
In-Cyprus
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Violent clash erupts among students outside Paralimni technical school
A fierce brawl broke out shortly after noon outside the Paralimni Technical School, resulting in one student getting injured and being transported to the hospital. Information from...
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Extreme sleep behavior documented in cute Antarctic chinstrap penguins
Along the rocky and ice-free Antarctic coastline, chinstrap penguins by the millions form bustling breeding colonies – chaotic, noisy and, yes, smelly – every year, laying eggs in November...
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President Christodoulides in Dubai for UN climate summit
President of the Republic, Nicos Christodoulides, has arrived in Dubai to participate in the United Nations Climate Summit. During the Summit, President Christodoulides will address...
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Meta must clarify measures against child sexual abuse by Dec. 22, EU says
Meta Platforms META.O was told by EU tech regulators on Friday to provide more details on measures taken to tackle child sexual abuse material on its photo and video sharing app...
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Russia’s Supreme Court bans “LGBT movement” as “extremist”
Russia’s Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that LGBT activists should be designated as “extremists”, in a move that representatives of gay and transgender people fear will lead to arrests...
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Historic Mexico church becomes capital’s largest shelter for weary migrants
A historic Mexico City church has morphed into the capital’s largest migrant shelter, with hundreds of sleeping mats stacked high inside and a growing tent city clustered around it where...
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UN chief, COP28 president clash over future of fossil fuels
U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres urged world leaders at the COP28 climate summit to plan for a future without fossil fuels, saying there was no other way to curb global warming....
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Second ruling in favour of Laiki depositors
In a recent development, five Russian and Belarusian depositors of the former Laiki Bank have been vindicated with a new ruling from the Limassol District Court, awarding them...
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Chevron and Cyprus reach agreement
An agreement has been reached between Cyprus and Chevron, according to confirmed information by “Insider.” The information about the agreement between the government and the company...
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Russia’s Kaliningrad digitises hometown philosopher Kant’s works
In a once-German corner of Russia, an ambitious project to digitise hundreds of rare and ancient books is under way. “The principal mission of libraries is to preserve books,” said...
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Ethereum blockchain produced equivalent of Honduras’ annual emissions before upgrade – study
The Ethereum blockchain’s historical greenhouse gas emissions before a major software upgrade last year were equivalent to the yearly emissions of Honduras, a University of Cambridge study...
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EXPLAINER-What’s at stake in Russia’s assault on Avdiivka?
Russian forces are intensifying attacks on the eastern Ukrainian city of Avdiivka, seeking to encircle Kyiv’s troops there as Moscow’s war in Ukraine grinds on. The fighting is...
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Climate change threatens Hungary’s Christmas trees
In the small village of Surd, which has supplied most of Hungary with Christmas trees for decades, villagers are worried their livelihood could be in danger as pine forests are shrinking...
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Slovak truckers to start Ukraine border crossing blockade, joining Polish protests
Slovak road hauliers were set to start blocking the country’s border with Ukraine on Friday, pledging an almost total shutdown of the crossing for trucks until the European Union (EU)...
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Incidents of abuse against the elderly reported
The Observatory for the Elderly raised alarm on Tuesday, revealing horrific incidents of violence and mistreatment against elderly individuals. In one case, a domestic worker...
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Chicago homeless migrants shelter faces backlash
Chicago is grappling with local backlash against moving homeless migrants into a new government-run tent encampment as temperatures drop and more migrants continue to arrive. Hundreds of...
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US obesity docs expect Lilly weight-loss drug to show similar heart benefit as Wegovy
Some leading U.S. obesity specialists say they expect Eli Lilly’s LLY.N powerful weight-loss drug Zepbound will produce the same or similar heart benefits as Novo Nordisk’s NOVOb.CO...
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Kremlin critic fined for failing to report own activities – while in prison
Russian opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza was fined 50,000 roubles ($560) on Friday for not providing a full report of his conduct as a registered “foreign agent”, according to a...
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Education ministry announces measures addressing teacher appointments
The Ministry of Education has issued a statement regarding the matter of new appointments in education, emphasizing corrective actions to address distortions in the legislation of the...
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Gaza’s overwhelmed hospitals receive new wave of wounded
At Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza, a man cradling a boy with a bloodied scalp cried for help. A girl who had arrived in an ambulance with an unconscious man missing the top of his left...
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U.S. to impose visa bans soon on Israeli extremist settlers for West Bank violence
The Biden administration has informed Israel that Washington will impose visa bans in the next few weeks on Israeli extremist settlers engaged in violence against Palestinian civilians in...
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Hotel bookings at 35%-40% in December
Hotels that remained open in December are operating at low occupancy rates of around 35%-40%, according to Thanos Michailidis, President of the Cyprus Hotel Association (PASYXE), who...
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Pafos road safety campaign enters final month
As of today, the campaign “Let’s Share the Roads Safely” is entering its final month, organized for the past year by the Paphos Regional Tourism Development and Promotion Company (EΤΑΡ)...
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Hunters’ Party and ‘Awakening Movement’ merge into new political party
On Saturday, December 9, the United Cypriots Hunters Movement and the ‘Awakening Movement’ (Afipnisi) declared their merger. According to a statement from the Hunters party, the two...
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Clergyman scammed via phone call
Unidentified individuals are employing new tactics to deceive and extort money from unsuspecting citizens. In a recent report filed with the police, it was revealed that scammers are...