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Arrest made in major weapons and drugs seizure

Arrest made in major weapons and drugs seizure

More than 340 firearm cartridges, a large sum of money, and a quantity of cocaine were found in the residence of a 49-year-old, who was arrested and placed under custody for police investigations....

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Tragic accident claims life of 14-year-old

Tragic accident claims life of 14-year-old

A tragedy occurred in Erzurum, Turkey, when a 14-year-old boy was crushed by pallets being transported by his father using a forklift, resulting in his death....

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President proposes measures to address foreclosure

President proposes measures to address foreclosure

During the International Investment Awards ceremony held by Invest Cyprus, President Nikos Christodoulides delivered a speech addressing the issue of foreclosures and their impact on the economy. ...

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Taliban's violations of women's rights

Taliban's violations of women's rights

The UN report released last month was compiled after a week-long visit to Afghanistan by Richard Bennett, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, and Dorothy Estrada-Tanck, who led a contingent from the working group on discrimination against women and girls....

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Ercan breaks in new runway with emergency landing

Ercan breaks in new runway with emergency landing

A Turkish passenger plane made an emergency landing in divided Cyprus on Wednesday early morning following reported engine trouble...

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Coordinating efforts for earthquake protection

Coordinating efforts for earthquake protection

An earthquake is an event that we cannot prevent or predict when it will occur. What we can do as a state is fortify our structures so that they can withstand such an event. ...

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Varied weather conditions ahead

Varied weather conditions ahead

Today, expect mostly sunny skies throughout the region, with a possibility of localized cloudiness intensifying over the mountainous areas during the afternoon. ...

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Greek side rules out ‘partitionist solutions’ in Cyprus

Greek side rules out ‘partitionist solutions’ in Cyprus

We will not accept, in any way, faits accomplis on the ground, Greek Foreign Minister, Georgios Gerapetritis, said on Tuesday, after a meeting in Nicosia with his Cypriot counterpart, Constantinos Kombos, noting that reaching a just solution to the Cyprus problem was Greece's 'top national priority'. Kombos said Nicosia will never accept partitionist solutions ...

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CT scan offers clue in Israeli girl’s Jet Ski death

CT scan offers clue in Israeli girl’s Jet Ski death

The tragic death of a Jewish child in a horrible Jet Ski accident in Cyprus continues to be investigated, with a CT scan providing clues to authorities after a post mortem was blocked out of respect to religious customs...

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UN chief spells out need for envoy deal on Cyprus

UN chief spells out need for envoy deal on Cyprus

An important step forward would be an agreement with the sides on an appointment of a United Nations envoy, who could explore ways to reach common ground towards resuming negotiations for a lasting settlement in Cyprus, the UN Secretary General says, while urging the leaders to send a clear signal that 'this time things will be different'...

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Gasoline and diesel prices expected to drop

Gasoline and diesel prices expected to drop

Reductions of up to 3 cents are expected to be observed in the retail prices of unleaded gasoline (95 octanes) and diesel fuel in the coming days, according to the Director of Consumer Protection Service at the Ministry of Energy, Commerce, and Industry, Konstantinos Karagiorgis, as reported by the Cyprus News Agency (CNA)....

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Enhancing higher education in Cyprus

Enhancing higher education in Cyprus

Our goal is for Cyprus to become an upgraded and quality educational and research center, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Monday, addressing the graduation ceremony of the School of Business Administration of the University of Nicosia....

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Calls for redress in Irish mother and baby home scandal

Calls for redress in Irish mother and baby home scandal

Ten years after a dark discovery was made in the west of Ireland, Euronews takes a look at the grim legacy of the maternity homes that were still in operation until the end of the 20th century. ...

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President of OEB shares his cat's survival story

President of OEB shares his cat's survival story

The President of OEB (Cyprus Employers and Industrialists Federation), Michalis Antoniou, recently took to social media to share the remarkable story of his cat's journey to recovery....

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Dolly Parton expresses reservations about AI

Dolly Parton expresses reservations about AI

Dolly Parton isn’t interested in living on artificial intelligence. The “Jolene” singer was asked about AI technology during a press conference in London where she appeared to promote her upcoming album “Rockstar.”...

