superior Real Estate Larnaca. 2 bedroom fully furnished apartment, nr the Metro/American Academy Larnaca. Ref.

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Sport Anthony powers Knicks to fresh win

IN BRIEF Serena takes third title at Charleston WORLD number one Serena Williams bounced back from a set down to defeat former top ranked Jelena Jankovic of Serbia 3-6 6-0 6-2 and win her third Family Circle Cup title on Sunday.

The triumph was American Williams’ 49th in WTA play. Only nine players have won 50 or more WTA titles.

After dropping the first set in 45 minutes, Williams cruised through the next two, winning 12 of the final 14 games for her second consecutive title on clay at Charleston, South Carolina. She also won in 2008.

Williams stepped up her play after a testy exchange in the first game of the second set.

The American held up her racquet as Jankovic served, signalling she felt Jankovic served before she was ready.

“How long do I have to wait?” the Serb asked the chair umpire.

“Until I’m ready,” Williams replied.

Williams won the next eight points.

“I just got really relaxed and was like, ‘Serena, you have to chill out and not get crazy and if you win, great. If not, you’re trying’,” Williams told reporters.

More consistent play aided the turnaround, she said.

Visa fees to be waived RUSSIA will waive visa fees for all athletes and officials participating at this year’s world athletics championships, Moscow organisers said yesterday.

“The principal decision on free visas has already been made, we just need to take care of some formalities and get all the signatures in place,” Alexander Palinsky, who is overseeing preparations for the Aug. 10-18 championships, told reporters.

Palinsky added that a decision regarding the issuance of free visas for spectators would be made in the near future.

This is not the first time Russian authorities have dropped visa requirements ahead of major international sporting events taking place in the country.

Russia waived visa fees for fans with valid tickets to the 2008 Champions League final between English clubs Manchester United and Chelsea in Moscow and plans to do the same for the 2018 World Cup.

Joy and desire: Jonny Wilkinson kicked Toulon to capture a 21-15 victory over Leicester

Wilkinson secures his return to Twickenham

By Alex Lowe JONNY Wilkinson will be back at Twickenham after he kicked Toulon to a 21-15 victory over Leicester and into a Heineken Cup semifinal against Saracens.

World Cup-winning England hero Wilkinson slotted six penalties and a late drop-goal to win the kicking duel against his onetime apprentice Toby Flood and shatter Leicester’s European ambitions.

Toulon will face Saracens, who beat last year’s runners-up Ulster on Saturday.

The fly-half battle between Wilkinson and Owen Farrell will be just one absorbing sub-plot.

“It will be great to be back at Twickenham but it’s also the occasion that counts,” Wilkinson said.

“We know it’s a hell of an ask, but we have given ourselves a chance. This is a great victory for the club. It was a big occasion and this is a first for us.

“That is why I signed a new contract, for days like this.

“The joy and desire to play with this team, the energy and togetherness we feel is what has kept me going.

“The atmosphere was a little bit bigger than normal but we deal with similar every week. It’s one of

Toulon to face Saracens in Heineken Cup semi-final

The fly-half battle between Wilkinson and the Saracens’ Farrell (above) will be an absorbing sub-plot on April 28 the reasons that makes it so difficult to start thinking about stopping playing.

“It was a phenomenally difficult game and it is no wonder Leicester are always at the top of the Premiership and reaching quarters, semis and finals of the Heineken Cup. “We will learn a lot from this game and hopefully we can go on and use that knowledge in the semi-final

against Saracens.”

Leicester look set to be without prop Marcus Ayerza for their Premiership run-in after the prop suffered a suspected broken collarbone in a clash with Toulon lock Bakkies Botha.

Tigers director of rugby Richard Cockerill has referred the incident to the citing commissioner, who has 50 hours from the final whistle to make a decision.

“It looks like Ayerza’s broken his clavicle from the knee that Botha put in. I have asked the citing commissioner to look at it,” Cockerill said.

“We have no complaints over the result and no complaints with the performance. Toulon are a very good team and they managed to sneak it.”

The other semi-final will be between Clermont Auvergne, who beat Montpellier, and Munster following their 18-12 victory over English champions Harlequins.

Paul O’Connell made strong claims for a place on the British and Irish Lions tour with an outstanding performance in a game Munster took control of after the interval.

Ronan O’Gara kicked four of his six penalties in the first 16 minutes of the second half as Munster, driven on by O’Connell, overpowered Harlequins.

