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Kıbrıs 02.05.2026 16:28

Foot and mouth disease found at two more farms

Livestock at two more farms were to have been infected with foot and mouth disease on Saturday, bringing the total number of infected farms to 110 across the island. Both farms were sheep and goat farms near Athienou. Meanwhile, the veterinary services department said that it has not yet come to a decision regarding the […]

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Kıbrıs 02.05.2026 15:00

The ballad of Cyprus, and who we are

Let’s take, for instance, the ‘poiitarides’ – or ‘itinerant poets’, as Nicoletta Demetriou calls them. ‘Poiitarika’ (the category name for their works) were “long narrative songs,” she explains, “the closest thing in English might be ‘ballads’” – like the old broadsheet ballads of the Anglo-American world, printed on a single piece of paper and easily […]

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Kıbrıs 02.05.2026 14:29

Sinner cruises past Fils to reach Madrid Open final

World number one Jannik Sinner defeated Arthur Fils 6-2 6-4 on Friday to set up a Madrid Open final against Alexander Zverev, who eased past Alexander Blockx 6-2 7-5 in the second semi-final. The 24-year-old Sinner kept alive his bid for a record fifth successive ATP Masters 1000 title and claimed his 27th Masters 1000 […]

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Kıbrıs 02.05.2026 14:12

Former F1 driver and Paralympic champion Zanardi dies at 59

Former Formula One driver Alex Zanardi, who lost both legs in a racing crash and went on to win Paralympic gold medals, has died at the age of 59, his family said on Saturday. Zanardi, from Bologna, made his F1 debut in 1991 and later achieved success in the CART series in the United States, […]

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Kıbrıs 02.05.2026 14:11

Disy unveils election campaign battle bus

Disy on Saturday unveiled its campaign battle bus for the forthcoming parliamentary election, with the bus and the party’s leader Annita Demetriou setting off on a tour of the island from the party’s headquarters on Nicosia’s Pindarou Street. Demetriou, dressed in a party-branded t-shirt printed with the words “forward, responsibly”, said that while on the […]

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Kıbrıs 02.05.2026 14:08

Spirit Airlines shuts down, industry’s first Iran war casualty

Bankrupt discount carrier Spirit Airlines ceased operations on Saturday, the industry’s first casualty linked to the Iran war, after failing to secure creditor support for a US government bailout plan. The collapse of the carrier following a doubling in jet fuel prices during the two-month-old Iran war will cost thousands of jobs. It is a […]

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Kıbrıs 02.05.2026 12:07

Talat warns Ustel that delaying north’s election will damage own party

Former Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat on Saturday warned Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel against delaying the next legislative election, saying that doing so will serve to harm Ustel’s party, the UBP, more. He said the CTP, the party he led between 1996 and 2005, when he became Turkish Cypriot leader, and the […]

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Kıbrıs 02.05.2026 12:00

So much more than just a simple sandwich

Croque Monsieur is one of those dishes that seems to sum up the ease of a Paris café in a single bite. Golden on top, softly layered within, it arrives warm and neatly cut, often alongside a small green salad. At first glance it is simply a toasted ham and cheese sandwich. The sandwich began […]

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Kıbrıs 02.05.2026 11:22

Vafeades defends ‘separate but parallel’ Larnaca port and marina redevelopment

Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades on Saturday moved to defend the government’s decision to split the project to redevelop Larnaca’s port and marina into two, saying that the two projects will be “separate but parallel” in their execution. He said that under the initial plans, in which the redevelopment of both was considered one project, “one […]

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Kıbrıs 02.05.2026 11:01

Paphos motorcyclist remains in critical condition after crash

A 38-year-old man who was injured after his motorcycle collided with a car in the Paphos district village of Kissonerga on Thursday remains in a critical condition on Saturday, the police said. The man collided with a car being driven by a 47-year-old woman at around 10.40pm on Thursday, with the police reporting that the […]

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Kıbrıs 02.05.2026 11:00

Queen Elizabeth II: Her Life in Style

By Hannah Rumball-Croft As Britain’s longest‑reigning monarch, and one rarely out of the public eye since childhood, Queen Elizabeth II left behind a wardrobe so extensive and meticulously archived that the curators at Historic Royal Palaces have had an embarrassment of riches to draw upon for a new exhibition at the King’s Gallery in Buckingham […]

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Kıbrıs 02.05.2026 10:55

Fire breaks out at Paphos cafe

A fire broke out at a cafe in Paphos in the early hours of Saturday morning, the police said. The police said they were informed of the fire at around 3.20pm after it had been noticed by people living in the area. Local residents then managed to extinguish the fire, though not before damage could […]

