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Promoted Hull stun Man Utd, Spurs thrashed, Ipswich enjoy winning return

Hull City marked their return to the Premier League after a nine-year absence with a deserved 2-0 victory over Manchester United and fellow newcomers Ipswich Town also began impressively with a 2-1 home win against visiting Sunderland. Tottenham Hotspur’s lavish summer spending spree could not prevent a 3-0 drubbing at a superb Brentford. Leeds United […]

22.08.2026 22:48

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Egypt teenager Abdelkarim pushing for Barca place after prolific pre-season

Egypt striker Hamza Abdelkarim could barely get a game for Al Ahly’s first team before joining Barcelona but the 18-year-old is now the Catalans’ leading pre-season scorer and pushing for a place in Hansi Flick’s side ahead of their LaLiga campaign. Abdelkarim scored four goals in five warm-up appearances, starting four matches and netting in […]

22.08.2026 19:46

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Seven dead in UK after vehicle travelling wrong way hits police car

Seven people including two police officers died in a car crash in northeast England on Saturday after a car heading the wrong way down a major road hit a marked police armed response car, the local police force said. Cleveland Police said the incident occurred at 3:39 a.m. (0239 GMT) near the South Bank area […]

22.08.2026 19:38

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Kıbrıs Cyprus Mail

Cyprus complains to UN’s Guterres over Turkish gas pipeline plans

The Republic of Cyprus’ permanent representative to the United Nations Maria Michael has penned a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres protesting the agreement reached between Turkey and the Turkish Cypriot authorities for the construction of a natural gas pipeline to connect the island and Turkey. “The signing of the purported ‘memorandum of understanding’ constitutes […]

22.08.2026 19:35

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Norris beats Russell to pole in Dutch hat-trick for McLaren

Formula One champion Lando Norris beat Mercedes title contenders George Russell and Kimi Antonelli to earn McLaren a third successive Dutch Grand Prix pole position on Saturday. The pole, with drivers scrambling to get their laps in before forecast rain at the seaside Zandvoort circuit, was also a second in a row for Norris after […]

22.08.2026 19:27

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France agrees to accelerate air defence deliveries to Ukraine, Zelenskiy says

French President Emmanuel Macron has promised to accelerate the delivery of new French equipment to Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday, following a call in which they discussed Kyiv’s shortage of air defences. Zelenskiy said he had spoken for almost two hours with Macron, who expressed his willingness to intercede on Ukraine’s behalf […]

22.08.2026 19:24

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Chefs from Paris and local grandmothers cook at Ayios Ioannis Gastronomy Festival

A day before August ends, Ayios Ioannis Pitsilias hosts chefs, visitors and flavours. Its 7th Gastronomy Festival on August 30 is dedicated to the late Chef Andreas Mavrommatis and will feature special events and activities that highlight his journey from the village to the greatest restaurants in Paris. The Mavromati restaurants from the French city […]

22.08.2026 19:19

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United’s Carrick gets early reality check at Hull

Manchester United arrived in Hull on Saturday riding a wave of optimism that had not washed over Old Trafford for years. They departed the east coast after a shock Premier League defeat that left manager Michael Carrick with uncomfortable questions to answer. The 2-0 defeat by promoted Hull City was only one game, but it […]

22.08.2026 19:17

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Putin says Ukraine opened ‘Pandora’s box’ with strikes on economic targets

Russian President Vladimir Putin said in comments published on Saturday that Kyiv had opened “Pandora’s box” with its strikes on Russian economic targets, saying that Russia would hit back at Ukraine’s “most sensitive economic sectors”. Ukraine has this summer escalated a campaign of drone strikes targeting Russian economic infrastructure, including oil refineries and online retailers’ […]

22.08.2026 18:57

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Swedish police probe online networks after teenage girl killed in school sword attack

Swedish police are investigating whether an 18-year-old man who attacked students at a high school with a sword on Friday, killing one, was involved in online communities promoting school violence, a police source said. The attacker struck at a school in the central Swedish town of Fagersta, also severely injuring two teenage boys before being […]

22.08.2026 17:44

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Hull stun Manchester United 2-0 on Premier League return

Hull City marked their return to the Premier League after a nine-year absence with a deserved 2-0 victory over Manchester United on Saturday, puncturing the optimism surrounding Michael Carrick’s side after last season’s revival. The promoted side threatened United from the start and took the lead in the 17th minute when Semi Ajayi turned home […]

22.08.2026 16:55

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Kıbrıs Cyprus Mail

‘Red alert’ for forest fire risk on Sunday

The risk of forest fires on Sunday has been set at “red alert”, the forestry department said on Saturday. Alongside the setting of the fire risk level, the department also issued a reminder that the lighting of a fire without a permit is a criminal offence punishable by up to 10 years in prison, a […]