“The better side won,” said Harlequins director of rugby Conor O’Shea.

“I thought Paul O’Connell was absolutely majestic.

He was the totem that the whole team just rose around.

“He is arguably one of the greatest second rows, if not the greatest second row that Ireland has ever produced.”

CARMELO Anthony’s 36-point game helped the New York Knicks to their 12th straight win as they saw off the Oklahoma City Thunder to stretch their winning run to 12 games.

The Knicks won 125-120 in the road game, despite Anthony being edged by Russell Westbrook who grabbed 37 points in the losing cause for Oklahoma, outscoring team-mate Kevin Durant by 10 points.

Victory was a 50th for the Knicks this season, passing a landmark Oklahoma went beyond some time ago as they push for first place in the Western Conference. New York are playing for second place in the East, with the Miami Heat 10 games clear.

The Los Angeles Clippers tied up the Pacific Division title with a 109-95 win against the Lakers, sealing a four-game season sweep over their city rivals. Blake Griffin and Chris Paul led the scoring for the Clippers with 24 points each.

In Portland, the Trail Blazers lost an eighth straight game as they were pipped 96-91 by the Dallas Mavericks, who are clinging to hopes of edging into the play-offs.

Dallas are two-and-a-half games behind the eighthplaced Utah Jazz, who have played an additional game and were 97-90 winners against the Golden State Warriors behind a game-high 25 points from Mo Williams.

The Memphis Grizzlies beat the Sacramento Kings 89-87, while the Chicago Bulls went down 9985 to the Detroit Pistons and the Boston Celtics toppled the Washington Wizards 107-96.

The Orlando Magic lost 91-85 against the Cavaliers in Cleveland, despite a game-high 26 points from Tobias Harris, while the New Orleans Hornets inflicted a 95-92 defeat on the Phoenix Suns, who have been beaten nine games in a row.

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Djoko guides Serbia to Davis Cup semis

By Julian Linden

Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates his win in the fourth rubber against Sam Querrey with his teammates

NOVAK Djokovic overcame a painful ankle injury to beat Sam Querrey on Sunday and provide Serbia with an unassailable lead over the United States in their Davis Cup quarterfinal in Idaho.

Djokovic reeled off the last nine games in a row to win the match 7-5 6-7 6-1 6-0, sealing a 3-1 win for his team and a place in the semi-finals against Canada.

Canada made the World Group semifinals for the first time when Milos Raonic beat Andreas Seppi 6-4 6-4 3-6 7-5 in the first reverse singles in Vancouver, securing a 3-1 lead.

Serbia will host the Canadians in the semi-finals in September while Czech Republic will host Argentina in the other semi-final after both countries won their ties on Sunday.

Czech Republic, who won the Davis

Cup last season, safely made it through to the last four when Lukas Rosol beat Evgeny Korolev 7-6 6-7 7-6 6-2 to clinch a 3-1 win over Kazakhstan.

“I’m very proud of Lukas because it was one of the toughest matches for him as he does not have too many chances to play matches like this.

He was the leader of this team this week,” Czech captain Jaroslav Navratil said.

Argentina earned their place in the last four when they won a nail biting tie with France in Buenos Aires that went the distance.

Argentina led 2-1 overnight but France levelled the scores when world number eight Jo-Wilfried Tsonga defeated Juan Monaco 6-3 6-3 6-0.

Carlos Berlocq then upset world number 13 Gilles Simon 6-4 5-7 6-4 6-4 in the decisive fifth rubber.

“It’s definitely the best result of my

career,” said a jubilant Berlocq.

Djokovic fell and twisted his right ankle in the third game of the opening set against Querrey.

The world number one required treatment for the injury and struggled to move freely.

He said he probably would have stopped playing if he was playing a regular tournament, but carried on because it was a team event, eventually securing the victory.

“If I had not been playing for Serbia with my team beside me, I am not sure I would have carried on,” he said in a courtside interview.

“It couldn’t have happened at a worse moment, right at the start of the match. I felt pain with every motion in the first 30 minutes so I just had to go for precision with my shots.

“These are rare occasions when you get to play for your country with 15 people on your team cheering you on so it’s always a big responsibility.”

