2 h. ago Former supermarket worker arrested over €180,000 in missing items  

Police on Thursday arrested a 44-year-old man as part of an investigation into a case involving theft by an employee. According to a complaint made to police by a supermarket manager in the Larnaca district, between 2020 and 2021, various products worth a total of €181,000 were stolen from the shop in question. During the investigation, […]

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3 h. ago Fed seen on track to resume rate cuts after inflation, job market data

The Federal Reserve’s path to interest rate cuts starting in September appeared to widen on Thursday, after a pair of government reports pointed to cooler inflation and signs of potential weakening in the labor market. US producer prices advanced 2.6 per cent in May from a year earlier, after rising 2.5 per cent in April, […]

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5 h. ago Our View: IPC compensation may be flawed, but it’s better than nothing

Another decision was issued by the European Court of Human Rights, after an application by the owner of an apartment block in Varosha. It ordered Turkey to pay compensation of €18,000 for moral damage to Cypriot company KV Mediterranean Tours Limited, owner of a 10-floor block of flats on the Varosha sea shore. The company […]

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18 h. ago L’Equipe: Στους καλύτερους 18χρονους του πλανήτη Καρέτσας και Κωστούλας

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20 h. ago ΔΙΠΛΑ ΣΤΗΝ ΟΜΑΔΑ ΟΙ ΑΝΟΡΘΩΣΙΑΤΕΣ: Έφτασαν τις 3.000 διαρκείας!

Ανάρτηση από την Ανόρθωση που ενημέρωσε ότι έφτασε τις 3 χιλιάδες εισιτήρια διαρκείας. Φαίνεται ότι οι φίλοι της ομάδας ανταποκρίνονται στο κάλεσμα και βοηθούν με τον δικό τους τρόπο την ομάδα τους.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Anorthosis Famagusta Official (@anorthosisfc.official)

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23 h. ago Iran will not compromise on right to enrichment, says official

Iran will not abandon its right to uranium enrichment because of mounting frictions in the region, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Thursday, adding that a “friendly” regional country had alerted Tehran over a potential military strike by Israel. The official said the tensions were intended to “influence Tehran to change its position about […]

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29 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 […]

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35 h. ago US preparing to partially evacuate Iraq embassy over regional security risks, sources say

The United States is preparing a partial evacuation of its Iraqi embassy and will allow military dependents to leave locations around the Middle East due to heightened security risks in the region, US and Iraqi sources said on Wednesday. The four US and two Iraqi sources did not specify which security risks had prompted the […]

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38 h. ago Marines poised to move into Los Angeles as protests spread across US

Hundreds of U.S. Marines were undergoing refresher training in riot and crowd control just outside of Los Angeles and will move into the city soon, a military official said, as protests over President Donald Trump’s immigration raids spread from California to other parts of the country. Trump’s decision to dispatch National Guard troops and Marines […]

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47 h. ago Majority of users get distracted before finishing tasks, says Cyprus

Cyprus-based Aloha Browser has unveiled new global research that reveals a widespread struggle with digital overload and its adverse effects on focus, productivity and mental wellbeing. According to the study, 71 per cent of respondents admitted they often begin an online task but soon become distracted by tabs, notifications or links, eventually losing sight of […]

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47 h. ago Available Turkish Cypriot property to be announced every quarter

Turkish Cypriot properties available for use by Greek Cypriot refugees will be made public every three months on the website of the service that manages them, the House refugee committee heard on Tuesday. MPs continued discussions on the regulations for allocating Turkish Cypriot property to eligible refugees with a view to enhancing the transparency and […]

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47 h. ago What’s on in second week of Cyprus Contemporary Dance Festival

The 26th edition of the Cyprus Contemporary Dance Festival is in full swing, bringing a breath of fresh and bold movement to the stage. This week, three productions from Cyprus, Belgium and Italy are about to take over the Rialto Theatre. From Cyprus, Panayiotis Tofi presents Erroneous Encounters on Thursday, an evocative mix of movement, […]

Culture

49 h. ago Limassol police seize large quantity of illegal tobacco products

Limassol police on Tuesday arrested, charged, fined and released a 44-year-old man caught with a large quantity of contraband cigarettes, tobacco and heets, they said. During a traffic stop in the Kolossi area, officers found the tobacco products in the man’s vehicle packed inside four cardboard boxes. They seized 72 cartons of cigarettes of various […]

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50 h. ago Modest UK economic growth to lead Bank of England to cut rates gradually

The British economy will grow a mild 1 per cent this year with the Bank of England set to cut interest rates two more times in 2025, according to economists polled by Reuters, little changed from previous projections despite tariff uncertainty. The survey was completed before finance minister Rachel Reeves’ planned comprehensive spending review on […]

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51 h. ago UK pay growth slows as jobless rate rises to highest since 2021

Pay growth in Britain slowed sharply and unemployment rose to its highest in nearly four years in the three months to April, official data showed on Tuesday, potentially making the Bank of England less cautious about cutting interest rates further. Wage growth excluding bonuses slowed to 5.2 per cent, its weakest since the three months […]

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53 h. ago Our View: Modi’s visit to Cyprus unlikely a ‘message to Turkey’

Ever since its independence, Cyprus has enjoyed relations with India. There was probably solidarity as both had been British colonies that fought for their freedom, and both suffered the consequences of the Colonial Office’s divide and rule policy. After independence, Cyprus became a member of the Soviet-backed Non-Aligned Movement, in which India played a leading […]

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3 d. ago National crisis looms as Trump sends military to quell immigration protests

The Trump administration ordered U.S. Marines into Los Angeles and intensified raids on suspected undocumented immigrants, fueling more outrage from street protesters and Democratic leaders who raised concerns over a national crisis. Some 700 Marines based in Southern California were expected to reach Los Angeles Monday night or Tuesday morning, officials said, as part of […]

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3 d. ago NATO leader urges huge expansion of air and missile protection

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte will use a speech in London on Monday to say the military alliance needs a 400% increase in air and missile defence, one of the priorities for a summit of members in the Hague later this month. Rutte will argue in a speech at London’s Chatham House think tank that […]

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4 d. ago Second man arrested over import of products containing CBD and THC

A second man has been arrested in connection with the finding of packages containing products believed to contain controlled substances, the police said on Sunday. The packages had been seized on Thursday in the Famagusta district, with a 47-year-old man having been arrested at the time. Further investigations into the matter uncovered evidence linking a […]

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5 d. ago Our View: Did deputy minister forget about her commitment to free speech?

The speed with which deputy minister of culture Vasiliki Kassianidou reacted to withdraw a book from the Cyprus stand at the 19th Architecture Biennale in Venice on Wednesday (and from the internet) because a Diko deputy took offence at its content was quite astonishing. Her alleged commitment to free speech and free artistic expression was […]

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