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481. Cyprus gets a break after severe weather

A high pressure system is affecting Cyprus on Thursday, a day after severe warnings ended, with low chances of rain as weather improves but some mountain roads remain accessible only to properly equipped vehicles...

482. End of an era: Merkel bows out after 16 years

Angela Merkel was assured of a place in the history books as soon as she became Germany’s first female chancellor on Nov. 22, 2005...

483. Female accuser kept in the dark as rape case dropped

A woman who has accused a Larnaca politician of rape ten years ago says she was left in the dark over a recent decision not to prosecute the case, asking publicly the state attorney general to explain why his office dropped the case...

484. Suspected motive in double murder draws skepticism

A top criminologist in Cyprus says machismo and ethnicity were proximate causes in the double murder of two Russian women who had gone missing last month, but a suspected motive in the case has drawn public disbelief and some parliament members are calling for investigation into possible sex trafficking...

485. Second suspect named in missing Russian women case

A second suspect has been named in the case of two missing Russian women whose whereabouts remain unknown after a trip to a cottage, with investigators said to be assuming the worse including possible double murder...

486. 100 square meters of history in the old town

Her love for vintage, her concerns for the environment, but also what she had seen working for one of the most famous high-end brands in the world, led Natasa Theodotou...

487. The 30th Auction of Greek and Cypriot Artworks

488. It's raining money, hallelujah!

Whoever said it never rains in Southern California didn't expect a shower of money to rain down on a California highway....

489. Woman's own immune system cured itself of HIV

A woman from Argentina appears to have rid herself of HIV without drugs or treatment - the second documented case of its kind in the world....

490. Tomb raiding points to ‘at risk’ trial witness

Police are investigating an apparent grave robbery in rural Nicosia, with reports suggesting a raided tomb at a Catholic cemetery could be linked to possible intimidation against a person in the witness protection program...

491. Weekend turns deadly for three drivers

Three men are dead following separate road crashes, with two of them dying at the scene this weekend and another succumbing to his injuries in hospital following a collision last month...

492. Einstein’s scary secret: bizarre stories

Eleven bizarre tales that will blow your mind. ‘Einstein’s scary secret: bizarre stories’ by Andreas Kapandreou is definitely a page turner. It'll keep you on the edge of your seat while you delve into stories of the occult, metaphysics, parapsychology and the uncanny. ...

493. Woman dies after being hit at pedestrian crossing

A woman in Paphos died on Saturday after she was hit by a van at a pedestrian crossing, with police arresting the driver while her husband who was also struck was said to have suffered a serious head injury...

494. Flight from Cyprus to UK delivers Sea bream instead of luggage (video)

British Airways passengers at Heathrow Airport received a unpleasant surprise as they waited for their luggage after a flight from Cyprus....

495. First female chief officer of the British Bases

Clare Simpson is the first woman to assume the position of chief officer at the British Bases in Cyprus....

496. Pregnant woman dies from COVID-19

A 38-year-old pregnant woman from the northern city of Katerini died of Covid-19 last week. According to a local broadcaster, she had not been vaccinated....

497. Police looking for suspected human smuggler

Police in Cyprus believe that a wanted man in Larnaca is involved in a human smuggling network, following the arrests of his wife and others last week near the buffer zone...

498. Family friend arrested in Paphos robbery case

A woman has been arrested in connection with an aggravated robbery investigation in Paphos, following reports that she was a friend of the victim who had withdrawn his savings to go back to his country...

499. Man dies in highway head-on collision

A man is dead and a woman critically injured following a front impact collision on the Nicosia-Limassol highway, with police trying to understand how the female driver ended up going the wrong way...

500. Afghanistan: Selling their daughters to avoid starvation

When her husband told her that they would have to sell their two little girls so that their family would not starve to death after being displaced by the drought in western Afghanistan, Fahima "cried a lot"....

501. The international festival of Nicosia

On Saturday, October 30, the Nicosia International Festival raises the curtain with 21 productions, 26 performances and dozens of artists....

502. A billionaire two times over

Sarah Blakely is a billionaire again. The woman who built a business empire giving a rather simple solution to a daily problem of women, went through several ups and downs...

503. Cops bust marijuana grow in Limassol

Three persons in Limassol have been arrested following a raid at an abandoned shop where drug squad officers uncovered an elaborate grow operation of illegal marijuana...

504. Alec Baldwin accidentally shoots and kills woman cinematographer

Alec Baldwin is devastated after a tragic accident on the set of his new movie "Rust". ...

505. Doubts raised in another suicide case in Cyprus

An investigative TV show is raising questions over the death of a Greek commissioned officer in Cyprus, a case initially treated as suicide but experts believe police glossed over facts that could point to a premeditated crime...

506. Former bishop acquitted of rape charges

Former Kition bishop Chrysostomos has been acquitted of rape charges after a criminal court found his female accuser made contradictory statements and outlandish allegations during the closed trial...

507. YouTuber mafia boss shakes politics in the north

The Turkish Cypriot political landscape has been shaken to the core after an ex-con mafia boss turned YouTube sensation threatened to release videos starring prominent politicians in private sex encounters...

508. NGO says refugee woman misled by agents

A pro-migrant group in Cyprus is accusing officials of using dubious methods to pressure a Syrian woman refugee to withdraw her asylum application, including hiding a recent development that could reunite her family on the island more quickly...

509. Police found criminally prosecutable in Ajax probe

An independent probe into alleged police brutality earlier this year, when a water cannon truck took part in shutting down a demonstration, has recommended both criminal and disciplinary proceedings against officers...

510. Man shoots people with bow and arrow in Norway

A man armed with a bow and arrow killed five people and wounded two others on Wednesday in Kongsberg, southwestern Norway, before being arrested....