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Robert Redford, actor, director, environmentalist dies at 89

Robert Redford, the dashing actor and Oscar-winning director who eschewed his status as a Hollywood leading man to champion causes close to his heart,...

Greta Thunberg deported from Israel after Gaza boat seized

Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg was deported from Israel on Tuesday, the Israeli Foreign Ministry said, the day after the Israeli navy prevented her and...

ON THIS DAY: Sylvia Pankhurst, suffragette and socialist, was born

On 5 May 1882, Sylvia Pankhurst- suffragette, socialist, and staunch anti-fascist- was born in Manchester, England. A daughter of the famed Emmeline Pankhurst, Sylvia...

ON THIS DAY: Remembering Greek music legend Nikolas Asimos (1988)

On 17 March 1988, Greece lost one of its most enigmatic and rebellious musicians, Nikolas Asimos, a singer, songwriter, and countercultural figure whose influence...

Jailed Iranian Nobel laureate is ‘determined to continue fighting’

Jailed Iranian women's rights activist Narges Mohammadi gave an interview to FRANCE 24 while on temporary leave from Tehran's Evin prison. Despite nine trials...

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New law promotes gender equality in public policy

Parliament approves landmark legislation The House of Representatives has approved...

President welcomes launch of National Centre for Clinical Documentation

President hails landmark healthcare reform President Nikos Christodoulides welcomed the...

Shot fired at Limassol restaurant, police investigating

Police respond to suspected shooting Limassol authorities are investigating an...

Cyprus makes… checkmate in chess

Cap St Georges Hotel & Resort is hosting the...
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