Cyprus remain in Davis Cup Group II

Masters boost for Martin Laird and Rory McIlroy

By Nemanja Bjedov

Laird triumphs in Texas, McIlroy second

By Phil Casey MARTIN Laird and Rory McIlroy both had every reason to be cheerful yesterday as they arrived in Augusta for the first major of the year after perfect results at the Valero Texas Open.

For Scotland’s Laird, a brilliant victory secured with a closing round of 63 was essential simply to claim the last place on offer at the Masters reserved for the winner in San Antonio.

For McIlroy, finishing second just two shots behind was comfortably his best performance of a poor season so far and boosts his chances of claiming a first Green Jacket and third major title next Sunday.

“It’s unbelievable,” a delighted Laird said after ending the dominance of home players on the PGA Tour this season; all 14 previous events had been won

by Americans.

“I’ve been asked probably 30 times in the last couple of weeks, ‘Are you in Augusta? Are you in Augusta?’, and I’ve had to say ‘No’ and every time it kind of hurt

me a little bit after playing the last couple.

“So that was my major motivation, to try to get back into tournaments like that this year and this win goes a long way in doing that.”

INITIALLY BEHIND Laird went into Sunday’s final round five shots behind overnight leader Billy Horschel and having missed the cut in four of his last six starts, but then stormed to his first title since winning the Arnold Palmer Invitational a little over two years ago.

The 30-year-old Glaswegian began his charge with five birdies in his opening six holes to move into a share of the lead alongside Horschel, whose one-under 71 saw him finish joint third.

And after picking up further shots at the eighth and 12th, Laird finished his brilliant round in fitting style with three consecutive birdies to pick up his third PGA Tour title.

McIlroy will hope to have ended speculation about

his struggles with new equipment this season following his multi-million pound switch to Nike.

The 23-year-old carded eight birdies and two bogeys in his 66 and was delighted with his performance after only adding the tournament to his schedule at the last minute.

“Even though I didn’t get the trophy, Martin was just too good today, 63 in these conditions is just phenomenal,” McIlroy said.

“I’m really pleased with my game and I think this has been a great week for me.”

When asked how he has shaken off the form that saw him endure a woeful start to the year, he added: “Just eliminating the stupid mistakes that I was making on the course, mental errors, and to finish off this tournament in the way I did today is great going into Augusta.”

Ireland’s Padraig Harrington was one of three players to finish in a tie for 10th after a closing 70, while England’s Ian Poulter came joint 37th after a closing 69, his best score of the week.

Above: Laird picked up his third PGA Tour title with three consecutive birdies. Below: McIlory had only added the tournament to his schedule at the last minute

South Korea’s Inbee Park wins second major with Kraft Nabisco victory SOUTH Korea’s Inbee Park won the Kraft Nabisco Championship by four strokes on Sunday after shooting a final round 69 to secure her second major title.

Overnight leader Park birdied her first two holes and was never threatened at California’s Mission Hills Country Club where she finished the

tournament with a 15-under total of 273, well clear of second-placed compatriot Ryu So-yeon.

American Lizette Salas started the round three strokes behind 2008 US Open champion Park, but doublebogeyed the first hole and tumbled to a seven-over 79.

“Well, that made my day much

easier, that’s for sure,” Park told reporters of the opening hole. “I holed a long one on the first hole, and a birdie start is always a good thing so that gave me a lot of confidence.”

Ryu surged up the leaderboard with a 65 to finish outright second on 11 under par, while Norway’s Suzann Pettersen and Swede Caroline

Hedwall tied for third two strokes further back.

Seven-times major winner Karrie Webb was six-under to tie for fifth at the tournament where she earned her last major triumph in 2006.

Park’s win is her second of the season and moves her to No. 2 in the world, behind Stacy Lewis.

CYPRUS secured Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II participation in 2014, after Petros Chrysochos defeated Magloire Yakpa 6-1, 6-1, 6-0, to help his side claim a 3-2 victory over Benin on Sunday, at the National Tennis Centre in Nicosia.

“I felt much more pressure than I did on Friday, but fortunately everything went well and we won,” said Chrysochos who turned 17 yesterday.

After winning the doubles on Saturday alongside Rares Cuzdriorean, Baghdatis was advised to pull out of Sunday’s reverse singles as a precaution, having recently been sidelined with a right shoulder injury.

Had he played, Baghdatis would have had the chance to equal Bjorn Borg’s record of 33 successive Davis Cup singles victories.

