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361. Updates from the presidential campaign trail

The Cyprus problem, women's issues and policemen's salaries, as well as agricultural policy and the illegal supply of fuel from the Turkish-occupied areas, were some of the issues which were put forward by presidential candidates on the election campaign trail on Wednesday....

362. Presidential candidates on the move as campaign heats up

The presidential election campaign trail over the weekend ended with the Cyprus Green Party deciding next month on the name of the presidential candidate it will support. ...

363. Cyprus' minimum wage set at 940 euros per month

The Minister of Labour and Social Insurance, Kyriakos Kousios, announced the establishment of the National Minimum Wage after the meeting of the Council of Ministers, calling it a historic day for the welfare state....

364. Bicommunal peace event to take place on September 1st

Political parties, trade unions and organizations from both sides of the divide in Cyprus stressed on Monday their determination to continue their struggle for the reunification of the country....

365. Palestinians fly to Cyprus in Israeli airport pilot program

Several dozen Palestinians flew to Cyprus on Monday from an airport in southern Israel as part of a pilot program to allow Palestinians from the occupied West Bank to fly abroad...

366. A peek into the secret underwater lives of dolphins (video)

Video footage from GoPro cameras strapped to a pair of Navy-trained bottlenose dolphins reveals the ocean animals' hunting habits up close for the first time....

367. Cyprus opposes ban on Russian tourist visas

Cyprus opposes a ban on tourist visas for Russian citizens, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kornelios Korneliou, said with regards to a proposal expected to be put forward by Baltic countries during the informal Council of EU Foreign Ministers (Gymnich) in Prague....

368. After the 'Great Resignation' comes the 'Silent Resignation'

After the Great Resignation, a new trend is emerging in the workplace. They call it "silent resignation" and it's already a big trend on TikTok, with millions of views among younger professionals....

369. Death no longer as it seems after scientists 'revive' dead pigs

Scientists announced Wednesday they have restored blood flow and cell function throughout the bodies of pigs that were dead for an hour, in a breakthrough experts say could mean we need to update the definition of death itself....

370. Three scenarios for Turkish provocations in the East Med

Preparations are done and the Turkish drilling rig Abdul Hamid Khan is ready to sail to its destination, according to informed sources, but the location is yet to be announced. ...

371. The annual 'Literary Evenings at the Pier' plays host to 32 writers

Thirty-two writers are participating in the annual "Literary evenings at the Pier" in Larnaca. The event is organized every year by the Cultural Movement of Larnaca FILOPOL and the Municipality of Larnaca....

372. Presidential contender, ministry swing for the fences

Cypriot presidential candidate Andreas Mavroyiannis drew heavy criticism from the interior ministry on Monday, after the former chief negotiator spoke on the weekend against a controversial barbwire fence south of the buffer zone...

373. Dutch are reducing waste by fixing broken objects with online local barter network

Finding someone who can fix a broken piece of furniture, mend clothing, or repair a family treasure has become easier thanks to a new online platform....

374. Italy's PM resigns spelling trouble for Europe

Italian prime minister Mario Draghi has resigned, ending a national unity government formed to tackle unpopular reforms and spelling trouble for Europe at a time of acute economic challenges....

375. 'I had warned them that the Turks were getting ready'

It wasn't a matter of instinct, he didn't accidentally smell impending danger. The facts spoke for Alexandros Simioforidis and he could not ignore them. ...

376. Mitsotakis urges Erdogan to take position on map depicting Greek islands as Turkish

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has urged Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to take a position on the presentation of a map by his nationalist ally depicting numerous Greek islands as Turkish....

377. Caged animal farming must end in EU, European Commission says

The European Commission said on Wednesday it would propose legislation to phase out caged farming of animals, after a citizens’ petition calling for the ban gathered more than one million signatures....

378. Germany grants asylum to thousands of refugees already protected by Greece

Germany has granted asylum to thousands of refugees who were previously granted refugee protection in Greece....

379. An 'historic' day as Pafos-Polis highway constructions begins

The construction of the Pafos-Polis Chrysochous highway officially began on Friday. The Minister of Transport, Communications and Works, Yannis Karousos, was on hand to mark the "historic" day, as he called it....

380. There is a conflict in US society

The decision of the US Supreme Court to abolish the right to abortion, leaving each state to judge the issue alone, has many "benefactors"....

381. Seniors in Cyprus remain skeptical of fourth shot

A spectacularly small number of people over 60 got their fourth COVID jab so far in the Republic of Cyprus, with the health ministry contemplating to lower the age threshold at a time while medical experts advocating for the vaccine are jumping ship on the immunity debate...

382. On Erdogan, the West and Greek-Turkish relations

Let’s start with the domestic facts and figures to dispel the widespread wishful thinking betting on the victory of the so-called “opposition front” at the next elections....

383. Guterres: 'More direct contact between the two communities is needed'

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged the leaders in Cyprus, President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar to encourage more direct contact and cooperation between the two communities, expressing his concern about the likelihood that the already difficult climate between the parties could worsen....

384. Greece preparing for mass migrant entry from Turkey

Amid rising tensions with Turkey, plans are being drafted to deal with the possibility of an attempted mass entry of migrants into Greece at the instigation of Ankara, in a repeat of the spring 2020 incident at the Evros land border....

385. Turkey buying stolen Ukrainian grain from Russia

Kyiv's ambassador to Ankara said on Friday Turkey is among the countries that is buying grain that Russia stole from Ukraine....

386. Efforts continue for the release of the Cypriot captain on one of the seized ships

Cyprus' Ministry of Foreign Affairs is continuing its diplomatic efforts for the release of a Cypriot captain, a member of the crew of one of two Greek oil tankers recently seized by Iran's Revolutionary Guards in the Gulf. ...

387. Bahceli: The future of Cyprus is not in Hellenism, but Ottoman rule

In a new series of harsh comments against Greece, the West, Sweden and Finland, Turkish nationalist leader Devlet Bahceli has said he does not rule out Turkey's withdrawal from NATO if Finland and Sweden join....

388. Op-ed: The handmaidens of the right

It was the decade of the 70s when my friend Katerina and I were students at Pierce College in Athens. With our group of friends we spent happy, carefree days exploring the old city, its galleries and parks, its nightspots and museums....

389. The next three days are crucial for Emilianidou

390. Leaked SC abortion ban could also apply to rape and incest victims

Twenty-two states have abortion bans that would become law almost immediately if a leaked Supreme Court decision on abortion rights goes into effect....