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Athens puts CBMs with Turkey on ice

Athens puts CBMs with Turkey on ice

Greece has frozen plans for the next round of confidence-building measures (CBMs) with Turkey at the level of defense ministries, following a barrage of Turkish overflights in the eastern Aegean. The talks have been postponed for the future, government sources said....

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Ferry service from Cyprus to Greece set to begin June 19th

Ferry service from Cyprus to Greece set to begin June 19th

With a winning bid of € 15,594,000, Scandro Holding Ltd is set to operate the ferry service between Limassol and Piraeus this summer, according to an announcement today at a press conference held by the Deputy Minister of Shipping Vassilis Dimitriadis....

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EY Survey: Growing sustainability risks put pressure on law departments

EY Survey: Growing sustainability risks put pressure on law departments

Law departments around the world are facing a rising tide of risks relating to sustainability, but they do not feel that business leadership fully understands the implications, and they require additional resources to manage them effectively, according to a new study from EY Law and the Harvard Law School Center on the Legal Profession....

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Father pleads not guilty in preemie’s death

Father pleads not guilty in preemie’s death

A man accused of killing his newborn premature baby has denied manslaughter charges, with the judge ordering him back to jail until his trial beings after the summer...

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Pelted Russian convoy video in Limassol goes viral

Pelted Russian convoy video in Limassol goes viral

Cyprus Police say no complaint was filed regarding a video from Limassol that went viral this week, showing cars with Russian flags being pelted with heavy items at the southern town's seafront...

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Boris Becker faces jail term for failing to declare his millions

Boris Becker faces jail term for failing to declare his millions

Three-time Wimbledon champion Boris Becker could be sent to jail today as he faces a sentence for flouting the terms of his 2017 bankruptcy....

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Consulco’s London Credit Fund Q1 2022 Results

Consulco’s London Credit Fund Q1 2022 Results

Consulco achieved a remarkable first quarter of 2022, during which our London Credit Fund achieved a dividend of £ 13.07 per unit of its Class A shares, $ 11.14 per unit for its Class C shares and € 9.00 per unit for its Class E shares. ...

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US House passes bill urging Biden to sell off seized Russian yachts and jets

US House passes bill urging Biden to sell off seized Russian yachts and jets

The US House of Representatives yesterday passed legislation calling on President Joe Biden to sell the seized yachts, private jets and other assets owned by sanctioned Russian oligarchs....

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Europe scrambles for natural gas solution as Putin squeezes supply

Europe scrambles for natural gas solution as Putin squeezes supply

The European Union is racing to find alternative suppliers of natural gas after Russia's Gazprom cut flows to two EU nations, sparking fears that others will soon follow....

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Limassol: Objects thrown at pro-Putin motorcade in protest

Limassol: Objects thrown at pro-Putin motorcade in protest

A video of an alleged pro-Putin Russian demonstration in Limassol has reportedly gone viral....

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Moderna asks US authorization of COVID shots for kids under 6

Moderna asks US authorization of COVID shots for kids under 6

Moderna Inc. said on Thursday it asked U.S. regulators to authorize its COVID-19 vaccine for children under the age of 6, which would make it the first shot against the coronavirus available for those under 5-years-old....

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Cyprus has at least a three-month stock of wheat for human consumption

Cyprus has at least a three-month stock of wheat for human consumption

Cyprus has enough wheat for human consumption for at least three months, Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and the Environment, Costas Kadis has told CNA....

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Details unclear after boy loses finger in Paphos

Details unclear after boy loses finger in Paphos

A young boy in Paphos lost a finger on Wednesday after an illegal firecracker exploded in his hands, with police saying investigators were probing all aspects of the incident including how the banger came into the child’s possession...

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Op-ed: Realpolitik in Ukraine

Op-ed: Realpolitik in Ukraine

The Western objectives in the Ukraine war are far from clear. This is perhaps because there are significant disagreements between the United States and Europe. ...

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More ‘Golden Passports’ revoked

More ‘Golden Passports’ revoked

The Council of Ministers decided last week to revoke the citizenship of four more Russians, including their family members, who obtained ‘Golden Passports’ under the island’s disgraced Citizenship by Investment scheme that was brought to an abrupt end in November 2020....

