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Cyprus’ lyrical duelists spit fierce rhymes as they battle it out to the licks of a fiddle
Brandon Sun
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June 21, 2025
LARNACA, Cyprus (AP) — Lyrical duelists in Cyprus spit rhymes in head-to-head contests, keeping alive a tradition known as “tsiattista” that emerged centuries before the likes of Kendrick Lamar and Drake. Konstantinos Christou Grilias and Adamos...
Cyprus Business Now: GDP forecast, Finance Minister, CSE privatisation, CySEC
Cyprus Mail
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June 21, 2025
The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) on Friday made a slight downward revision to the country’s growth forecast for 2025, adjusting it to 3.1 per cent from 3.2 per cent in March. At the same time, a significant reduction in the inflation estimate was...
Cyprus Facilitates Israeli Repatriations Amid Regional Crisis
Famagusta Gazette
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June 21, 2025
Home Cyprus Cyprus Facilitates Israeli Repatriations Amid Regional Crisis FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE— Fifteen special flights were scheduled Saturday from Larnaca Airport to Israel and Jordan to repatriate Israeli nationals, as hostilities continue in the...
Cyprus launches first quantum-secure communication network
Cyprus Mail
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June 21, 2025
Cyprus has deployed its first quantum communication network, led by scientists from the Cyprus University of Technology (CUT) as part of the Cyprus Quantum Communication Infrastructure (CYQCI) project. According to an official announcement, the...
Cyprus among EU’s best for clean bathing waters
Cyprus Mail
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June 21, 2025
Cyprus is one of five European countries where 95 per cent or more of bathing waters were of excellent quality, the European Commission said on Friday. The waters off Cyprus consistently come out on top of the annual EU assessment. This year it’s...
Bustling holiday hotspot now a 'ghost town' after major change
Liverpool Echo
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June 21, 2025
Alan Johnson Social News Reporter 10:00, 21 Jun 2025Updated 10:00, 21 Jun 2025 Brits holidaying in a popular resort have expressed their dismay after a major clampdown on the hotspot's nightlife. Marmaris, which sits on Turkey's Mediterranean...
Foreign Office changes Spain, Turkey, Greece, Cyprus travel advice with 'everyone at risk'
Birmingham Live
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June 21, 2025
The Foreign Office has changed its Spain, Turkey, Greece and Cyprus travel advice as a heatwave rocks the European Union. Northern Europe is sweltering and sizzling under an early summer heat wave, according to forecasters. England and the UK are...
Weekly Review: Dubai Outpays Cyprus in Top FX Executive Salaries; iFX EXPO International 2025 Highlights
Finance Magnates
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June 21, 2025
Dubai outpaces Cyprus on FX executive pay Despite its established status as a forex hub, Cyprus is losing ground to Dubai in terms of salaries paid to top executives in the industry. Dubai has also recently welcomed more brokers opening offices...
EU states renew debate over children's social media access
Daily Finland
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A series of deadly attacks in Austria and France this month has reignited European debates over the exposure of children to social media, with several EU governments calling for stricter access rules for minors, reported Xinhua. As public support...
How Iranian cinema has captured its changing society through the decades
The Federal
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June 21, 2025
In 1933, in a modest black-and-white film called Dokhtar-e-Lor (Lor Girl), Iranian audiences saw themselves speak for the first time, with characters who looked, lived, and longed like them. The first sound film ever produced in the Persian...
This European region was just named the world’s best summer vacation spot
The Manual - Oregon
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June 20, 2025
When summer arrives, so does the itch to book a sun-soaked getaway, and now, thanks to U.S. News & World Report’s newly released Best Vacations rankings, travelers have a clear winner for 2025’s top summer destination: Italy’s Amalfi Coast....
Cyprus Converts Schools Into Shelters for Israelis Fleeing Iran War Fallout
Watan
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June 20, 2025
Watan-Cyprus has announced the conversion of seven schools into temporary shelter centers for Israeli nationals fleeing the escalating military conflict sparked by Israel’s attacks on Iran. According to Philenews, a widely read Cypriot newspaper,...
Full Episode: DeSantis on Israel evacuations and the latest on Trump's California National Guard deployment
Spectrum News 13 - Florida
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June 21, 2025
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis greets evacuees from Israel at Tampa International Airport, and legal challenges continue over President Donald Trump's deployment of the National Guard in California. Gov. DeSantis on Israel evacuations: 'Challenging...
Forecast: Hot and humid Friday with evening showers and storms
Gulf Coast News - Florida
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June 20, 2025
Forecast: Hot and humid Friday with evening showers and storms Expect evening showers and storms for your Friday with highs in the 90s on the Gulf Coast. COUNTY, RYAN, OVERCAST, GULF COAST NEWS. >> YOU COULD FEEL THE TEMPERATURE THAT WAS THE...
Nicosia public pool to reopen June 27
Cyprus Mail
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June 20, 2025
The Nicosia municipality on Friday confirmed that the public swimming pool will reopen on June 27, while the municipal pool in Aglandjia remains closed. “With the completion of extensive renovation work at the end of 2024, a full upgrade of all...
Cyprus vows to stand by refugees in today's global reality
Knews Kathimerini
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Despite increasing strain on national infrastructure, Cyprus remains committed to protecting people fleeing war, violence and persecution, the Deputy Ministry of Migration and International Protection said Thursday in a statement marking World...
Spooner sinks competition in Cue Sports 10-ball final
Barbados Today
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June 20, 2025
76 Shirlon Spooner emerged victorious in the Cue Sports Barbados 10-Ball Individual Pool Championship, held last Sunday at REO Billiards and Sports Lounge in Maxwell. Spooner claimed the top prize of $2 500 and the championship trophy after...
Copper Island Film Studio Handling More Films on Cyprus
The National Herald
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June 20, 2025
Cyprus is gaining interest as a site for international films – one with singer Harry Connick, Jr. was the most recent and featured on Netflix – and now the new post-production studio Copper Island officially opened in Limassol. Copper Island has...
Celtic legend on Martin O'Neill, working in a burger van, leukaemia battle and Sunday morning soccer
Irish Mirror
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June 20, 2025
Stiliyan ‘Stan’ Petrov joined Glasgow Celtic from CSKA Sofia in 1999 and had a torrid time initially — before working in a burger van put him right. Four SPL titles, three SFA Cups, three League Cups, player of the year, a UEFA Cup runners-up...
Playoff berths in balance in final week of Crescent City Sports Prep Summer League
Crescent City Sports - Louisiana
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June 20, 2025
One week remains in the regular season for the Crescent City Sports Prep Summer League, and there is still plenty to be decided. No one has clinched a berth in the four-team playoffs July 1-2 as of yet, and two games between the top teams in the...