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1171. Yulia Skripal: Attempted assassination turned my world upside down

Yulia Skripal survived an assassination attempt that UK authorities blame on Russia. But the daughter of one of Russia’s most famous spies says she wants to return to her country “in the longer term”, despite the poisoning...

1172. Sir Stelios launches 10th Bi-Communal Awards

Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, founder of easyJet and easy family of brands (www.easy.com), announces the launch of the Stelios Bi-Communal Awards 2018, to be held for the 10th consecutive year in Cyprus...

1173. Greek village ‘lost for words’ over news of Texan shooter

The family of the Texan teen gunman were “quiet, peaceable people” who never raised eyebrows in the Greek village where his father spent his youth...

1174. Netanyahu’s son deletes Instagram after ‘F*** Turkey’ post

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s son crudely weighed in on a diplomatic row between Israel and Ankara — posting “F–k Turkey” on his Instagram account, according to reports...

1175. Twitter urges all users to change passwords after glitch

Twitter urged its more than 330 million users to change their passwords after a glitch caused some to be stored in readable text on its internal computer system rather than disguised by a process known as “hashing”...

1176. Facebook to play cupid in online dating debut

Facebook is entering the dating game to matchmake millions of people on the world’s largest online social network and nudge them into spending more time there...

1177. 'My gladiator lay down his shield': Toddler Alfie Evans dies in Britain

Alfie had a rare, degenerative disease and had been in a semi-vegetative state for more than a year...

1178. Unique conference on technology set for June in Nicosia

Technology is more crucial than ever in a world of Fake News, and Cyprus is meeting the challenge head on with a unique conference on June 21 in Nicosia. Guest speakers include Margaritis Schinas and Alexis Papachelas...

1179. Thousands gather for ANZAC Day memorials around world

The date is seared into the national consciousness as a point where the two nations emerged from the shadow of the British empire...

1180. Facebook reveals secrets on how it polices the service

Facebook has faced fierce criticism from governments and rights groups in many countries for failing to do enough to stem hate speech...

1181. Passenger killed when engine explodes on Southwest Airlines US flight

The death of 43-year-old Jennifer Riordan on Flight 1380 was the first in a US commercial aviation accident since 2009...

1182. Paphos mosaics cleaning method raises eyebrows

A rather unusual photograph is doing the rounds on social media in Cyprus, showing a cleaning lady using a broom and a shovel to clean ancient mosaics at the Paphos Archaeological Park. ...

1183. Zuckerberg resists effort by US senators to commit him to regulation

Senators were often at a disadvantage because each had only five minutes to pin down the billionaire...

1184. Father and child risk life at roundabout

A video showing a man with a child on a bicycle entering a round-about is raising a number of questions, as another vehicle appears to come very close in what could be a very dangerous situation....

1185. FB ready to deal with strict EU laws

Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said this week that he agreed “in spirit” with a strict new European Union law on data privacy but stopped short of committing to it as the standard for the social network across the world....

1186. Facebook data leak hits 87 million users in widening privacy scandal

Facebook first acknowledged last month that personal information about millions of users wrongly ended up in the hands of Cambridge Analytica...

1187. Migrant caravan heading to US puts Mexico in tough spot

So far the Mexican federal government has provided little guidance on how to handle the migrants...

1188. Cypriots beat Europeans on Facebook

Cypriots use Facebook more than any other nationality in Europe, even as people are starting to turn their backs on the popular social media app in the wake of fake news....

1189. Paphos mayor says car park permit not lawful

Paphos mayor Fedonas Fedonos says a parking lot outside a produce market was not licensed lawfully, pointing fingers at Turkish Cypriot Properties Management, while the private business says an offer had been refused by the city previously....

1190. Nissi Beach among world’s best on Instagram

Ayia Napa may be struggling to rebrand itself, but its many white-sand beaches need no introduction as Nissi Beach is among the world’s top 50 on Instagram just in time for summer holidays plans. The mayor, who says he wants to improve the town's image, has welcomed the new achievement. ...

1191. Canadian company worked on software to find Republican voters

Wylie previously disclosed how users’ data from Facebook was used by Cambridge Analytica to help elect Donald Trump...

1192. Corbyn apologises for anti-Semitism in his party‍​

Corbyn himself was criticised last week for a comment made in 2012 showing solidarity with the creator of a mural deemed by many to be anti-Semitic...

1193. Attorney general uneasy over nepotism jibes

1194. Zuckerberg apologises for Facebook mistakes

His plans did not represent a big reduction of advertisers’ ability to use Facebook data,...

1195. Academic behind Facebook breach says he is a 'scapegoat'

Facebook has been rocked by a whistleblower who said that Cambridge Analytica had improperly accessed information on 50 million users...

1196. Boozy Brits no longer welcome in Ayia Napa

The mayor of Ayia Napa, like his counterparts in resorts such as Magaluf, Ibiza and Hvar, has called time on the “low quality youth” market...