WORLD UN backs new map showing Africa’s true size Newsroom The U.N. General Assembly has backed a move away from the widely used Mercator map towards the Equal Earth projection, which shows the relative size of continents more accurately. READ MORE
Cyprus worried as Taliban talks amnesty Republic of Cyprus ‘extremely concerned’ as Afghani women fear rights will unravel under Taliban rule Newsroom 17/08/2021 | NEWS
Cavusoglu boos Greek ‘maximalist demands’ Turkish foreign minister favors peace and cooperation but draws line at positions of ‘Greece-Greek Cypriot duo’ Newsroom 17/08/2021 | NEWS
Calls for booster shot gain traction in Cyprus Cypriot expert says cases on the island and data from Israel favor boosters in vaccination debate Newsroom 16/08/2021 | NEWS
Chaos as Biden defends withdrawal Desperation at Kabul airport as US president blames Afghan political leaders who fled country Source: Reuters 17/08/2021 | NEWS
Taliban says ‘war is over in Afghanistan’ No transitional government in Afghanistan, Taliban officials declare as they call for non-interference policy Source: Reuters 16/08/2021 | NEWS
Cruise ship docks at Paphos after COVID ordeal Passengers end up visiting Cyprus after Egypt told cruise ship it couldn’t dock with infected passenger Newsroom 16/08/2021 | NEWS
Police investigate ‘dirty cop’ threatening messages Special officers probed over threatening text messages including death threats sent to Paphos police director Newsroom 16/08/2021 | NEWS
Rival football violence shakes Limassol AEL and Apollon fans square up downtown, convoy attack leads to full-fledged urban fighting Newsroom 13/08/2021 | NEWS
Sneaky accountant admits draining company funds Woman in custody after company accused her of signing checks to herself over two years totaling over €315,000 Newsroom 13/08/2021 | NEWS
Passenger with cigarette gives version of events Man accused of slapping airport employee tells police it was the other way around Newsroom 13/08/2021 | NEWS
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