From curiosity to coherence: How the world transformation movement is taking shape online
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From curiosity to coherence: How the world transformation movement is taking shape online

Few ideas about human behaviour arrive quietly. Those that attempt to explain why humans are capable of extraordinary cooperation while also prone to division and conflict tend to provoke curiosity, scepticism, and—occasionally—deep engagement. That pattern is now playing out online around the work of Australian biologist Jeremy Griffith and the World Transformation Movement (WTM). Before […]

20.01.2026 09:09
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Christodoulides in Strasbourg for Cyprus’ EU priorities
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Christodoulides in Strasbourg for Cyprus’ EU priorities

Cyprus’ aim to promote an “autonomous union, open to the world”, will be presented on Tuesday in Strasbourg, where President Nikos Christodoulides is set to address the European Parliament plenum and meet with president Roberta Metsola. Christodoulides will be presenting Cyprus’ priorities in the framework of its EU presidency during the first half of 2026, […]

20.01.2026 09:04
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Swiss mountain hut architecture and high-altitude building techniques
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Swiss mountain hut architecture and high-altitude building techniques

Historical building methods Early Swiss mountain huts used locally available materials by necessity. Stone from nearby quarries provided walls with thermal mass to moderate temperature swings. Timber from treeline forests created roof structures and interior framing. These materials reached construction sites via human labor and pack animals, limiting what builders could accomplish. Traditional huts typically […]

20.01.2026 08:26
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Police operations continue overnight, nine arrested
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Police operations continue overnight, nine arrested

Police operations to crack down on crime and maintain public order continued overnight, with nine arrests across Cyprus. In Nicosia, two people were arrested, one for illegal residence and the other for a pending fine, while two were arrested in Limassol for domestic violence. In Paphos, two were arrested for assault causing bodily harm, one […]

20.01.2026 08:12
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Passengers for UK arrested in tobacco haul
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Passengers for UK arrested in tobacco haul

Three passengers were arrested on Monday at Larnaca airport, after large quantities of duty free tobacco were found in their luggage, the customs department announced on Tuesday. The passengers were set to depart for the UK, when a tip off prompted customs agents to search their luggage, finding a total of 210 cartons of 200 […]

20.01.2026 08:01
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Four at large in connection with Larnaca brawl
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Four at large in connection with Larnaca brawl

The police are searching for four more individuals in connection with a brawl that broke out in Larnaca on Saturday afternoon. On Monday evening, the police arrested five people wanted – one aged 31, one 26 and three 25. The five arrested are expected to be taken before the Larnaca district court on Tuesday for remand orders. […]

20.01.2026 07:52
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Cyprus construction material prices rise in December
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Cyprus construction material prices rise in December

The cost of construction and building materials in Cyprus nudged up in December of the previous year, according to a report released this week by the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat). Specifically, the Price Index of Construction Materials for December 2025 reached 118.74 units, using 2021 as the base year of 100. This figure represented a […]

20.01.2026 07:50
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Taxi drivers on strike
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Taxi drivers on strike

Taxi drivers began a 24-hour strike at 6am on Tuesday, calling for the strict implementation of taxi regulations and banning the use of apps for airport pickups. Their union Poat said on Monday that if their demands were not taken into consideration, an indefinite strike would be called for January 27. The taxi drivers gathered […]

20.01.2026 07:43
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Cold spell continues, 21cm snow on Troodos
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Cold spell continues, 21cm snow on Troodos

Cold weather continues on Tuesday, with temperatures reaching 12C inland, 14C along the coast and 0C in the highest mountains, where snow in the morning was 21cm on Troodos’ peak. Skies will be mainly clear. Winds will be a northeast to southeast gentle to moderate breeze of 3 to 4 Beaufort, over slight seas. Tuesday […]

20.01.2026 07:32
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Cyprus Business Now: tourism, shipping, hotel, scholarship scheme, banks
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Cyprus Business Now: tourism, shipping, hotel, scholarship scheme, banks

Cyprus record a sharp rise in tourist arrivals in December 2025, driven primarily by visitors from Israel and the United Kingdom, according to data released on Monday by the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat). Tourist arrivals reached 156,959 in December 2025, up from 133,063 a year earlier, marking an 18.0 per cent increase and confirming a strong end to […]