He was replaced in the fourth rubber by doubles partner Cuzdriorean, who managed to take only one set from Benin’s top nominee Alexis Klegou 2-6, 6-4, 3-6, 2-6 and it was down to Chrysochos to keep Cyprus afloat.

Cypriot number one Baghdatis was pleased with his teammates’ performance on the final day: “This is not only an important day because we won, it is also very important for Petros and all other promising players,” he said. “I am 28 years old and it is great to see that we have a bright future ahead of us.”

“It’s really positive to see that the new generation did the job for Cyprus as Baghdatis has done over so many years,” assessed national team captain Nickolas Papadopoulos.

Cyprus only began playing in the Davis Cup in 1985.

The country’s best performance to date came in 2009, when it reached the final round of the Europe/Africa Zone Group II.

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FOOTBALL IN BRIEF Cook: City results key for Roberto Mancini FORMER Manchester City chief executive Garry Cook claims there is “nothing mediocre” about manager Roberto Mancini.

But the man who appointed the Italian at the Etihad Stadium acknowledges his future must be judged on results.

Mancini led City to their first title in 44 years last season, but there has been recurring speculation about his position throughout the current campaign.

City are in the FA Cup semi-finals but have failed to challenge Manchester United at the top of the Barclays Premier League and all aspects of the season are likely to be reviewed in the summer.

Cook, who left City in September 2011, told talkSPORT: “I think all managers are judged by their results.

“One thing about Roberto is there is nothing mediocre about anything he does when it comes to competition. He is a winner.”

“He used to say to me, ‘I am judged on how many games I win and how many trophies I win’.

“I think as long as everybody knows that and understands that, then you have to live and die by those values.”

Aon, United training kit deal

Milan, who lead Inter by two places and eight points in the current standings, deny they have preferential treatment

INSURER Aon will sponsor Manchester United’s training kit and have its name attached to the club’s training ground under a new eight-year agreement announced yesterday.

The commercial appeal of the Premier League giants means they can do separate sponsorship deals for their training kit and the famous red shirts they play in.

It is the first time United have sold naming rights to their training ground in Carrington on the outskirts of Manchester in northern England.

The facility will be called the Aon Training Complex under the agreement that begins in July. The Aon brand is already on the United playing kit but it was previously announced the name will be replaced by Chevrolet from 2014 after United signed a record $559m, seven-year deal with US carmaker General Motors.

AC Milan furious over comments by Bonolis

Dempsey admits Spurs starting to feel pressure CLINT Dempsey admitted Tottenham are starting to feel the pressure as they try to avoid a second season of Champions League heartache.

After defeating Arsenal in the derby on March 3, Spurs have won only one of their subsequent four Premier League fixtures and escaped a third defeat in four on Sunday thanks only to Gylfi Sigurdsson’s 87thminute equaliser in the 2-2 draw against Everton.

Fourth-placed Tottenham are now level on points with Chelsea and two clear of Arsenal, while both their London rivals have a game in hand and a superior

goal difference. It looks like a straight three-way fight for two places in next season’s Champions League, and Dempsey accepted Spurs’ nerves were beginning to jangle.

Spurs let a 10-point lead over Arsenal slip last season as they were beaten to third spot by the Gunners. Chelsea’s Champions League win prevented Spurs from contesting that competition this season.

Asked about the tension, Dempsey said: “That’s the way it’s kind of been the last few games at home.

It’s been tense. I’ve felt like that’s how the atmosphere has been.”

Things looking down for Harry HARRY Redknapp refuses to give up but Queens Park Rangers’ fate appears to be sealed and Tony Fernandes will soon be planning for life in the Championship.

The question now is if Redknapp and QPR owner Fernandes will stay together at Loftus Road to mastermind an immediate return to the Premier League next season.

Both have vowed not to walk away, but it remains to be seen whether keeping Redknapp in charge is financially viable if QPR are relegated.

The 66-year-old manager signed a two-and-a-half year contract thought to be worth £3million per season when he replaced Mark Hughes in November. Redknapp admits the club’s finances will dictate his future and QPR last month reported their debts had increased to nearly £90m.

AC MILAN have condemned television presenter and Inter Milan fan Paolo Bonolis for suggesting the Rossoneri have received favourable treatment from referees in recent Serie A games.

Bonolis, 51, used Inter’s inhouse television channel to express his suspicions Milan are being helped to qualification for the Champions League while the Nerazzurri are “completely denied any penalties” as part of a predetermined “script”.

