https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/op-ed-the-fall-of-the-us-republic
Sometimes I am not sure if I became a historian because I am pessimistic by nature, or if I became pessimistic because I am a historian....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greece-german-rises-to-second-place-in-foreign-languages
German appears to be elbowing out French as the second most popular foreign language after English taught in Greek schools. According to the German Language Teachers Union, the ratio of pupils taking German as their second foreign language rose from 20% in 2000 to 49% in 2013-14 and to just over 50% in the 2020-21 academic year....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/poland-calls-on-eu-to-halt-issuance-of-schengen-visas-to-russians
Poland wants the Schengen Area countries to completely stop issuing Russians visas for short-term stays in the 26 Schengen countries as a part of the sanctions imposed due to the ongoing invasion of Ukraine by the Russian military....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/zelensky-to-address-cypriot-house
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will address the Cypriot parliament on Thursday, during a busy week on the island with US diplomat visits and after local media suggested Nicosia was grappling with a difficult dilemma...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-in-germany-allegedly-gets-90-covid-jabs-to-sell-forged-vaccine-passes
A man in Germany has allegedly been given the COVID jab up to 90 times in order to sell forged vaccination cards....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/revoking-golden-passports-to-russians-‘impossible
An EU recommendation to member states to recall passports issued to Russian and Belarusian oligarchs on the bloc’s sanctions list puts Cyprus in an awkward position....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/lagarde-cyprus-will-be-affected-by-inflation-and-rising-energy-costs
Cyprus will be affected by inflationary pressures and higher energy costs due to its dependence on oil imports for electricity generation, according to European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-has-highest-rate-of-femicides-by-population-compared-to-other-countries-in-study
A total of 13 femicides were committed in Cyprus between 2019 and 2020, with the victims in two cases being young girls....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/€12-9-million-in-revenue-collected-from-gambling-sector-in-2021
The betting sector in Cyprus has rebounded, reaching pre-COVID-19 levels in the fourth quarter of 2021, according to financial data released by the National Betting Authority (NBA) on Tuesday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cablenet-reports-double-digit-growth-for-2021
During 2021 revenue reached €53.5M, a healthy 14% growth over 2020. This double-digit growth in revenue was driven, largely by the significant growth in the overall Subscriber base, which recorded a 30% increase over the previous year. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ministers-point-out-the-need-for-the-cyprus-experience-in-tourism
There is a need for quality tourism in Cyprus as well as one that can be resilient in the face of a continuing crisis, ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/major-projects-underway-in-larnaca-nicosia
The Cyprus real estate and construction sectors are moving past the demise of the scrapped Citizenship for Investment Programme, turning their attention to the capital and the once-neglected coastal town of Larnaca, while Limassol, with its high-rises and cosmopolitan lifestyle, is still seeing part of the action....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/shanghai-facing-biggest-lockdown-in-2-years
Shanghai, the Chinese financial capital of 25 million people, is facing the worst outbreak of covid-19 cases in two years and entering a two-phase lockdown....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ukraine-crisis-stains-church-elections-in-cyprus
A Cypriot theologian has blown the lid off the game of thrones in archbishopric elections on the island, suggesting anti-Russia agenda is behind efforts to take the vote away from believers who might favor a pro-Moscow candidate in order to task the Holy Synod with naming the winner...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-ranks-first-place-in-eu-for-first-time-asylum-applications-per-million-inhabitants
Cyprus had the highest number of registered first-time asylum applicants per million residents in 2021, according to the latest data released by Eurostat, the EU’s statistical service....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ministry-of-foreign-affairs-700-protection-applications-submitted-by-ukrainian-refugees-in-cyprus
About 700 refugees from Ukraine have applied for sanctuary in Cyprus, according to Minister of Interior Nicos Nouris. The Ministry of Interior has begun issuing residency cards for the applicants which will allow them to apply for work, avail of medical services, and procure housing and food....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-welcomes-the-adoption-of-eu-strategic-compass
Cyprus welcomed the adoption of the EU Security and Defense Compass Strategy....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mob-turns-violent-over-strike-breaker-bus-driver
A crowd of bus company workers on strike in Nicosia became aggressive after a march on Wednesday, with police officers unable to clear way for a driver who broke ranks and attempted to get back to work...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/financial-assistance-of-more-than-2-5-million-euros-to-affected-farmers
Financial assistance in the amount of €2,529,000 will be given to farmers who suffered losses due to damage caused to their crops from adverse weather conditions and other causes, according to an announcement from the government today. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/hellenic-acquires-553-million-euros-worth-of-cypriot-corporate-loans-from-rcb
Hellenic Bank has acquired 553 million euros worth of Cypriot business loans from RCB Bank, increasing its loan portfolio to over 7.2 billion euros....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/pimp-locked-up-in-limassol-brothel-case
A man in Limassol has been sentenced to eight years in prison for pandering, after police detained him and four women during a prostitution sting in late 2020...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-produced-543-000-tons-of-solid-waste-in-2020
Today, March 18, marks World Recycling Day. It is the day when people around the world raise awareness on the importance of recycling and reuse, which are key to converting waste into resources for a circular economy....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/consulco-hosted-the-digital-event-uk-economy-and-real-estate-outlook
Consulco has successfully hosted the UK Economy and Real Estate Outlook event, along with four leading organization that have provided insights on the pressures the UK is facing today and their impact on key property markets. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/moscow-jumps-on-burisma-links-to-kiev
Moscow has put together an elaborate diagram alleging Biden connections to Ukrainian biological labs, with new revelations initially described by Washington as “Russian disinformation” now gaining traction in the United States and reaching all the way to Cyprus...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/zelensky-to-us-congress-is-it-too-much-to-ask-for-a-no-fly-zone-video
President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine is going through 9/11 and Pearl Harbor every day, urged the US to protect his skies as he invoked Martin Luther King and the Founding Fathers in a heart-wrenching speech to Congress on Wednesday morning....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/thirty-million-people-in-13-cities-are-put-into-covid-lockdown-in-china
Thirty million people in 13 cities across China have been put back into a Covid-19 lockdown with hazmat-wearing officials back on the streets on a scale not seen since the pandemic began....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-is-losing-its-russians-confronting-existential-questions-about-its-economy
For decades, Cyprus built an economy that courted Russians — Russian tourists, Russian investors, Russian oligarchs.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/loss-of-1-5-to-2-of-cypriot-gdp-due-to-a-ban-on-russian-flights
Cyprus could lose 1.5% to 2% of its growth rate this year if the Cypriot airspace (under EU sanctions) to Russia remains closed for the whole of 2022, estimates the rating agency DBRS Morningstar, noting that despite the negative impact, the war in Ukraine will not derail the medium-term prospects of the Cypriot economy....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-vaccine-findings-pose-tough-questions-for-parents-of-young-children
For American parents, particularly those with young children, the last couple of months have been dizzying and beyond frustrating....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/time-to-lift-unjust-sanctions-on-turkey-s-defense-industry-erdogan-tells-biden
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told U.S. President Joe Biden in a phone call on Thursday that it was past time to lift all "unjust" sanctions on Turkey's defense industry....
