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Double murder defendant changes all pleas to not guilty
The main defendant in the brutal double murder of a husband and wife last April in Strovolos, Loizos Tzionis, 33, told the court on Monday morning that he is changing his response, now pleading not...
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Lakkotrypis: grounded flights in no-deal Brexit ‘close to zero’
The chance that flights will be grounded between the UK and the European Union in the event of a no-deal Brexit is “close to zero”, said tourism minister Yiorgos Lakkotrypis. The economy of Cyprus is...
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Russia complains to Cyprus over woman’s detention at airport
Authorities on Monday said they had launched an investigation into allegations that a Russian woman was detained and mistreated when she arrived at Larnaca airport after saying she was intending to...
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New defendant added to co-op dodgy loan court case
State prosecutors informed a Nicosia court on Monday that they will be refiling charges in the first criminal case brought against a co-operative bank. Acting on instructions from the attorney-general,...
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Drunk, drugged students causing havoc on Kakopetria weekends
Some of the thousands of students who descend on the mountain village of Kakopetria over the winter months are ‘terrorising’ the villagers, the community leader said on Monday, complaining that all too...
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Former co-op CEO found ‘fit and proper’ despite disciplinary issues
Two disciplinary procedures had been carried out against the former CEO of the co-op bank Nicolas Hadjiyiannis prior to his appointment, including one for harassing a referee before a football game, an...
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Minister says doping allegations must be investigated, as fourth player ill
With the possibility looming of a fourth footballer who may have been administered unknown substances by his club suffering health problems, Justice Minister Ionas Nicolaou addressed on Tuesday the...
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Outraged Zygi residents halt work on unaccompanied minors centre
Residents of Zygi and nearby villages obstructed workers from the department of public works from conducting a record of the buildings located in an abandoned military camp in the area on Tuesday which...
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Girl stabbed and killed, brother believed guilty (update 2)
A nine-year-old girl died early on Tuesday evening after police said they believe she was stabbed by her 13-year-old brother in Larnaca. Police were alerted to the incident at around 5pm and upon their...
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‘Decentralised state would address concerns of both communities’ (updated)
President Nicos Anastasiades on Tuesday said that he pitched his proposal of a decentralised federation to address the concerns of both communities and push for a functional and viable solution to the...
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Rare baby mandrill monkey born at Paphos Zoo
Paphos Zoo is celebrating the arrival of its newest addition, a baby mandrill monkey born on October 22. Mandrills are the world’s largest monkeys and are classified as vulnerable by the International...
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Cobalt jets ‘stranded’ at Larnaca airport
The six aircraft leased by now-defunct Cobalt have been stranded at Larnaca airport, with unpaid creditors of the airline parking vehicles around them to physically prevent them from leaving, the...
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Boy in psychiatric hospital after sister stabbed to death (Updated)
The 13-year-old boy who allegedly stabbed and killed his nine-year-old sister on Tuesday afternoon in Larnaca has been admitted to the Athalassa psychiatric hospital in Nicosia after being examined by...
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Top official raises doubts over Estia loan repayment scheme
The state aid watchdog said on Wednesday that a debt relief scheme for vulnerable homeowners was unfair and an indirect subsidy to banks. State aid commissioner Theophanis Theophanous told MPs his...
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Anastasiades accused of lacking clarity and sowing confusion
Opposition parties and Turkish Cypriots were quick to pounce on President Nicos Anastasiades’ public proposal for a decentralised federation on Wednesday, saying he failed to address crucial...
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Co-op’s last CEO says Europe was worried about state links
European bank supervisors used the co-op bank to put pressure on the government on matters like the foreclosure legislation, former CEO Nicolas Hadjiyiannis told an inquiry on Wednesday, the second...
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Free and legal household waste spots for Limassol residents
Four ‘green points’ have been established in the Limassol district, where residents can unload bulky recyclable household waste for free, it was announced on Wednesday. The green points, located in the...
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Figures show increased number of drug arrests this year
In 2017 163 people were arrested for drug trafficking, of whom 57 were sentenced from between one month to 10 years in prison. At the end of September the number of arrests for 2018 stood at 157. So...
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Child stabbing suspect ‘a victim of an indifferent system’
Children’s rights commissioner Leda Koursoumba on Thursday condemned the fact that the 13-year-old boy who allegedly fatally stabbed his nine-year-old sister was admitted to the Athalassa psychiatric...
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EC forecasts strong economic growth set to continue
The Cypriot economy is expected to maintain its strong growth rates in the next couple of years though risks linked with the banking sector remain, the European Commission’s autumn forecasts project....
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