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Car drama
Gun charge
Driver hunted
Father had child porn
Exhumations to go on

Lifeguard shortage

NICOSIA - A shortage of funds for hiring lifeguards has meant that some beaches on the island are only partially patrolled during the day while others will have no cover at all this summer.
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Gas autonomy

LARNACA - Cyprus is moving towards becoming energy-autonomous after the recent findings of natural gas in its exclusive economic zone, Commerce Minister Neoclis Sylikiotis said yesterday.
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Inflation rises

BRUSSELS - Annual inflation in Cyprus rose to 3.7% in May, compared to 3.6% in April, according to figures released on Thursday by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.
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Flat prices fall

NICOSIA – Cyprus’ Property Price Index has recorded a 10.8% drop in apartment prices. According to the results of the tenth publication of RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors)...

Poison death

NICOSIA - A 27-year-old Romanian beautician who drank pesticide believing it was a weight-loss drink, died in Nicosia General Hospital overnight.
Stephanie Veronica Zenonos became...

Some beaches will have no cover in summer
Cyprus moving to autonomy in gas field - Sylikiotis
Annual inflation in Cyprus rises to 3.7%
Price index shows 10.8% fall in apartment prices
Woman, 27, dies after drinking pesticide

Local news

15 June 2012 09:30

Car drama

LARNACA - A father and son aged 64 and 40 from Larnaca have been arrested and three people are wanted in connection with the transfer of stolen cars to the occupied areas.
Acting on...

15 June 2012 09:30

Gun charge

LIMASSOL - A 35-year old from Limassol has been arrested in connection with a case of illegal possession of firearm.
Members of the Anti Drugs pulled over a car in Limassol Wednesday...

15 June 2012 09:30

Driver hunted

NICOSIA - Police are searching for a driver who fled the scene of a fatal road accident Wednesday night. 56-year-old Sophocles Kanaris, from Episkopeio, was killed in the collision on the...

Sports news

14 June 2012 10:09

Germany sink Dutch, Portugal win

KIEV - Germany beat the Netherlands 2-1 on Wednesday to move within touching distance of the Euro 2012 quarter-finals and Portugal kept their chances alive with a last-gasp 3-2 victory over...

13 June 2012 09:21

Greece lose while Russia advance

WARSAW - A thrilling 1-1 draw between old adversaries Poland and Russia was marred by the worst fan violence of soccer's European Championship so far on Tuesday, with 123 fans arrested after running...

12 June 2012 09:16

Shevchenko sparkles, England held

POZNAN - National hero Andriy Shevchenko, leading the Ukraine attack at the age of 35, scored twice to give the EURO co-hosts a pulsating 2-1 win over Sweden on Monday, putting aside years of worry...

Economy

14 June 2012 18:22

Athens shares rocket

ATHENS — Greek stocks rocketed higher on Thursday, reflecting investor hopes that the national elections in three days will yield a government that can avoid a messy confrontation with the...

15 June 2012 09:42

New downgrade

NICOSIA - The international rating agencies Moody’ rating agency has downgraded Cypriot government bonds by two notches, to Ba3 from Ba1 and warned of a review for a possible further...

15 June 2012 09:30

Looking around

NICOSIA - Cyprus is looking to Europe and elsewhere for the best possible bailout terms, its central bank chief said on Wednesday, as local media reported the euro zone's third smallest economy...