https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/leading-brands-pledge-jobs-for-thousands-of-refugees
The companies - which include Amazon, Accenture, and Adidas - have committed to hiring and training over 250,000 refugees in the next three years....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/echoes-of-silence-the-unheard-cries-of-drowning-children
The tragedy off the coast of Pylos is beyond words. The act of people drowning at sea, especially children, is a haunting curse in the Mediterranean Sea that is unfortunately not unfamiliar....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkish-president-s-construction-plans-in-occupied-kato-deryneia
In a recent statement, Deryneia Mayor Andros Karayiannis expressed concerns regarding Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's plans for the construction of over a thousand residential units in occupied Kato Deryneia. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/belarus-receives-russian-tactical-nuclear-weapons
Belarus has started to receive tactical nuclear weapons from Russia, its leader has said....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/backlash-over-cyprus-vat-refund-change
The recent decision made by the Department of Customs to raise the expenditure limit for VAT refunds to third-country travelers visiting Cyprus is receiving criticism for its adverse effects on tourism expenditure....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/struggle-for-disabled-children-from-ukraine-continues-in-host-countries
A recent survey conducted by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has revealed that approximately 12% of families who fled Ukraine due to the conflict have at least one member with a disability....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/planetarium-cyprus-where-science-and-wonder-converge
Some people ask, ''Does a planetarium merely provide answers, or does it also evoke questions?'' Achilleas Kentonis, the executive director of the Interstellar Institute, responds, ''First and foremost, it stimulates questions, and then answers naturally follow.''...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-mauled-to-death-in-shark-attack
A young Russian man was mauled to death by a shark off one of Egypt's Red Sea resorts, according to Egyptian and Russian authorities....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/deaths-confirmed-after-kherson-dam-collapse
Rescue teams have been working round the clock in Kherson and the surrounding districts searching for survivors stranded by the flooding....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/crime-not-ruled-out-in-russian-fire-in-cyprus
Cypriot media reported this week that a fire at the Russian Cultural Center in Nicosia was not the result of a criminal act, but police headquarters on Thursday clarified that while no evidence of arson had been found in their investigation, neither crime nor accident have been ruled out by the department...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-police-rule-out-arson-in-russian-cultural-center-fire
Cyprus police have ruled out the possibility that the fire that broke out last April at the Russian Cultural Center in Nicosia was arson....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/billiard-forfeit-over-flag-sparks-debate
A Greek Cypriot billiard player took to social media this week to express his frustration over a decision to forfeit a game against a Turkish Cypriot athlete, sparking debate on social media over sports and politics...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/threat-to-ukraine-s-nuclear-plant-neutralized-after-kakhovka-dam-blast
The destruction of the Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine poses a threat to the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, but the situation at the facility is under control, Ukraine's state atomic power agency said on Tuesday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/finmin-underlines-the-importance-of-disciplined-policy
The contact circle with the banks has not been completed, and there will be a new one to adopt measures that will provide relief to borrowers regarding the increased interest rates....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-cyprus-conundrum-hakan-fidan-s-potential-role-in-shaping-turkish-policy
The ''Turkish Century'' heralded by the re-election of Recep Tayyip Erdogan officially unfolds on Friday, generating interest in the individuals that the Turkish president will select for his cabinet. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/schengen-visa-processing-delays-impact-turkish-citizens
Citizens of Türkiye have started to consider traveling to destinations other than those in the European Union/Schengen Area as they keep on facing Schengen visa processing delays as well as long waiting times for available appointment slots.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/local-home-buyers-feel-priced-out-in-divided-cyprus
Cypriots on both sides of the divided island have been noticing real estate prices going up in recent years due to foreign buyers willing shell out more, with reports suggesting the trend is going nowhere but up...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/minister-calls-for-duty-free-halloumi-exports-to-australia
Minister for Agriculture Petros Xenophontos participated in the Agriculture and Fisheries Council of the EU on Tuesday, where he participated in discussions regarding the state of the agricultural market in the EU as well as trade with Ukraine.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/why-are-food-prices-so-high-in-europe
It is the most basic of staple food items: sliced white bread. In Britain, the average price of a loaf was 28 percent higher in April, at 1.39 pounds, or $1.72, than it was a year earlier....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/china-digs-deeper-to-explore-new-frontiers
Chinese scientists have begun drilling a 10,000-meter (32,808 feet) hole into the Earth’s crust, as the world’s second-largest economy explores new frontiers above and below the planet’s surface....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-tourism-soars-despite-russian-sanctions
Tourism in Cyprus appears to be recovering from the repercussions of sanctions on Russia, following the invasion of Ukraine, recording an increase of 8% compared to 2019 which was a very good season for the island, according to figures discussed on Tuesday during a parliamentary committee on tourism in the presence of Deputy Minister of Tourism Kostas Koumis....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/erdogan-wins-turkish-election
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has won Turkey’s presidential election, defeating opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu in Sunday’s runoff vote and stretching his rule into a third decade...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/us-ambassador-praises-cyprus-on-sanctions
US Ambassador Julie Fisher is dismissing claims that Washington is using arm-twisting tactics in Nicosia for sanctioning companies on the island, while pointing out Cypriot government statements are in line with the EU’s transatlantic consensus on Russia’s war in Ukraine...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-leads-in-new-asylum-applicants-per-population-but-overall-numbers-decrease
Cyprus had the highest rate of new applicants for asylum compared to its population in February 2023, according to data released by Eurostat, the statistical service of the EU. At the same time, however, new asylum applications have significantly reduced compared to last year....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-committed-to-bearing-cost-of-sanctions-on-russia
Cyprus said on Thursday it was committed to upholding European Union sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine and urged the bloc to support sectors, such as shipping, that have felt the impact of EU decisions...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/norway-warns-people-to-stay-away-to-protect-spy-whale-s-well-being
People should 'avoid contact' with a famous beluga whale to avoid accidentally injuring or killing it, the Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries has said....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nicosia-looks-forward-to-hosting-next-3-1-summit
During a reception held by the Embassy of Israel in Nicosia to commemorate Israel's 75th independence anniversary, Cyprus's Defense Minister, Michalis Giorgallas, expressed that Nicosia eagerly looks forward to hosting the next political level 3+1 meeting involving Cyprus, Greece, Israel, and the USA before the year's end. Additionally, Cyprus plans to host the 9th Cyprus, Greece, and Israel Trilateral Summit in 2023....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/eba-tightens-its-grip-in-response-to-sanctions
Following the uproar caused by the lists of sanctions issued by the US, UK, and European authorities, the European Banking Authority (EBA) is tightening its standards in response. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nicosia-ups-voice-during-defense-meeting-in-brussels
Defence Minister Michalis Giorgallas stressed that EU - NATO needs to take place on an equal footing for all member states, speaking after the conclusion of the Foreign Affairs Council which was held in Brussels on Tuesday in its Defence Ministers configuration...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-favors-sanctions-while-taking-jab-at-turkey
Cypriot Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos has accused Turkey of shunning Europe’s sanctions against Russia, while also expressing his own country’s support for a 'proper implementation' of measures amid reports that Athens cried foul over Kiev’s proposal to blacklist Greek companies...