His comments came after Inter were beaten 4-3 at home

by Atalanta on Sunday, with German Denis’ second-half penalty starting a comeback and inspiring head coach Andrea Stramaccioni to accuse referee Andrea Gervasoni of “seeing something that wasn’t there” in the form of a Walter Samuel handball in the box.

Bonolis told inter.it: “The pretext is now clear, there must be a script with an end

TV presenter and Inter fan blasts refs’ ‘bias’ for Milan already written for Milan, who have made investments and want to be brought into the Champions League.

“It’s a comedy. It’s obvious.

“There have been certain decisions that were surely made around a table. While Inter are completely denied any penalties they give them to (Milan).

“It is important to defuse anything that could jeopardise their project - the gigantic comedy - that has the predetermined outcome I mentioned.

“The other teams are just extras in the scene, the script has already been written. We know who the murderer is, who the winner will be, and who the loser will be.

“If I were (Inter) president

(Massimo) Moratti I’d just field the youth team. You can no longer believe in the good faith of the officials, it is all a comedy.

“It is so blatant that now you just close your eyes as we are denied obvious penalties and non-existent ones are given against us. It just makes you sad.”

Milan, who lead Inter by two places and eight points in the current standings following Sunday’s 2-2 draw at Fiorentina, responded with a strongly-worded statement on their official website.

It read: “The statements of Paolo Bonolis, broadcast on Inter Channel and published on Inter’s official site, apart from being without foundation, appear to be exception-

ally serious.”

On Sunday night Moratti had joined his coach in preempting Bonolis’ admission of a lack of faith in Italian officials and, following Milan’s public reaction, he spoke to Inter’s official website again.

“I’ve not changed my mind and I’m still angry,” he said.

“When there is a desire to speak out, we will.

“When there was doubt over (Tommaso) Rocchi’s penalty appeal, he gave it, but when there was no doubt, because nothing had happened, he gave the penalty against us.

“And here we are - 21 matches since we were last awarded a penalty.

“I’m not Bonolis, though.

I think it’s up to Bonolis to respond to what Milan have said.

“Everyone’s entitled to their opinion, just like the one I’ve expressed about all this damage. And he can have his. We live in a free country where you can say these things.”

St Etienne go above Lyon into third with Evian win A LATE own goal by Evian Thonon Gaillard goalkeeper Bertrand Laquait helped St Etienne to a 1-0 win which moved them into third position in Ligue 1 above arch rivals Olympique Lyon on Sunday.

Laquait deflected a Romain Hamouma header into his own net in the 77th minute as Les Verts, who occupy the Champions League qualifying spot, leapfrogged Lyon on goal difference with seven matches remaining.

Lyon slumped to a 1-0 defeat at Stade Reims as they lost for the third straight time in Ligue 1, finishing the game with 10 men following Milan Bisevac’s red card early in the second half.

St Etienne, who are unbeaten in 16 games in all competitions in 2013, dominated possession throughout but increased the pressure until Laquait was forced into his costly mistake after Hamouma’s header from a Fran-

cois Clerc cross.

St Etienne have 53 points with a goal difference of +26 compared to Lyon’s +16 and the two teams are four points behind Olympique Marseille.

“We won because we never gave up,” St Etienne coach Christophe Galtier told a news conference.

“But if we wanted to win we first needed not to concede any goal and we defended well. The most important thing was to keep our rivals at bay.”

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Benitez calm over top four chances for Blues

By Nemanja Bjedov

But admits Chelsea below best against Black Cats

By Matt McGeehan RAFAEL Benitez knows Chelsea’s Champions League fate could hinge on the Barclays Premier League clash with Tottenham, but is relaxed about the twists and turns in the race for the top four.

A win for Arsenal on Saturday saw last season’s Champions League winners Chelsea in fifth ahead of their match with Paolo Di Canio’s Sunderland on Sunday.

But the Blues returned to third with a come-from-behind 2-1 victory at Stamford Bridge, moving above Tottenham on goal difference after Spurs were held to a draw by sixth-placed Everton.

“We knew that we had to win and especially because they (Tottenham and Arsenal) will continue winning,” Benitez told Chelsea TV. “The main thing for me is the big picture, so keep calm.

We have a good team, if we perform at our level we can win against anyone.

