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Unlike the Concorde, supersonic travel is coming back faster, quieter and greener

Unlike the Concorde, supersonic travel is coming back faster, quieter and greener

Supersonic air travel has always messed with the concept of time. Such as being able to fly across the Atlantic and land before your scheduled departure time....

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Lawyer in soldier murder cover-up raises stakes

Lawyer in soldier murder cover-up raises stakes

A high-powered attorney in Cyprus representing the family of a soldier, whose death initially ruled a suicide has been updated to murder, has hinted at lawsuits if prosecutors fail to go after the perpetrators...

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Police examine video footage in hotel pool death

Police examine video footage in hotel pool death

The death of a little girl, who drowned in water after going for a splash in the wrong swimming pool at a hotel in Paphos, continued to shock public opinion in Cyprus, with investigators still unsure how the child sank to the bottom without anyone taking notice...

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More vocational courses to be offered in the fall

More vocational courses to be offered in the fall

Minister of Education, Sport and Youth, Prodromos Prodromou, stated that higher vocational education and training in Cyprus are being upgraded with new and modern building facilities in Limassol that will be ready this autumn with more specialized program options....

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Turkey pushed migrants into Greece, according to minister

Turkey pushed migrants into Greece, according to minister

A group of 38 migrants, including a heavily pregnant woman, have been found stranded on a tiny, unnamed island along the Turkish-Greek border....

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Cyprus maintains low VAT and consumption tax on fuel

Cyprus maintains low VAT and consumption tax on fuel

Cyprus maintains a very low VAT rate and lower consumption taxes on fuel compared to Germany and other EU countries, Minister of Finance Constantinos Petrides notes in a written statement....

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Ministry of Health preparing Covid-19 plan for the coming months

Ministry of Health preparing Covid-19 plan for the coming months

The Ministry of Health is in the final stretch in its preparations to manage COVID-19 in the next months, the Minister of Health’s Communications Advisor Constantinos Athanasiou said on Tuesday, adding that on Friday a new meeting with the members of the Scientific Advisory Committee will be held....

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Femicide and punishment

Femicide and punishment

A few days ago, there was some shocking news. An Egyptian court asked lawmakers to approve the live broadcast of the hanging of a man who stabbed a female university student to death....

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Twitter wars get ugly over Cyprus 1974

Twitter wars get ugly over Cyprus 1974

Cyprus’ UN ambassador has called on Turkey to step aside so that Cypriots could reunite after Ankara accused Nicosia and Athens of not wishing to reach a settlement, with sides giving their own account of events amid an emotionally charged weekend for Greek Cypriots...

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Wizzair offers 100,000 free air tickets to Ukrainians flying across Europe

Wizzair offers 100,000 free air tickets to Ukrainians flying across Europe

Just days after news broke that Wizz Air would defy current European conventions and start flying to Moscow again, the airline is extending another olive branch to Ukrainians who might be less than impressed at Wizz resuming Moscow flights....

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National credit bureaus crucial in assessing consumer creditworthiness

National credit bureaus crucial in assessing consumer creditworthiness

The need to assess a borrower's creditworthiness and capacity through the use of national credit bureaus was highlighted at an annual conference held by the European Association of Credit Bureaus “ACCIS” in Brussels in the past month....

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EDF funds seven Cypriot projects proposed in 2021

EDF funds seven Cypriot projects proposed in 2021

Several Cypriot businesses and research institutions have secured funding for seven projects from the European Defence Fund (EDF) for 2021, the Ministry of Defence has said....

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North plays catch-up with illicit cash

North plays catch-up with illicit cash

Turkish Cypriot authorities have their hands full as they investigate large sums of money being laundered in Cyprus, with cases ranging from probing courier operations south of the divided island’s UN buffer zone to media speculating on the scope of rampant tax evasion in the north...

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Conflicting details surface in hotel pool death

Conflicting details surface in hotel pool death

Police say CID Paphos are investigating an apparent drowning incident following the death of a little girl at a hotel swimming pool on Sunday, with exact circumstances of the fatality not yet fully known...

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Child dead after going to wrong hotel pool

Child dead after going to wrong hotel pool

A little girl was found dead on Sunday in a hotel swimming pool in Paphos, where she was vacationing with her parents, with reports still unclear whether lifeguards saw her going into the wrong pool...

