Environment
Christmas Floods Hit Cyprus
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Christmas Day brought big weather changes to Cyprus. Heavy rain and thunderstorms caused flash floods in many areas. Some places were sunny and mild. However,...
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Politics
Cyprus Aims to Be a Middle East Peace Helper
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Cyprus wants to be more important in the world. It is in a special place geographically. The island nation can help solve big problems in...
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Society
Scientists Find Cause of Deadly Cat Disease
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Scientists have found the reason for a serious sickness that affected many cats in 2023. Researchers from the University of Edinburgh found a new type...
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Society
Cyprus Shepherds Fade Away
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The hills of Cyprus are becoming quiet. The old job of being a shepherd is almost gone. Only a few people still do this hard...
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Sports
Cyprus Airsoft Players Want Legal Sport
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Airsoft players in Cyprus want their sport to be legal. The Cyprus Airsoft Association (CAA) is leading this effort. They want to make the rules...
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Sports
Cyprus Special Olympics Riders Win Big
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Cyprus Special Olympics athletes have won five medals at the Panhellenic Equestrian Games. This is a great success for the equestrian program. The program started...
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Crime
Firefighters Find Body in Nicosia Blaze
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Firefighters found a body in a burnt storage area after a fire in Nicosia. The fire started early today. It caused fear and a big...
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Crime
Man Arrested in Cyprus for Human Trafficking
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Police in Limassol, Cyprus, have arrested a 38-year-old man. Romanian authorities wanted him for serious human trafficking crimes. This arrest is an important step against...
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Politics
New Legal Leaders for Cyprus
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Cyprus has new top legal officials. George Savvides is the new Attorney General. Savvas Angelides is the new Deputy Attorney General. These appointments happened early....
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Politics
Cyprus Aims for Bigger Global Role
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Cyprus wants to be more important in the world. The country wants to help solve problems between other nations. President Nikos Christodoulides is leading this...
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Politics
Artist's Work Causes Political Stir in Cyprus
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An artist's online pictures caused a strange political problem in Cyprus. This happened before Christmas. The pictures were by artist Mr. George Gavriel. Later, a...
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World
US Strikes ISIS in Nigeria
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The United States military attacked ISIS fighters in northwest Nigeria. The strikes happened on Thursday. U.S. Africa Command planned the operation. It is reported that...
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World
Polish Jets Intercept Russian Plane Near Baltic Sea
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Polish fighter jets flew into the sky this morning. They met a Russian spy plane. The Russian plane came close to Poland's airspace over the...
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World
Pope Compares Jesus' Birth to Gaza Shelters
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Pope Francis gave a moving Christmas sermon. He compared Jesus' simple manger to the difficult shelters in Gaza. The Pope spoke at St. Peter's Basilica....
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World
Algeria Declares French Colonial Past a Crime
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Algeria's Parliament has passed a new law. It officially calls France's time ruling Algeria a crime. This important law was approved on Wednesday. It speaks...
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World
Zelenskyy Discusses Peace Ideas with US Envoys
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke with US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. The call lasted almost an hour. They talked about ways to stop...
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World
Bolsonaro Endorses Son After Surgery
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Former President Jair Bolsonaro had successful surgery for a double hernia. This happened while he made a political move. He said his son, Senator Flávio...
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Politics
Honduras Elects New President After Long Wait
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Nasry Asfura has won the presidential election in Honduras. He is from the National Party. The announcement came almost one month after people voted on...
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World
Turkey Stops Terror Plot Before Holidays
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Turkish police stopped a big terror plan. The plan was meant to harm holiday celebrations. This week, police raided many places in Istanbul. They arrested...
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World
Violence in Mozambique Causes Many People to Leave Homes
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Fighting in northern Mozambique is getting worse. This means many people have to leave their homes. Militants, who are part of the Islamic State group,...
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