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In the not-so-distant future, where technology blurs the lines between life and death, this English-language series serves as a sharp social commentary while offering a fresh perspective on the classic ...
Israel sends thousands of cross-border Palestinian workers back to Gaza
Israel sent thousands of Palestinians back to besieged Gaza on Friday, pursuing a crackdown on workers and labourers from the territory who had previously been given permits to take jobs ...
Number of foreigners purchasing property in the north skyrockets
Over 9,500 foreigners have purchased properties in the north in the past four years, Turkish Cypriot media reported on Friday.
The number of foreigners granted the right to buy properties in ...
Blinken seeks pauses in Gaza war as Israeli troops claim advances
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was meeting Israeli leaders on Friday to push for humanitarian pauses in the Gaza war as Israeli troops surrounded the Palestinian enclave’s biggest ...
Limassol residence’s ground-floor fire extinguished
Three fire engines rushed to a house in Limassol after a fire broke out in the ground floor sauna on Friday morning.
The owners of the Moutayiaka house noticed the ...
Limassol still the driving force in Cyprus’ real estate sector — sales hit €310 million in third quarter
Limassol’s real estate market saw a total of 1,235 properties being sold during the third quarter of 2023, with a combined value of €310 million, according to Cypriot fintech Ask Wire.
The ...
Oil heads for weekly losses as Mideast worries ease
Oil prices were little changed on Friday, but headed for a second week of losses as supply concerns driven by conflict in the Middle East eased, while the demand outlook ...
Cyprus-USA relations at an all-time high
Relations between Cyprus and the USA are at the highest level ever, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Thursday evening.
AHEPA has worked to strengthen the relations of Cyprus with the ...
Amazon made $1 billion through secret price raising algorithm
Amazon.com (AMZN.O) used a series of illegal strategies to boost profits at its online retail empire, including an algorithm that pushed up prices US households paid by more ...
Solidarity with Palestine demo on Sunday
The Cyprus Peace Council (CPC) has called on people to take part in an event on Sunday to show solidarity with the Palestinian people and demand a ceasefire in Gaza.
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Bullet point previews of Premier League matches
Match-by-match facts and statistics ahead of the next round of Premier League fixtures from Nov. 4-6 (all times GMT):
Saturday, Nov 4
Fulham v Manchester United (1230)
*United have won their last ...
Private equity rushes to Gulf as fundraising dries up
A growing number of private equity funds are opening offices in the Gulf, hoping to deepen their ties with cash-rich sovereign wealth funds and families in the region as funding ...
‘All signatures on Cyprus gas field agreement must be honoured’ (Updated)
The managing company of the Aphrodite gas field “leaves us in uncertainty,” Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said on Friday.
Speaking ahead of a meeting with Chevron President Clay Neff, and ...
Hamburg skyscraper construction halted in grim sign for German property sector
Construction of one of Germany’s tallest buildings has suddenly halted midway after the developer stopped paying its builder, yet another ominous sign for the nation’s troubled property sector.
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Ethics committee aims to restore Cyprus sport’s reputation
The sports’ ethics committee announced on Friday it will investigate allegations made against the Cyprus Olympic committee (Koe) and some its members during a House committee meeting earlier this week.
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Russia’s biggest drone strike in weeks hits Ukrainian infrastructure
Russia launched a massive drone attack early on Friday, hitting critical infrastructure in the west and south of Ukraine and destroying private houses and commercial buildings in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s ...
Three people dead, several missing after heavy rains, flooding in Tuscany
At least three people have died and several were missing after rivers overflowed due to heavy rains in central Italy, local authorities said on Friday, as Storm Ciaran continued to ...
Nigerian pranksters whip up social media storm after deportation from Cyprus
Two young Nigerian men deported from Cyprus on Monday have caused a social media storm because of a number of unusual plot twists.
The two men were reportedly deported from ...
Colombia rebels say Liverpool star Diaz’s father to be freed
A representative of Colombia’s National Liberation Army (ELN) guerrillas said on Thursday the group will free the father of Liverpool soccer star Luis Diaz, days after kidnapping him in ...
A year on, Mercedes return to scene of last success
Once-dominant Mercedes return to Brazil this weekend for a last chance to avoid going a whole year without a Formula One victory.
Seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton, who last won ...
Guest recipes with Serene Tharian
An ode to South Indian curd rice
An ode to good-old Curd Rice or Thayir Saadham or Choru Saadham (Thayir is curd or yoghurt, Choru or Saadham is rice). Eating ...
Disney and more at Nicosia International Festival
With the arrival of November, the Nicosia International Festival enters its fifth week, with classical music, a Cypriot band’s debut album and a special concert celebrating the 100 years of ...
Arrest after construction machinery stolen
Police in Paphos on Thursday arrested a 39-year-old man after the theft of electrical construction machinery.
According to the police, the theft was reported on October 23 by the 55-year-old owner ...
Hezbollah leader set to weigh in on Middle East war
Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah will on Friday make his first public comments since the Palestinian group Hamas and Israel went to war, a speech that will be scrutinised for ...