“You have some bad games and good games, but it will be the same for them.

“We have to carry on. We have one game in hand on Tottenham so if we can do well, especially against them, maybe it’s a game that can mean six points.”

A date for the Tottenham fixture is still to be determined after Chelsea’s progress to Sunday’s FA Cup semi-final with Manchester City forced the game to be rearranged.

Should Chelsea confirm their place in the Europa League

Omonia and AEK close gap on Cyprus league leaders

The Blues returned to third with a come-from-behind 2-1 win at Stamford Bridge against Sunderland on Sunday semi-finals by completing an aggregate victory over Rubin Kazan on Thursday, the window of opportunity for the Spurs fixture will be small and it will likely take place in the first week of May. The Sunderland clash was Chelsea’s fourth in nine days and third win in three separate competitions at home in seven days, following the FA Cup defeat of Manchester United and the Rubin win.

The Blues players were given a day off yesterday before travelling to Moscow tomorrow for Thursday’s second leg of their Europa League quar-

ter-final with the Russians, with a 3-1 advantage from the first leg.

Benitez is contemplating some changes at Luzhniki Stadium - Rubin’s temporary home and scene of Chelsea’s 2008 Champions League final penalty shootout loss to Manchester United - in order to protect his squad for the remainder of the campaign.

Benitez said: “We’re considering changing system if necessary to put fresh legs on the pitch and be stronger; not be more defensive, to be stronger.

“The difficult thing in this

game is everybody thinks it’s done. It’s not done.

“We’ll play on a synthetic pitch. It will be minus five and if they score one goal, we will be under pressure.

“It’s important for us to score, but the main thing is to approach the game with the right mentality.”

Benitez admitted Chelsea were below their best against a Sunderland side fighting to avoid relegation.

There was good fortune about the equalising own goal from Matt Kilgallon and Chelsea’s second - the decisive goal - when Branislav Ivanovic used a back-heel to turn a David Luiz shot into the net.

The Serbian defender admitted his seventh goal of the season was not entirely intentional.

“I tried to control it, but the ball was very quick,” Ivanovic told Chelsea TV. “The goal was just a reaction. I saw the ball was coming and I tried to react, maybe to control it, and in the end the ball finished in the net and I am happy about that.”

Should Chelsea reach both the May 11 FA Cup final at Wembley and the May 15 Europa League final in Amsterdam, they will play 70 competitive games this term.

Ivanovic insists fatigue is irrelevant and he would be unhappy to finish the campaign without silverware.

“We have five, six weeks to finish the season and we have to stay focused, to be focused on every game,” he said.

“If you’re tired it doesn’t matter at this stage of the season.

“We have to keep going and to fight every game until the end to try to be in the top four.

“We’re now in a good way and we’ve still got a lot of games to play.

“This season will be very disappointing if we don’t finish with (a trophy); we’ve lost a lot of chances to win a trophy.

“Now we have to stay focused and try to win trophies for the fans, for the club and for us as well.”

COMPREHENSIVE 3-0 victories for both Omonia and AEK over APOEL and Anorthosis respectively blew the title race wide open as the gap between the league leaders and Omonia in fourth position is now reduced to 10 points with five matches remaining.

“We took advantage of their mistakes and deservedly won the match. When you have an opponent like APOEL, beating them without conceding a goal is a great achievement. We were passionate and thirsty for success,” said Omonia’s coach Toni Savevski.

“My players are ... staying focused as we still have a difficult battle ahead of us,” he added. “We have a cup match coming up midweek and then we play AEK in Larnaca. It is a tough schedule and we will do everything we can to keep our winning streak alive,” concluded Savevski whose team remained fourth in the championship playoff group with 56 points, 10 points behind league leaders APOEL. APOEL coach Ivan Jovanovic acknowledged that Omonia had had the upper hand in the derby. “I want to congratulate Omonia on their display. They were better than us and deservedly won,” he said. “Obviously this score hurts, not only because we are trying to win the title but

Deserved victory: rampant Omonia beat APOEL 3-0

FA find no evidence of racist chanting by England supporters THE Football Association have failed to find evidence of England fans making alleged racist chants during the recent World Cup qualifier against San Marino.

Anti-racism group FARE reported England to FIFA over the singing of an abusive song directed at Rio and Anton

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Ferdinand during the March 22 contest in Serravalle, which England won 8-0.

