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Coffee and politics: high drama at the coffee shop
With presidential elections looming in Cyprus, it has become increasingly popular to express one’s ideas and opinions about the current...
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Voters head to polls in Wyoming, as Liz Cheney fights Trump-backed challenger
Voters in Wyoming headed to the polls on Tuesday (August 16), as the nation watches closely the race between Liz Cheney and her Trump-backed...
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Truss ‘War of Independence’ over BoE will spook markets
Suggestions by Liz Truss that the Bank of England’s independence is under threat, will spook markets, warns the CEO of a leading financial...
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FIFA suspends Indian football federation due to third party influence
FIFA has suspended the All India Football Federation (AIFF) with immediate effect due to “undue influence from third parties”, world...
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Kenya Election 2022: William Ruto becomes president-elect
William Ruto is Kenya's president-elect narrowly beating his rival Raila Odinga in a tightly contested elections. The announcement of the elections...
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Senior Kenyan election officials disown the results of presidential election
The planned announcement of the Kenyan presidential election results descended into chaotic scenes on Monday after the deputy chairperson of the...
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White House seeks to improve Biden’s low ratings ahead of midterms
The White House is seeking to improve President Joe Biden’s low approval ratings by launching a campaign to highlight some of the recent...
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Cyprus gas and the EU’s ‘own goal’
Solving the Cyprus problem and solving the energy crisis go hand in hand With the European energy crisis intensifying and the likelihood of...
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Tales from the Coffeeshop: A regional hub for lack of perspective
BEING a deeply religious man and an avid churchgoer, you would have thought the independent Diko-Edek candidate, who remains a Disy member, and...
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Iraqi factions call for new government in rival protests
Rival Iraqi factions took to the streets of Baghdad on Friday to call for a new government, with supporters of Shi’ite cleric Moqtada...
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‘Phantom candidate’ Christodoulides ducks out of TV debates, accused of ‘hiding’ (Updated)
Almost all the presidential candidates piled on Nicos Christodoulides on Thursday, slamming him for what they called his apparent attempt to...
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Paphos mosaics to get new shelters
The world heritage mosaics in Kato Paphos will get more shelters to protect one of the island’s leading attractions for tourists and history...
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France’s fiscal plan to repair slower than peers
Economic growth assumptions in France’s 2022-2027 Stability Programme are potentially out of reach, while fiscal targets are unambitious and...
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Trump uses FBI search of his home to solicit campaign donations
Former US President Donald Trump has tried to turn the news that the FBI had searched his Florida estate to his benefit, citing the investigation...
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Erdogan plays up diplomatic gains with eye on elections
A series of diplomatic wins, capped by the deal to resume Ukraine’s grain exports, provides some respite for President Tayyip Erdogan from...
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Allowing Russia to bully Ukraine would mean ‘open season’ worldwide
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday that if Russia were allowed to bully Ukraine, to invade and take territory without being...
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US Senate approves bill to fight climate change, cut drug costs in win for Biden
The U.S. Senate on Sunday passed a sweeping $430 billion bill intended to fight climate change, lower drug prices and raise some corporate...
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East Europe’s party is over as double-digit inflation bites
In the weeks that followed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, western Europe’s big economies began to falter. But further east it was...
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One and done? Some Democrats say Biden should not seek second term
By Richard Cowan A few Democrats in the US Congress have begun to voice what many have mulled privately: whether President Joe Biden, the...
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New Jumbo store for Nicosia
Encouraged by their improved profits in 2021, one of the island’s largest retail chains, Jumbo, is gearing up to open a second mega store in...