Cyprus has strongly condemned the terrorist attack in Brussels that resulted in two Swedish nationals being shot dead. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs posted on X that “Cyprus strongly condemns the terrorist attack in Brussels, with the tragic loss of life of two Swedish citizens”, expressing its condolences to the victims’ families. “The EU stands
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The Russian mother of a 10-year-old girl who tragically died in a swimming pool incident has been sentenced to 12 months for her reckless and dangerous actions resulting in her daughter’s death. She was convicted by the Paphos District Court after pleading guilty to the offence of causing her daughter’s death through negligence. At the
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The first US evacuees arrived in Cyprus by sea on Tuesday in Limassol on a luxury Royal Caribbean cruise ship departing from Haifa, Israel, after an escalation of hostilities. There were 159 evacuees on the cruise ship. The group primarily consisted of US citizens who were elderly individuals, families with children, and tourists. The group
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TUS Airways has decided it is safe enough to resume flights to Tel Aviv from Tuesday following a thorough review of the ongoing situation in Israel. The decision comes after the airline suspended its daily scheduled flights on October 13. A statement said: “TUS Airways has been reviewing security reports communications with our insurer and
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ChatGPT, the chatbot developed by OpenAI, has seen its popularity rise drastically since its launch in November 2022, reaching the top ten most visited websites, according to a survey. Data acquired by Finbold indicates that between June and August 2023 an estimated average of 1.51 bln monthly website visits were recorded to Chat.openai.com. The figure
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Head of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus, Colin Stewart, told the Security Council that the understanding reached on Pyla was a first step to resuming stalled talks, according to diplomatic sources. Stewart briefed during a 40-minute closed meeting the members of the Security Council on the Pyla consensus, which was announced on October
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Five Israeli tourists accused of gang-raping a young British woman in the holiday resort of Ayia Napa pleaded not guilty to several counts of rape-related charges, with their trial set for December. The hearing was adjourned earlier this month after the defence argued they had not received all the available evidence. The five men, aged
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The new Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives could impact financial markets as the possibility of a government shutdown increases, warned the CEO of a leading financial advisory and fintech. House Minority Whip Democrat Katherine Clark said on Sunday that the House will vote for a new speaker on Tuesday at around 12 noon
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Cyprus national football team continues to decline rapidly, as it suffered another crushing 4-0 defeat in the Euro2024 qualifiers away to Georgia. The defeat was Cyprus’ seventh consecutive loss in the Euro 2024 qualifying Group A, signalling one of the worst footballing campaigns in its history. On Sunday night, Cyprus was thrashed 4-0 by Georgia,
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Cyprus is at the heart of efforts to evacuate foreign nationals from Israel, President Nikos Christodoulides told political party leaders during a National Council meeting at the Presidential Palace on Monday. Afterwards, Government Spokesperson Konstantinos Letymbiotis said the President “briefed the political leaders on the situation prevailing in our region following the terrorist attacks against
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