However, FA director of communications Adrian Bevington told Sky Sports News yesterday: “We have been asked to make a submission to FIFA and have been through all the evidence recorded by our security team.

“We haven’t been able to find or identify any individuals chanting - but I want to make clear I am not disputing or refuting that the individuals who reported this heard it.”

The world governing body looked at the allegations, which centred on a chant by a section of the England crowd that suggested the Ferdinand brothers should

be burned on a bonfire.

It has been suggested the song had racist overtones because Anton Ferdinand was the target of racist abuse from former England captain John Terry.

Kick It Out chairman Lord Ouseley described the chants as “vile” and Bevington said yesterday: “Quite clearly people were acting in good faith and we have to welcome any individuals reporting anything they hear.

That’s how to address things moving forward.”

“But we want to make sure the general majority of our fans are praised for their good behaviour. They spend a lot of money and the players are really appreciative of it.

“The vast majority of our

fans do behave. The fans themselves have worked incredibly hard in the past decade, attend tournaments in vast numbers and have a reputation for building relationships with individual nations which is second to none. While we can’t rest on our laurels with a small minority we have to applaud the vast majority.

“But we can’t have any chanting of a racist or xenophobic nature when we’re travelling round the world.

And we want people to be confident they can report it when they hear it.

“FIFA are aware of the efforts made by England football as a collective, but how they deal with it will be for them to do so.”

also because of the prestige that matches against Omonia always carry. We will analyse our mistakes and prepare for the next match.”

Meanwhile, AEK trounced Anorthosis at Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium in a Larnaca derby and Anorthosis’ new coach Charalambos Christodoulou was clearly disappointed with the outcome. “I am only three days with the team,” he said. “We worked hard and tried to put some new things in place. We started the match well, but lost some scoring opportunities and missed a penalty kick when 1-0 down.

“We will try to be more focused in the matches to come because we are six points behind APOEL and we are going to Nicosia in the next round to try to beat them at the GSP Stadium and get our title race back on track,” concluded Christodoulou, whose team is currently second with 60 points, only two points ahead of AEK in third.

In Group 2 on Saturday afternoon, Enosis Neon Paralimni beat AEL 2-1, while Apollon and Doxa Katokopia played out a goalless draw.

On Sunday afternoon in Group 3, after scoring goals galore when, in the last round of the regular season, Alki beat Ethnikos Achnas 6-5, the two teams instead played out a 1-1 draw at Dasaki Stadium, while Olympiakos and Nea Salamis shared points in Nicosia after a goalless stalemate.

Cyprus Standings Team 1. APOEL 2. Anorthosis 3. AEK 4. Omonoia 5. AEL 6. Apollon 7. Paralimni 8. Doxa 9. Alki 10. Olimpiakos 11. Nea Salamina 12. Achna 13. Ayia Napa 14. Paphos

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Enduring appetite: big-hitting left-hander Bubba Watson is determined not to be a one-major wonder

AS he prepares to defend his Masters title this week, Bubba Watson has revealed his determination not to be a one-major wonder.

Watson claimed his first major championship at Augusta National 12 months ago, beating South Africa’s Louis Oosthuizen on the second hole of a play-off thanks to a brilliant escape from the trees.

But the big-hitting left-hander from Bagdad, Florida, does not want that triumph to be a flash in the pan and was quick to seek out advice from fellow players in a similar situation.

New Zealand’s Michael Campbell has attributed his slump in form to not setting new goals for himself after winning the 2005 US Open, but asked if he had readjusted his sights, Watson said: “Well, it’s funny you ask me that question, because as soon as I won I sought out some players that

have won recently.

“I sought out Graeme McDowell, (Rory) McIlroy, asked Tiger (Woods), asked some big-name players that have won (like) Charl Schwartzel.

I asked, how do you deal with it, because the first three months to the first six months, your sponsors, media, you get more attention.

GAME NEGLECTED “You’ve got more fans and so you get away from the game of golf. Golf is the last thing on anybody’s mind but you still have to keep executing.

“In Campbell’s situation ... that’s what I tried to not do. I tried to get out of that situation fast, and it helped me too that I had my child; we had adopted our son Caleb so I spent a few months with him. I missed a couple of tournaments that

I normally play in and I got to relax, reset, refocus.

“I missed my first two cuts after my long layoff, but then I finished second again right after that.”

