After Bondi Beach massacre, Australia plans gun buyback
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After Bondi Beach massacre, Australia plans gun buyback

Australia will launch a national gun buyback scheme following the mass shooting in Sydney, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Friday, as hundreds of surfers and swimmers paddled out at Bondi Beach to honour victims. The buyback would be similar to gun reforms introduced soon after the massacre in 1996 in Tasmania’s Port Arthur after […]

19.12.2025 09:12
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Cyprus to utilise EU ‘important references’ to Turkey’s obligations
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Cyprus to utilise EU ‘important references’ to Turkey’s obligations

The government will be utilising all references in the European Council conclusions on Cyprus, as well as regarding Turkey’s role and its obligations towards the Republic of Cyprus, President Nikos Christodoulides said early on Friday. Speaking to the press after a night-long European Council session in Brussels, Christodoulides welcomed the reference on the need for […]

19.12.2025 09:09
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Cyprus to launch new Amalthea aid initiative for Gaza
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Cyprus to launch new Amalthea aid initiative for Gaza

Forty-four containers carrying 950 tons of humanitarian aid made available in a joint initiative by Cyprus, France, Slovakia, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates will be shipped via the Amalthea humanitarian aid corridor to Gaza on Saturday. “That there is a specific reference to the ‘Amalthea’ humanitarian corridor. On the occasion of the reference to […]

19.12.2025 09:03
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Cyprus’ white Christmas?
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Cyprus’ white Christmas?

The winter of 1950 remains the benchmark against which all island snowfall is still measured! Who wants a white Christmas in Cyprus?! Our summer visitors would be shocked to see the land of sun, sea and sand covered in white. Or at least the mountains covered; it’s a rare winter when drifts drift down to […]

19.12.2025 09:00
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Cyprus electricity interconnection ‘strategic’ for lowering costs
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Cyprus electricity interconnection ‘strategic’ for lowering costs

Electricity tariffs remain a growing concern across Europe, with the European Commission now outlining seven targeted actions aimed at easing costs for households and businesses while strengthening the competitiveness of European industry, according to Andreas Poullikkas, an energy systems expert and former chairman of the Cyprus Energy Regulatory Authority (CERA). Poullikkas said the central objective […]

19.12.2025 08:30
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Today’s weather: Mostly clear at up to 22 degrees
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Today’s weather: Mostly clear at up to 22 degrees

On Friday, the weather will remain overwhelmingly clear with some localised cloud cover. Temperatures will range from 10 degrees Celsius in the higher mountains to 20 degrees inland and reach up to 22 degrees on the coast. Mild winds will blow south- to northwest at up to 4 Beaufort. The sea will be slightly rough. […]

19.12.2025 08:24
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Cyprus satisfied with EU Council outcome on Ukraine
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Cyprus satisfied with EU Council outcome on Ukraine

The breaching of sanctions against Russia by third countries impacts the effectiveness of the measures, President Nikos Christodoulides said early on Friday after a night-long European Council session in Brussels, which spent six hours discussing the financing of Ukraine. “We are glad that there is a special reference to the issue of purchasing equipment by […]

19.12.2025 08:24
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Nick Houwen explains Ferragudo’s strategic position in the Algarve’s sales surge
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Nick Houwen explains Ferragudo’s strategic position in the Algarve’s sales surge

Central Algarve locations, including Loulé, Quinta do Lago, and Vale do Lobo, recorded an 18% increase in sales over the past year, with property prices climbing 10% across the region. Ferragudo, a traditional fishing village positioned between these established luxury markets and the western Algarve, has emerged as a focal point for investors seeking authentic […]

19.12.2025 08:21
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Machine learning used to predict Cyprus solar power consumption
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Machine learning used to predict Cyprus solar power consumption

Frederick University and Electi Consulting Ltd have successfully completed the technical implementation of the DYNAMO research project, a decentralised energy management platform designed to allow smart communities in Cyprus to trade renewable energy autonomously. The project, which also involves the Frederick Research Center, focuses on creating cooperatives of citizens, businesses, and local authorities that work […]

19.12.2025 08:00
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Cyprus assuming EU presidency at ‘difficult juncture’ says Christodoulides
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Cyprus assuming EU presidency at ‘difficult juncture’ says Christodoulides

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen will be touring countries of the region after her January 7 visit to Cyprus for the assumption of the EU presidency, which President Nikos Christodoulides said was happening at “a decisive and difficult juncture”. In statements to the press early on Friday, after a night-long European Council session […]

19.12.2025 07:54
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Peru orders arrest of ex-prime minister under Mexico asylum in Lima
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Peru orders arrest of ex-prime minister under Mexico asylum in Lima

A Peruvian Supreme Court judge on Friday ordered the arrest and five-month preventive detention of former Peruvian Prime Minister Betssy Chavez, who is currently under asylum at the Mexican embassy in Peru’s capital Lima. Chavez briefly served as prime minister during the administration of ousted and jailed former President Pedro Castillo. She is being prosecuted […]

21.11.2025 21:28
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Roadworks to affect traffic over coming days
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Roadworks to affect traffic over coming days

Roadworks will be carried out over the coming days in Nicosia, Limassol and Larnaca. On November 25, works will be underway on the Limassol-Nicosia motorway, lasting till December 4, from Monday to Thursday, between 8pm and 5.30am the next day. One lane towards Nicosia will be closed during the works. On November 27 and 28 […]

21.11.2025 21:25
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Putin says US peace plan can be the basis for peace in Ukraine
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Putin says US peace plan can be the basis for peace in Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Moscow had received the US proposals for peace in Ukraine and that the plan could be the basis of a peaceful resolution of the conflict. “I believe that it can be used as the basis for a final peaceful settlement,” Putin told senior officials in televised comments, […]

21.11.2025 20:38
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Larnaca resident loses €50,000 in online fraud
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Larnaca resident loses €50,000 in online fraud

A Larnaca resident complained to the police on Friday that between July 24 and November 10 unknown individuals had managed to scam him out of €50,000. According to the complaint, the scammers presented themselves as stockbrokers working for a company in the US. The police said they convinced the man that they would guide him […]

21.11.2025 20:31
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