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301. Coronavirus emergency 'holds a very grave threat' for world, says WHO

China’s coronavirus outbreak poses a “very grave threat for the rest of the world,” the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday in an appeal for sharing virus samples and speeding up research into drugs and vaccines, Reuters reported. ...

302. Prison officers seize meth in straws

Police say two prison visitors were arrested Thursday on drug possession charges after they were suspected of attempting to smuggle drugs into jail...

303. Cypriot police zero in on ‘ecstasy warehouse’

Cypriot police were said to be zeroing in on a possible location in Limassol, where 645 kilos of ecstasy are believed to have been stashed inside barbeque grills that were exported and later seized by authorities in Australia...

304. Ecstasy in Cypriot BBQs seized 'down under'

Australian police have arrested two men for allegedly smuggling 645 kilos of ecstasy hidden inside hundreds of aluminium barbecues, the culmination of a six-month investigation spanning three countries ...

305. Driver argues with officer over filming

A video showing a driver in Cyprus debating with a police officer has gone viral, raising once again questions over the rights of citizens to record video in public places...

306. Drugs behind ugly beat-down in Ayia Napa

A suspected drug dealer who was arrested Thursday in Ayia Napa reportedly had locked two younger men in an apartment and gave them a beat-down for failing to pay up...

307. Underage girl accuses young man of rape

A 20-year-old male from Paphos is facing criminal trial next month following allegations that he raped an underage girl, while another young man is being accused of sexually abusing a girl in her early teens...

308. Dutch police arrest Cypriot wanted man

Dutch police have arrested a Limassol cafeteria owner who was wanted by Cypriot authorities in connection with the fatal drug overdose of a teenager last year...

309. Nicosia inmate caught with four ‘bumphones’

A local inmate doing time at Nicosia’s Central Prisons was caught with four phones hidden in his rectum as he was being transferred back to his cell...

310. Man re-arrested after run over victim dies

A Nicosia resident died in hospital on Thursday one week after he was hit by a car in what police believed to be a deliberate attempt linked to illegal drugs...

311. Woman tries to sneak drugs into court

Police are looking for an adult female who is suspected of attempting to sneak cocaine into the hands of a man in custody at the Paphos courthouse...

312. Authoritarian, divisive, hard right?

A few days ago, the New York Times published an opinion piece on political developments in Greece on its front page in which the author denounced the return to power of the “hard” right under the leadership of an “authoritarian” prime minister with “anti-democratic instincts.” ...

313. Officials spot loopholes in medical cannabis law

A number of provisions in the medical marijuana legislation were taken out prior to a vote, prompting officials to call for amendments to block doctors from prescribing cannabis without any limits...

314. Trump hits China with more tariffs, sharply escalating trade dispute

U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to impose a 10% tariff on $300 billion of Chinese imports from Sept. 1, sharply escalating a bruising trade war between the world’s largest economies and jolting financial markets. ...

315. Cocaine found on Cypriot-flagged ship

Twenty-two seamen on board the Cyprus-flagged UBC Savannah have been detained in Mexico on suspicion of illegal drug trafficking...

316. Nicosia boy hospitalised after snake bite

A little boy in Nicosia has been admitted to the Intensive Care Unit following a snake bite incident...

317. Drug squad arrest Limassol businessman

Police arrested a local businessman in Limassol in connection with a drug bust earlier this year, following on new witness testimony in the case...

318. Man sentenced in arcade cannabis trial

The main suspect in the cannabis-stuffed claw machine trial has been sentenced to 14 years, after refusing to reveal the brain behind the illegal operation...

319. Bicycle patrol catch up to fleeing suspect

Police officers on bicycle patrol caught up with a fleeing suspect during a traffic stop in Limassol, arresting him and the driver on charges including traffic and drug violations...

320. Garber: US deeply concerned by Turkey's intention to drill off Cyprus

321. Man arrested for growing pot at home

A Limassol man has been arrested following a police raid at his residence, where officers found cannabis plants and military ammunition...

322. New witnesses in Coral Bay trial

The Coral Bay trial resumed this week with a new witness giving his account of what took place on 24 June 2018 just before British tourist Robert James Birch was ran down and killed...

323. More than 1000 pharmaceuticals on GHS list

324. Latchi diver finds hash underwater

A local diver had to call the police on Monday after discovering one kilo of hashish under water in Latchi...

325. Couple ‘engaged’ in weed-growing arrested

Paphos police arrested a German couple on drug related charges, after they found a number of cannabis plants on their balcony...

326. Abducted woman found after car accident

Two male suspects have been arrested in the abduction of a 36-year-old woman, who was forced into a car in broad daylight in Limassol on Thursday...

327. Man bleeds to death after late night brawl

Three men from Africa have been arrested after a man from Cameroon was found dead Sunday early morning at the bus terminal downtown Nicosia...

328. Strovolos double murder stalls in court

The Strovolos double murder trial has been stalling over telecommunications data, following testimony by a police officer whose credentials have been called into question by the defence...

329. New mother’s death blamed on negligence

An internal probe in the death of a 34-year-old woman days after giving birth points to medical negligence at Nicosia General Hospital...

330. Coca Cola heir Alki David arrested