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S Sudan rebel leader in Ethiopia for peace talks
By Aaron Maasho South Sudan’s rebel leader Riek Machar arrived in the Ethiopian capital on Thursday to meet President Salva Kiir, a rebel source said, after international pressure for face-to-face...
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Venezuela arrests hundreds, sparking opposition protest
By Eyanir Chinea and Deisy Buitrago Venezuelan security forces on Thursday rounded up hundreds of youth activists and dismantled camps set up as part of protests against President Nicolas Maduro,...
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Assad’s forces take Homs, ‘capital of Syrian revolt’
By Marwan Makdesi Syrian forces took full control on Thursday over Homs, a city once associated with scenes of joyous pro-democracy crowds but now famed for images of ruin that epitomise the brutality...
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Strong earthquake hits Mexico
A 6.4 magnitude earthquake shook Mexico City on Thursday, rattling buildings and prompting office evacuations, but there were no immediate reports of damage. The US Geological Survey put the quake...
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S Africa’s ANC rolls to victory
By Helen Nyambura-Mwaura and Xola Potelwa The ruling African National Congress (ANC) swept toward victory in South Africa’s fifth post-apartheid election on Thursday, handing President Jacob Zuma the...
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UK tourism back in the spotlight
By Sinead Kelly THE Cyprus Tourism Organisation (CTO) has concluded a deal with the largest British tour operator that is expected to significantly boost arrivals from the United Kingdom, commerce...
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Snail hunter’s car seized
A 22-year-old Greek Cypriot who was collecting snails near the buffer zone in Larnaca saw his car seized by Turkish soldiers who claimed it was parked inside the occupied areas, police said. The...
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Robbers assault man, housemaid during burglary
Two masked individuals tried to rob a 76-year-old, beating him and his housemaid, but eventually leaving the Nicosia home empty handed, police said. Police said the man was sleeping on the couch when...
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The relationship between cinema and reality
THEO PANAYIDES meets an Iranian film director who has fled to London. A restless cancer survivor, she may return to the island The camera shows a young boy named Amin getting into a car, where he...
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Focus on top spot and relegation scraps
By Iacovos Constantinou Only two rounds before the end of the football league season and there are still three teams in contention for the title and three other teams who are desperately trying to...
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Home for Cooperation turns three
By Evie Andreou THE bi-communal Home for Cooperation (H4C) turns three on Saturday and has planned an anniversary event, although part of the celebration – the open air music festival- has been...
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Cyprus used as example of what not to do in football
Cypriot football was used as an example to avoid, as an FA commission discussed the participation of English footballers in the top flight, according to the Daily Mirror. The number of Cypriot players...
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Drugs, firecrackers seized at creperie
Limassol police have seized drugs, firecrackers, and flares found in a creperie belonging to a 37-year-old. Police said they found 40 grammes of cannabis, 508 firecrackers, smoke bombs, flares, and...
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AKEL sues ‘over loss of supporters’ Politis says
By George Psyllides MAIN opposition AKEL has sued a newspaper over allegations that the party had received €1.5 million from a company allegedly linked with a man many hold responsible for the collapse...
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Halliburton ‘vote of confidence’ in Cyprus (updated)
By Stefanos Evripidou OILFIELD services giant Halliburton on Friday concluded a deal with the government to use Cyprus as their base of operations for the eastern Mediterranean, providing a much-needed...
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Cypriot MMA star Philippou looking to get back to winning ways
By Andreas Vou CYPRIOT MMA fighter Costas Philippou is set to take on Lorenz Larkin on Saturday night in UFC Fight Night 40 at Cincinnati’s US Bank Arena. The 34-year-old is currently ranked No.12 in...
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Greek remanded after 25kg cannabis found
A 60-year-old Greek man was remanded in custody for six days on Saturday on suspicion of smuggling 25 kilos of cannabis into Cyprus. The man arrived from Athens on Friday afternoon but his behaviour...
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Kiev tells east Ukraine rebels vote for self-rule would be catastrophe
Ukrainian acting President Oleksander Turchinov told eastern regions gripped by a pro-Russian uprising that they would be courting catastrophe if they voted “yes” in a separatist referendum on Sunday....
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Turkey’s Erdogan heckles critic, storms out of ceremony
An angry Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan heckled the head of the country’s bar association on Saturday, accusing him of rudeness for speaking too long and critically at a judicial ceremony, then...
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One dead, two missing after hot air balloon catches fire in Virginia
At least one person died and two were missing after a hot air balloon hit a power line and caught fire over Virginia during a festival, police said on Saturday. Authorities said they had found the...
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