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Kıbrıs 08.06.2026 08:25

Today’s weather: Largely clear, clouds possible later

Monday’s weather is expected to be mostly clear across most of the island, though clouds may gather later in the day, with rain and even the odd storm possible in the mountains. Temperatures are expected to rise to 35 degrees Celsius inland, 28 degrees Celsius on the west coast, 30 degrees Celsius on the rest […]

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Kıbrıs 08.06.2026 08:18

Denmark’s Eriksen collapses again during international match

Danish soccer player Christian Eriksen collapsed on the pitch in a match against Ukraine on Sunday, but was conscious, the Danish Football Federation said in a social media post. “Christian Eriksen is conscious and is doing well under the circumstances,” the federation said in a statement on X, adding that the friendly had been called […]

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Kıbrıs 08.06.2026 08:13

‘Schmigadoon!’ wins best musical on Broadway’s biggest night

“Schmigadoon!” won the Tony Award for best musical on Sunday, while more socially driven works dominated other top categories, with “Liberation” taking best play, “Ragtime” best musical revival and John Lithgow best leading actor for “Giant.” Based on a television series, “Schmigadoon!” is a send-up of Golden Age Broadway shows, following a modern couple drawn […]

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Kıbrıs 08.06.2026 08:02

Eight reported dead after magnitude 7.8 earthquake in Philippines

The Philippines’ civil defence office has reported at least eight fatalities following a magnitude 7.8 earthquake. The deaths are still subject to validation, the office added. Officials issued tsunami warnings after a strong magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck off the southern Philippine island of Mindanao on Monday. Tsunami warnings were issued in the Philippines, neighbouring Indonesia and […]

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Kıbrıs 08.06.2026 08:00

EU green economy employment continues to grow

Employment in the European Union’s green economy has grown by an average of 6 per cent per year since 2014, reaching 5.8 million full-time equivalents by 2023, according to Eurostat. The analysis of the European environmental goods and services sector accounts highlights which economic activities have secured the most personnel and experienced the most significant […]

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Kıbrıs 08.06.2026 07:30

Hyperscalers tap international markets to fund massive AI infrastructure

From Europe to Japan and Switzerland, huge bond issues by Big Tech companies are proving that smaller markets, often overshadowed by the US, can punch above ​their weight in the $40 trillion world of corporate debt. Google-parent Alphabet (GOOGL.O) is already one of the biggest outstanding borrowers in the sterling and Swiss franc ‌corporate bond […]

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Kıbrıs 08.06.2026 06:50

European services sector shows signs of recovery after February decline

Seasonally adjusted services production increased by 0.2 per cent in the euro area and by 0.4 per cent in the European Union during March 2026, according to Eurostat. This modest upturn follows a challenging period in February 2026, when services production fell by 0.3 per cent in both the euro area and the European Union. […]

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Kıbrıs 08.06.2026 06:30

Cyprus retail trade contracts after steady growth period

Retail trade volume in Cyprus declined by 1 per cent during April 2026, according to seasonally adjusted data from Eurostat. This downturn represents a reversal for the Cypriot market, which had previously recorded growth of 0.5 per cent in March 2026 and 0.7 per cent in February 2026. Across the wider euro area, the seasonally […]

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Kıbrıs 08.06.2026 06:00

Rapid spread of stablecoins could reverse dollar’s global decline

The increased use of stablecoins could reinforce the dollar’s global dominance, undermine some nations’ ability to set monetary policy and even diminish ​the role of the euro, according to European Central Bank board member Isabel ‌Schnabel. The use of stablecoins, a type of cryptocurrency pegged to certain assets and designed to maintain a stable value, […]

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Kıbrıs 08.06.2026 04:24

Cyprus: an island encircled by breakwaters

If you have been to Governor’s beach over the past year, you may have wondered about the large tetrahedron-shaped blocks that have been piled up further up on the coast, without any obvious purpose. Though typically visible inside of the water and not piled on shore, this is one form of breakwaters commonly used in […]

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Kıbrıs 07.06.2026 23:30

Israel strikes Beirut despite truce, prompting retaliation attempt from Iran

Israel struck the outskirts of Beirut on Sunday for the first time since the U.S. announced a truce plan for Lebanon last week, and Iran later fired missiles at Israeli targets, casting the talks to end the wider war into new jeopardy. Iran has long said any peace deal with the United States would depend […]

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Kıbrıs 07.06.2026 20:49

Zverev beats Cobolli in five sets to win French Open

German Alexander Zverev beat Italy’s Flavio Cobolli 6-1 4-6 6-4 6-7(5) 6-1 to win the French Open and claim his maiden Grand Slam title on Sunday. World number three Zverev had lost his three previous major finals.

