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Omonia and AEK complete Cup quarter-final line-up
By Nemanja Bjedov OMONIA and AEK Larnaca joined holders Apollon, APOEL, Ermis Aradippou, Doxa Katokopia, Alki and Enosis Neon Paralimni in the Cyprus Coca Cola Cup quarter-finals after securing...
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‘Nothing substantive’ from Syria talks – Brahimi
International mediator Lakhdar Brahimi said on Wednesday that he does not expect to achieve anything substantive in the first round of Syria talks ending on Friday, but hoped for a more productive...
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Rare ice storm grips US Deep South
Icy chaos gripped the US South on Wednesday after a rare winter storm that killed at least six people, stranded children in their schools overnight and paralyzed travel in several states, including...
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Five-star City crush Spurs again, Chelsea stumble
By Toby Davis Manchester City enjoyed another goal glut against Tottenham Hotspur, winning 5-1 away to go top of the Premier League as Chelsea’s title ambitions were hit by a 0-0 home draw against West...
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Bases remand man for alleged rape
A British bases court remanded a 50-year-old Cypriot man for four days on Thursday in connection with a case of sexually abusing a man with special needs. Akrotiri police station received a report on...
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Economic sentiment improves for ninth consecutive month
The economic sentiment indicator in Cyprus improved for the ninth consecutive month, according to data released by the European Commission. The Commission’s paper notes the fact that among the...
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Rainfall this month was one third of the average
Rainfall so far this month was only 36 per cent of the average for the period, according to statistics released by the Meteorological Services on Thursday. Rainfall in the government controlled areas...
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Documentary on Oroklini Lake released
The “Restoration and Management of Oroklini Lake Special Protection Area” LIFE project on Thursday announced the release of a 15-minute documentary regarding bird activity in the lake. The documentary...
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Number of reported new HIV cases rising
THREE NEW cases of HIV were recorded in the first 20 days of the year, according to the head of the support centre for people with HIV/AIDS Stella Michaelidou. Speaking in parliament after briefing the...
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Yanukovich on sick leave in midst of worst political crisis
UKRAINE President Viktor Yanukovich went on sick leave on Thursday after a bruising session of parliament, leaving a political vacuum in a country threatened with bankruptcy and destabilised by...
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UNFICYP mandate renewed
By Stefanos Evripidou THE UN Security Council (UNSC) on Thursday unanimously approved a resolution renewing the mandate of UNFICYP on the island for a further six months. The passing of UNSC...
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Legendary Cypriot game designer sells AI company to Google for €300m
UK Cypriot Demis Hassabis, co-founder of an artificial intelligence company, has sold his firm to Internet giant Google for £242m (€300m). A former child chess prodigy and neuroscientist, Hassabis has...
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FTSE falls as emerging-market weakness hits Diageo
BRITISH blue-chip shares fell for the seventh time in eight days on Thursday, led lower by Diageo after the company said weakness in emerging markets was hurting its sales. The FTSE 100 index was down...
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U.N. delivers food aid to besieged Damascus suburb
A UNITED Nations agency delivered food to a rebel-held Damascus district on Thursday, alleviating the plight of thousands of people trapped for months by a Syrian army siege. The U.N. Relief and Works...
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Remand in Paralimni Molotov case
Famagusta district court on Friday remanded two men aged 23 and 35 four five days in connection with a case of damage caused to the house of an officer from the drug squad in Paralimni in November....
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Motor vehicle registrations fell 28 per cent in 2013
New registrations of motor vehicles fell by 28.1 per cent last year compared to 2012 according to the statistical services. The total number of newly registered vehicles in 2013 came to 18,567 in...
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Mass anti-austerity protest called for next week
A TOTAL of 19 organisations will take part in a demonstration against the troika of lenders on Saturday February 8 at 10am, in an attempt to form a human chain around the finance ministry in Nicosia....
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Turkish ruling party MP slams government in resignation, police purged
A deputy of Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling AK Party accused the government on Friday of “protecting thieves” and resigned from the party over purges of police and judiciary involved in...
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Argentina policies adrift as inflation spiral looms
In the midst of Argentina’s biggest currency devaluation in a decade, with the peso’s plunge rattling financial markets worldwide, President Cristina Fernandez’s first public address in weeks was...
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Amnesty for Kiev protesters as currency slumps on crisis
UKRAINE’S embattled President Viktor Yanukovich signed into law on Friday an amnesty for demonstrators detained during mass unrest and repealed anti-protest legislation, in a fresh bid to take the heat...
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