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Deadly spiritual ceremony suspect arrested in Cyprus

Deadly spiritual ceremony suspect arrested in Cyprus

A man has been extradited to Cyprus where he was wanted in connection with the death of a woman in 2019 when things went terribly wrong in an Ayahuasca ceremony in Larnaca...

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President signs controversial foreclosure law

President signs controversial foreclosure law

A controversial foreclosure bill has been signed into law in the Republic of Cyprus over the objection of the country’s finance minister who accused lawmakers of populism...

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Flag goes up over ‘suspicious findings’ in Berton’s case

Flag goes up over ‘suspicious findings’ in Berton’s case

Leaked information in local media point to shocking revelations expected to shed light on the cause and manner of death for Berton, an impounded Savannah cat that died in state custody in Cyprus after authorities refused to allow his owner to take her ailing pet to a private vet...

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Shots fired during car chase in Chloraka

Shots fired during car chase in Chloraka

Three young men are in police custody and another one is wanted by police following a car chase in Chloraka, where officers used their guns in an attempt to flag down a suspicious vehicle...

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Carob wars suspected in car arson attack

Carob wars suspected in car arson attack

Police are investigating an apparent arson in rural Limassol where a car was set on fire, with detectives turning their attention to a rather suspicious graffiti found nearby...

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Nicosia issues warning over Tatar-Aliyev meeting

Nicosia issues warning over Tatar-Aliyev meeting

Nicosia is voicing its displeasure over the Turkish Cypriot leader’s official visit to Baku, with Greek Cypriots saying they were disappointed by the Azeri president and pointing to UN resolutions that recognize only one Republic in Cyprus...

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RICS Cyprus Property Price Index with KPMG in Cyprus announces results of Q2 2022

RICS Cyprus Property Price Index with KPMG in Cyprus announces results of Q2 2022

KPMG in Cyprus announces that the ''RICS Cyprus Property Price Index with KPMG in Cyprus'' has been issued for Q2 2022....

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Cyprus still in the mix as EU probes Greek spyware

Cyprus still in the mix as EU probes Greek spyware

Cypriot Deputy Attorney General Savvas Angelides has fired back at allegations over a conflict of interest in an alleged cover-up involving Israeli-made malware, as Nicosia and other EU capitals have been feeling pressure to come clean following rumors of widespread unlawful surveillance...

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Puzzling details emerge as police probe Berton’s death

Puzzling details emerge as police probe Berton’s death

Cyprus Police say the animal unit will investigate the death of Berton, an impounded Savannah cat that died in state custody, as more shocking details emerged about the hybrid’s ordeal after he was removed from the care of his owner in Limassol...

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Dead fox draped over street sign in Limassol

Dead fox draped over street sign in Limassol

A photo of a dead fox hanging from a street sign has been shared with police, after the Animal Party Cyprus got word of the despicable act in rural Limassol...

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Cyprus fires back at Eurostat report

Cyprus fires back at Eurostat report

The Cypriot Fire Department took issue with a Eurostat report this week that said the Republic of Cyprus in 2021 had the second highest share of firefighters on payroll...

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Cypriot MEP spills the beans in spying scandal

Cypriot MEP spills the beans in spying scandal

Cypriot MEP Demetris Papadakis is warning authorities on his native island to stay away from cover-up attempts and instead 'fully investigate' allegations of espionage and wiretapping by politicians and police using illegal malware...

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Berton’s mom demands independent post mortem

Berton’s mom demands independent post mortem

The owner of Berton, a controversial Savannah cat who died in state custody on Monday, is calling for an independent forensic pathologist to be present during the post mortem of her beloved pet...

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Savannah cat Berton dies in state custody

Savannah cat Berton dies in state custody

A Savannah cat named Berton, a house pet who was taken away from his Limassol home following an incident, was found dead on Tuesday at a Paphos zoo where he was being detained...

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Erdogan keeps suspense as he helicopters to drillship

Erdogan keeps suspense as he helicopters to drillship

Suspense in Nicosia and Athens were unceremoniously put on hold on Tuesday when Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the launch of the country’s Abdulhamid Han drill ship in contested waters off Cyprus but was in no hurry to share coordinates...

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Registered unemployment climbs by 10.4% in April 2026

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