Cyprus is heading for record high temperatures, as the Met Office warns that weather stations could well record over 45 degrees Celsius next week, threatening the all-time high of 46.2°C. In comments to Omega TV, Met Officer Nikolina Koutsofti said indications show the island could be heading for an extremely hot week, with temperatures from
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Telecommunication company Primetel has announced that Signal Capital Partners, a London-based private equity fund, is set to acquire the Cypriot firm after it was placed under administration. According to a Primetel statement, Signal Capital Partners has funded the development of Primetel’s new mobile network and will continue to support the company’s operations and investment needs
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The prolonged heatwave and high temperatures have increased water demand, with authorities urging the public to avoid waste to avert shortages. Efi Attikouri, Head of the Water Supply Service of the Water Department, told the Cyprus News Agency there had been significant increases in the water demand compared to last year. She said there are
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Cyprus Airways Friday welcomed its first two Airbus A220s during an official inauguration ceremony at Larnaca headed by President Nikos Christodoulides. Paul Sies, CEO of Cyprus Airways, said: “Today marks a significant development in the history of Cyprus Airways. “We are delighted to welcome our first two Airbus A220 aircraft to our fleet. “From an
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The Labour Ministry is close to striking a happy balance between labour union demands to scrap the 12% penalty clause imposed on people who retire early at 63 and the state budget. Labour Minister, Yiannis Panayiotou, will present a compromise proposal, providing the penalty be waived for those who have completed at least 33 years
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A retired British miner was found guilty of manslaughter instead of the more serious charge of premeditated murder after killing his wife to relieve her suffering from blood cancer, a Paphos court ruled Friday. David Hunter, now 76, was on trial, accused of the premeditated murder of his 74-year-old wife, Janice, on December 18, 2021.
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The Russian mother of a 10-year-old girl found dead in a pool was Friday remanded in police custody for six days, suspected of reckless and dangerous acts that led to her daughter’s death. The woman – a Russian tourist — who was found drunk and unconscious at the scene, is also facing a possible charge
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Cyprus has sent to Greece two firefighting aircraft and a ground unit to assist the Greeks in tackling wildfires. Fires rage across Greece, destroying forests on Rhodes and gutting homes close to Athens during a heatwave threatening to further stoke tinderbox conditions across the country. Since Monday, Greece has seen multiple wildfires break out across
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Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has set in stone the Turkish and Turkish Cypriot side’s stance for a two-state solution to the Cyprus problem during his visit to the occupied north. Erdogan was in the north on a flash visit Thursday to celebrate the 1974 invasion, which divided the island and officially opened the new
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The role of the cashier is expected to be the fastest shrinking job in the U.S., with 355,700 fewer positions by 2031, followed by secretaries, admin personnel and book keepers. According to data acquired by Finbold, with the advent of technology and remarkable advancements like artificial intelligence (AI), several jobs and industries in the United
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