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Kıbrıs 07.06.2026 19:09

Antonelli stays cool to win chaotic Monaco Grand Prix

Formula One championship leader Kimi Antonelli stayed ice-cool to win a chaotic Monaco Grand Prix and extend his run of victories this season to five on Sunday. The 19-year-old Italian built a commanding lead after starting from pole in his Mercedes but that evaporated after a late red flag to inspect a crumbling surface at […]

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Kıbrıs 07.06.2026 18:22

Ukraine says Russian drone struck nuclear-fuel storage facility near Chernobyl

A Russian drone struck a storage facility for spent nuclear fuel near Ukraine’s Chernobyl power plant, Ukrainian officials said on Sunday. In separate statements, Kyiv’s General Staff and the state atomic agency said radiation levels remained stable and that no injuries had been reported.

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Kıbrıs 07.06.2026 18:10

State lab confirms chicken à la crème was behind wedding mass food poisoning

The state laboratory on Sunday confirmed that an incident which saw more than 70 people develop symptoms of food poisoning and 21 people hospitalised was caused by salmonella bacteria found in a batch of chicken à la crème, as well as bacillus cereus bacteria found in rice with vermicelli and penne with mushrooms. Public health […]

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Kıbrıs 07.06.2026 17:52

Edek refuses to accept leader’s resignation

Edek on Sunday refused to accept party leader Nikos Anastasiou’s resignation after he had attempted to leave the post in light of the party losing all its seats at last month’s parliamentary election. As such, he remains party leader for now. He had taken over the party’s leadership in June last year following the surprise […]

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Kıbrıs 07.06.2026 17:43

An abundance of flowers greets the summer

When we came to live in Cyprus 26 years ago now, water was rationed to two days a week on our road. However, the house we later bought had a well in the garden, so we were pleased about that, and I was able to start a garden after all with flowers and not just […]

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Kıbrıs 07.06.2026 17:20

Four terror suspects have remands renewed

Four men who stand accused of terror-related offences were all handed renewed remands by the Larnaca district court during behind-closed-doors hearings on Sunday. Two of the four, aged 38 years old and 32 years old, were liked to finds of large quantities of materials which could be used to create explosives, including ammonium nitrate, while […]

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Kıbrıs 07.06.2026 16:24

Beyond rhetoric: the remaking of the Eastern Mediterranean

The sharp exchanges between Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Benjamin Netanyahu are real. The language is harsh. At times, extreme. It is tempting to dismiss them as political posturing aimed at domestic audiences. It is equally tempting to see them as a prelude to war. Both interpretations miss the point. This is not theatre. Nor is […]

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Kıbrıs 07.06.2026 15:15

A week of Chinese films coming to Cyprus

Chinese films will be screened in Nicosia and Limassol this June as the Embassy of China in Cyprus, the China Film Administration, and the deputy ministry of culture jointly present Chinese Film Week in Cyprus, running from Wednesday to June 15. The five days of screenings highlight not only the cinema world but also take […]

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Kıbrıs 07.06.2026 15:02

Concerted push to save Nicosia’s modernist architecture

A new exhibition entitled Modern Nicosia to celebrate the city’s often unappreciated modernist architecture is on display at Mayor Lellos Demetriadou Square (former Municipal Market agora) in the centre of the old town. Inaugurated a week ago by Nicosia mayor Charalambos Prountzos in the presence of former European Union culture commisioner Androulla Vassiliou and participants […]

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Kıbrıs 07.06.2026 14:30

Here’s how Tyrannosaurus ended up with a big head and small arms

Tyrannosaurus rex possessed a preposterously massive skull – 5 feet long (1.5 meters) and built to enable bone-crunching bite force – but presented preposterously puny arms. And many other meat-eating dinosaurs shared this ​mismatched combination of traits. So how did this come to be? Researchers studying this phenomenon have now documented how skull robustness in […]

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Kıbrıs 07.06.2026 14:18

Christodoulides offers ‘no comment’ over prospect of cabinet reshuffle

President Nikos Christodoulides on Sunday refused to be drawn into discussions over whether he will perform a cabinet reshuffle in the aftermath of last month’s parliamentary elections, which saw two of the three parties which support his government lose all their seats in the legislature. “I have no comment. Reshuffles are not announced, they are […]

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Kıbrıs 07.06.2026 13:16

Two comedians, Cyprus and the journey back to our humanity

Lawrence Durrell begins his book Bitter Lemons with one of the most memorable reflections on travel ever written: “Journeys, like artists, are born and not made.” The best journeys, he suggests, do not merely carry us outward; they carry us inward as well. “Travel can be one of the most rewarding forms of introspection.” That […]

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