One of those missed cuts came in the US Open, but Watson proved he had the appetite for more major success by finishing 23rd in The Open and 11th in the US PGA Championship later that year.

“You have to do that because you don’t want to be known for the one tournament,” the 34-year-old added.

“You want to go out there and compete. I want to play for many more years and so I got lucky because we adopted our child at the same time, so I got to focus on family, I got to focus on other things other than golf, and then it helped me reset. Then I was itching to go back out there and play and compete.”

Barcelona wait on Messi as Real and Bayern smell semis Catalan giants, Dortmund facing delicate ties

By Sonia Oxley

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eal Madrid and Bayern Munich have one foot in the Champions League last four as they go into this week’s quarter-final second legs while Barcelona face a harder fight for their berth with doubts over the availability of injured Lionel Messi.

With Real holding a comfortable 3-0 lead over Galatasaray before today’s trip to Istanbul and Bayern travelling to Juventus with a 2-0 advantage tomorrow, two semi-final spots seem already taken.

The other ties are much more delicately balanced, with competition favourites Barca locked at 2-2 before hosting Paris St Germain tomorrow and Borussia Dortmund tied at 0-0 before entertaining debutants Malaga today.

The goals and magic of World Player of the Year Messi would usually be enough to dig Barca out of any sticky situation - as they did against AC Milan in the previous round - but if the Argentine does not play the team will need a different approach.

Messi sat out Saturday’s 5-0 win at home to Real

With or without the Argentine wizard, Barca still have reason for optimism, given stand-in Cesc Fabregas (left) netted a hat-trick against Mallorca on Saturday and coach Tito Vilanova was back on the bench after cancer treatment Mallorca in La Liga with a hamstring problem, the first league game he has missed through injury since the 2010-11 season.

He had physiotherapy and did some fitness work on Sunday but it was unclear whether he would be fit to face PSG. Barca, though, still have reason for optimism that they can reach a sixth successive Champions League semi-final as Messi’s standin against Mallorca, Cesc Fabregas, netted a hat-trick and coach Tito Vilanova was back on the bench after

cancer treatment.

They are in good spirits after the return to competitive action of defender Eric Abidal following a liver transplant, while they remain 13 points clear of Real at the top of La Liga and have not lost at home in Europe for more than three years.

“There is life beyond Messi,” Barca wrote on their website (www.fcbarcelona. es). “Maybe it’s not as beautiful, but it exists.”

Qatari-backed PSG geared up for the Barca trip by fielding a largely reserve

team in a 2-0 win at Stade Rennes that restored a seven-point lead at the top of Ligue 1.

Brazil centre back Thiago Silva is a doubt because of a knee injury he sustained in the first leg, while holding midfielder Blaise Matuidi is suspended and could be replaced by Clement Chantome, who could feature alongside David Beckham.

There could be three Spanish sides in the last four as Malaga enjoy a dream run in their first season in Europe’s elite club competition.

There has never been a

tie that has ended 0-0 after two legs since the Champions League format began in 1992-93 and Malaga know any away goals they score at Dortmund could be key.

Malaga’s preparations for the game have been far from ideal, though, with the death of coach Manuel Pellegrini’s father, a 4-2 defeat at Real Sociedad in La Liga on Saturday and the team’s plane being hit by lightning on the way to that match.

Fellow La Liga side Real Madrid enjoyed a far better warm-up to their second leg at Galatasaray, thumping

Levante 5-1 in the league on Saturday despite having rested several first-choice players.

First-leg goals from Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and Gonzalo Higuain have put nine-times European champions Real within grasp of a 24th semi-final appearance although they are not getting carried away.

“It’s a tough match and our passage to the next round is not yet assured.

Three goals is a big lead but we have to go there and play and at least get one goal,” Ronaldo told reporters.

Centre back Sergio Ramos and midfielder Xabi Alonso are suspended for today’s game at the Turkish side, who have won once at home in this season’s competition and have reached the semifinals only once, in 1988/89.

Newly-crowned German champions Bayern Munich are in a similarly comfortable position after David Alaba scored inside 30 seconds before Thomas Mueller added a second in their first leg at home to Juventus last week.

Last season’s losing finalists, who are looking for a third semi-final appearance in four seasons, secured their 23rd German league title in record time on Saturday by winning 1-0 at Eintracht Frankfurt.

Juventus, however, will take some hope from the fact that they have won all five European quarter-finals they have played against German opponents.