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241. Scorching weekend ahead as hot weather sets in

Cyprus weather is getting hot again, with weather officials saying temperatures are expected to be at least five degrees above normal levels with the area under an air dust watch...

242. Wet, cooler weather lurking ahead of holiday weekend

Weather will be mostly clear in most areas on Friday but cloudy skies and a chance of rain could develop later in the day, mainly inland and in the eastern parts of the island...

243. North Korea still wants to talk after Trump nuked summit

North Korea responded on Friday with measured tones to US President Donald Trump’s decision to call off a historic summit with leader Kim Jong Un scheduled for next month, saying Pyongyang hoped for a “Trump formula” to resolve the standoff over its nuclear weapons programme...

244. Rainy weather ahead but still hot

It will be cloudy in the next few days with high temperatures in the upper 30’s, while there will be dust in the atmosphere and a chance of rain for the next few days...

245. Cyprus hit by mini heat wave

An odd mixture of very hot daytime weather and unexpectedly cooler evenings is set for Friday and over the weekend, with temperatures in the upper 30’s pledging nothing but pure unadulterated heat while the sun is up...

246. Authorities issue dust warning through Sunday

Cyprus authorities have issued a warning on air quality in Cyprus, as dust levels in the atmosphere are expected to remain high through Sunday. ...

247. Rainy weather coming as week ends

There is a chance of rain Friday afternoon, while dust and cloudy skies could remain over Cyprus through Sunday...

248. Warm but mixed weather ahead

Weather will be mostly clear on Tuesday, with a slight chance of rain showers and isolated thunderstorms mainly in mountain areas, but also dust in the atmosphere...

249. Another UK minister bites the dust over immigration

Home Secretary Amber Rudd resigned on Sunday after Prime Minister Theresa May’s government faced an outpouring of indignation over its treatment of some long-term Caribbean residents who were wrongly labelled illegal immigrants...

250. Light scattered showers on their way

Cloudy skies and rain are setting in for the weekend, with showers affecting some parts of the island intermittently, causing dust to remain in the area....

251. Specialist team recovers Mirage flight recorder

An oceanographic vessel of the Greek Center for Marine Research, using a robotic submersible, retrieved on Tuesday the flight recorder of the Mirage 2000-5 which crashed into the sea in the central Aegean, near Skyros, on April 12, killing the pilot Captain Giorgos Baltadoros....

252. Weather gets warmer after cool break

After a dull, cooler April weekend, temperatures are expected to rise Tuesday with evening clouds setting in and dust likely to appear after mid-week. ...

253. Oldest known meteor shower peaks this weekend

If you have been looking for shooting stars this week, then you may want to get ready for a great show, as the annual Lyrid meteor shower is expected to peak after Saturday midnight. ...

254. Cypriots enjoy sunny April weather

Cypriots are catching a break with April temperatures reaching over 30 degrees, as warm and mostly clear weather for the next few days could look quite different as rain potentially sets in Friday....

255. US believes Russia may tamper with chemical evidence

Syria and Russia deny unleashing poison gas on April 7 during their offensive on Douma...

256. Greece in mourning after death of fighter pilot

The jet piloted by 34-year-old Captain Giorgos Baltadoros was one of two Mirages sent to intercept a pair of Turkish F-16s...

257. Paphos mosaics cleaning method raises eyebrows

A rather unusual photograph is doing the rounds on social media in Cyprus, showing a cleaning lady using a broom and a shovel to clean ancient mosaics at the Paphos Archaeological Park. ...

258. The dust is back

There is dust over Cyprus again, as a high-pressure system is affecting the area, with no signs of leaving until Friday evening. ...

259. Wet and cloudy Easter Sunday

It will be mostly clear on Good Friday and Holy Saturday, but a slight temperature dip and wet weather are expected to take over Easter Sunday....

260. Warmer weather ahead

An approaching high pressure system could finally be the game changer as we head into the weekend, following days of dust and cranky weather all around the island....

261. Dust clears as cranky weather sets in

Rain and cooler weather are speeding up the departure of dust over Cyprus, after what has been a week of high concentration of particles and a lot of confusion among officials and members of the public. ...

262. New dust rules for schools

High dust levels are expected to drop as rain sets in, but schools are not taking a chance on their students and are taking measures against outdoor exposure. Meanwhile, cooler and rainy weather is expected to clear the atmosphere while temperatures will rise again by Friday. ...

263. Dust won’t budge despite predictions

Despite authorities excepting that dust would have gone away by the weekend, it is still a problem on Monday, prompting officials to respond to complaints by saying it is time to learn to live with this phenomenon. ...

264. Cloudy holiday weekend ahead

Despite cloudy weather over the holiday weekend, dust is expected to go away by Saturday afternoon with scattered light rain showers....

265. Dust levels remain as it gets warmer

266. More dust in the wind

Unexciting weather over the next three days, giving way to dust with no end in sight...

267. Edmond About’s ageless Greece

How can a nation with so many skills and virtues be so incapable of creating an effective state...