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EU mobilizes support to combat wildfires across southern Europe

Amid escalating wildfire threats in southern Europe, the European Union (EU) has activated its Civil Protection Mechanism to support the most affected regions. The Finnish government announced it will dispatch

Menendez to resign following corruption conviction, vows appeal

U.S. Democratic Senator Bob Menendez, who was recently found guilty on all counts in his federal corruption trial, will resign from Congress in late August, yielding to intense pressure from

Increase in Covid and viral infections in Cyprus

The blistering heat, combined with summer holiday traffic, has seen an increase in Covid-19 cases along with viral diseases in Cyprus, according to local media. Cases of Covid, gastro-intestinal inflammation,

1570: Turks begin siege of Nicosia, capital of Cyprus

On this day in 1570, the Turkish commander Lala Mustafa Pasha began the siege of Nicosia. In fact, the first invasion came on July 1st, 1570, at Larnaca where the

Cyprus emergency services airlift tanker crew member

Cypriot emergency services have airlifted a member of a ships crew who fell sick. The 54-year-old man from the Philippines, a crew member of the Singapore-flagged cargo ship “MAERSK CALABAR”,

Telegraph ponders direct flights to northern Cyprus

Britain’s Daily Telegraph has questioned the possibility of starting direct flights to the occupied territories of Cyprus. The reference was made in one of the leading articles marking the anniversary

British tabloid reports of ‘tourism panic’ in Cyprus dismissed as ‘out of touch’

A spate of reports in the British media claiming that there is ‘panic’ in the Cyprus holiday sector have been dismissed by tourism professionals on the island. Representatives of Pasyxe

Cyprus continues to ship aid to Gaza, via Ashdod

The American embassy in Nicosia announced that the multinational effort to urgently transport humanitarian aid to Gaza is continuing from Cyprus. As stated on X, as part of the ongoing

Earth experienced its warmest day in recent history on July 21

The Earth experienced its warmest day in recent history on July 21, with the daily global average temperature reaching a new record high, according to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate

Cyprus issues new Yellow Warning

A new yellow warning for high temperatures inland and in the mountains has been issued by the Department of Meteorology, valid from 11:00 to 17:00. The temperature will rise to

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