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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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
Social media checks now part of U.S. student visa process
Knews Kathimerini
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Foreign students hoping to study in the United States will now face much stricter screening, including having their social media accounts reviewed, under a new U.S. State Department policy announced this week. The policy affects all new applicants...
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...
First boat carrying 1,500 stranded Israelis docks in Israel: army
The Daily Tribune - News Of Bahrain
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TDT | Manama Email: mail@newsofbahrain.com The Israeli military said that the first boat carrying Israelis stranded abroad due to the Iran-Israel war arrived Friday with 1,500 citizens aboard. "As part of the Ministry of Transportation's Operation...
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...
Shamateurism in Romanian Soccer Refereeing: The Path to Professionalization in an Evolving Sports Landscape
The Sport Journal
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June 20, 2025
Authors:Andrei Antonie Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies, University of Eastern Finland, FINLAND Andrei Antonie, PhD. candidate Mitropolitul Andrei Şaguna Street no. 57, Bucharest, 012931, Romania [email protected] +40 744 334 018...
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...
OFFICIAL: Balogun Joins Cyprus Club Aris Limassol On One-Year Deal
Complete Sports
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June 20, 2025
Nigeria international Leon Balogun has joined Cyprus topflight club Aris Limassol on a one-year deal. Balogun joined Aris as a free agent following his exit from Scottish Premiership giants Rangers. “Aris Limassol announces a one-year cooperation...
Rewriting History to Fit the Latest Narrative of Climate Change
Canada Free Press
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“Harper’s assertions that Rome fell as a result of environmental stress, in particular through a combination of pandemic disease and climate change is a conclusion cast under serious doubts.” ‘Destruction’ by Thomas Cole, painted 1833–1836, part...
Harris County confirms first West Nile virus case of 2025
KHOU - Texas
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June 20, 2025
Baytown confirms its first West Nile virus case of the year, prompting increased mosquito control. BAYTOWN, Texas — The City of Baytown announced Friday that Harris County Public Health and Environmental Services has confirmed a human case of West...
Six Cypriots cross into Armenia from Iran, repatriation efforts continue
Public Radio of Armenia
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June 20, 2025
Home | All news | Society | Six Cypriots cross into Armenia from Iran, repatriation efforts continue A sixth Cypriot national has entered Armenia from Iran, according to reports on Friday, with efforts underway to arrange their return to Cyprus....