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Border argument goes on

Border opening appeared to move a step closer this week after President Akıncı made an agreement in principle with his Greek Cypriot counterpart, Nicos Anastasiades to open the checkpoints on June 8, for “ certain categories,” but he was immediately contradicted by the government.

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Schools out for summer?

Schools and colleges look likely to stay closed until the start of the new academic year in September after the education minister this week dismissed calls for them to re-open.

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HIT BY SEVENTY FIRES

The enormous fire which destroyed a large part of the forest between Tepebası and Kalkanlı continued to challenge firefighters through the days that followed – but police revealed that it was just one of 70 blazes recorded last week.

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