Cyprus
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New Cyprus leader says hopes to rekindle peace process
The incoming Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday held his first meeting with Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar to try and break the ice on frozen reunification talks. The Mediterranean …
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Former Cyprus top diplomat Christodoulides elected youngest president
Former foreign minister Nikos Christodoulides was on Sunday elected president of the Republic of Cyprus, becoming at 49 the youngest leader of the divided Mediterranean island nation. The seasoned politician …
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Cyprus rivals woo swing voters in presidential run-off
Cyprus holds a tightly fought presidential election on Sunday between two diplomats, each seeking to persuade undecided voters that he is the best choice to govern the European Union member. …
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Cyprus issues first-ever fines for poisoning wild birds
Cypriot authorities have for the first time issued fines for the killing of rare wild birds using poison baits, conservationists on the Mediterranean island said Monday. Fines totalling 21,000 euros …
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Cyprus presidential vote goes to a second round
Cyprus’s former foreign minister Nikos Christodoulides faces career diplomat Andreas Mavroyiannis in a second round of presidential elections next week after neither secured a majority of the vote on Sunday. …
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Cyprus elections dominated by prices, corruption, migration
Cypriots in the divided island’s south will vote Sunday for a new president, tasked with tackling a cost-of-living crisis, corruption scandals, irregular migration and a derailed peace process. Opinion polls …
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Ukraine war’s shadow hangs over Cyprus church
When the Greek-Orthodox Church of Cyprus enthroned its new leader this month, one bishop stayed away in silent protest over a dispute sparked by the Ukraine war. Neophytos of Morphou …
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New Lampadistis wine distillery in Kalopanagiotis, Cyprus mirrors the ancient monastery which inspired it below
Nestled atop the mountain slopes above the village of Kalopanagiotis in Cyprus the newly constructed Lampadistis Wine Distillery now stands immortalising the winemaking heritage of the island, one which dates …
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Moon rock back in Cyprus after 50 years
Half a century after US astronauts brought it back from the moon’s surface, a minute piece of extraterrestrial rock has finally reached its intended destination, the island of Cyprus. The …
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Cyprus Orthodox Church elects new archbishop
The Cyprus Orthodox Church on Saturday elected the Bishop of Paphos as its new leader following the death of his predecessor last month. Archbishop Georgios was appointed with a majority …