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1441. Man falls to his death while trying to pick fruit

A senior citizen in Limassol fell to his death on Thursday after he climbed an open staircase to pick fruit...

1442. Illegal migrant arrivals fall but stronger borders needed, says Frontex chief

The number of illegal migrants entering the European Union fell sharply for the third year in a row in 2018 but arrivals remain high and stronger border controls are needed, the head of the EU's border control agency Frontex said Wednesday....

1443. Man dies in water tank accident

A senior citizen died in hospital on Tuesday, after he was crushed by two failing water tanks in Larnaca during repair work...

1444. Sun pierces through cloudy skies

A high pressure system is moving in over Cyprus, bringing periods of sunshine throughout the day but also scattered showers remain a possibility later in the afternoon...

1445. Sara Siams turns prosecution witness

The ex girlfriend of the main suspect in the Strovolos double murder has turned to prosecution witness, with her new lawyer saying his client has been cooperative with police from the get go....

1446. BBC explores plight of foreign students in Cyprus

A recent BBC story about foreign students in the north highlights many challenges that international students face in Cyprus, including unethical recruitment, exploitation and economic hardship...

1447. Week starts clear, rain not far behind

The week started off with lots of sunshine while clouds and rain will gradually set in by mid-week coupled with a low pressure system...

1448. Cyprus 2019 GDP forecast at 3.3%

1449. Bill proposes up to five years for stalkers

A bill that would empower harassment and stalking victims is being delayed in the House in order for MPs to seek input from the legal department...

1450. Healthy man’s flu death raises questions

The death of a 34-year-old man who got the seasonal flu is raising questions over his medical treatment while officials warn that flu cases have been more aggressive this year...

1451. One in 10 Greeks is victim of online scams

Google is advising internet users to take online security more seriously as a study it commissioned on the occasion of Safer Internet Day (SID) on Tuesday showed that one in 10 Greek internet users has fallen victim to online scams....

1452. Police call for probe in baby boy’s death

Limassol police have asked the Health Ministry to order a probe into the death of a 20-month-old baby boy, who died last week from complications after getting the seasonal flu...

1453. ‘I am not getting involved’

1454. Sisters slide off cliff in Troodos

Two sisters were rescued Sunday in Troodos after their sledge went off track, falling off a cliff some 300 metres...

1455. Construction worker dies in scaffolding accident

A construction worker in Limassol was killed instantly in a horrific scaffolding accident on Thursday, after he fell from a height of over five metres during a paint job...

1456. New details in woman’s balcony fall

The 32-year-old woman from Poland, who fell off her balcony last week, says she tried to escape from a man who wouldn’t let her go out...

1457. Car falls off cliff due to landslide

An elderly driver ended up in the Emergency Room in Limassol following a landslide incident in Paphos where his vehicle was hit and fell off a cliff...

1458. Cloudy skies with low chances of rain

A low pressure system is moving back into the area over Cyprus, with mixed weather at the start of the week and possibly elevated dust levels on Wednesday...

1459. Prank call upsets Larnaca medics

A prank call was placed in Larnaca on Friday where an unknown male dialed the emergency number to report a dead child in a pool of blood...

1460. New call centre falling behind

The call centre that was launched three months ago in a government effort to upgrade public services has had a false start, prompting the Finance Ministry to send out urgent cables to civil servants...

1461. Woman’s death in Akamas caused by drowning

A post-mortem examination has shown that 69-year-old Eleni Plakidis, who had gone missing for ten days, died following a drowning incident...

1462. Spells of sunshine mixed with drizzle

A high pressure zone is still affecting the area with periods of sunshine but also clouds and chances of light rain moving in later in the day...

1463. Man accused of pushing wife off balcony

Nicosia police are investigating an attempted murder in Aglandjia, in a case where a man is being accused of pushing his wife off the balcony...

1464. Partly sunny, low chances of rain

A low pressure system is affecting areas over Cyprus, with the early part of Friday being mostly clear with low chances of rain over the weekend...

1465. Cyprus under wind advisory

Weather officials have issued a wind warning over Cyprus, with gale force winds expected along the coastline....

1466. Brief sunshine, more clouds later

A low pressure system is once again affecting the area, with sunshine during the day expected to be taken over by cloudy skies, rain and thunderstorms...

1467. Angela Merkel in Athens

1468. Jaguar Land Rover to cuts 4500 UK jobs

1469. Frigid cold and snow blanket Cyprus

1470. Poor weather won’t budge

A low pressure system is affecting areas over Cyprus, with cloudy skies and poor weather conditions expected to stick around at least until Monday...