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Kıbrıs 02.05.2026 10:44

Man stabbed in leg after witnessing attacker crash car

A 46-year-old man was stabbed in the leg after watching his attacker drive into a parked car in a car park in Paralimni, the police said on Saturday. The incident occurred at around 5.30pm on Friday, with the police saying that a 27-year-old man “crashed his vehicle into a parked car”. The police said that […]

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Kıbrıs 02.05.2026 10:33

Iran standoff could leave Trump worse off than before he went to war

More than two months into a conflict that has failed to deliver a decisive military or diplomatic win, President Donald Trump faces the risk that a standoff with Iran will drag on indefinitely and leave an even bigger problem for the US and the world than before he launched the war. With both sides outwardly […]

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Kıbrıs 02.05.2026 10:28

Today’s weather: Clouds and rain possible

Saturday is expected to bring with it more overcast skies than the summery weather experienced over the last few days, with patchy rain possible across the island. The mercury is nonetheless expected to rise to a high of 27 degrees Celsius inland, 22 degrees Celsius on the west coast, 24 degrees Celsius on the rest […]

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Kıbrıs 02.05.2026 10:00

Get to know Cyprus nature

“April showers bring May flowers, and aren’t we all very blessed this year?” says Episkopi Paphos Environmental Centre ahead of its new spring activities. “The end of April and beginning of May is official ‘peak bloom season’ in Cyprus, and everywhere you look in the Ezousa valley, you are sure to see flowers!” Several opportunities […]

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Kıbrıs 02.05.2026 08:25

Pentagon announces major troop drawdown in Germany amid transatlantic tensions

The United States is withdrawing 5,000 troops from NATO ally Germany, the Pentagon announced on Friday, as a rift over the Iran war widens between President Donald Trump and Europe. Trump had threatened a drawdown in forces earlier this week after sparring with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who said on Monday the Iranians were humiliating […]

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Kıbrıs 02.05.2026 08:17

Iran standoff could leave Trump worse off than before he went to war

More than two months into a conflict that has failed to deliver a decisive military or diplomatic win, President Donald Trump faces the risk that a standoff with Iran will drag on indefinitely and leave an even bigger problem for the U.S. and the world than before he launched the war. With both sides outwardly […]

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Kıbrıs 02.05.2026 08:00

Unilever to raise prices as Iran war costs hit consumer giant

Unilever (ULVR.L) said this week it would raise prices to soften the hit from higher-than-expected ​costs driven by the Iran war, even as it reported first-quarter underlying sales growth ahead of analysts’ forecasts. The London-listed maker of Dove soap and Axe ‌deodorant, which has a market valuation of more than $120 billion, kept its 2026 […]

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Kıbrıs 02.05.2026 07:30

Investors pull funds from private credit as tech markets wobble

Short sellers’ bets against US life insurance stocks more than doubled in the past year to over $5 billion, a Reuters analysis of ORTEX data shows, a move that ​analysts say in part reflects concerns about exposure to the opaque private credit sector. Jitters about private credit – lending to companies by non-banks, such as […]

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Kıbrıs 02.05.2026 07:00

UK retail sales suffer steepest drop since records began

British retailers reported the broadest year-on-year decline in sales in more than ​40 years as the Iran war raised households’ inflation fears, a ‌survey from the Confederation of British Industry showed this week. The CBI’s monthly retail sales volume measure dropped to -68 in April from -52 in March, its lowest reading since the series […]

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Kıbrıs 02.05.2026 06:00

Google and South Korea to build first-of-its-kind AI campus

South Korea and Google have agreed to build an artificial-intelligence campus in Seoul to develop cooperation between the tech firm and ​local engineers and startups, Kim Yong-beom, a presidential policy adviser, said ‌this week. South Korean President Lee Jae Myung met with Google DeepMind Chief Executive Officer Demis Hassabis in Seoul, with the Science Ministry […]

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Kıbrıs 01.05.2026 20:20

Workers hold annual May Day march to Ledra Palace

Workers and members of the trade union movement on Friday held their annual May Day march to the Ledra Palace hotel, in Nicosia’s buffer zone, with marches beginning from either side of Cyprus’ divided capital. The day’s Greek Cypriot march began from Eleftheria Square, on the southern edge of Nicosia’s old town, while the Turkish […]

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Kıbrıs 01.05.2026 19:28

Akrotiri Spring Festival 2026 celebrates Cyprus nature

A day devoted to nature, appreciating the environment and engaging in creative expression is coming up this Sunday as another edition of the Akrotiri Spring Festival arrives. The Akrotiri Environmental Education Centre will welcome old and young very soon, hosting an array of activities, bird ringing and watching and crafty, hands-on workshops for all. The […]

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