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Engineer turned commissioner Tom Ramsey keeps county governance grounded
Defender Network - Texas
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August 6, 2025
Harris County Precinct 3 Commissioner Tom Ramsey describes his technical background as ideal preparation for the job. Before becoming a commissioner, Ramsey served as Mayor of Spring Valley Village from 2012 to 2020. Ramsey earned a civil...
TRNC president renews call for two-state Cyprus solution
Sabah
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August 6, 2025
The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) President Ersin Tatar reiterated on Tuesday the need for a two-state solution to the Cyprus question, arguing that the Greek Cypriot side has shown “no intention” of achieving a solution. Tatar...
The Jocks are here: Bagpipes at Alexander Barracks signal 4 Scots' arrival in Cyprus
Forces Network
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Bagpipes sound the way for 4 Scots in Cyprus A new battalion has taken over duties in Cyprus with a formal handover ceremony marking the change. 4th Battalion the Royal Regiment of Scotland raised the regimental flag at Alexander Barracks,...
Packed House Voices Concerns Over Carbon Capture at Boyce Meeting
KLAX - Louisiana
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BOYCE, La. (KLAX-TV)- Carbon capture continues to be one of Louisiana’s most debated issues, and on Monday night, that debate filled Tunk’s Cypress Inn in Boyce to capacity. So many people attended that some had to sit in an overflow room to hear...
Politico: European countries will borrow billions from the EU to rearm Ukraine
Babel
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Ukraineʼs main allies in Europe intend to ask the European Union for tens of billions of euros in loans for joint weapons purchases for Ukraine, as well as to strengthen their own defense capabilities. This is reported by Politico, citing sources....
Nicosia Stalls Power Link with Greece, Ankara Advances Link to Occupied North
To Vima
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July 30, 2025
Nicosia is keeping the plug pulled on the Greece–Cyprus electricity cable project at a time when Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is accelerating efforts to connect Turkey’s power grid to the Turkish-occupied north of Cyprus. A fourth...
Two Cyprus antiquities returned from America
Cyprus Mail
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August 6, 2025
Two Cypriot antiquities returned by the Art of Eternity Gallery in New York to be repatriated to the island were handed over to the government at a ceremony at the Cyprus embassy in the USA, it announced on Wednesday. In a post on X, the embassy...
‘THALEIA2021-2027’ scheme transforms Nicosia old market into innovation hub
Cyprus Mail
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August 6, 2025
With a construction cost of approximately €6 million, one of the most iconic buildings within the walled city of Nicosia – the Old Municipal Market – has entered a new era. Now repurposed as a hub for research, innovation and entrepreneurship, the...
HCCA’s 15th International Poetry & Prose Reflection Competition Deadline Sept. 14
The National Herald
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August 6, 2025
THESSALONIKI – The Hellenic-Cypriot Cultural Association (HCCA) announced the launch of the 15th International Poetry and Prose Reflection Competition with the theme: ‘Child of the Earth… Nature, Its Great Mother’. The competition is held under...
U.S. Wildfire Experts to Assist Cyprus in Limassol Blaze Review
Famagusta Gazette
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August 5, 2025
Home Cyprus U.S. Wildfire Experts to Assist Cyprus in Limassol Blaze Review FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE – A 10-member team of wildfire experts from the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is scheduled to arrive in Cyprus to assist...
New swimming pool law to bring clarity and order
Cyprus Mail
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August 6, 2025
Here’s a breakdown of what it says in plain language By Eleni Philippou The much-anticipated new law on the operation of swimming pools – the Swimming Pools Law of 2025 – was passed in July 2025 with the aim of making swimming pools safer,...
'Poseidon's Wrath' or delusion?: Israel Hayom's Northern Cyprus fantasy
Daily Sabah
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August 5, 2025
Please leave it to Israel Hayom to drag the East Mediterranean into yet another fever dream. In its latest geopolitical fiction, masquerading as strategic analysis, we are told that Northern Cyprus is not just a Turkish‑Cypriot dispute or a...
Cyprus ‘ready to reactivate humanitarian corridor’ to Gaza
Cyprus Mail
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July 30, 2025
Cyprus stands ready to reactivate the maritime humanitarian corridor to Gaza, permanent representative to the UN ambassador Maria Michail said on Tuesday. Speaking at the international conference on the Palestinian question, in New York, Michail...
Flagstaff International Film Festival to showcase Native talent Aug. 16-17
Navajo-Hopi Observer - Arizona
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The third annual Flagstaff International Film Festival will be the weekend of August 16-17. FIFF is welcoming back Indigenous filmmaker Montana Cypress. His short comedy “The Birth of the Crying Indian” will be the opening film on Aug. 16 at 9...
Energy Fuels appoints Ross Bhappu as president
ColoradoBiz
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August 5, 2025
DENVER (July 31, 2025) — Energy Fuels Inc., a leading U.S. producer of uranium, rare earth elements and other critical minerals, has announced that Ross R. Bhappu was named president of the company effective Aug. 4. In Brief: Ross Bhappu appointed...
Cyprus tech firms unite under TechIsland initiative to aid wildfire victims
Cyprus Mail
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July 30, 2025
Funds will focus on fire prevention, early warning systems and community aid Non-profit association TechIsland on Wednesday launched a collective initiative to respond to the recent wildfires that have devastated communities across Cyprus,...
Have politicians lost all compassion and conscience?
Cyprus Mail
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August 6, 2025
THE WAY THINGS ARE Absolute power, especially held over long periods, can corrupt absolutely. Not always in evil ways, but in how the powerful can feel no compunction, once in office, to serve as promised, the tax payer providing their large...
Confused politics fans flames of Southern Europe’s wildfires
E&E News
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August 5, 2025
In March, Cyprus boasted that it was better prepared than ever to tackle the earth-scorching wildfires that now rage across Southern Europe with alarming frequency. The government had 11 planes ready to go. The firefighting corps was up 27...
''Order! Order!'' John Bercow Joins Digital Agenda Cyprus Summit 2025
Knews Kathimerini
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Known for his booming calls of "Order! Order!” in the House of Commons, John Bercow, one of the most recognizable figures in British politics, will take the stage at the Digital Agenda Cyprus Summit this October. Bercow served as Speaker of the UK...
Cyprus tourism revenue hits €373.3 million in May – UK remains top market
Cyprus Mail
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July 30, 2025
Tourism revenue in Cyprus climbed to €373.3 million in May 2025, according to the latest results on Wednesday from the passengers survey conducted by the statistical service (Cystat). This marks a 20.2 per cent increase compared to May 2024, when...