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Cyprus foreign minister quits in presidential succession battle
NICOSIA (Reuters) - Cypriot Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday he had tendered his resignation, in an internal power...
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Migrants help Pope Francis celebrate 85th birthday
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - A group of migrants from refugee camps in Cyprus who are being resettled...
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First group of migrants from Cyprus relocated under Pope pledge
NICOSIA (Reuters) - A first group of migrants left Cyprus on Thursday as part of an initiative by Pope Francis...
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Pope says willing to go to Moscow to meet Orthodox Patriarch
By Philip Pullella ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (Reuters) - Pope Francis said on Monday he was willing to go to...
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Pope ends Mediterranean trip defending refugee rights
By Karolina Tagaris and Philip Pullella ATHENS (Reuters) - Pope Francis heard from young people including children of migrants who...
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Pope says migrants living in gulag conditions amid indifference
By Philip Pullella and Michele Kambas NICOSIA (Reuters) -Pope Francis, at an emotional meeting with migrants, said on Friday he...
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Pope to facilitate re-location of 50 migrants, Cyprus says
By Philip Pullella and Michele Kambas NICOSIA (Reuters) - Cyprus said on Friday that 50 migrants in the country would...
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Pope deplores ‘terrible laceration’ of divided Cyprus, urges dialogue
By Philip Pullella and Michele Kambas NICOSIA, Cyprus (Reuters) -Pope Francis on Thursday urged Cypriots to seek dialogue to heal...
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Pope Francis to visit Greece to boost Catholic-Orthodox ties
By Deborah Kyvrikosaios ATHENS (Reuters) - Roman Catholics in mainly Orthodox Greece are preparing excitedly for a visit by Pope...
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With migrants in mind, Pope Francis visits divided Cyprus
By Michele Kambas NICOSIA (Reuters) - Pope Francis visits Cyprus this week to lend his support to a conflict-riven island...
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Maronites in Cyprus hope Pope can help save their culture
By Michele Kambas KORMAKITIS, Cyprus (Reuters) - As day breaks over a tiny hamlet in north-west Cyprus, some 20 people...
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Cyprus arrests man in connection with alleged kidnap of Israeli boy -police
NICOSIA (Reuters) - A man has been arrested in Cyprus in connection with the alleged kidnapping of an Israeli boy...
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Pope to help 50 migrants in Cyprus relocate to Italy after trip to region
By Philip Pullella and Michele Kambas VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis has arranged to have 50 migrants from Cyprus...
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Vatican confirms December Pope trip to Cyprus and Greece
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican on Friday officially announced that Pope Francis will visit Cyprus and...
Read moreGreece says wants to discuss maritime zones with Turkey
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece said it would be willing to agree with Turkey on demlimiting their respective economic zones at...
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Russians opt for foreign beach breaks over COVID curbs
By Mikhail Antonov and Svetlana Ivanova MOSCOW (Reuters) - Facing the toughest restrictions since the early months of the pandemic,...
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U.S. considering adding Israel, Romania, Bulgaria to visa waiver program
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said on Tuesday the United States is considering adding...
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Pope to visit Cyprus and Greece, including Lesbos island, Dec. 2-6
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis will visit Cyprus and Greece, including the Greek island of Lesbos to meet migrants,...
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Cypriot artist angers church and government with protest paintings
NICOSIA (Reuters) - Cypriot artist George Gavriel almost lost his job as a high school headmaster after his works depicting...
Read moreMagnitude 6 quake hits eastern Mediterranean, USGS reports
ATHENS (Reuters) - A magnitude 6 earthquake hit the eastern Mediterranean off the Greek island of Karpathos on Tuesday, the...
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