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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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Tales from the Coffeeshop: Third-term dreams and the Gesy Antichrist
YOU READ it here first that Prez Nik had not given up on the possibility of a third term. This claim, as I admitted at the time, was not based on...
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As party members decide, Truss has upper hand in contest to be Britain’s new PM
Few members of the governing Conservative Party supported foreign secretary Liz Truss when the leadership contest began this month, but now...
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Turkey’s vice-president in north to mark invasion
Turkey will decisively continue defending its rights in the eastern Mediterranean against any provocations, said Turkish Vice President Fuat...
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Tales from the coffeeshop: Patriotic islanders find new cause to stand behind
WITH OUR beloved Cyprob dead and buried, despite our noble efforts to keep it alive, the great and the good of our society have been desperately...
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Conservative lawmakers will vote today Wednesday to narrow the field of eight candidates hoping to succeed Boris Johnson as party leader and prime minister
Conservative lawmakers will vote on Wednesday to narrow the field of eight candidates hoping to succeed Boris Johnson as party leader and prime...
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Eight hopefuls wanting to be next UK PM face first vote to narrow field
Conservative lawmakers will begin voting shortly to narrow the field of eight candidates hoping to succeed Boris Johnson as party leader and...
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Eight hopefuls wanting to be next UK PM face first vote to narrow field
Conservative lawmakers will vote on Wednesday to narrow the field of eight candidates hoping to succeed Boris Johnson as party leader and prime...
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Tales from the Coffeeshop: Post-truth political packaging
THE PRESIDENTIAL candidate of post-truth politics is flying if the latest opinion poll, conducted for Alpha TV, is anything to go by. A...
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Former UK finance minister Sunak bids to replace PM Johnson
British former finance minister Rishi Sunak said on Friday he was running to replace Boris Johnson, three days after helping to launch the...
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Tales from the Coffeeshop: Cyprus leaders embrace pen-pal diplomacy
EFFORTS to prevent a settlement of our Cyprob have entered a new sphere, which involves an old methodology – letter-writing. The two leaders have...
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To Oldly Go: Tales of Intrepid Travel by the Over-60s (Bradt Travel Guides (Travel Literature))
A brand new collection of remarkable travel tales from 'Silver Travellers'. Dervla Murphy travelling in Havana at the age of 74, Matthew Parris...
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Oscar-winning screenwriter Paul Haggis arrested in Italy on sexual assault charges
Oscar-winning screenwriter Paul Haggis is under house arrest in southern Italy on charges of sexual assault and aggravated personal injury,...
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Tales from the Coffeeshop: The political ideology of promising all things to all people
THE MASS mourning of the previous week was replaced by mass indignation on Friday when Politis broke the story about the attempts of a senior...
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Tales from the Coffeeshop: A lack of perspective is part of our DNA
PERHAPS I have become a grumpy old man, no longer able to fight my innate conservatism and completely out of touch with the times. This was...
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Stage designer with a boundless creative flow
In a man born to be a creative, THEO PANAYIDES meets a costume designer for whom the flow never seems to ebb, someone who uses humour to fight...
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Tales from the Coffeeshop: Halloumi identity crisis awaits another half-baked solution
MY FRIEND Costas Christofides made the big leap last Sunday, announcing his candidacy for the presidential elections to a full house at the...
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We need to talk about Love, Death & Robots
Adult animation is a genre that just keeps on giving says CONSTANTINOS PSILLIDES Adult animation is perhaps one of the most dependable art...
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Tales from the Coffeeshop: Refining the art of nuisance diplomacy
PREZ NIK has been taken over by a Turk-bashing mood in the last couple days, reinforcing my unjustified suspicion that he is considering seeking...
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Tales from the Coffeeshop: Mr Perfect’s image takes a heavy blow
THE PUBLIC Service Commission (PSC), which appoints and promotes public employees, according to the diktats of the government and political...