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Cyprus reports case of unexplained acute hepatitis

Cyprus reports case of unexplained acute hepatitis

Health officials in the Republic of Cyprus reported that a young child was diagnosed back in February with acute hepatitis of unexplained origin, as cases emerge across the world and some experts fearing lockdowns could be the culprit...

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Putin warns West of lightning retaliation

Putin warns West of lightning retaliation

Russian President Vladimir Putin warned of lightning-fast retaliation if countries interfere in Ukraine as European leaders accused Russia of 'blackmail' over its cuts to gas supplies...

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UN chief and Putin concur on Azovstal evacuation

UN chief and Putin concur on Azovstal evacuation

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and Russian President Vladimir Putin have reportedly agreed on arranging evacuations from a besieged steel plant in the battered city of Mariupol...

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Census takers face hostility in Cyprus

Census takers face hostility in Cyprus

Census workers in Cyprus are facing hostile residents during the ongoing campaign, as many citizens say they are worried about their personal information also being collected for sinister purposes...

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Boy in trike accident succumbs to brain injury

Boy in trike accident succumbs to brain injury

Doctors in Nicosia pulled the plug on Tuesday after the parents of young boy, who was critically injured in a motorcycle accident in Limassol ten days ago, gave their consent following news their child was brain dead...

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K. Treppides & Co Ltd: Letting your property in Cyprus through online platforms (e.g. Airbnb)?

K. Treppides & Co Ltd: Letting your property in Cyprus through online platforms (e.g. Airbnb)?

The economy of Cyprus is largely dependent on tourism, and this is evident from the fact that government revenues from tourism accounted for over 12% of Cyprus GDP in year 2019 (in accordance with publicly available statistics extracted pre Covid-19 pandemic). ...

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Land earthquake and aftershocks hit Cyprus

Land earthquake and aftershocks hit Cyprus

A 4.7 magnitude earthquake struck Cyprus on Tuesday night, with the shaking felt in many districts across the island and throughout the region...

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Erdogan critic in Cyprus sentenced by Turkish court

Erdogan critic in Cyprus sentenced by Turkish court

Turkish Cypriot journalist Sener Levent says he does not recognize a sentence handed down by a court in Turkey, where prosecutors accused him in absentia of insulting the country’s president with an offensive cartoon as well as offending the state’s military...

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Russia elevates warnings as US push for aid

Russia elevates warnings as US push for aid

Moscow sees NATO arming of Ukraine as engaging in a proxy battle against Russia, as Washington says the United States will press allies to further ramp up military support for Kiev...

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Worker and boss in legal trouble after farming accident

Worker and boss in legal trouble after farming accident

A young man who got injured while using a hand tractor is being accused of immigration and labor violations, while his employer is also facing charges of unauthorized employment...

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Zelensky gets face-to-face pledge from US

Zelensky gets face-to-face pledge from US

Washington's top diplomat and defense secretary both visited Kyiv on Sunday, and used the first official US visit to Ukraine since Russia invaded two months ago to announce a gradual return of US diplomats to the country and the nomination of a new ambassador...

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Diner in Cyprus hates on ‘Russian’ tourists

Diner in Cyprus hates on ‘Russian’ tourists

A group of Latvian tourists in Cyprus posted a disturbing video on social media showing fellow diners at a hotel hating on them after mistaking them for Russians...

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Cyprus convicts ‘sex client’ on trafficking charges

Cyprus convicts ‘sex client’ on trafficking charges

A male customer who was apprehended during a raid at a suspected illegal brothel in Limassol last year has been sentenced to prison on trafficking and exploitation charges, after Cypriot lawmakers introduced tough but controversial legislation that criminalizes sex buyer behavior...

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Illegal bangers overshadow Easter message

Illegal bangers overshadow Easter message

Local residents in the Republic of Cyprus were rattled as illegal bangers kept people and pets up all night during the Orthodox Easter tradition, with police reporting delinquent behavior, at least two amputations, several fire incidents under investigation...

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Moscow calls Athens out over diplomatic choices

Moscow calls Athens out over diplomatic choices

Maria Zakharova released a statement on Friday warning that 'historical parallels' between Greece and Russia were in danger of becoming 'a solid double line between us' while focusing on Greece’s decision to declare 12 Russian officials personae non gratae on April 6 ...

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