
TheGuardian
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FBI to help Cypriot police investigate sanction-busting for Russian oligarchs
Agents will explore how lawyers and accountants in Cyprus helped shield assets of Kremlin-linked business people FBI agents tasked with investigating sanctions-busting have been dispatched...
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The Guardian view on Cyprus Confidential: revelations should be a spur to action | Editorial
Transparency and international cooperation are key to investigating offshore transactions – and also regulating them An investigation into financial transactions in Cyprus has shed new...
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Cyprus vows decisive action after investigation shows Russian oligarchs used country to shield wealth
Nikos Christodoulides says ‘no one is above the reputation of the country’ as he promises to investigate disclosures The president of Cyprus has said “no one is above the reputation of the...
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Putin ally wired £3.7m into UK via Cyprus after Ukraine invasion, documents suggest
Petr Aven, a UK-based billionaire who owns a Surrey mansion, is under UK and EU sanctions He is a billionaire Russian oligarch who has been closely linked to Vladimir Putin for three...
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‘There are no questions asked’: how Russian money is fuelling a building boom in northern Cyprus
Casinos and schools fill with Russians in the island’s Turkish-occupied north, which offers a sanctions-free life for those seeking to move their money after a clampdown in the south...
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Chelsea FC face new questions over how Roman Abramovich funded success
Leaked files reveal secret payments that may have breached football’s strict ‘financial fair play’ rules Chelsea FC face fresh questions over how its former owner Roman Abramovich funded the...
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PwC Cyprus moved £1bn for Russian tycoon on day he was put under sanctions
Leaked files raise questions over timing of deal as government of Cyprus reveals ‘ongoing’ criminal investigation One of the world’s biggest accountancy firms helped Russia’s “richest”...
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Cyprus to clamp down as investigation reveals oligarchs moved assets after Ukraine invasion
Biggest ever leak of financial data from Cyprus raises concerns over EU state’s role in managing Russian fortunes Cyprus has vowed to tighten controls on its financial sector as an...
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US military identifies five operatives killed in Mediterranean Sea helicopter crash
Military said MH-60 Blackhawk was conducting aerial refueling and crashed due to unspecified emergency The US military has identified the five special operations troops who were killed...
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‘We feel safe here’: Cyprus becomes ‘haven’ after Hamas attack
Israelis flee to island only a 40-minute flight away that looks set to play critical geopolitical role amid Middle East unrest In quieter times, the four-storey building that houses the...
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Emmanuel Macron rejects Israeli plan for safe zones in southern Gaza
French president tells Paris conference world must pursue a humanitarian ceasefire to save lives Israel-Hamas war: live updates The French president, Emmanuel Macron, has rejected...
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Australian government paid millions for unusable Covid face masks from obscure online retailer
Exclusive: Almost 46m masks turned out to be unusable after $100m in contracts were awarded to company with little apparent pre-pandemic experience in PPE supply Get our morning and...
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Football referees in Cyprus go on strike after latest car bomb attack
Cyprus FA suspends top-flight matches until further notice ‘Our support for referees and their families is unquestionable’ Referees in Cyprus have gone on indefinite strike after an...
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Five detained in Cyprus after British woman accuses them of gang-rape
Alleged victim says she was sexually assaulted by a group of Israeli men while on holiday in Ayia Napa A group of young Israeli men have been detained in Cyprus after local police said they...
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Cyprus authorities appeal against ruling that allowed David Hunter to walk free
British man found not guilty of murdering wife faces further legal proceedings and possibility of jail A British pensioner found not guilty of the premeditated murder of his cancer-stricken...
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Cyprus begins treating island’s sick cats with anti-Covid pills
Vets receive medication originally meant for people amid virulent feline coronavirus that has killed thousands of cats Veterinary services in Cyprus have received a first batch of anti-Covid...
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Cypriot cats to be given human Covid drugs after thousands die of feline variant
Unused medications will be made available through vets after outbreak wreaks havoc in million-strong population Unused coronavirus medication for humans will be made available to treat cats...
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How David Hunter’s trial has forced Cyprus to confront euthanasia
Case of Briton who killed ill wife puts taboo subject in spotlight of socially conservative society • British man who killed sick wife freed due to time served A little after daybreak, a...
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British man in Cyprus who killed sick wife freed due to time served
David Hunter, 76, given two-year sentence for manslaughter but had spent 19 months in custody A British retired miner, David Hunter, has been sentenced to two years in prison for the...
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British man in Cyprus convicted of manslaughter of terminally ill wife
David Hunter, 76, who killed his wife, Janice, found not guilty of her murder by judges A British man, David Hunter, has been found guilty by Cypriot judges of the manslaughter of his...
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Experts warn about feline coronavirus after ‘thousands’ of cat deaths in Cyprus
‘Alarming’ reports of sudden rise in feline infectious peritonitis thought to point to more virulent strain Thousands of cats have died in Cyprus, according to experts who are warning that a...
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Cyprus seeks to revive peace talks with Turkey over divided island
Ankara’s recent interest in improving EU access seen as window of opportunity to restart diplomatic process Cypriot diplomats are seeking to revive peace talks on the divided island with...
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Briton tells Cyprus court wife begged him to end her cancer pain
David Hunter, who denies premeditated murder, tells trial his wife Janice’s life had become unbearable A euthanasia case that has gripped Cyprus for more than a year has entered its final...
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Cyprus handed 800-page US dossier on Russia sanctions breaches
Report details how local people and firms helped Alisher Usmanov’s conceal immense wealth Cyprus has received an 800-page dossier from the US government detailing sanctions breaches by local...
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‘What I saw was terrifying’: Britons land in Cyprus after Sudan escape
Elation among evacuees airlifted to safety but also fury at disorganisation that has plagued UK’s rescue operation Sudan crisis – latest updates Terrifying, crazy, desperate, relieved....