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Catalonia declares independence from Spain, direct Madrid rule looms (Update 5)
The Spanish government moved to impose direct rule over Catalonia on Friday, stripping the region of its autonomy less than an hour after its parliament declared independence in a stunning show of...
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Construction boom confirms efforts to exit recession, says president
THE intensive activity recorded in the construction sector proves the government’s focus on exiting the vicious cycle of economic recession and making Cyprus an attractive destination for foreign...
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Arrest after new attack on healthcare staff
A 39-year-old man was arrested in the early hours of Saturday after attacking a nurse in an ambulance that was transferring him to the Paphos general hospital. Police said that an ambulance was called...
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Police issue new request for suspects in Low killing to be handed over
Police have again requested the authorities in the north hand over one of the prime suspects for the murder of George Law,22, the British tourist who was stabbed in August 2016 in Ayia Napa. The two...
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Sex education not optional AG rules
By Evie Andreou The attorney-general has ruled that parents should have no say as to the content of sexual education modules taught in state schools, nor do they have the right to request that their...
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17 MEPs slam Cyprus over aiding Putin against Browder, laundering
By Stelios Orphanides THREE days after Interpol dismissed for the fifth time a Russian arrest warrant against Hermitage Capital founder Bill Browder, a group of European Parliament deputies urged...
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President’s EEZ decision dismissed as an election gimmick
By Elias Hazou The Anastasiades administration’s apparent intention to negotiate with Turkey the delineation of that part of the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) to the north of the island is arguably...
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Turkish Cypriots ‘ready for change’
By Agnieszka Rakoczy WITH the Cyprus talks now in suspension for a potentially long period, Turkish Cypriot main opposition parties will focus their campaigns in the early parliamentary election on...
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Planned drillings to give clear hydrocarbons picture (Updated)
Four or five drills are expected over the next 12 months, Energy Minister Yiorgos Lakkotrypis told MPs on the House Finance committee on Monday. Grilled on his ministry’s 2018 budget, Lakkotrypis said...
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Anastasiades angered by conflict of interest allegation
President Nicos Anastasiades on Monday angrily dismissed any connection with a planned construction of a luxury resort in Pera Pedi in Troodos, part of which will sit on land he reported in his capital...
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Fishermen protest over bottom trawling
Professional fishermen closed Larnaca port for two hours on Monday morning, protesting against the government’s decision to issue a permit for bottom trawling. Around 400 professional fishermen, 50 of...
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Parties mull haircut refund
By Stelios Orphanides and Evie Andreou With elections approaching, lawmakers, in a rare show of solidarity, appeared on Monday to be leaning towards the idea of setting up a fund to compensate...
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Trump-Russia probe indictments touch Cyprus
By Stelios Orphanides George Papadopoulos, one of Donald Trump’s campaign advisers during last year’s presidential campaign, who has pleaded guilty to charges of lying to the US Federal Bureau of...
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Paphos Hearts of Gold goes islandwide
By Bejay Browne THE nominations process for the tenth annual Hearts of Gold Cyprus awards are now open, and this year will allow proposals from all over the island, according to organisers. The annual...
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Turkey ready to talk security after elections, Kasoulides says
Turkey is ready to discuss security issues post-solution in Cyprus after the presidential elections in the republic and ‘parliamentary’ elections in the breakaway Turkish Cypriot north, Foreign...
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‘Funds falling from the sky’ for everyone except us, bondholders, depositors say
Disy’s decision to submit together with the Citizen’s Alliance a legislative proposal to set up a compensation fund for victims of the 2013 banking and fiscal crisis has increased expectations among...
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New Cyprus talks must offer clarity to Turkish Cypriots, official says
Talks on the reunification of Cyprus should resume only if the “political status” of Turkish Cypriots is addressed should the new talks fail, a senior Turkish Cypriot official said. Outlining positions...
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Cyprus assisted in Manafort probe says AG
Cypriot authorities are not involved in any current investigation although they have aided the US in their investigation into Paul Manafort, US President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager, the...
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Deadly attack in New York branded ‘terrorism’ (Update 4)
An Uzbek immigrant accused of killing eight people in New York City by driving a rental truck down a riverfront bike path on Tuesday appeared to have acted alone, but the Halloween Day attack had all...
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Excavations begin to recover missing persons remains near Nicosia hospital
By Angelos Anastasiou Excavation work to retrieve the remains of 31 victims of a bomb dropped during the first leg of the invasion of the northern part of Cyprus by the Turkish air force on July 20,...
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