Police has called to make football violence ‘a thing of the past’, implementing security inside and outside the stadium and neighbouring areas and inviting teams to tone down the rhetoric; measures are taken after recent episodes of inconsiderate behavior

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  The Cypriot diaspora amounts to 650.000-760.000 individuals, potentially surpassing the 719.252 Cypriots residing on the island according to latest data by foreign office; largest diaspora communities are the UK, which hosts 350.000-450.000 Cypriots

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  Around 2.000 animals at the Paphos animal shelter are at risk of losing their home after private landowners requested the return of the property where the shelter is based; the shelter operates through volunteer support and receives no government funding

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  Pro-reunification candidate Tufan Erhurman was elected as Turkish Cypriot leader, unseating pro-two-state solution incumbent Ersin Tatar and winning a record number of votes in an unprecedented landslide victory

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  Sixteen archaeological sites and monuments across Cyprus will be open with free entry this weekend as part of the celebrations for the European Heritage Days

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