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1741. Privatisation of Co-op may lead to the creation of a 'bad bank'

A process launched by the nationalised Cooperative Cyprus Bank may lead to the creation of an Asset Management Company also known as a bad bank ...

1742. Greek Cypriot man murdered in the north

Solon Apostolides, whose body was found Thursday evening in the north, received blows to the head and sustained knife injuries according to officials who also rule out politics behind the murder....

1743. Daughter of poisoned ex-spy says case is 'disorientating'

The Skripals were found slumped on a bench in the southern English city of Salisbury on March 4 in a nerve agent attack...

1744. J&P starts to pay workers again

J&P workers in Saudi Arabia finally got their December pay cheque following a protracted labour dispute with the management of the Cypriot company, which is facing a number of financial challenges. Cypriot workers are still waiting to get paid but it looks like they will have to wait until after the Easter holidays....

1745. UK diesel car sales slump by more than a third

Sales of diesel cars have slumped in many European countries as regulators and politicians crack down on the segment with plans for bans...

1746. British actor accused of killing Cypriot pensioner

Harry Goodwin-Sims, 29, is said to have pushed over Ourania Lambrou on March 31 in North London...

1747. Putin hopes chemical watchdog meeting can end Skripal row

At Moscow’s request, the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons will hold a special session on the Salisbury poisoning...

1748. EU-Turkey migrant deal ‘at risk’, report says

The deal signed between Ankara and Brussels in March 2016 to crack down on human trafficking over the Aegean is hanging in the balance as several countries are reportedly refusing to pay for it, insisting that the European Commission cover the next tranche of 3 billion euros in funding pledged to Turkey....

1749. 'Violent scourge' on London streets as murder figures overtake New York

There were 15 murders in London in February against 14 in New York, according to London’s Metropolitan Police Service...

1750. Firm challenges blue British passport contract going to France

De La Rue said it would seek a judicial review of the provisional decision to award the British passport contract to an overseas company...

1751. Dash-cam footage released of protester hit by patrol car

A lawyer for Cleveland, Mark Reichel, said it was not possible that the deputy did not see his client...

1752. 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...

1753. China hammers US goods with tariffs

Eight other products, including pork and scrap aluminium, will now be subject to additional tariffs of 25 percent...

1754. Greece fears rising Turkish aggression

1755. Bad loans still high despite fast economic growth

Cyprus' economic growth has been supported by construction, tourism and professional services...

1756. Yulia Skripal is getting better

British counter-terrorism police now believe Skripal and his 33-year-old daughter Yulia were poisoned with a nerve toxin...

1757. 'Bold leadership' needed to restore confidence in Cyprus talks

There is a loss of confidence between the two side since talks collapsed in Switzerland last year...

1758. Food, buses, and cash - Getting out the vote the Egyptian way

Some women in working class Cairo neighbourhoods told Reuters they were promised bags of food in exchange for voting...

1759. Gun-totting PAOK president gets 3-year ban

Greek club PAOK Salonika’s president Ivan Savvidis was banned from all soccer stadiums for three years ...

1760. Cyprus supports UN efforts to strengthen peacekeeping operations

As a country that has relied on UN peacekeeping, Cyprus is all the more conscious of its responsibility to do its share ...

1761. 'Devastated' Smith makes tearful apology for ball-tampering

Smith, who had been captain since 2015, is rated by many as the best Australian batsman since the great Donald Bradman...

1762. UK house price growth unexpectedly slows to seven-month low

Britain’s housing market has been hit by a squeeze on household incomes caused by higher inflation...

1763. Russian spy poisoned by nerve agent outside home

Russia has denied any involvement in the attack and has said it suspects the British secret services of using the Novichok nerve agent...

1764. RT faux pas caught by Lobby for Cyprus

RT apologises for using wrong flag to depict the Republic of Cyprus...

1765. ExxonMobil’s Ocean Investigator arrives in block 10 of Cyprus' EEZ

Test drilling in Block 10 by ExxonMobil and its partner Qatar Petroleum is scheduled to take place in October...

1766. A year away from Brexit views remain as entrenched as ever

17.4 million Britons who voted to quit the EU in a 2016 referendum, giving the Brexit campaign victory over the 16.1 million voters who wanted to stay...

1767. 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...

1768. Ayia Napa moves ahead with golf course

The construction of a golf course in Ayia Napa is moving ahead, trying to raise the profile of a resort town desperately trying to rebrand its tourist product. ...

1769. Putin blames criminal negligence for mall fire

The fire swept through the upper floors of the Winter Cherry shopping centre in the city of Kemerovo...

1770. Ankara told to improve relations with Cyprus

European Council President Donald Tusk expressed concerns about Turkish actions in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Aegean...