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Cyprus National Day celebrated today
Parades and commemorations are set to take place today across most of Cyprus’ major towns and villages as the island marks Cyprus National Day. Cyprus National...
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Reminder: Another Public Holiday This Week
The next public holiday, in the Republic of Cyprus, is this coming Friday (1st April 2022), to commemorate Cyprus National Day. Cyprus National Day, also known...
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Greek Independence Day parades across Cyprus
Today is a public holiday in Cyprus, with schoolchildren and army personnel due to take part in parades in all towns to mark Greek Independence Day. Parades will be held...
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Joint Cyprus - Israeli security exercise at Larnaca Airport today
Cyprus police have announced that on Tuesday, 22nd March 2022, between the hours of 22:00-02:00 (23/3/2022) a joint emergency exercise "Joint Tactical Training 2022" will...
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Covid travel restrictions have ended in the UK
As of 04:00 GMT today, all remaining COVID travel measures, including the Passenger Locator Form and tests for unvaccinated arrivals, have ended in the UK. Unvaccinated...
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Reminder: Public Holiday on Friday
Next Friday (25th March 2022), is a public holiday in Cyprus, with schoolchildren and army personnel taking part in parades to mark Greek Independence Day. This is...
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Updated: Journalist who protested on Russian TV is fined and released
Marina Ovsyannikova, a Russian journalist who burst on to a live TV news programme, has appeared in court after fears grew for her whereabouts. She had pleaded not guilty...
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UK: All Covid travel restrictions end this week
UK Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps MP, has announced that all remaining Covid travel measures, including the Passenger Locator Form and tests for arrivals, will end this...
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Italy seizes €530m Russian owned superyacht
Italian authorities have seized a €530 million (£443m) superyacht owned by Russian billionaire Andrey Melnichenko. The 143-metre (470-ft) vessel...
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Updated: Cyprus Eurovision Song Contest Entry 2022 [Video]
CyBC has announced that Cyprus will be represented at the 66th Eurovision Song Contest, to take place this coming May in Torino, Italy by the singer Andromache, who is...
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Russia strike on Mariupol hits children's and maternity hospital
Russia has destroyed a children's hospital in the besieged port city of Mariupol in the south-east of Ukraine, the city council says. In a statement issued on Facebook,...
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Weather for Green Monday in Cyprus
With thousands of people expected to take part in traditional Green Monday celebrations, many are keeping an eye on the weather after the recent unsettled period....
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Forestry department issues reminder ahead of Green Monday
The forestry department on Friday issued a reminder ahead of Green Monday, March 7th, urging the public to respect the environment. Green Monday traditionally sees many...
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Limassol: 410 traffic violations reported in 12 hours
Cyprus police reported that 410 traffic violations were detected and reported during traffic checks, over a 12hr period, in the Limassol area on Friday. The majority of...
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Fire at Ukrainian nuclear plant extinguished: Emergency Services
Ukraine's emergency services say they've managed to extinguish a fire in a building at the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant. "At 06:20 (04:20 GMT) the fire in the...
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Daughter of David Hunter accused of killing wife in Cyprus speaks out on her fight for his freedom
In her first broadcast interview, the daughter of a Northumberland man, charged with murdering his terminally ill wife in Cyprus says she is desperate to get him home so...
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Full Statement by the Minister of Health on the latest decisions of the Council of Ministers
Statement by the Minister of Health on the decisions of the Council of Ministers (03/03/2022) The steady and visible improvement of the epidemiological...
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Updated: 13-yr-old girl reported missing from Nicosia now found
Police have located the missing 13-yr-old who went missing from her Nicosia home on Tuesday afternoon, 01/03/2022. Author: NewsinCyprus.com Added: 03-03-2022
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Two public holidays on the way, starting with Green Monday next week
Residents in Cyprus are set to enjoy two public holidays in the coming weeks, starting with Green Monday (Clean Monday) next week – 7th March . Green Monday also...
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Police report over 450 traffic violations in 24hrs
More than 450 traffic violations were detected and reported during police traffic checks over a 24hr period, throughout Cyprus, according to an announcement on Saturday....
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Breaking: President Putin announces 'military operation' in Donbas
Russian President Vladimir Putin has just announced a "military operation" in Ukraine's Donbas region. He made the declaration in a televised speech at the same time as...
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Putin orders troops to breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine
President Putin says he has taken an "overdue" decision to recognise the sovereignty of the breakaway Ukrainian regions of Donetsk and Luhansk. In the speech he said...
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Independent Russian journalists launch anti-war campaign on social media
A social media campaign has been launched in Russia under the hashtag #янемолчу (I am not keeping quiet) to protest against an invasion by the Russian army into Ukraine....
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Updated: 41-yr-old woman reported missing from Larnaca - now found
Update: A 41yr old woman who had been missing from her place of residence in Larnaca, since 17/2/2022 has now been located. On Monday morning, the police reported that...
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Tsiknopempti (Smoky Thursday) celebrated this week
Cypriots in villages and towns across the island will be firing up the grill this week for Tsiknopempti (Smoky Thursday). The name Tsiknopempti...