Low-cost airline Ryanair plans to base up to 30 new Boeing 737 MAX aircraft at Ukraine’s three main airports and fly over five million passengers a year when fighting eventually ends. The airline’s statement came as Ryanair Chief Executive Michael O’Leary met Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister for Restoration Oleksandr Kubrakov in Kyiv on Thursday and visited Boryspil
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Two workers lost their lives in a traffic accident on the highway from Larnaca to Kofinou, taking the number of fatalities on Cyprus’ roads to 16 this year. The victims were named Antonis Ktorides, 62, from Limassol and German citizen Thomas Martin Gerhard Schmidt, 61, who lost their lives in the accident, which happened at
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The 21st century cannot tolerate a divided European country with an occupying army in its territory, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said to mark Cyprus’ black anniversary. He added: “The Bi-zonal Bicommunal Federation is the only solution of a united Republic of Cyprus.” In a message on Twitter marking the 49th anniversary of Turkey’s invasion of
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Cyprus will continue to swelter under high temperatures for the coming weeks, as the Met Office warned a prolonged heatwave will not weaken before the end of July. On Thursday, the Met Office issued another yellow warning for extreme heat, warning the public that temperatures will reach a maximum of 41 degrees Celsius inland and
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Harmonized inflation plunged in June to 2.8% compared to last year, falling to the lowest level in nearly two years due to a significant drop in energy prices. A year earlier, the annual inflation rate in Cyprus was 9.0%, which stood at 8.6% in the eurozone and 9.6% in the EU. In June, the annual inflation rate dropped
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Cyprus’ veterinarians have set up a working group to probe rising deaths amongst the cat population from Feline Coronavirus amid EU and UK concerns the killer disease could spread. Earlier reports claimed Cyprus was turning into an island of dead cats, as experts and animal rights activists said the disease has likely killed almost a
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Young entrepreneurs have shown keen interest in applying for the Youth Entrepreneurship Awards, organised for the first time in Cyprus by the Stelios Philanthropic Foundation. According to the foundation, 23 young entrepreneurs submitted their applications to the “Stelios Awards for Young Entrepreneurs in Cyprus 2023,” competing for a prize of €60,000. The first prize is
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Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is in the Turkish-occupied north to celebrate the 1974 invasion, which divided the island and officially open the new Ercan (Tymbou) airport terminal. Erdogan on Thursday will inaugurate the new terminal building and runway of Ercan Airport (Tymbou) in the Turkish-occupied northern part of Nicosia. “The expanded and renovated airport
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President Nikos Christodoulides said he would do “everything possible” to break Cyprus talks deadlock and restart UN-led negotiations from where they broke off in July 2017. He made the remark on Thursday after the memorial service for the fallen soldiers on the 49th anniversary of the 1974 Turkish invasion at the military cemetery in Nicosia.
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By Naeem Aslam Thursday’s focus is going to be more on the US weekly unemployment claims data. This number has started to gather a lot of attention among traders as they continue to keep a close eye on the health of the US labour market. A weak labour market means that the country could face
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