20.01.2026 07:30
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Cypriot proptech startup scales digital student housing model
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Cypriot proptech startup scales digital student housing model

Cyprus-based PropTech startup MyStudentFlat has announced that it is scaling its student housing operations locally while preparing to enter the Greek market later this year. The company positions itself as the first Cypriot PropTech startup focused exclusively on student housing, offering fully furnished and equipped apartments near major universities through its digital platform, mystudentflat.com. MyStudentFlat […]

20.01.2026 07:00
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Toxotis Investments schedules review of group financial statements
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Toxotis Investments schedules review of group financial statements

Toxotis Investments Public Ltd announced this week that its board of directors will meet on February 13, 2026 to review and approve the annual financial report for the fiscal year 2023. The meeting will also address other related matters as part of the agenda. The annual financial report will include the final audited financial statements […]

20.01.2026 06:30
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Cyprus posts lowest inflation rate in EU in December
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Cyprus posts lowest inflation rate in EU in December

Cyprus continued to record one of the lowest inflation rates in the European Union in December 2025, as price pressures eased across the euro area and the bloc as a whole, according to Eurostat. The annual inflation rate in Cyprus stood at 0.1 per cent, placing the country at the bottom of the EU inflation […]

20.01.2026 06:00
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Fishermen, quarry in Xylofagou protest over Bases firing range
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Fishermen, quarry in Xylofagou protest over Bases firing range

Businesses and fishermen in Xylofagou staged protests on Monday against the British Bases’ firing range in Dhekelia, citing blocked quarry expansion plans and declining monthly incomes, respectively. Companies in the Xylofagou quarry area blocked the firing range to protest the authorities’ failure to review their application for the quarry’s expansion. Speaking on their behalf, Constantinos […]

20.01.2026 04:24
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Our View: EU cannot continue to pander to Trump
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Our View: EU cannot continue to pander to Trump

President Donald Trump has never made a secret of his contempt for the EU and his Western allies. And now, with his plan to take over Greenland, he threatens to destroy Nato – the military alliance which has served the West for close to 80 years – by attacking one of its members. Greenland is […]

20.01.2026 04:20
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MP Sykas left off Disy ballot amid domestic violence probe
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MP Sykas left off Disy ballot amid domestic violence probe

Disy on Monday officially announced that MP Nikos Sykas, who had recently been accused of domestic violence by his wife, would be expelled from the party’s ballot for the upcoming parliamentary elections. “The Politburo in today’s session decided to adopt the recommendation of the Executive Office for the non-inclusion of MP Nikos Sykas in the […]

20.01.2026 00:18
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Five arrested over Larnaca weekend brawl
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Five arrested over Larnaca weekend brawl

Police on Monday evening arrested five of the eight men wanted in connection with a brawl that broke out in Larnaca on Saturday afternoon. The five are expected to appear before Larnaca district court for the issuance of a remand on Tuesday. The suspects are accused of offences including conspiracy to commit a felony or […]

20.01.2026 00:01
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Nicosia EOA installs two new water tanks
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Nicosia EOA installs two new water tanks

Two glass-lined-steel-type water tanks with a capacity of 17,200 cubic metres were inaugurated  by President Nikos Christodoulides at the Nicosia district local government organisation (EOA) on Monday. “With the completion of the project, Nicosia’s water sufficiency increases substantially, covering needs for more than 36 hours even in the event of a water supply interruption,” Christodoulides […]

19.01.2026 23:39
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Zelenskiy announces new air defence system
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Zelenskiy announces new air defence system

Ukraine’s armed forces are introducing a new facet of air defence to transform their system, made up of small groups deploying interceptor drones, as the country braces for new mass Russian attacks, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday. Ukraine is still reeling from a wave of Russian strikes earlier this month that knocked out power […]

19.01.2026 22:28
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Over €1million in jewellery stolen in Ayia Napa burglary
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Over €1million in jewellery stolen in Ayia Napa burglary

Jewellery including valuable diamond pieces worth more than €1 million were stolen within less than three minutes in a burglar at an Ayia Napa jewellery shop on early Monday morning. The police were called to the scene at 4am on Monday, following a call of the shop owner and are currently looking for three suspects […]

19.01.2026 22:26
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