5 h. ago Flights cancelled at popular holiday airport after air strikes

Flights cancelled at popular holiday airport after air strikes  NationalWorld

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5 h. ago Air India crash survivor says he escaped through broken emergency exit

The sole survivor of the Air India plane crash that killed more than 240 people said he walked out of a broken emergency exit after the aircraft hit a medical college hostel in the city of Ahmedabad. Ramesh Viswashkumar, who police said was on seat 11A near the emergency exit and managed to escape through […]

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6 h. ago Israel hits Iran nuclear and missile facilities, appears to block retaliation

Iran promised a harsh response and Israel said it was working to intercept about 100 drones launched towards Israeli territory in retaliation. But around 0800 GMT, Israeli media said an order to citizens to remain near protected areas had been lifted, suggesting that most or all the drones had been neutralised. The price of crude […]

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8 h. ago Air India flight makes emergency landing in Thailand after bomb threat

An Air India flight from Thailand’s Phuket to India’s capital New Delhi received a bomb threat on Friday and made an emergency landing on the island, airport authorities said. Passengers were being escorted from the plane, flight AI 379, in line with emergency plans, an Airports of Thailand official said. There were 156 passengers on […]

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8 h. ago All flights between Cyprus and Israel cancelled, airspace closed

All flights between Cyprus and Israel, arrivals and departures, have been cancelled in the wake of the early morning Israeli attack on Iran. According to Hermes Airports website, arrivals and departures are suspended by the airlines operating the route, including Cyprus Airways, TUS, Sundor, Arkia and Air Haifa. Some ten inbound and outbound flights to […]

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9 h. ago Cyprus Business Now: shipping, film industry, Finance Minister, banks, tourism

Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) governor Christodoulos Patsalides on Thursday urged Cypriot banks to remain “vigilant and adaptive” in the face of mounting global uncertainty, stressing their role as “pillars of trust and economic stability”. Speaking at the annual general meeting of the Association of Cyprus Banks (ACB), held at the Hilton Nicosia, Patsalides outlined key priorities for […]

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20 h. ago Τραγωδία Air India: Πάνω από 290 οι νεκροί, ένας επιζών της θέσης Α11

Περισσότεροι από 290 άνθρωποι σκοτώθηκαν στο αεροπορικό δυστύχημα στην πόλη Αχμενταμπάντ της Ινδίας την Πέμπτη, όπως δήλωσε αστυνομικός στο Reuters. Εν τω μεταξύ, τουλάχιστον ένα άτομο είναι γνωστό ότι επέζησε, ανέφερε η αστυνομία, και ο άνδρας αυτός είπε στα ινδικά μέσα ενημέρωσης ότι άκουσε έναν δυνατό θόρυβο λίγο μετά την απογείωση. Ο άνδρας αυτός φέρεται να καθόταν στη θέση Α11 της πτήσης του μοιραίου  Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner και οι πρώτες πληροφορίες κάνουν λόγο για Βρετανό υπήκοο ονόματι Vishwash Kumar Ramesh. Το αεροπλάνο συνετρίβη σε κατοικημένη περιοχή σε έναν ξενώνα μιας ιατρικής σχολής έξω από το αεροδρόμιο την ώρα του μεσημεριανού γεύματος. Κατευθυνόταν προς το αεροδρόμιο Γκάτγουικ, νότια της βρετανικής πρωτεύουσας. Όπως μεταδόθηκε από διεθνή ΜΜΕ, τουλάχιστον 50 φοιτητές της σχολής διακομίσθηκαν τραυματίες στο νοσοκομείο. «Η τραγωδία στο Αχμενταμπάντ μας έχει συγκλονίσει και θλίψει. Είναι αδύνατο να περιγράψουμε με λόγια την οδύνη που νιώθουμε», δήλωσε ο Πρωθυπουργός Ναρ...

