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      <text>At least eight people are killed and 18 others are missing when a passenger ferry sailing from Cyprus to Turkey capsizes in the eastern Mediterranean sea. The ship was carrying 259 passengers and 8 crew members, of which 237 people have been rescued. </text>
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      <text>At least eight people are killed and 18 others are missing when a passenger ferry, sailing from Cyprus to Turkey, capsizes in the eastern Mediterranean sea. The ship was carrying 259 passengers and 8 crew members, of which 237 people have been rescued. </text>
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    <text>At least eight people are killed and 18 others are missing when a passenger ferry sailing from Northern Cyprus to Turkey capsizes in the eastern Mediterranean sea. The ship was carrying 259 passengers and 8 crew members, of which 237 people have been rescued. </text>
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    <slug>/feed/2026/06/29/over-150-demonstrators-gather-at-the-presidential-palace-in-cyprus-over-a-board-of-peace-multi-day-meeting-in-the-countr</slug>
    <text>Over 150 demonstrators gather at the presidential palace in Cyprus over a Board of Peace multi-day meeting in the country. </text>
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      <text> In chess, Javokhir Sindarov won the Candidates Tournament 2026 in Cyprus. The Women's Tournament is won by Vaishali Rameshbabu. </text>
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    <text>In chess, Javokhir Sindarov wins the Candidates Tournament in Cyprus. The Women's Tournament is won by Vaishali Rameshbabu. </text>
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      <date>2026-03-28</date>
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      <text> In chess, the Candidates Tournament 2026 starts in Cyprus. Between 28 March and 16 April, eight players compite in a double round-robin tournament. The winner will face Gukesh Dommaraju for the World Championship. </text>
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    <text> In chess, the Candidates Tournament 2026 starts in Cyprus. Between 28 March and 16 April, eight players compete in a double round-robin tournament. The winner will face Gukesh Dommaraju for the World Championship. </text>
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      <text>British warship HMS &quot;Dragon&quot; leaves Portsmouth and heads to Cyprus in response to a drone strike on the RAF Akrotiri base. </text>
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    <text>Royal Navy warship HMS &quot;Dragon&quot; leaves Portsmouth and heads to Cyprus in response to a drone strike on the United Kingdom's RAF Akrotiri base. </text>
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    <text>Cypriot president Nikos Christodoulides confirms that an Iranian drone struck the British base RAF Akrotiri last night. Paphos International Airport is evacuated after a &quot;drone threat&quot;, while Greece deploys two frigates and F-16 fighter jets to Cyprus amid rising tensions. </text>
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      <date>2026-03-1</date>
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      <text>Two missiles were fired by Iran towards Cyprus, not far from British military bases on the island. They were both intercepted before reaching Cyprus. </text>
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    <text>Iran launches two ballistic missiles towards Cyprus, not far from the British military bases on the island. They were both intercepted before reaching Cyprus. Cypriot president Nikos Christodoulides states that the country is not a target of Iran. </text>
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      <text>Citizens of the breakaway territory of Northern Cyprus vote between Ersin Tatar and Tufan Erhürman to serve as President. </text>
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    <text>Citizens of the breakaway territory of Northern Cyprus vote between incumbent Ersin Tatar and Tufan Erhürman to serve as President. </text>
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    <text>Two people are killed and hundreds of others are evacuated in a fire in Limassol, Cyprus. The fire brigade chief says the fire was arson. </text>
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      <text>A Russian-American citizen arrested in the city of Yekaterinburg in early 2024 and a dual German-Russian citizen arrested in Cyprus in 2023 are released in a prisoner swap between Russia and the United States. </text>
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    <text>A Russian-American citizen arrested in Yekaterinburg in early 2024 and a dual German-Russian citizen arrested in Cyprus in 2023 are released in a prisoner swap between Russia and the United States. </text>
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  <text>Cypriot president Nikos Christodoulides and Northern Cypriot president Tufan Erhürman agree to establish two additional crossings across the United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus and hold further peace negotiations. </text>
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