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1591. Police fire shot after graffiti arrest

A police officer fired a warning shot on Monday night in Limassol, after a gang of hooded young men tried to interfere with a graffiti-related arrest...

1592. Ministry slammed for imbalances in new culture committee

The ministry of education and culture was criticized for taking one step forward and two steps back on the cultural front, after it announced on Tuesday the composition of a 16-member advisory committee that would draw up policy proposals for culture and the arts in Cyprus....

1593. Despo Lefkariti at Digital Agenda Cyprus Summit 2020

After her studies in Marketing in London, she started her career in the family petroleum company Petrolina Hellas in Greece. In 1985 she retuned to Cyprus and founded DELEMA, one of the largest and most creative communication agencies in Cyprus, affiliated with MCCANN Worldgroup, the largest and most effective communication network in the world. She is the president of FED (Self-Regulation association) and SDEK (communication agencies association). She also served as vice-president of the European Association of Young Entrepreneurs YES for Europe....

1594. Two more road victims die in hospital

Two road fatalities were reported in the last 24 hours involving a young biker and an elderly driver, with both victims dying in hospital days after they were involved in separate accidents...

1595. Cyprus breaks coronavirus record with 62 cases

The Cyprus health ministry announced the detection of 62 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, a number the island hasn’t seen throughout its battle with the virus, with health officials and experts raising the alarm and coming together for an emergency meeting on Wednesday morning....

1596. Shocking details emerge in woman’s murder

Police say they are looking for a main suspect in a case of premeditated murder in Limassol, after the body of a foreign woman was discovered in her own bedroom on Sunday...

1597. Mom finds daughter’s nude video online

A young man has been arrested on child pornography charges after the mother of a teenage girl saw a nude video of her daughter online and contacted authorities...

1598. Boy falls from fourth floor window

A little boy is in serious condition after falling from the fourth floor of a residential building in Limassol on Friday afternoon...

1599. Pompeo sees window of opportunity for dialogue, in Kathimerini interview

In an interview with Kathimerini, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo deplores the use of threats and unilateral actions as a way of resolving bilateral disputes, sending a clear signal to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan....

1600. Let’s keep Akamas clean

This year, for the 6th consecutive year, the action #Akamascleanup, an initiative of “Kathimerini” newspaper, Alphamega supermarkets, and Latchi Watersports, was crowned an absolute success....

1601. Coronavirus measures bring sharp drop in EU asylum applications

First-time asylum applicants in the EU recorded a sharp drop of almost 70% during the second quarter of 2020, mainly as a result of coronavirus emergency measures imposed by member states from March, Eurostat figures showed Wednesday....

1602. Minister disfavors jail for Paralimni offenders

Justice Minister Emily Yiolitis has weighed in on reported incidents of animal abuse during a shocking Paralimni school prank, saying she is in favour of juvenile offenders doing community service at an animal shelter...

1603. Driver dies after crash that went unnoticed

A young man from Larnaca district died in hospital on Monday, a day after he was involved in a road accident when his car veered off the road and was not discovered until hours later...

1604. Tips trickle in on Paralimni school pranksters

Police are learning valuable information that could crack wide open a shocking school prank in Paralimni, where animals were killed during a battlefield-style back-to-school display, but investigators say they want a larger pool of witnesses before they can identify perpetrators or even say whether non-students had been involved...

1605. Divorced father breaks in to see his kids

A divorced father was arrested in Limassol in connection with a domestic violence incident under investigation, with reports saying he broke in his ex wife’s home to spend time with his children...

1606. Driver in Limassol fatality briefly arrested

Police briefly arrested the driver in Limassol’s latest road fatality, where his girlfriend, a young mother of two, was killed violently after he lost control of the steering wheel...

1607. Young mother killed in horrible car crash

A young mother was killed in a horrible accident on Monday morning, after a car driven by her boyfriend veered off the road and crushed into a retaining wall...

1608. Missing kids behind daycare bite incident

Reports of a practicum student biting off a daycare owner husband’s finger in Limassol became clearer this week after police said they were investigating three cases, including the disappearance of two unattended children found wandering around town...

1609. Death by kin trial focuses on gun condition

Gun experts testified on Monday in the Larnaca death by kin trial, where a young man says he killed his sister after firing his military rifle accidentally...

1610. Daycare worker bites off man’s finger

A young daycare teacher was briefly arrested following an incident at her workplace, where she reportedly bit the finger of her boss’ husband...

1611. Cyprus to boil again as fresh code red issued

The Met Service on Wednesday issued the second red weather warning for extremely high temperatures in a week....

1612. Paphos man beaten over noise complaint

A noise complaint in Paphos turned into an investigation into assault and destruction of property, after youths allegedly attacked a neighbour who called the cops on them...

1613. Cyprus weather gets code red

Weather officials in Cyprus have issued for the first time a red warning for Monday, with temperature highs expected to reach 44 degrees in the interior and 36 high up in the mountains...

1614. Over half of EMEA private businesses expect revenue to decline

1615. Face masks mandatory age 12 and up

Face masks in some locations are now mandatory for all persons aged 12 and above in the Republic of Cyprus, while the government has revised rules for elementary school students following protests...

1616. Son arrested in father’s death in rural Larnaca

The decomposed body of an elderly man was discovered in rural Larnaca on Sunday, with reports saying his son has confessed to killing his own father...

1617. Firemen save kitten from deep well

The Fire Services department posted a video on social media showing an emergency response team of firemen rescuing a young feline from a deep well in Lefkara...

1618. Justice minister on board with new drug policy

Justice Minister Emily Yiolitis says people addicted to drugs and alcohol ought not to be seen as lawbreakers but people who need treatment...

1619. No charges against speedboat captain

The captain of the speedboat that was involved in Sunday’s fatality has been released from custody, with reports saying a fisherman who was killed after being struck by the engine propeller did not use a surface marker buoy...

1620. Expert raises Covid-19 alarm for this week

One coronavirus case has been detected at a kindergarten in Nicosia, while there were 21 cases over the weekend in the Republic of Cyprus, with health experts remaining concerned over asymptomatic carriers and protocol violators...