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Approval of additional budget at risk due to parking problems

Approval of additional budget at risk due to parking problems

The approval of the first supplementary budget for 2023, amounting to 361 million euros, may face obstacles due to the lack of adequate parking spaces at the new Ministry of Labor building....

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Turkish or Turkish Cypriot? Court decision controversy

Turkish or Turkish Cypriot? Court decision controversy

The Republic of Cyprus will pay a compensation of €345,000 to a Turkish Cypriot of American origin, while also returning his property in Limassol, which was being irregularly exploited....

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Challenges faced by disabled people at Cyprus bus stops

Challenges faced by disabled people at Cyprus bus stops

After the photo of the elderly woman waiting at a bus stop in the heat without shelter and a bench, another image circulating on the internet only provokes outrage and certainly does not resemble a European country in 2023....

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Fourth of July fireworks Illuminate the night sky

Fourth of July fireworks Illuminate the night sky

The Fourth of July is Americana at its core: parades and cookouts and cold beer and, of course, fireworks....

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Cyprus commits to EU's greenhouse gas emission targets

Cyprus commits to EU's greenhouse gas emission targets

The participation of Cyprus in the ambitious climate target set by the European Commission for at least a 55% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, based on the new package of European legislation Fit For 55, includes further emissions reductions in all sectors....

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Manhunt in Cyprus after detainees escape

Manhunt in Cyprus after detainees escape

Three detainees managed to escape during their transfer from the court in Nicosia to the central prisons, prompting a manhunt by the so-called "police authorities" of the pseudo-state....

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Paphos mayor worried about protest against Quran burning

Paphos mayor worried about protest against Quran burning

A group of protesters in Paphos marched on Sunday against the burning of the Quran in an incident in Sweden last week, prompting the town’s mayor to express concern over 'religious fanaticism' creeping into Cypriot society...

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Heatwave hits region with record-breaking temperatures

Heatwave hits region with record-breaking temperatures

In a dramatic turn of events, a blistering heatwave has descended upon the region, bringing with it record-breaking temperatures....

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Germany blames Poland for fish kill negligence

Germany blames Poland for fish kill negligence

Germany's government accused Poland on Monday of failing to stop the dumping of pollutants that contributed to the deaths of hundreds of tons of fish in the Oder River, which runs along the border between the two countries....

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Restart seen in talks between Greece, Turkey

Restart seen in talks between Greece, Turkey

Prompted by the recent period of calm in the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, both freshly re-elected, are aiming to announce the resumption of bilateral contacts after meeting at the NATO summit in Vilnius on July 11-12...

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Government asks House for money to pay for unbought vaccines

Government asks House for money to pay for unbought vaccines

The House finance committee met on Monday to discuss a supplementary budget that would include additional funds to buy more COVID vaccines but also pay fines for fewer orders due to low demand...

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Dive abort prior to Titan submersible's implosion

Dive abort prior to Titan submersible's implosion

A former OceanGate advisor said the Titan submersible dropped its ballast and tried to ascend moments before going missing, likely meaning that the five people inside were already aborting the dive when it imploded....

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Double impact on gas station owners

Double impact on gas station owners

Citizens are in turmoil following the termination of reduced special consumption tax rates on transportation and heating fuels, which resulted in increases of 8.32 cents in gasoline and diesel, and 6.83 cents in heating fuels. ...

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Nicosia's push to involve EU in Cyprus problem

Nicosia's push to involve EU in Cyprus problem

When last March, as usual, newly elected President Christodoulides visited Athens in his new capacity as the Greek Prime Minister, the news of the establishment of a "supreme body of institutional coordination between Greece and the Republic of Cyprus" made big headlines, at least in the news....

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Accoladed novelist killed in Russian missile strike

Accoladed novelist killed in Russian missile strike

Award-winning Ukrainian writer Victoria Amelina has died from injuries she suffered after a Russian missile hit a pizza restaurant in Kramatorsk on Tuesday....

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