Ministry official pleads guilty in landfill scandal

Interior ministry official Christakis Petrou on Wednesday pled guilty to taking kickbacks by waste-management company Helector Cyprus.

Petrou is the third defendant in the bribery scandal involving the awarding of contracts for the Paphos and Koshi landfills to plead guilty, following former Paphos mayor Savvas Vergas and Helector’s former CEO Demetris Giannakopoulos.

World News; Presıdent Trump arrive vatican

US President Donald Trump arrived at the Vatican on Wednesday for talks with one of his most high-profile critics, Pope Francis, after the two men exchanged sharp words during the presidential campaign last year.

Under clear blue skies, Trump received a tribute from the Swiss Guard in a Vatican courtyard where he was greeted by Archbishop Georg Ganswein, the prefect of the pontifical household.