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Gaza suffering has reached 'unimaginable' levels, say 24 foreign ministers
The Gazette - Colorado
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LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The humanitarian crisis in Gaza has reached "unimaginable levels", Britain, Canada, Australia and several of their European allies said on Tuesday, calling on Israel to allow unrestricted aid into the war-torn...
Cyprus Street Soccer 2025 Set for August in Protaras
Famagusta Gazette
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August 9, 2025
Home Cyprus Cyprus Street Soccer 2025 Set for August in Protaras FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE – The Cyprus Street Soccer tournament powered by Cablenet is set to return Aug. 25–31 in Lefkolla Square, organizers said. More than 80 teams have signed up so far,...
“Alligator Alcatraz” Prisoners Face Dangerous Health Risks, Leaked Call Reveals
Truthout
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August 18, 2025
Support justice-driven, accurate and transparent news — make a quick donation to Truthout today! When Luis Manuel Rivas Velásquez collapsed in his unit at Florida’s controversial “Alligator Alcatraz” immigrant detention center and was taken to the...
Cypress Loan Servicing settles with Mass. AG for $2 million
National Mortgage News
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August 8, 2025
Cypress Loan Servicing received an assurance of discontinuance from Massachusetts Superior Court in Suffolk County after agreeing to pay $2 million to settle legacy allegations. The payment by the company, which previously operated as Rushmore...
UK trade envoy faces calls to quit over visit to occupied Cyprus
Knews Kathimerini
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Afzal Khan, a Labour MP and Britain’s special trade envoy to Turkey, is under mounting pressure to resign after a controversial trip to the Turkish-occupied north of Cyprus. Khan attended a ceremony in Kyrenia to receive an honorary doctorate from...
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New pop-up mobile cinema debuts at Chichester International Film Festival
Sussex World
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August 12, 2025
Chichester International Film Festival offers a new pop-up mobile cinema experience for 2025 in the shape of Lumiere. Festival director Walter Francisco said: “Lumiere offers festivalgoers a unique and immersive film-viewing experience in an...
North’s energy woes ‘would have been much worse’ without Greek Cypriots’ help
Cyprus Mail
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August 12, 2025
The continues power cuts faced by the north after an explosion at a substation on Friday “would have been more widespread” were it not for the Republic stepping in to provide electricity, the north’s electricity authority Kib-Tek’s workers’ trade...
EU and Cyprus banks remain strong despite rising cost of risk
Cyprus Mail
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August 12, 2025
The European Banking Authority (EBA) this week reported that the EU and EEA banking sector remained robust in the first quarter of 2025, despite higher costs of risk. Publishing its quarterly Risk Dashboard, the EBA reported that the common equity...
Florida’s new immigrant detention center stirs fears among neighbors
WLRN - Florida
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August 18, 2025
SANDERSON, Fla. – Lucy Johnson didn’t know a shuttered prison down the road would soon hold as many as 2,000 immigrant detainees until a reporter told her. Standing under her carport as ribs sizzled on the grill and her four children played in the...
Creating Friendships for Peace launches a pilot program in Wilmington
WHQR - North Carolina
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August 18, 2025
Creating Friendships for Peace (CFP) was created in 1981 to help teens in Northern Ireland overcome the long-running religious and nationalist conflict known by most as "he Troubles." After some successes there, the program shifted to Cyprus, a...
Our View: Audacity of former president knows no bounds
Cyprus Mail
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August 12, 2025
He may have stopped being president two-and-a-half years ago and leader of Disy more than 10 years ago but Nicos Anastasiades seems incapable of accepting that his political career is over, which means coming to terms with retirement. He is still...
Pressure growing on Labour to sack trade envoy after his visit to Northern Cyprus - despite the British Government not recognising the territory
Daily Mail
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August 11, 2025
By CLAIRE ELLICOTT, WHITEHALL EDITOR Published: 12:31 EDT, 11 August 2025 | Updated: 12:53 EDT, 11 August 2025 PRESSURE is building on Labour to sack the UK’s trade envoy to Turkey following his visit to northern Cyprus – despite Britain not...
Cyprus receives €76 million from EU recovery fund
Cyprus Mail
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August 8, 2025
EU pays €42.8 billion to five countries The European Commission has disbursed nearly €76 million to Cyprus, representing the fourth payment under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), a key part of NextGenerationEU. In total, the commission...
Cyprus hotels join Europe’s legal fight to break Booking.com’s grip
Knews Kathimerini
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Hotels in Cyprus are among more than 10,000 across Europe taking part in a class-action lawsuit accusing Booking.com of abusing its market power for two decades. The case, led by the Association of Hotels, Restaurants and Cafes in Europe (Hotrec)...
Cyprus: Protest at government’s handling of a deadly wildfire
Famagusta Gazette
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August 1, 2025
Home Cyprus Cyprus: Protest at government’s handling of a deadly wildfire FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE – Hundreds of demonstrators gathered peacefully in Limassol on Thursday night to protest the government’s handling of a deadly wildfire that recently swept...
Exact start point of Limassol fire identified by American experts
Cyprus Mail
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August 18, 2025
The exact start point of last month’s deadly Limassol fire has been identified by the American experts, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Monday, adding that a comprehensive report with full details will be handed over in the...
Wildfires fueled by climate change devastate Spain
World Socialist Web Site
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August 18, 2025
Firefighters battle a wildfire in Veiga das Meas, northwestern Spain, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025. [AP Photo/Lalo R. Villar]Massive wildfires have burned in Spanish forests throughout August, devastating multiple regions. In the past two weeks, they...
Cyprus supports global action plan for landlocked states’ development
Cyprus Mail
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August 8, 2025
The Deputy Shipping Ministry on Friday issued a statement summarising Deputy Minister Marina Hadjimanolis’ participation at the 3rd UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDC3). The conference, held in Awaza, Turkmenistan, earlier this...
Cyprus building permits drop in number but project value climbs
Cyprus Mail
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August 8, 2025
The Cyprus statistical service (Cystat) on Friday reported a 13.8 per cent drop in the number of building permits issued in April, when compared with the same month last year. According to the report, a total of 577 building permits were...
Avdija, Israel Win Friendlies vs. Greece, Cyprus
Blazer's Edge - Oregon
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August 11, 2025
In preparation for EuroBasket 2025 later this summer, Portland Trail Blazers forward Deni Avdija and the Israel national team defeated Cyprus and Greece in two tune-up games over the weekend.Facing a Greece team without NBA superstar Giannis...