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Pensioner killed after being hit by car (UPDATE)
AN 86-year-old pedestrian was killed on Thursday after being hit by a car in the capital . At around 8.45am , in circumstances still under investigation, a car driven by a 35-year-old man hit the...
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Move afoot to dismiss Kittis
By George Psyllides THE government on Thursday confirmed its intention to dismiss the state telecoms company (CyTA) chairman Stathis Kittis, currently embroiled in the investigation of a land deal that...
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Search and rescue come to aid of cruise-ship passenger
SEARCH and rescue crews responded on Thursday to a distress call from a Panama-flagged cruise ship off the south west coast of Paphos, after a passenger suffered a heart attack at around 12.40pm. The...
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Escaped convict to be sent back to Greece
A GREEK national arrested in Cyprus earlier this month on burglary charges will be returned to Greece after it transpired he had escaped from a Greek prison where he was serving a 25-year sentence two...
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Disability pensions to be reviewed
LABOUR Minister Zeta Emilianidou and Health Minister Petros Petrides on Thursday agreed to re-examine the whole process for granting disability pensions. Speaking after a meeting between the two,...
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Cyprus Airways cancels Beirut night flights, citing Syria (UPDATED)
Cyprus Airways rescheduled its evening flight from Larnaca to the Lebanese capital Beirut on Thursday, citing the situation in Syria where the US and its allies are considering military strikes...
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Reaction To Champions League Draw
Groups and reactions following the Champions League group stage draw in Monaco on Thursday. Group A – Manchester United, Shakhtar Donetsk, Bayer Leverkusen, Real Sociedad Manchester United club...
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APOEL crash out of Europa, joy for Apollon
By Nemanja Bjedov JENS Naessens’ last-minute strike sent Cyprus champions APOEL crashing out of the Europa League as Zulte Waregem qualified for the group stage of the competition with a dramatic 2-1...
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Nobel prize-winning Irish poet Seamus Heaney dies
By Sam Cage Seamus Heaney, one of the world’s best-known poets and winner of the 1995 Nobel Prize for literature, has died aged 74 after a short illness, his family said on Friday. Northern...
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Europa League group stage draw
The draw for the 2013-14 Europa League group stage: Group A Valencia, Swansea City, Kuban Krasnodar, St Gallen Group B PSV Eindhoven, Dinamo Zagreb, Chornomorets Odessa, Ludogorets Group C...
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Knesset speaker to visit
SPEAKER of the Knesset in Israel Yuli-Yoel Edelstein arrives in Cyprus tomorrow for an official visit following an invite from House President Yiannakis Omirou. During his visit, Edelstein will meet...
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Teen arrested for quad bike theft
PAPHOS police on Friday arrested a 16-year-old boy in connection with the theft of a quad bike. According to police, the owner of a motorcycle rent shop in Kato Paphos reported on Thursday that his...
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Paphos volunteer group to help needy with school supplies
THE VOLUNTEER group ‘Solidarity’ in Paphos will donate school clothes and bags to families facing financial difficulties ahead of the new school year. According to a released statement, the club will...
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Court to rule Tuesday on BoC injunction
By George Psyllides THE NICOSIA district court will announce its decision on Tuesday regarding an application for an injunction banning the administrator of the now defunct Laiki Bank from voting at a...
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CMP ready to investigate in north’s military zones
By Stefanos Evripidou THE COMMITTEE on Missing Persons (CMP) is ready to proceed with the exhumation of remains in three military zones in the north if the Turkish army gives the go-ahead, said...
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Final decision reached on restructuring of Russian loan
Russia has come to a decision after months of negotiating to restructure the €2.5 billion loan it gave the previous administration in December 2011. According to Russia’s deputy finance minister Sergei...
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Tourism revenue down
REVENUE from tourism was €110.4 million in April 2013 compared to €114.6 million in the corresponding month of the previous year, a decrease of 3.7 per cent, according to the Statistical Service. With...
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Kerry says world cannot let Assad get away with chemical attack
By Steve Holland and Catherine Bremer U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry made clear on Friday that the United States would punish Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for the “brutal and flagrant” chemical...
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Cyprus set for big kick-off
By Nemanja Bjedov THE Cyprus championship is set for its big kick-off on Saturday, with all the main contenders gunning for champions APOEL, including both Anorthosis and Omonia who go head to head in...
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Pope names new Secretary Of State, the ‘Deputy Pope’
Pope Francis on Saturday made the most significant appointment of his pontificate so far, naming a veteran diplomat as his secretary of state, Vatican prime minister and chief aide – a role often...
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