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Kıbrıs 20.12.2025 14:14

UK children’s author David Walliams dropped by publisher after harassment allegations

David Walliams, a bestselling British children’s author, was dropped by HarperCollins UK on Friday after the Daily Telegraph reported the publisher had investigated claims he had harassed some of its junior female employees. A spokesperson for Walliams, who has sold more than 60 million books translated into 55 languages, told the BBC he strongly denied […]

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Kıbrıs 20.12.2025 13:29

Joshua delivers reality check to Jake Paul with sixth-round KO

Former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua delivered a dose of reality to Jake Paul on Friday with a savage sixth-round knockout in Miami that left the social-media-star-turned prize fighter nursing a suspected broken jaw.Paul managed to evade the heavily favoured Briton through a lacklustre first four rounds before Joshua found his range, knocking his opponent down […]

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Kıbrıs 20.12.2025 12:21

Two-storey home in Kyperounta partially collapses in fire

A two-storey house caught fire in Kyperounta, in the wider Limassol area on Friday night, with the intensity of the blaze causing parts of its roof to collapse, fire department spokesperson Andreas Kettis said on Saturday. According to Kettis, the fire originated from flammable material that was touching a fireplace and quickly spread to the […]

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Kıbrıs 20.12.2025 12:13

Australia have shown why they were Ashes favourites, says England’s Crawley

England opener Zak Crawley said Australia had shown why they were favourites coming into the Ashes after a tough day four at Adelaide Oval left the tourists staring down the barrel of a series defeat on Saturday. Chasing a world record 435 runs to win, England were reduced to 207 for six by stumps and […]

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Kıbrıs 20.12.2025 12:10

206 traffic complaints, 9 arrests and 58 people caught drunk driving on Friday night

Police on Friday carried out an island wide road safety operation including 657 vehicle checks and 174 breathalyzer tests, resulting in nine arrests, 58 people caught drunk driving and 206 traffic complaints. Out of the 58 drivers tested positive in breathalyzer tests, three tested positive in a preliminary drug test. The 657 vehicle checks led […]

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Kıbrıs 20.12.2025 12:00

What Prada’s purchase of Versace means for fashion

By Jye Marshall Prada will become the new owners of the Versace brand, under a €1.25 billion deal. Versace has recently struggled both financially and in keeping up with the larger luxury fashion houses. Before the sale, Versace was owned by Capri Holdings, which also holds brands including Michael Kors and Jimmy Choo. In March, […]

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Kıbrıs 20.12.2025 11:42

EU experts in Cyprus to investigate north’s foot-and-mouth disease outbreak

Four experts of the EU Commission’s veterinary emergency team have arrived on the island for an on-site visit and further investigation into the outbreak of the foot-and-mouth disease in two livestock units in the north, the veterinary services said on Saturday. “We had a meeting with them just now, we discussed the incident. They will […]

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Kıbrıs 20.12.2025 11:38

Huge rotating structure of galaxies and dark matter is detected

Scientists have observed the largest-known rotating structure in the cosmos – a gargantuan thread-like assemblage of hundreds of galaxies, gas and dark matter that makes up a filament in the macrostructure of the universe called the cosmic web. The filament, located about 140 million light-years from Earth, was observed by scientists primarily using the MeerKAT […]

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Kıbrıs 20.12.2025 11:13

Prison rights group urges justice ministry to address situation in central prison

Justice Minister Konstantinos Fytiris was called upon by the association for the protection of the rights of prisoners to take immediate action to resolve the situation in the central prison. “Immediate, extraordinary, drastic and exceptional measures [need to be taken],” the association’s president Alexandros Clerides wrote in a letter addressed to the minister on Friday. […]

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Kıbrıs 20.12.2025 10:50

‘Amalthea’ aid shipment expected in Ashod on Saturday

The 950 tons of humanitarian aid shipped from Cyprus to Gaza via the via the Amalthea plan on Friday are expected to arrive in the Israeli port of Ashod during the day, head of the president’s press office Victoras Papadopoulos said on Saturday. “There is coordination with the Israeli government so that the shipment can […]

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Kıbrıs 20.12.2025 10:30

Today’s weather: Cloudy with isolated rain showers

On Saturday, the weather will be gradually cloudy with isolated light rain showers. Temperatures will rise to around 20 degrees Celsius inland and in the coastal areas of the island and reach around 12 degrees in the higher mountains. Mild winds will blow at 3 Beaufort, while the sea will remain calm to slightly rough […]

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Kıbrıs 20.12.2025 10:30

Cyprus’ tax reform fails the fairness test

By Ioannis Tirkides The Cypriot tax system, which was designed almost a quarter of a century ago, in 2002, is facing problems of ageing. Although it was originally designed to be competitive at an international level, the existing system involves unproductive discrimination against domestic companies, favors increasing foreign ownership, and, after a long period of […]

