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Group C: Brazil’s Cunha scores twice in 3-0 win over Haiti, Morocco bully Scotland into submission

Brazil move top of Group C on goal difference with four points Brazil forward Matheus Cunha rewarded manager Carlo Ancelotti’s backing with his first two goals at a World Cup as the five-times champions cruised to a 3-0 victory over Haiti on Friday to eliminate their opponents. Vinicius Junior also scored in the first half […]

20.06.2026 04:30

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Lifeguard shortages persist at beaches

Lifeguard shortages continue to affect Cyprus’ beaches, with the most acute staffing gaps reported in Limassol and Paphos, the interior ministry said on Friday. Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency (CNA), Andreas Karvounis, an officer with the ministry’s beach safety unit, described the recurring difficulty in filling the approximately 380 lifeguard positions jointly funded by […]

20.06.2026 04:24

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Our View: Productivity, not growth, is Cyprus’ real challenge

Low productivity is the main structural weakness of the Cyprus economy, according to the Cyprus Competitiveness Report for 2025. Professor Sofronis Clerides of University of Cyprus, who headed the research team and presented the report at a gathering last Monday, said that the issue of productivity remained a problem and Cyprus needed to attract more […]

20.06.2026 04:20

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Group D: US advance to World Cup round of 32 with dominant 2-0 win over Australia

The United States advanced to the World Cup knockout stage with a dominant performance against Australia on Friday, an early own goal and an Alex Freeman header giving the co-hosts a comfortable 2-0 win despite missing talisman Christian Pulisic. Just as they had in their 4-1 victory over Paraguay, the U.S. forced an own goal […]

19.06.2026 23:59

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Turkey’s Guler: Cyprus-France military deal violates international law

The signing of a status of forces agreement between the Republic of Cyprus and France, which will, among other things, allow France to station troops on the island violates international law, Turkish Defence Minister Yasar Guler said on Friday. “The agreement signed between France, which does not have guarantor status, and the Greek Cypriot administration […]

19.06.2026 22:57

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Costa praises Cyprus’ ‘tireless effort’ during EU Council presidency term

European Council President Antonio Costa on Friday praised the hard work of both Cyprus and President Nikos Christodoulides during the island’s six-month term as the holder of the Council of the European Union’s rotating presidency, as he evaluated progress made on the EU’s priorities in recent months. He began by speaking about the multiannual financial […]

19.06.2026 22:39

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Polish president decides to strip Ukraine’s Zelenskiy of top honour over WW2 dispute

Poland’s president has decided to strip Volodymyr Zelenskiy of the country’s top honour after the Ukrainian president caused outrage by renaming an army unit after the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA),nationalists who massacred Poles in World War Two. President Karol Nawrocki’s decision was likely to unleash a severe diplomatic crisis between the neighbours just days ahead of a conference on […]

19.06.2026 22:10

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Erhurman meets predecessors as Cyprus problem efforts ramp up

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Friday met three of his four living predecessors, Mehmet Ali Talat, Mustafa Akinci, and Ersin Tatar, as efforts continue both on the island and abroad to bring about a resumption of negotiations in earnest to solve the Cyprus problem. No public comment was made regarding the meetings’ content, with […]

19.06.2026 21:59

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Customs dept seizes opium poppies at Larnaca airport

More than six kilograms of opium poppies were seized after being found inside a package which had been sent to Larnaca airport, the customs department said on Friday. The department said the package had a “suspicious description and recipient” and was as such searched after it arrived at Larnaca airport, with exactly 30 packages of […]

19.06.2026 20:27

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EU Council presidency an ‘extraordinary honour’ and ‘national mission’

Cyprus’ six-month term as the holder of the Council of the European Union constituted an “extraordinary honour” and a “national mission”, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Friday, at the end of Friday’s European Council summit, the last to be held during the island’s term. “The responsibility to be the voice of 27 member states serves […]

19.06.2026 19:41

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Gloria Gallery honours work of Cypriot painter

A retrospective exhibition continues in Nicosia as Gloria Gallery dedicates a showcase to the late painter and iconographer Paris Sivakas (1959-2018). The exhibition, running until July 2, aims to honour the artist’s memory and artistic legacy eight years after his passing. Bringing together works from different periods of Sivakas’ creative journey, the exhibition offers a […]

19.06.2026 19:26

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Court deliberates whether dead witness can testify in suicide teen case

The question of if a dead witness can testify in court was the central subject of Friday’s hearing of the trial of 11 suspects into the circumstances surrounding the death of Stylianos Constantinou, the 15-year-old boy who ended his life by suicide in 2019. Constantinou had, according to his former nursery school teacher Konstantina Papachristodoulou, […]

