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Teen detained for alleged theft of parking meter
A 15-year-old boy has been arrested in Paphos and is being detained in relation to the theft of a parking meter, causing malicious damage and conspiracy to commit felony and misdemeanor, Paphos police...
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Cyprus banks’ private sector deposits rise in Nov -ECB
Consumer and company deposits rose in Cypriot banks in November, the first increase in 17 months on the island where big account holders in the two largest lenders were forced to take a hit as part of...
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Man detained for car arson
A 30-year-old man was remanded for seven days by Paphos district court following his arrest for the arson of a car late on Thursday in Paphos. At around 11.20pm on Thursday a car was set alight while...
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Remand for illegal gun possession
Nicosia district court remanded a 46-year-old man from the village of Evrychou for five days after he was reportedly showing off a Beretta pistol at his local coffee shop. Officers visited the man...
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Electricity prices have gone down 17.5 per cent, CERA boss says
By Peter Stevenson LAST year saw a significant reduction in the price of electricity according to Cyprus Energy Regulatory Authority (CERA) chief George Shammas with the average cost falling by 17.5...
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Cyprus records deflation in 2013 for first time since 1964
Cyprus recorded a rate of deflation in 2013 of -0.4 per cent for the first year since 1964, according to data published on Friday by the Statistical Service. In December 2013 deflation of - 2.3 per...
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Gay marriage supporters ask top court not to block Utah weddings
Gay marriage proponents on Friday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to deny a request from Utah officials seeking to block a federal court ruling that allowed same-sex weddings to go ahead in the heavily...
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Nordic convoy leaves Limassol for Syria
By Michele Kambas FOUR Norwegian and Danish vessels, which are due to ship hundreds of tonnes of deadly chemicals out of Syria, left Limassol port on Friday headed for international waters off the...
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Thirty-three Green Points in Cyprus by mid-2015
By mid-2015 thirty-three Green Points for the collection of prunings and bulky refuse will have been set up across Cyprus, interior minister Socratis Hasikos has said. Hasikos, who met on Friday with...
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Progress towards Israeli-Palestinian framework deal – Kerry
Israel and the Palestinians are making progress towards reaching a framework peace agreement but they are not there yet, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry told reporters on Saturday. Kerry spoke after...
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Syrian rebel alliance battles Al Qaeda-linked fighters
An alliance of Islamist and other rebel factions battled fighters from the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) across north-western Syria on Saturday in apparently coordinated strikes against...
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Arson destroys Mari farm
A FIRE set deliberately at a farm near Mari destroyed bales of hay and equipment worth some €53,000 the fire service said yesterday. The fire service was called to the scene at 2.15am and when they...
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Four men arrested after shots fired at fast food outlet
POLICE arrested four men aged between 20 and 25 in connection with shots fired against a fast food shop in Limassol in the early hours of Saturday. Police believe the shooting was linked with drugs,...
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Baghdatis to open season in Auckland
By Nemanja Bjedov AFTER receiving a wild card, the World No. 87, Marcos Baghdatis will start his 2014 season at the ATP World Tour 250 Heineken Open in the New Zealand’s city of Auckland where he...
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Serena fires her way to victory, Federer sets up Hewitt showdown
SERENA Williams laid down an imposing marker ahead of the first grand slam of the year by powering to a 6-4 7-5 victory over Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka at the Brisbane International....
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Dominant Australia on course for Ashes sweep
A DOMINANT Australia looked firmly on course for a 5-0 Ashes series sweep when they reached 140 for four, a lead of 311, at the close of play after skittling England for 155 on a dramatic second day of...
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Manchester City down to 10 men but hang on for replay
TEN-MAN Manchester City were forced to settle for a replay after Scott Dann’s goal secured a 1-1 draw for Blackburn in their FA Cup third-round clash at Ewood Park. City had looked to have broken the...
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Villa crash out in Sheffield Utd upset
PAUL Lambert’s damning indictment of the FA Cup’s place in the modern football calendar came back to haunt him as League One strugglers Sheffield United claimed a richly deserved third-round 2-1 upset...
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With the holidays over, it is time to get some serious work done in the garden
Gardening with Patricia Jordan Holidays over and work has to start again in the garden. This is the time when the laborious bit of gardening happens as the soil is usually moist and amenable to...
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Dubious nonsensical public statements on the rise
By Nathan Morley BUILDING BRIDGES between the government and the people can be a tricky business. This is not helped by the irritating tendency of ministers to make dubious nonsensical public...
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