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Kıbrıs 20.12.2025 10:03

Music to kick off Christmas week

Christmas week is almost upon us. For most, that means food feasts, nights out, secret Santa gifts and events-hopping. Oh, and some work crammed in between the festive mayhem. Several events are coming up, and nothing brings a jollier time than live music, so here is what you can do to kick off Christmas week. […]

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Kıbrıs 20.12.2025 09:00

Cyprus Business Now: Limassol businesses, Alpha Bank, passport ranking, RIF

Alpha Bank S.A. announced on Friday that it has agreed key commercial and legal terms for a strategic combination of insurance activities in Cyprus, aiming to create one of the country’s top three insurance groups across life and non-life segments. The bank said the agreement involves Universal Life Insurance Public Company Ltd and Altius Insurance […]

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Kıbrıs 20.12.2025 08:04

US hits ISIS in Syria with large retaliatory strikes, officials say

The U.S. military launched large-scale strikes against dozens of Islamic State targets in Syria on Friday in retaliation for an attack on American personnel, U.S. officials said. A U.S.-led coalition has been carrying out airstrikes and ground operations in Syria targeting Islamic State suspects in recent months, often with the involvement of Syria’s security forces. […]

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Kıbrıs 20.12.2025 07:00

Saudi Arabia annual inflation rate falls to 1.9 per cent

Saudi Arabia’s annual inflation rate fell moderately to 1.9 per cent in November from 2.2 per cent October, according to government data. Inflation based on the consumer price index has hovered around 2.1 per cent to 2.3 per cent for most of the year, propped up by rising housing prices. Housing rental prices rose 5.4 […]

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Kıbrıs 20.12.2025 06:30

UK regulator launches consultation on new crypto rules

British regulator the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) launched a wide-ranging consultation on a range of proposed rules for the crypto industry this week, shortly after the government said the industry would be regulated from October 2027. The FCA set out its proposals alongside research that shows that the proportion of UK adults holding crypto has […]

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Kıbrıs 20.12.2025 06:00

Israeli tech deals surge 340 per cent to nearly $59 billion

Appetite for Israeli technology innovation has remained undiminished this year, with a surge in acquisitions and IPOs led by Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O) $32 billion purchase of Israeli cybersecurity company Wiz, PwC Israel said this week. The consultancy said in a report that such deals jumped by 340 per cent to nearly $59 billion, from $13.4 billion […]

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Kıbrıs 20.12.2025 04:24

Cyprus population grows but continues to age, Cystat says

Cyprus’ population, excluding the north, was estimated at 983,000 at the end of 2024, marking an increase of 1.7 per cent from the 966,400 recorded at the end of 2023, the Statistical Service (Cystat) said on Friday. It also noted that the fertility rate has remained below the replacement level since 1995. Children under the […]

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Kıbrıs 20.12.2025 04:20

Our View: Land of Dreams scandal exposes state-sanctioned corruption

The Anti-Corruption Authority issued a damning report about the way state services completely disregarded the rules and lawful procedures in issuing permits to the Land of Dreams development in Trimiklini. Two department heads and a minister of agriculture were singled out for unlawfully giving permits for the operation of the fish farm that not only […]

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Kıbrıs 19.12.2025 20:00

Cyprus ranks last in EU for forest growth

Cyprus recorded the lowest forest growth rate among EU member states in 2023, at just 1.6 per cent, according to data released on Friday by the EU’s statistical service, Eurostat. State forest land covers around 18 per cent of the island’s total area and includes natural pine forests, reforested areas, grasslands and non-forested land such […]

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Kıbrıs 19.12.2025 19:36

How to buy Netherlands proxy servers safely (Beginner’s Guide)

It’s easy to get mixed up about what matters and what doesn’t when you buy proxy servers for the first time. A lot of companies use fake information to get people to buy their products. This is even more true when buying Netherland’s proxies, as little differences in quality can change how well they work. […]

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Kıbrıs 19.12.2025 19:02

From nature to structure in Limassol

One more exhibition joins Nicosia cultural scene this December and will remain open until the end of January, taking place under the auspices of the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2026. From Nature to Structure: Threads of Dialogue opens at the PSI Foundation in Limassol on Friday and is co-organised between […]

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Kıbrıs 19.12.2025 18:50

Agricultural payments reach €138.7m in 2025

Agricultural payments in 2025 reached €138.7 million, while the total amount the Republic has received from the EU since it acceded in 2004 totals €2.3 billion, commissioner Andreas Kyprianou said on Friday. Speaking at a press conference, the agricultural payments commissioner said, for comparison purposes, that in 2024 a total of €118m were paid out. […]

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