Helicopter of Iran’s late President Raisi crashed due to weather, Fars says
The helicopter crash in which Iran’s late President Ebrahim Raisi was killed in May was caused by weather conditions and the aircraft’s inability to handle the weight it ...
Independent US presidential candidate RFK Jr to drop out of race, ABC News reports
Independent U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to drop out of the race by the end of the week, ABC News reported on Wednesday, citing unnamed sources.
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Tanker adrift after multiple attacks in Red Sea, UK maritime agency says
A Greek-flagged tanker was adrift in the Red Sea on Wednesday after repeated attacks that started a fire on the vessel and caused the ship to lose power, the UK ...
Biden to speak with Netanyahu on Gaza ceasefire talks, US official says
U.S. President Joe Biden planned to talk by phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday about ways to keep a potential Gaza ceasefire and hostages deal alive, ...
Israeli military intelligence head leaves post, takes responsibility for Oct 7 failure
Israel’s outgoing head of military intelligence took responsibility for his country’s failures to defend its border on Oct. 7 at his resignation ceremony on Wednesday.
Major General Aharon Haliva, ...
Plastic matter found in Cyprus turtle excrement
Solid pieces of plastic were found in the excrement produced by a green turtle which was taken to the Tashkent Nature Park in Vouni for treatment after it was found ...
Where to catch live music this week
From August festivals to intimate gigs, there are plenty of live music performances to enjoy this week. Bars and live music venues continue hosting the island’s talented local musicians ...
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Retaliation threatened in north over Tui ‘deal’ with Republic
The Cyprus government and the Turkish Cypriot leadership are in a furious row over a decision by tour operator Tui to stop daytrips to the north, with leader Ersin Tatar ...
Djokovic US Open triumph would put icing on the cake for Olympic champion
By Rory Carroll
Having scaled his Mount Olympus this month to claim the Olympic gold medal that had eluded him, Novak Djokovic has nothing left to prove and can put ...
British tourist found dead in Ayia Napa
A British tourist was found dead in his hotel in Ayia Napa, police said on Wednesday.
The tourist, 30, was found unconscious in his hotel room on Tuesday night, and was ...
Russian priests bring icon to try to tame depot fire after drone attack
Orthodox priests brought an icon to the scene of a huge fuel depot fire in southern Russia sparked by a Ukrainian drone attack in the hope it would help tame ...
Two more streets in north of Nicosia’s old town to be pedestrianised
Two more streets in the north of Nicosia’s old town are to be pedestrianised, the Nicosia Turkish Municipality (LTB) announced on Wednesday.
The LTB announced it had put out ...
Grand event to mark 30th anniversary of Coral Beach Hotel & Resort
Coral Beach Hotel & Resort, part of the esteemed Leptos Calypso Hotels, is poised to celebrate its 30th anniversary with a grand event on September 18th, 2024, on the resort’s ...
Would-be hitmen back in court
The two would-be hitmen who were arrested in Kyrenia last week having allegedly travelled to the north to kill a “businessman” appeared in court for a third time on Wednesday.
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Israel caps price of airline tickets to Larnaca
Prices between Larnaca and Tel Aviv, Israel were capped on Wednesday by Israel’s state airline company Elal.
After a meeting with Israel’s Finance Minister Nir Barkat, the company ...
Shares of Trump’s media firm sink to record low
Shares of Trump Media & Technology Group (DJT.O), which is majority-owned by former US President Donald Trump, sank to record lows this week, following the Republican presidential candidate’s ...
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Four bodies retrieved from Mike Lynch’s sunken yacht in Sicily
Four bodies were retrieved on Wednesday from the sunken wreck of a yacht belonging to the wife of British tech magnate Mike Lynch, the Italian fire brigade said, adding that ...
Paris 2024: Cypriot flag will fly at Paralympic Village οn Thursday
The Cypriot flag will fly at the Paralympic Village in Paris from Thursday, and by August 25 all members of the Cyprus Paralympic team will be in the French capital.
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Eleven-year-old chosen for Junior Eurovision
Cyprus will be participating in Junior Eurovision 2024 with 11-year-old Maria Pissarides, it was announced on Wednesday.
The contest will be taking place in Madrid on November 16, 2024.
According to an announcement ...
Five fined for dumping raw sewage at Famagusta tip
The Turkish Cypriot Famagusta municipality on Wednesday announced it had issued a total of five fines for drivers of sewage tankers which had been caught dumping raw sewage at the ...
National Guard to get €19m worth of PVs and storage systems
An EU-funded €19 million project to install 12MWp capacity photovoltaics and energy storage systems at 54 defence ministry and National Guard units within three years was signed on Wednesday.
The contract between ...
Harris’ main fundraising group raised four times as much as Trump in July
Kamala Harris’ main campaign fundraising group raised four times as much money in July as that raised by Donald Trump’s campaign, according to federal disclosures filed late on Tuesday, ...
Warm weather fuels 5.5 per cent sales growth at UK supermarkets
Warm weather and household buying ahead of summer holidays accelerated sales growth at UK supermarkets in August, although No. 3 player Asda continued to struggle, industry data showed on Wednesday.
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Evidence of ancient copper mining found in Paphos district
Evidence of late chalcolithic period copper mining was found during an archaeological dig carried out this summer near the Paphos district village of Makounta.
An archaeological team made up of ...