22.08.2026 16:49

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Woman accused of ‘usurping’ Greek Cypriot property in north ‘to be extradited’

A Lithuanian estate agent who stands accused of having “usurped” Greek Cypriot-owned property in northern Cyprus is to be extradited to the island after having been arrested in France pursuant to the issuing of a European arrest warrant, according to reports on Saturday. She was arrested at Nice airport before appealing against the execution of […]

22.08.2026 16:28

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CONCACAF chief asks Infantino to skip youth tournament amid FIFA governance crisis

CONCACAF President Victor Montagliani has asked FIFA chief Gianni Infantino to stay away from a youth soccer tournament in the Dominican Republic this weekend, saying his presence would overshadow the event due to mounting opposition to his leadership. Infantino is under pressure from three confederations to resign, including Europe’s UEFA, Asia’s AFC and CONCACAF, which […]

22.08.2026 15:43

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Airport passport control scanners to be abolished, replaced by e-gates

The electronic passport control scanners at the Larnaca and Paphos airports are to be abolished and replaced with full-scale automated passport control gates as Cyprus prepares to enter Europe’s border-free Schengen zone, Justice Minister Costas Fitiris said. In a response a written question submitted to him by Disy MP George Pamboridis, he said that the […]

22.08.2026 14:38

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Motor racing-Russell celebrates morale-boosting Dutch GP sprint win

George Russell took a morale-boosting Dutch Grand Prix sprint race win from pole position on Saturday while Mercedes teammate Kimi Antonelli extended his Formula One championship lead over Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton to 53 points. Refreshed and back with a bang after the August break, Russell led every lap and took the chequered flag 1.360 seconds […]

22.08.2026 14:32

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Presidential summer residence to open doors for Troodos food and craft festival

The Presidential Residence in Troodos will open to the public for the third year running on Sunday, 6 September, hosting…

22.08.2026 14:00

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Chinese robot beats Usain Bolt’s 100m world record in test run

A humanoid robot developed by Chinese smartphone maker Honor ran 100 meters in 9.32 seconds, China’s state broadcaster reported on Saturday, beating the human world record held by Jamaican sprinting great Usain Bolt. The robot, dubbed Lightning, reached a peak speed of 14.5 meters per second during a preparatory test event for the second World […]

22.08.2026 13:42

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US, Iran keep up hostile rhetoric ahead of new sanctions

The United States and Iran exchanged defiant messages ahead of Monday’s scheduled announcement of new U.S. economic sanctions that could impact the Islamic Republic and Tehran’s most important trading partners including China. As the war neared six months old, the two sides were not exchanging fire but also not pursuing peace talks. All the while, […]

22.08.2026 13:14

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Arrest after 25kg of cannabis found in suitcase

A 40-year-old man was arrested on Saturday after arriving at Larnaca airport on an international inbound flight with 25 kilograms of cannabis in his suitcase, police said. The cannabis was found during an inspection of the man’s luggage which was carried out at around 3.30am on Saturday morning. It was being stored in two nylon […]

22.08.2026 12:49

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‘Series of attacks’ carried out on Paphos shops

A “series of attacks” was carried out on shops in the Paphos district on Friday night, hours after the police had concluded overnight patrol in the town’s central Moutallos neighbourhood, the force said on Saturday. Officers had been deployed to Moutallos following recent attacks on food delivery riders in the area and “complaints from residents […]

22.08.2026 12:40

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Kıbrıs Cyprus Mail

Fault in north caused power cuts in ‘various areas’

Power cuts in “various areas” of Cyprus experienced on Saturday morning was caused by a fault in the north, the transmission system operator said. It said the fault had occurred at 5.51am, resulting in some consumers being cut off from the grid. Power was then restored across the island by 6.09am. This was confirmed by […]

22.08.2026 12:11

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At least 13 Tunisians missing after migrant boat sinks off Tunisia, group says

By Tarek Amara At least 13 Tunisians are missing after a migrant boat sank off the Tunisian coast while sailing towards Italy, and two people were rescued, the head of a migrant rights group said on Saturday. The boat set off early on Thursday, Mostafa Abdelkebir, the head of the Tunisian Observatory for Human Rights, […]

22.08.2026 11:49

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Antarctica expedition cruise: 5 operators compared

Poseidon Expeditions runs its Antarctic program aboard the 114-passenger M/V Sea Spirit, one of the smaller ice-strengthened ships currently operating in the region, and its guests typically get up to three Zodiac landings a day rather than waiting through group rotations common on larger vessels. Key takeaways: Rank Company Ship & Fleet Signature Detail 1 […]

22.08.2026 11:46

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