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601. The four-legged heroes who 'sniff out' life in Turkey's ruins

The battle in recent days in the rubble of areas of Turkey and Syria devastated by the earthquake has been uneven. The death toll has exceeded 15,000 in both countries and time is "running out"....

602. Zelensky in London, asks for fighter jets

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is in the United Kingdom today to meet Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, King Charles, and speak to the British Parliament....

603. Turkey finally accepts assistance from Cyprus

The European Civil Protection Mechanism has informed the Republic of Cyprus that Cyprus' offer to send a rescue team has been accepted by Turkey, Foreign Ministry spokesman Dimitris Demetriou said in a tweet....

604. Many countries stepping up as death toll continues to rise

The EU has mobilized 27 search and rescue teams from 19 European countries, the European Commissioner for Crisis Management stated in a tweet on Tuesday....

605. Woman dies after giving birth under earthquake rubble in Syria

As rescue teams, including Greeks, continue to fight a superhuman battle to find those trapped under the debris, there are so many shocking stories that have been documented after the earthquake in Turkey and Syria left thousands dead....

606. Turkey - Syria: New 7.7 magnitude earthquake - Also felt in Cyprus

According to the Euro-Mediterranean Institute, a new earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7 was recently felt in Turkey. According to Syrian state media, it was also felt in Damascus....

607. Cyprus at the crossroads

South African citizens/voters had two choices in deciding their country's future in 1990. The first option was to maintain the status quo, which would have resulted in a major civil war that would have destroyed the country and resulted in many deaths....

608. Americans will soon need to pay a small fee to enter the UK

U.S. citizens will soon have to apply for permission before their United Kingdom trips and pay a small fee to enter as part of the country's upcoming Electronic Travel Authorization scheme....

609. Nearly 60 million euros in electricity subsidies doled out since September 2022

610. EU pushing to create a Common European Degree Label

Mariya Gabriel, the European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education, and Youth, has launched ten Erasmus+ projects to foster new forms of cooperation among higher education institutions across the EU....

611. Wronged worker slams Cyprus over migration crisis

Thousands of asylum seekers in Cyprus were sent back to their countries last year but one foreign worker, who feels he has no good options following a dispute with his employer, says many people who come to work on the island are forced to seek asylum because the system is not in their favor...

612. Nouris: 'The cause of Cyprus' immigration problem is Turkey'

Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said on Monday that Turkey is the eliciting factor of the migration issue in Cyprus, speaking at a press conference where he presented the work of his Ministry during his term....

613. Athienou rep draws line over buffer zone barbwire

A recent renovation of a Greek Cypriot police station near the buffer zone came with promises of additional staff and better monitoring of the area, but leaders of the local community have second thoughts over a controversial barb wire...

614. Djokovic wins Australian Open a year after deportation

Novak Djokovic has won the Australian Open to equal Rafael Nadal's Grand Slam record, a year after he was deported over his COVID vaccination status....

615. Nicosia scrambles to keep CyProb on UN agenda

Greek Cypriots want UN reports on the Cyprus Problem to continue every six months, but sources say the Security Council is leaning towards an annual extension at least for the peacekeeping force mandate following 'no meaningful progress' on the issue...

616. More than 100 thousand foreigners waiting for German citizenship

The number of foreigners on the wait to become German citizens through naturalization has overpassed 100,000, and many of them have been waiting for as long as three years now to obtain their status....

617. 5.7 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Rhodes also felt in Cyprus

618. Leaders of both sides agree current state of Cyprus unacceptable

Participants in a meeting of leaders and representatives of Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot political parties held on Wednesday, at Ledra Palace, in Nicosia underlined risks from a status quo in Cyprus which is not static but is getting worse, a joint communique issued after the meeting said....

619. More people choose bankruptcy to get a second chance

Bankruptcy applications, based on Law 4818/2021, are coming thick and fast from individuals with or without commercial activity, as they are unable to repay their debts to banks and insurance funds....

620. Rare green comet revisits Earth after 50,000 years

A rare green comet, a unique traveler, is revisiting our solar system these days after 50,000 earth years when people still lived in caves....

621. First group of asylum seekers relocated to Germany from Cyprus

Repatriation flights from Cyprus to Germany and France began at the end of December as part of the EU's support policy for Nicosia in the refugee crisis. ...

622. Kadis: 'Akamas local plan to be implemented before the elections'

Today's Council of Ministers meeting will address the local plan for Akamas. An issue that remains a source of contention between the Ministries of Interior and Agriculture,...

623. Priests bless confused pets in honor of traditional Spanish festival (video)

Hundreds of Spanish pet owners took their animals to church on Tuesday where Catholic priests blessed them on the Day of St Anthony the Abbott, the patron saint of animals....

624. Cabinet: Nine more citizenships revoked

The Council of Ministers today confirmed its previous decision to deprive three investors and six of the dependents of their citizenship status following the expiration of the deadline for objections and the completion of the procedures in the competent committee....

625. Cyprus under international scrutiny for sanctions on Russian oligarchs - (video)

Regarding the levying of sanctions against Russian oligarchs due to the conflict in Ukraine, Cyprus is being closely watched on a global scale....

626. Surfer daredevils spread laughter in flooded Cyprus

Cyprus’ water enthusiasts, whose street surfing videos during last weekend’s flood went viral, say they are professionals and only had some fun after torrential rain that forecasters got wrong...

627. Nikos Christodoulides is determined to solve the Cyprus Problem

The Cyprus Problem is primarily a problem of invasion and occupation. The current situation is inconceivable to be the solution to the problem. ...

628. Cyprus features prominently in US Congress’ Turkey report

The possible sale of F-16s to Turkey and tensions between Turkey and Cyprus and Greece are included in a US Congressional Research Service report on Turkey released on January 9, which outlines Biden administration support of the sale and opposition by 'some members of Congress'...

629. Directives and recommendations to passengers due to Covid

The Ministry of Health has issued European Union directives and recommendations to passengers and airport and airline staff travelling to EU/EEA countries...

630. UN chief sees no common ground in divided Cyprus

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' report on the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus, released on Wednesday night as an official document of the Security Council, number S/2023/3, records the lack of common ground between the two sides for peace talks leading to a mutually agreeable solution...