19.06.2026 19:25

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Coach jailed four years for sexual offences involving minors

A 44-year-old coach was jailed for four years after admitting a series of sexual offences involving two minors aged 16 and 17, police said on Friday. The Limassol criminal court found him guilty of two counts of obtaining access to child sexual abuse material, two counts of child sexual abuse and one count of soliciting […]

19.06.2026 18:59

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Football event brings refugee children together

The Cyprus Football Association (CFA), in partnership with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), hosted a football event for refugee children and unaccompanied minors ahead of World Refugee Day. The event brought together children from the Kofinou reception centre for football training sessions, team games and recreational activities. It […]

19.06.2026 18:34

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Commissioner concerned over prolonged detentions in police cells

Human rights commissioner Maria Stylianou Lottides on Friday expressed concern that third country nationals who are detained in Cyprus due to not having the requisite residence documents are often subject to “prolonged administrative detention” in police holding cells. She said during a meeting with the Council of Europe’s committee for the prevention of torture that […]

19.06.2026 18:18

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German museums bestow replica of ancient Aphrodite head to Cyprus

A faithful replica of the head of Aphrodite of Lefkolla, one of the most significant archaeological finds from the Famagusta district, arrived at the Paralimni-Deryneia town hall on Friday. The municipality described the arrival of the replica as “a symbolic return” of the artefact to the area from where it was originally discovered, with the […]

19.06.2026 18:14

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Union warns of overcrowding at Athalassa

The Athalassa psychiatric hospital is facing severe staff shortages and overcrowding, jeopardising the safety of both patients and employees, trade union Pasydy warned on Friday. “We are not talking about a theoretical staffing problem. We are talking about wards operating at 150 per cent of their capacity and colleagues who are called upon daily to […]

19.06.2026 18:02

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Minnows make waves as World Cup aristocrats wobble

The World Cup’s expanded 48-team format was widely criticised as a recipe for mismatches and meaningless group-stage games, but the opening round of fixtures has instead offered a compelling counterargument: the gap between football’s aristocracy and its aspiring challengers appears smaller than ever. European champions Spain were held to a scoreless draw by World Cup […]

19.06.2026 17:48

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Deep-tech startups bridge research and industry at Limassol event

Non-profit organisation Cyprus Seeds successfully concluded its participation in the Doers Summit 2026 in Limassol last month, where it reinforced its position as the island’s only scientific innovation catalyst by bringing together deep-tech startups, scientific entrepreneurs and prominent international investors. According to an official announcement, the organisation attracted capacity crowds to its two flagship events […]

19.06.2026 17:44

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More than 100 tonnes of invasive pufferfish removed from Cypriot waters

More than 103 tonnes of invasive silver-cheeked toadfish have been removed from Cypriot waters under a government-backed eradication scheme, with fisheries officials warning on Friday that the species remains one of the most significant threats facing marine ecosystems and coastal fishing communities. The fisheries department announced that approximately 103,000 kilogrammes of the toadfish (Lagocephalus sceleratus) […]

19.06.2026 17:34

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Masked men flee after failed bank robbery in Kiti

Police launched an investigation on Friday after two masked men attempted to enter a bank branch in Kiti but fled when they were unable to gain access to the building. The incident occurred shortly after 2pm when two men arrived outside the bank in a black BMW and parked nearby. According to police, the pair […]

19.06.2026 17:27

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Two Britons arrested after Ayia Napa brawl – Mayor calls for extra police presence

Two British nationals have been arrested in connection with a violent altercation in Ayia Napa, police said on Friday. The incident, which was captured on video and circulated on social media, took place outside a venue in the resort town and involved several individuals. Police identified two British men as suspects and proceeded with their […]

19.06.2026 17:08

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Taxi drivers warn of tourism downturn impact

Taxi drivers have voiced concern over the impact of declining tourism on the sector, warning that support measures may be needed if current conditions persist, they reported on Friday. The Pancyprian federation of urban taxis said a downturn linked to instability in the Middle East had affected business over the past four months, reducing economic […]

19.06.2026 17:01

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Monument to 1974 sexual abuse victims to be built

A monument is to be built in memorial of the victims of sexual violence during and after Turkey’s invasion of Cyprus in 1974, the non-profit organisation Zoe vs War Violence announced on Friday, with June 19 observed by the United Nations as the international day for the elimination of sexual violence in conflict. The monument’s […]

19.06.2026 16:55

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