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A&E doctors on three-hour island wide strike (Update 1)
The planned three-hour work stoppage at state hospital A&E departments announced by the state doctor’s union (Pasyki) on Monday is...
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Blasts rock Ukraine city as Russian missiles drive up civilian death toll (Update 2)
Explosions rocked the southern Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv on Saturday, the mayor said, at the end of a week in which Russian missiles have...
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(Update) Second earthquake felt by people in Limassol
A second small earthquake in a few hours rattled Limassol once again on Tuesday evening. According to the Geological Survey Department, the 2.7...
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Diko central committee backs Christodoulides (Updated)
Centre-right Diko’s central committee has unanimously decided to support the candidacy of Nikos Christodoulides for the upcoming...
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Fires in north finally ended with help from rain (Update 4)
By Sarah Ktisti and Nick Theodoulou All fires in the north were finally extinguished in the early hours of thanks in part to heavy rain that...
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EU calls on Turkey to respect sovereignty member state, Borrell sends letter to Anastasiades (Update 2)
The European Council has expressed its deep concern over Turkey’s recent actions and statements and reiterated that Ankara must respect the...
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Fire reignites in north on two fronts, village evacuated (Update 3)
There was only a brief respite in the north on Friday after a devastating fire that began on Tuesday was nearly under control but reignited in the...
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Villages evacuated as fire keeps blazing in the north (Update 5)
The villages of Flamoudi and Ardana in the north were evacuated by Turkish Cypriot authorities in the early hours of Thursday after a huge...
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As battles in Ukraine’s east grind on, Nato warns of long war (Update 5)
The war in Ukraine could last for years, the head of NATO said on Sunday, calling for steadfast support from Ukraine’s allies as Russian...
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Senior cop colluded with inmate in attempt to compromise prisons director’ (Update 3)
By Sarah Ktisti and Nick Theodoulou Central prisons director Anna Aristotelous on Friday called for the appointment of independent criminal...
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Vasiliko responds after minister said big number of stored tyres contributed to fire (Updated)
Vasiliko cement works on Wednesday said it processed 4.5 million tyres between 2016-2021 after Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis referred to an...
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Blaze in tyre storage area caused by shredder malfunction (Update 2 with video)
A fire broke out on Saturday afternoon in an open area filled with old tyres at a processing centre for Vasilikos, between the villages of...
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Zeta Emilianidou dies, aged 68 (Updated)
Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou, who had suffered a cerebral aneurysm last month, has died, aged 68, a government announcement said late on...
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Ukraine says Russian troops are trying to cut access to Sievierodonetsk (update 2)
Kyiv said on Saturday Moscow had reinforced its troops around Sievierodonetsk and attempted to cut off Ukraine’s access to the industrial...
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Cape Greco: 25 year old woman rescued at the sea caves (updated)
A 25-year-old French woman was reportedly injured in a fall at the Sea Caves, Cape Greco, around noon on Saturday, according to an announcement....
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Birmingham Aiport updates as families left 'heartbroken' after TUI and Easyjet cancel flights
Families have spoken of their "heartbreak". The airline giants both apologised for the disruption. It comes amid weeks of chaos for passengers at...
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Interior ministry to update MPs on design and cost of new ID cards on June 6
Lawmakers and competent bodies will continue discussions on the removal of the father’s and mother’s names from Cypriot ID cards on June 6,...
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Paphos mayor calls for action, police intervene in fight between unaccompanied minors (Updated)
Paphos Mayor Phedon Phedonos on Saturday called for talks at the presidential palace to discuss migration, a day after anti-riot police...
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One killed, 40 injured, as suspected tornado hits Germany (Update)
Violent storms buffeting western Germany on Friday killed at least one man and injured some 40 people, 10 of them seriously, when an apparent...
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New Varosha affront ‘will not go unchallenged’ (Update 2)
By Elias Hazou and Nick Theodoulou Nicosia on Thursday strongly condemned the clearing of a new stretch of the beachfront at Varosha –...