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Reminder: Two public holidays on the way - starting next week
Residents in Cyprus are set to enjoy two public holidays in the coming weeks, starting with Green Monday (Clean Monday) next week – 18th March 2024 . Green Monday also known as Clean...
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Belgian farmer takes TotalEnergies to court, seeking climate damages
A Belgian farmer is taking French oil and gas company TotalEnergies to court, seeking compensation for damage to his farm linked to climate change and a legal order for the company to halt...
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Cyprus taken to EU court over precious sites
The European Commission has referred Cyprus to the EU Court of Justice (ECJ) due to its failure to fulfil obligations under the Habitats Directive, which aims to protect over a thousand...
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After EU court ruling, Isotita calls for civil service changes
A recent judgment of the EU’s Court of Justice (CJEU) could pave the way for thousands of civil servants on fixed-term employment to become permanent workers, Isotita union said on Tuesday....
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View from US military aid flight shows Gaza desolation
As a U.S. Air Force C-130 aircraft flew over the Gaza Strip to drop food to people facing famine, there were few visible signs of life in the rubble of what had been a bustling urban jungle...
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Police arrest suspect for Ayia Varvara car fire
Paphos police proceeded to arrest a person for a case of arson set in the early hours of Tuesday in a vehicle parked in a garage in the industrial area of Agia Varvara in the district of...
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Cyprus Shipping Chamber delves into emissions trading system
The Cyprus Shipping Chamber (Kne) this week held a meeting focused on the regulatory framework governing the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), which came into effect on January 1, 2024....
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EXCERPTS-Russian President Vladimir Putin interview to state media
President Vladimir Putin gave a wide-ranging interview to Russia’s RIA state news agency and Rossiya-1 state television, days before a March 15-17 election that is certain to give him...
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EU Parliament approves law to make buildings more energy efficient
The European parliament approved a new law on Tuesday that requires member states to push the renovation of buildings to make them more energy-efficient and reduce the EU’s carbon...
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Police remove Greta Thunberg from blocking Swedish parliament
By Ilze Filks Swedish police on Tuesday forcibly removed Greta Thunberg and other climate activists who were blocking the entrance to parliament for a second day, driving them away in a...
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Church and State have different roles in monastery scandal, Christodoulides says
Everything that needs to be done regarding the ongoing church scandal involving the Osios Avakoum monastery is being done, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday. Speaking to...
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Arrest for 16kgs of cannabis
The Larnaca Drug Law Enforcement Unit, in collaboration with Customs Authorities and other relevant entities, located and seized a suitcase containing 16 kilograms and 752 grams of...
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Cyprus signs multi-million deal with Microsoft to boost public sector efficiency
Cyprus has signed an €8 million deal with tech giant Microsoft to equip 10,000 public sector workers with Microsoft 365 licenses and upgrade the country’s digital infrastructure. The...
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SpaceX Starship lost on return to Earth after completing most of test flight
SpaceX’s Starship rocket, designed to eventually send astronauts to the moon and beyond, completed nearly an entire test flight on its third try on Thursday, making it much farther than...
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82-year-old man convicted of shooting thief appeals sentence
The 82-year-old was sentenced on March 6 to two and a half years in prison after admitting to causing grievous bodily harm. The 67-year-old perpetrator was injured in the thigh....
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Monks granted permission to release evidence in monastery scandal
Two monks embroiled in a financial and sexual misconduct scandal at the Monastery of Saint Habakkuk have been given the go-ahead by the Data Protection Commissioner to release video...
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Monks protest handling of Church scandal case
Two monks from the Monastery of Saint Habakkuk in Fterikoudi are firing back against the Holy Synod’s handling of their case . They plan to send a letter by today outlining their...
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Romanian court approves request to extradite internet personality Tate
A Romanian court approved a request from Britain to extradite internet personality Andrew Tate, but postponed doing so until Romanian trial proceedings finish, it said on Tuesday. The...
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First Gaza aid ship leaves Cyprus with Palestinians on brink of famine
A ship carrying 200 tonnes of aid for Gaza left Cyprus on Tuesday in a pilot project to open a sea corridor to deliver supplies to a population that aid agencies say is on the verge of...
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Media independence safeguarded in EU law
The final green light on the new EU regulation for the protection of journalists and media from political and economic interventions was given by the European Parliament on Wednesday....
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EU’s Borrell says US must put more pressure on Israel over Gaza aid
European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Thursday after meetings in Washington that the United States should put more pressure on Israel to allow more aid into Gaza, amid...
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U.S. preparing new weapons package for Ukraine-officials
The United States is preparing a new military aid package for Ukraine that could be worth as much as $400 million, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Tuesday, the first such move in...
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Dua Lipa, Coldplay and SZA to headline Glastonbury
Female acts will fill two of the three headline slots at Britain’s Glastonbury Festival for the first time in June when Dua Lipa and SZA top the bill alongside rock-band Coldplay,...
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Meeting on LNG expected by end of this week
This week could prove critical for the development of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal project at Vasiliko as Energy Minister George Papanastasiou prepares to meet with officials...
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Pattie Boyd selling letters, lyrics by exes George Harrison, Eric Clapton
Model and photographer Pattie Boyd is selling handwritten lyrics and personal letters that reveal her relationships with late Beatle George Harrison and guitarist and singer Eric Clapton....