Cyprus News
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IncidentsPaphos hotel manager, 53, found guilty of sexually abusing two 16-year-old girls
A court in Cyprus convicted a 53-year-old hotel manager of sexually abusing two minors in 2023, finding the girls' testimonies credible and dismissing the defence's claims.
SocietyPasykaf Urges Men in Cyprus to Get Early Prostate Cancer Screening
The patients' federation Pasykaf has called on men to seek early prostate cancer screening, noting the disease makes…
WorldSpain’s Cuerpo to run Transport Ministry after Puente quits over fatal train crashes
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez named economy minister Carlos Cuerpo as interim head of the Transport Ministry after Oscar…
SocietyHouse education committee debates rising student costs and stagnant grants
MPs at the House education committee pressed the government over student grants and the rising cost of studying,…
Economy90 candidates sit Cyprus estate agent registration exams
The Cyprus Real Estate Agents Registration Council said 90 candidates took its written examinations on October 30, with…
WorldElon Musk Emerges as Major Loser of US Midterms as Democrats Win Congress and Texas Governorship
Despite spending close to half a billion dollars on Republican candidates, Elon Musk saw Democrats win both chambers…
IncidentsPart of human skull found in British bases area of Dhekelia
Police for the British bases said a passer-by reported a bone-like object in Dhekelia on Wednesday, and officers…
WorldDemocrats Win Senate and House in Sweeping Rebuke of President Trump
Democrats took both chambers of Congress, winning in Republican strongholds including Texas, Kansas and South Carolina amid anger…
SocietyTwo autumn recipes: roasted beet salad with feta and figs, and chicken meatballs with kritharaki
A beet, feta, strawberry and fig salad with balsamic reduction and walnuts is paired with a one-pan dish…
SocietyCyprus Cabinet Approves National Strategy to Modernise Blood Services
The Council of Ministers has approved a national blood strategy built on five core axes, with a monitoring…
IncidentsLimassol court hears more evidence in trial over murder of ex-Karmiotissa chairman Stavros Demosthenous
The Limassol permanent criminal court reviewed a list of 333 pieces of police evidence against three defendants, while…