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Members of the nationalist Cypriot party Elam (National Popular Front) march with a banner during a protest against the measures imposed on the banking sector

Immigrants are increasingly the target of attacks on the stricken holiday island, writes Charlotte McDonald-Gibson in Trachoni

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It is the latest attempt to meet the terms of the IMF/ECB bailout

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Nicos Anastasiades has authorised the accountant-general to cut his salary to show solidarity with Cyprus' savers

President of Cpyrus says country was a euro 'experiment'

In a speech laden with criticism of Europe’s currency union for “experimenting” with the island’s fate, the president of Cyprus has said the risk of bankruptcy has been contained and it has no intention of leaving the euro.

Andry Lambrou: 'They should confiscate the villas first. Whatever I had I worked for'

'I spent it all. Thank God I did!' Relief for now in Cyprus – but pessimism still reigns

Fears for jobs, banks and other industries are high

Cyprus: a haircut for the people, a pay cut for President Nicos Anastasiades – but banks open amid tight security and cash restrictions that could last a month

Restrictions could be fully lifted in a month, Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides says

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Former Fulham manager expresses frustration with the periods of inactivity in the job

A protester rips an EU flag during an antibailout rally outside the presidential palace in Nicosia yesterday

Cyprus tells its citizens how much money they can spend after €10bn bailout

Limits imposed on cash transfers as island scrambles to prevent a run on its banks

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England will be desperate to win their group

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