Cyprus
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Inbound international flights to Australia to be halved
The announcement on Friday that international arrivals into Australia will be reduced by more than half is concerning to Australians overseas, amongst them many residents of Greek descent, who are …
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GCM history and culture series resumes online with COVID-19 nuanced talk
Not ones to break tradition even with a certain pandemic in the way, the Greek Community of Melbourne (GCM) celebrates a decade of presenting Greek History and Culture Seminars with …
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Cyprus launches multilingual SMS blitz to prevent migrant arrivals
Cyprus is launching a multilingual SMS campaign to stop migrants from believing that the island nation is a gateway to the European Union. Cypriot Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said the …
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Cyprus to cover costs for tourists contracting COVID-19 on holiday
In a bid to encourage touristm this summer, the government of Cyprus is pledging to pay for accommodation, medicine and food for any tourist and their family who tested positive …
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Cyprus officers investigated over handling of serial killer case
The Attorney General of Cyprus has launched an investigation into the way police handled the process that eventually led to the conviction of an army officer for the murder of …
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Cyprus announces launch of app for alerting carriers of Covid-19 virus
The government of Cyprus is encouraging citizens to make use of a locally developed phone app that helps locate people who have made contact with a carrier of the Covid-19 …
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Cyprus parliament leader thanks CCCI for arranging business forum
The president of Cyprus’s House of Representatives, Demetris Syllouris, recently sent a letter thanking the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Australia (CCCI) and Invest Victoria for organising a …
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Orthodox Church of Cyprus urges believers to abstain from liturgies
The Church of Cyprus has called on believers to abstain from all liturgies for three weeks until 10 April to contain the spread of coronavirus. Archbishop Chrysostomos praised the government …
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‘I need to feel whole’: Cypriot woman in search of twin she thought was deceased
On 20 December, 1965, a woman gave birth to twin baby girls in Athens, Greece. But amid the joy there was heartbreak – the mother was informed that one of …
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Erdogan, bilateral relations and migration on Cypriot Parliamentary Speaker’s agenda during visit to Australia
The impending visit of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to Australia was a key talking point during a meeting between Speaker of Cyprus’ House of Representatives, Dimitris Syllouris and members …