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24 h. ago Christodoulides offers ‘heartfelt condolences’ over India plane crash

President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday offered his “heartfelt condolences” to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi following the crash of an airliner in India’s northwestern city of Ahmedabad. “I express my heartfelt condolences to you and the people of India following the devastating loss of Air India flight AI171. The people of Cyprus mourn with you. […]

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25 h. ago Legal service ‘will not file criminal charges’ over conscript Thanasis’ death

The legal service on Thursday decided not to file any criminal charges over the death of conscript Thanasis Nicolaou, who was killed in 2005, his mother Andriana Nicolaou said. “Provocatively, for 20 years, they have protected those who covered up the crime instead of bringing them to justice,” she told the Cyprus News Agency. “To […]

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27 h. ago ‘Many killed’ as Air India plane with 242 on board crashes near Ahmedabad airport

An Air India plane bound for London with 242 people on board crashed minutes after taking off from India’s western city of Ahmedabad on Thursday, the airline and police said, and India’s federal health minister said that “many people” were killed. The plane was headed to Britain’s Gatwick Airport, Air India said, while police officers […]

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27 h. ago At least 30 killed as Air India plane with 242 on board crashes near Ahmedabad

At least 30 people were killed when an Air India plane bound for London with 242 people on board crashed minutes after taking off from India’s western city of Ahmedabad on Thursday, with the toll expected to climb, authorities said. The plane was headed for Gatwick Airport, south of the British capital, Air India said, […]

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27 h. ago Over 200 killed as Air India plane with 242 on board crashes near Ahmedabad

At least 200 people were killed when an Air India plane bound for London with 242 people on board crashed minutes after taking off from India’s western city of Ahmedabad on Thursday, with the toll expected to climb, authorities said. The plane was headed for Gatwick Airport, south of the British capital, Air India said, […]

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28 h. ago Keravnos urges banks to lend more, support startups and green growth

Finance Minister Makis Keravnos on Thursday called on the Cypriot banking sector to step up lending, support innovation and startups, and embrace cultural change through digital transformation. “The challenges facing the banking sector are significant and require continuous adaptation, innovation and investment,” he said during the annual general meeting of the Association of Cyprus Banks. […]

Politics

28 h. ago Man ‘faces five years in jail’ for calling Tatar a circus monkey

A man is facing up to five years in jail in the north for “insulting the president” after referring to Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar as a “circus monkey” in a social media post, according to reports on Thursday. Newspaper Yeniduzen wrote that 57-year-old Erol Baycan will appear in court on Friday over the post, […]

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29 h. ago Συνετρίβη αεροσκάφος σε αεροδρόμιο της Ινδίας – Αναφορές για 133 επιβαίνοντες (video)

Στα πλάνα του βίντεο φαίνεται πυκνός μαύρος καπνός να υψώνεται στον ουρανό από το αεροδρόμιο Τραγωδία σημειώθηκε την Πέμπτη στην Ινδία. Ένα επιβατηγό αεροπλάνο της Air India συνετρίβη στο αεροδρόμιο της πόλης Αχμενταμπάντ, δυτικά της χώρας, μετέδωσαν τηλεοπτικά κανάλια την Πέμπτη, χωρίς να διευκρινιστεί αν υπάρχουν νεκροί. Υπάρχουν αναφορές για 133 επιβαίνοντες στο αεροσκάφος. Στα […]

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29 h. ago Financial stability in Cyprus not to be taken for granted, warns CBC chief

Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) governor Christodoulos Patsalides on Thursday urged Cypriot banks to remain “vigilant and adaptive” in the face of mounting global uncertainty, stressing their role as “pillars of trust and economic stability”. Speaking at the annual general meeting of the Association of Cyprus Banks (ACB), held at the Hilton Nicosia, Patsalides outlined […]

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36 h. ago Our View: Politicians cooperating with the EAC unions that protect EAC’s monopoly

Disy deputy Kyriakos Hadjiyiannis was perfectly justified to censure President Nicos Christodoulides for his “highly unlawful” intervention in the setting of the electricity authority’s new tariff. The tariff increase of 7.5 per cent, which was requested by the EAC and is linked to the authority’s 10-year development programme, had been approved by the Cyprus Energy […]

Politics

42 h. ago Trump is receptive to contacts with North Korean leader, White House says

President Donald Trump would welcome communications with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un after having had friendly relations with Kim during his first term, the White House said on Wednesday. “The president remains receptive to correspondence with Kim Jong Un,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters. Trump and Kim held three summits during […]

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60 h. ago The Urgency of Abolishing Britain’s Colonial Bases in Cyprus

The Urgency of Abolishing Britain’s Colonial Bases in Cyprus  Pressenza - International Press Agency

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3 d. ago Hot air mass brings clear skies and temperatures up to 38C across Cyprus

Hot air mass brings clear skies and temperatures up to 38C across Cyprus  Philenews

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