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361. Merkel expresses support for reform effort, Prespes deal

On her first visit to Athens in four years, German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday expressed her support for the Prespes name deal as well as Greece’s ongoing economic reform efforts, saying the country was entering a new phase....

362. Cyprus pounded by strong winds

Very strong winds from the west are expected on Tuesday afternoon, with showers and thunderstorms throughout the day as well as chances of snow and hail...

363. Briton on drillship airlifted to hospital

A 42-year-old British crew member, who suffered a heart attack on a drillship, had to wait twelve hours before he could be airlifted to hospital due to poor weather conditions...

364. China lands on the far side of the moon

A Chinese space probe successfully touched down on the far side of the moon on Thursday, state media said, hailing it as an historic first landing there on a mission seen as an important step for China’s space program...

365. Cyprus under hailstorm watch

Cyprus is under a thunderstorm warning all day Wednesday, with hail expected during heavy rain and low barometric pressure affecting the area through late Thursday...

366. Wess Mitchell sends clear message to Turkey over Cyprus

367. Commitment to EastMed pipeline reaffirmed

368. US official sends clear message to Turkey over Cyprus drilling

369. Greens oppose construction of Larnaca mall

The Green party organised a demonstration on Wednesday to protest plans of building a mall in Larnaca, which is already in the works....

370. Cyprus remains under storm watch

A yellow weather warning is in effect Monday morning, while thunderstorms are expected to continue in the evening all around the island...

371. Weather alert back to yellow

Weather officials have issued a new yellow alert until Thursday at 11am due to weather conditions that could cause flooding and other problems, saying they 'got it wrong' days earlier...

372. Weather warning climbs to orange

Weather officials have raised the awareness level from yellow to orange, effective from Tuesday through Wednesday at 11am, with towns bracing for yet another stormy night...

373. Cyprus under severe weather watch

A yellow warning has been issued on Tuesday due to severe weather, as heavy storms that pounded large areas of the island with strong winds flooding, and hail could likely continue...

374. Parliament, Archaeological Museum partly flooded

375. Cyprus cleans up after the storm

Cleaning crews in cities and towns around the island got to work Tuesday morning, following overnight heavy storms that brought down trees and caused mayhem in many parts of the road network...

376. Not out of the woods yet

Big storms pounded the west coast on Thursday evening, uprooting trees and cutting power in many areas, as more storms expected on Friday but also mixed weather over the weekend...

377. Poor weather throughout the weekend

Poor weather conditions are affecting Cyprus throughout the weekend, but not without brief moments of sunshine, while parts of Troodos Mountains are dressed in white following heavy hailstorm...

378. Rain on the way as sunshine sticks around

An unstable atmosphere is hanging over Cyprus, with periods of sunshine punctuated by clouds and increasing chances of rain, isolated thunderstorms and possibly hail...

379. Israeli minister urges Airbnb boycott, talks up rival service

380. US backs Cyprus’s right to develop resources, Pyatt says

Washington supports Cyprus’s right to develop its resources in its exclusive economic zone (EEZ), US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt said Thursday....

381. British High Commissioner hosts reception to mark 70 years of NHS

382. Rain and thunder over the weekend

Rain is expected on Friday, while weekend weather will be mostly clear in the early parts of the day with a chance of thunderstorms later on...

383. Cyprus under thunderstorm watch all week

Cyprus remains under a thunderstorm watch for the rest of the week due to an unstable air mass affecting the island, with increasing chances of afternoon hail storms inland and over the mountains...

384. Nicosia taken up by storm

The capital of Cyprus was soaked in a short-lived yet powerful storm Sunday afternoon, with officials responding to multiple calls for floods and fallen trees, and an advocacy group calling for better preparedness next time...

385. Cyprus and Egypt to sign agreement for sub-sea European pipeline

386. Week starts off with mixed weather

There is still a chance of rain and thunderstorms in the late afternoon Monday and Tuesday, while weather is expected to clear up by mid-week as temperatures rise slightly...

387. Isolated showers on the way

Clouds and showers are expected during parts of Friday, despite overall clear skies throughout the day, with a chance of thunderstorms and even hail over the weekend and into next week...

388. Two Cypriot WWII veterans reunite after 70 years

Two World War II veterans, a Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot who fought together in the war, met once again in Nicosia 70 years later...

389. EU membership talks for Albania, FYROM set for June 2019

European Union member-states have agreed to opening membership talks with Albania and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) in a year if reform efforts in the two nations continue to progress....

390. Debt deal exceeded market expectations, Tsipras says

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Friday hailed the Eurogroup debt deal for Greece during a televised exchange with President Prokopis Pavlopoulos, referring to a "historic" agreement that exceeded the expectations of the markets....