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Robbery attempt in Limassol
Police are looking for a man who attempted to rob a bank in Pyrgos village, in the Limassol district on Tuesday but fled when he couldn’t open the door to gain entrance. According to Limassol police...
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Nicosia giants clash, crunch time in relegation battle
By Iacovos Constantinou THE second team to join Alki in the second division will be decided on the last day of the regular season on Wednesday with two of the three ‘unwilling’ contenders, AEK Kouklion...
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Putin signs Crimea Treaty
By Steve Gutterman and Thomas Grove Defying Ukrainian protests and Western sanctions, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a treaty on Tuesday making Crimea part of Russia again but said he did not...
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Man videoed being beaten charged with causing bodily harm
By Constantinos Psillides AN Ivory Coast national seen in a video having his leg injured during a police arrest last year is being taken to court over charges of causing actual bodily harm to a police...
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Interior minister refutes Amnesty slam
By Constantinos Psillides INTERIOR Minister Socratis Hasikos on Tuesday described damning accusations by Amnesty International on the island’s ‘ruthless’ treatment of migrants as full of “inaccuracies...
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EAC denies it is trying to stifle competition
By Angelos Anastasiou THE semi-state electricity company EAC on Tuesday denied reports it was hindering the process for the supply of natural gas as an interim solution in a bid to stifle competition....
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Tourist arrivals increased in February
TOURISTS arrivals in February increased by 6.9 per cent compared with February 2013, figures released Tuesday by the Statistical Service showed. According to the results of the Passengers Survey,...
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Authorities warn over use of bitcoin
AUTHORITIES on Tuesday issued a fresh warning concerning the potential dangers associated with digital currencies as parliament called on the government to put the necessary safeguards in place to...
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MPs suggest banks come under loan shark legislation
THE chairman of the House Ethics Committee suggested on Tuesday that loan sharking legislation should be amended to include banks as more and more borrowers complain they are being ripped off while...
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Chelsea cruise past Galatasaray to join Real in last eight
Chelsea moved into the Champions League quarter-finals with the minimum of fuss by brushing Galatasaray aside with a comfortable 2-0 second-leg win at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday for a 3-1 aggregate...
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Light quake reported in Limassol
A tremor of magnitude 3.6 shook Limassol lightly on Wednesday morning, according to the Geological Survey department. In a written statement, the centre reported that the epicentre at sea 20 km south...
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Three arrested for robbery
Three people were arrested by Paphos police on Tuesday on suspicion of theft, assault and battery and resisting arrest. According to a police spokesman, two women and a man – the husband of one of the...
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Developer jailed for two years
Real estate broker and property investor Kypros Kyprianou, 55, was sentenced to two years in prison for fraud on Wednesday. Kyprianou, the director of Famagusta Developers, had been charged with...
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Privatisation procedure launched for Limassol port
The cabinet decided to Wednesday to launch privatisation procedures for Limassol port, around two weeks after parliament gave the green light. The privatisation process, deputy government spokesman...
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Israel bombs Syrian posts over Golan attack on its troops
By Jeffrey Heller Israel launched air strikes on Wednesday against Syrian military sites in response to a roadside bombing that wounded four of its soldiers, but both sides signalled they were not...
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Iran and six powers lock horns over nuclear reactor
By Fredrik Dahl and Parisa Hafezi Iran and world powers locked horns on Wednesday over the future of a planned Iranian nuclear reactor that could yield plutonium for bombs as the United States warned...
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Higher rate of bikers killed than motorists
By Angelos Anastasiou THE period from 2004 to 2013 saw 229 motorcyclists killed in road accidents, some 30 per cent of all fatal victims, despite representing a small fraction of motorists, the chief...
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CyBC punished for budget delay with €300,000 cut
By Constantinos Psillides THE cabinet slashed the CyBC budget for 2014 by €300,000, following a suggestion by Interior Minister Socratis Hasikos, to punish the state broadcaster’s board for not...
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Cultural learning in Europe
THE Cyprus-based NGO, “Hope for Children” UNCRC Policy Centre, has teamed-up with 12 other European organisations to establish the European Cultural Learning Network (ECLN), a project funded by EU’s...
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Van Persie hat-trick sinks Olympiakos, Dortmund edge Zenit
By Toby Davis Robin van Persie’s hat-trick lifted Manchester United to a stunning Champions League comeback against Olympiakos Piraeus on Wednesday as Borussia Dortmund edged out Zenit St Petersburg to...
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