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Prime Minister receives Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cyprus
The Peninsula
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August 25, 2025
Doha, Qatar: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani, received today at the Amiri Diwan HE Dr. Constantinos Kombos, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cyprus, who is...
Europe’s shipping faces first EU ETS bill – Cyprus prepares for impact
Cyprus Mail
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August 25, 2025
Europe’s shipping industry will face its first financial bill under the European Union’s Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) on September 30, marking a watershed moment in efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions from maritime transport. According...
EAC warns consumers over phishing emails about unpaid bills
Cyprus Mail
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August 25, 2025
The electricity authority of Cyprus (EAC) has issued a warning to consumers about misleading emails falsely claiming that their electricity bills remain unpaid. In a statement to the Cyprus News Agency, the EAC said it had recorded new incidents...
KEFI’s Dual Frontier: Mining Opportunities and Challenges in Ethiopia and Saudi Arabia
The Assay
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August 25, 2025
Q&A with Harry Anagnostaras-Adams, Executive Chairman, KEFI Gold and Copper plc Let’s start with a brief introduction to KEFI and its key projects. KEFI was seeded in 2005 as a frontier markets explorer by Harry Anagnostaras-Adams and launched by...
Garbage dump in Limassol forest is a fire waiting to happen
Knews Kathimerini
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Trash heaps in a forest near Kalo Chorio’s Agia Paraskevi chapel and picnic site are sparking anger, with locals warning that Cyprus is sleepwalking into another environmental disaster. A photo posted in the “Lovers of Cyprus” Facebook group shows...
British tourists stranded in Cyprus after TUI Airways flight delay leaves families waiting some 24 hours
Aviation24.be
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August 24, 2025
Dozens of British holidaymakers, including families with young children, have been stranded for nearly 24 hours at Larnaca Airport in Cyprus after their TUI Airways flight BY2575 to Manchester (Boeing 787-8 reg. G-TUIC) was delayed multiple times....
Alligator Alcatraz camp name echoes dehumanizing racist trope from the days of Jim Crow
WGCU - Florida
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When Governor Ron DeSantis announced he was using his emergency powers to have the State of Florida build a detention facility on a relatively unused airbase in Big Cypress National Preserve in Collier County the idea immediately drew criticisms,...
Walmart expands next-day delivery for marketplace sellers
Northwest Arkansas Business Journal
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August 27, 2025
Walmart Fulfillment Services, which stores and ships products for the retailer’s third-party marketplace sellers, is now offering expanded next-day shipping in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Houston, Atlanta and other major U.S. cities. The...
Erdogan unveils 'Steel Dome' air defense system
Ynet
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August 27, 2025
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday formally inaugurated Turkey's integrated air defense system known as the "Steel Dome," which he described as a watershed moment for the country and its defense industry. "These systems are a show...
Turkiye's Erdogan unveils 'Steel Dome' air defence system
The Economic Times
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August 27, 2025
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday formally inaugurated Turkiye's integrated air defence system known as the "Steel Dome," which he described as a watershed moment for the country and its defence industry. ""These systems are a...
Cyprus ranks second in EU for long working hours, Eurostat says
Knews Kathimerini
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About one in 10 workers in Cyprus put in long hours each week, placing the island nation second in the European Union only to Greece, according to Eurostat data released Thursday. The EU statistics agency reported that 10% of Cypriot employees...
Cyprus Business Now: tourism, BrainRocket, AI project, Eurobank, stock exchange
Cyprus Mail
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August 23, 2025
The Deputy Ministry of Tourism has launched a tender for hotel rooms in Nicosia to accommodate thousands of delegates expected during Cyprus’ presidency of the Council of Europe from January to June 2026, when more than 250 meetings will take...
Beryl Gysi
SaskToday.ca
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August 27, 2025
The family of Beryl Grace Gysi (Clark) announces her passing on August 15th, 2025 in Swift Current, SK, at the age of 90. Beryl was born June 19th, 1935, in Coronach, SK to Harold and Olive Clark. A vibrant and stylish woman, she lived life with...
How American energy interests play in our neighbourhood
Cyprus Mail
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August 24, 2025
American oil companies became involved in the Middle East right from the start of the oil industry in the region. A Standard Oil subsidiary, that later became Chevron, gained concessions in Saudi Arabia in the 1930s and first discovered oil in...
Ferguson pauses approval of major solar project in Klickitat County
Yakima Herald-Republic - Washington State
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Gov. Bob Ferguson is tapping the brakes on a controversial solar farm proposed in Klickitat County to allow more time to appraise concerns of Yakama Nation leaders. Ferguson on Friday turned down a recommendation for the Carriger Solar project...
Cypress Hill Bringing Hip-Hop to Colorado's Dillon Amphitheater
Westword - Colorado
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August 22, 2025
Cypress Hill is still insane in the brain. For over three decades, the sweet leaf-loving West Coast hip-hop crew has made a career of doing whatever it wants, whenever it wants, whether it be rap, rock, nu-metal, reggae or even classical. The...
Energy minister dismisses report on possible Turkey-Libya maritime deal approval
Kathimerini
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Energy Minister Stavros Papastavrou dismissed on Friday a report in Bloomberg which said that Libya’s eastern-based parliament is expected to ratify a maritime deal with Turkey, telling SKAI TV that Greece’s politics “are not determined by...
Cyprus Business Now: tourism, digital nomad visas, natural gas
Cyprus Mail
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August 22, 2025
Hotel bookings in Paphos have slowed sharply as recent wildfires have unsettled travellers, according to Evripides Loizides, president of the Paphos hoteliers association. Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency (CNA), Loizides said that bookings were...
William Ruto: Modern living conditions of dairy cows at president's Koilel Farm leave Kenyans in awe
TUKO
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August 27, 2025
Kenyans expressed mixed reactions after President William Ruto toured his Koilel Farm in Uasin Gishu Photos showed him feeding dairy cows inside a modern shed fitted with terrazzo floors and housing more than 50 animals While some Kenyans joked...
Defra warns nurseries and garden centres about future plant health threats
HortWeek
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Defra has warned about the seasonal threat of the Phytophthora austrocedri disease of juniper and cypress (P. austrocedri) and Thousand Canker disease (Geosmithia morbida) of walnut. Findings of P. austrocedri in trade and at traders authorised to...