79 m. ago ‘Hero’ who disarmed Bondi gunman recovers in hospital as donations pour in

Donations for a Sydney man who wrestled a gun from one of the alleged attackers during a mass shooting at Bondi Beach have surged past A$1.1 million ($744,000), as he recovers in hospital after surgery for bullet wounds. Forty-three-year-old Ahmed al Ahmed, a Muslim father-of-two, hid behind parked cars before charging at one of the […]

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8 h. ago Why the EU’s 2035 green car rule will be a nightmare for Cyprus’ Council presidency

Why the EU’s 2035 green car rule will be a nightmare for Cyprus’ Council presidency  politico.eu

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37 h. ago Former Melbourne resident’s death case sees new legal development in Cyprus

Former Melbourne resident’s death case sees new legal development in Cyprus  Neos Kosmos

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50 h. ago Suicide of Young Man Kept as Slave by Inmates Raises Concerns Over Cyprus Prisons

Suicide of Young Man Kept as Slave by Inmates Raises Concerns Over Cyprus Prisons  GreekReporter.com

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3 d. ago North ‘PM’ Ustel’s undersecretary faces fresh bribery allegation, remanded again

Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel’s undersecretary Huseyin Cahitoglu faced a fresh allegation of bribery on Friday after it was alleged in court that he had demanded a bribe of €100,000 for “transactions to be carried out” within one of the north’s public institutions. That allegation comes on top of others levelled against him at […]

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4 d. ago 'Death run': New film shot in Cyprus reveals UK military help to Israel during Gaza genocide

'Death run': New film shot in Cyprus reveals UK military help to Israel during Gaza genocide  Middle East Eye

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4 d. ago Justice minister tours central prison amid torture report scandal

New Justice Minister Konstantinos Fytiris on Thursday pledged immediate steps to address severe failings in the prison system, following a damning report by the European council. The minister spent more than three hours at the central prisons, meeting management, staff and inmates, and inspecting cells and common areas. Speaking after the visit, Fytiris said his […]

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4 d. ago Justice minister tours central prison amid damning report scandal

New Justice Minister Konstantinos Fytiris on Thursday pledged immediate steps to address severe failings in the prison system, following a damning report by the European council. The minister spent more than three hours at the central prisons, meeting management, staff and inmates, and inspecting cells and common areas. Speaking after the visit, Fytiris said his […]

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4 d. ago US Supreme Court wrestles with death row inmate’s intellectual disability ruling

The US Supreme Court grappled on Wednesday with a bid by Alabama officials to pursue the execution of an inmate convicted of a 1997 murder who a lower court found to be intellectually disabled and thus ineligible for the death penalty. The court heard arguments in the Republican-led state’s appeal of the lower court’s determination […]

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4 d. ago Brazil lawmakers vote to cut Bolsonaro’s jail term after chaotic session

Brazilian lawmakers voted on Wednesday to shorten the prison sentence of former right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro, although the bill is likely to face resistance from senators, the Supreme Court and leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. In a tense session that descended into chaos ahead of a vote in the early hours of Wednesday […]

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5 d. ago Europe's torture prevention body slams Cyprus prisons as inmate gangs control wings

Europe's torture prevention body slams Cyprus prisons as inmate gangs control wings  Philenews

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6 d. ago Trial over alleged murder of Thanasis Nicolaou to begin before Limassol district court

Five suspects will face trial before Limassol district court as part of the private prosecution of the family of Thanasis Nikolaos, who was found dead under a bridge in Limassol in 2005, is set to begin on Tuesday. The suspects include former state pathologist Panicos Stavrianos and four former police officers facing charges in relation […]

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6 d. ago Trial into death of Thanasis Nicolaou to continue in January

A private prosecution brought by the family of Thanasis Nicolaou, who was found dead under a bridge in Limassol in 2005, will continue on January 22, Limassol district court ruled on Tuesday as the defence is set to raise pre-trial objections. Former state pathologist Panicos Stavrianos and four former police officers have been named in […]

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6 d. ago Trump slams EU over ‘nasty’ €120M fine on Musk’s X: ‘Europe is going in bad directions’

President Donald Trump called a fine imposed on Elon Musk’s social media company X by European Union tech regulators “a nasty one” and said he did not understand how they could justify the move. X was fined 120 million euros ($140 million) by EU tech regulators last week for breaching online content rules. “Europe is […]

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6 d. ago Australia tests bold approach to child safety with strict social media age rules

Australia is set to become the first country to implement a minimum age for social media use on Wednesday, with platforms like Instagram, TikTok and YouTube forced to block more than a million accounts, marking the beginning of an expected global wave of regulation. From midnight (1300 GMT), 10 of the biggest platforms will be […]

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6 d. ago Court to decide on legality of key witness testimony in property dispute case

The Nicosia criminal court is expected to deliver its ruling on December 18 regarding the admissibility of testimony from German real estate agent Eva Isabella Kunzel, the court announced on Monday. The session focused on a ‘trial within a trial’, examining whether Kunzel’s police statement was voluntary and independent, following a previous ruling that evidence seized […]

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7 d. ago X hit with $140 million EU fine for breaching content rules, TikTok settles

Elon Musk’s social media company X was fined 120 million euros ($140 million) by EU tech regulators on Friday for breaching EU online content rules, the first sanction under landmark legislation which will likely draw the U.S. government’s ire. Rival TikTok staved off a penalty with concessions. Europe’s crackdown on Big Tech to ensure smaller […]

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8 d. ago Why one village put up a halloumi statue and reignited a row

Cyprus’ long-running debate over who can claim halloumi intensified recently after a new statue in Pissouri drew waves of online attention and revived an old dispute over the cheese’s origins.  The monument, which stands at the entrance of the village’s new House of Halloumi museum, has sparked questions over branding, heritage and whether one community […]

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9 d. ago Edek leader rules out leaving government despite party’s fury over cabinet reshuffle

Edek leader Nikos Anastasiou on Saturday ruled out the prospect of his party withdrawing its support for the government after his party had hours earlier released a statement expressing fury over President Nikos Christodoulides’ Friday night cabinet reshuffle. “We expected that the president would see Edek in a better light,” he said on the […]

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9 d. ago Supreme Court to decide legality of Trump move to limit birthright citizenship

he Supreme Court agreed on Friday to decide the legality of President Donald Trump’s directive to restrict birthright citizenship in the United States, a contentious part of his efforts to curb immigration and a step that would alter how a 19th century constitutional provision has long been understood. The justices took up a Justice Department […]

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