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481. On this Day on 17 September 1625

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/on-this-day-on-17-september-1625

On 17 September 1625, Pietro della Valle, a Roman traveler of patrician birth, made an entry in his journal about the church of Saint Lazarus in Larnaca, Cyprus...

482. Missing person’s funeral on hold pending legal debate

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/missing-person-s-funeral-on-hold-pending-legal-debate

A recent case involving partial remains of one of Cyprus missing persons is keeping a family from burying their loved one, as the coroner cannot positively confirm their relative’s death to issue a certificate...

483. Former trustee says Credit Unions were in chaos

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/former-trustee-says-credit-unions-were-in-chaos

Another former trustee of the defunct Cyprus Cooperative Bank speaks out, describing a world of chaos at the financial institution where lack of expertise, political pressure, and wrongdoing ruled the day ...

484. Two Greek soldiers released from Turkish jail return home

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/two-greek-soldiers-released-from-turkish-jail-return-home

Two Greek soldiers freed after months in a Turkish prison returned to Greece by government jet early Wednesday after their unexpected release by a provincial court....

485. Archbishop favours scrapping five religious school holidays

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/archbishop-favours-scrapping-five-religious-school-holidays

Archbishop Chrysostomos says religious holidays on school days no longer serve their purpose, suggesting that five of them should be eliminated while also taking a jab at union teachers...

486. Cypriot erases her religious profile from state records

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-erases-her-religious-profile-from-state-records

A Nicosia dentist could be the first Cypriot who successfully managed to remove her religious preferences from state records, saying fellow citizens who wish to do the same will now find it easier...

487. Two district workers arrested in Limassol fire

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/two-district-workers-arrested-in-limassol-fire

Police arrested two employees of the Limassol District Administration in connection with a fire, which broke out while fire fighters were battling another fire elsewhere...

488. FYROM name deal ‘days away,’ both sides say

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/fyrom-name-deal-‘days-away-both-sides-say

There was a sense Tuesday that Athens and Skopje were inching toward a deal on the ongoing “Macedonia” name dispute despite domestic opposition in both countries, with several protest rallies planned for Greece Wednesday....

489. ‘Severna Makedonija’ on the table

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/‘severna-makedonija-on-the-table

As Athens and Skopje appear to be edging towards a solution on the Macedonia name dispute, reports indicated on Thursday that the Republic of Northern Macedonia (Severna Makedonija) is the likeliest settlement....

490. Mirror images of national agony

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/mirror-images-of-national-agony

When I hear “Macedonia is Greek!” I think of the slogan used by opponents to Irish independence in the early 1900s:“Ulster is British” ...

491. Ireland votes in 'once-in-a-generation' abortion referendum

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ireland-votes-in-once-in-a-generation-abortion-referendum

Ireland began voting on Friday in an abortion referendum that could be a milestone on a path of change in a country that, only two decades ago, was one of Europe’s most socially conservative...

492. Godly giants in kilts: Meet Greece's best-known soldiers

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/godly-giants-in-kilts-meet-greece-s-best-known-soldiers

It might be the short, pleated kilts, tasselled black garters and pompom-tipped shoes, but there's something more endearing than intimidating about Greece's best-known military unit, the Presidential Guard...

493. Catholic archbishop convicted in Australia of concealing child sex abuse

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/catholic-archbishop-convicted-in-australia-of-concealing-child-sex-abuse

An Australian archbishop was found guilty on Tuesday of concealing child sex abuse by a priest, which Australian media said it made him the most senior Catholic in the world to be convicted on such a charge...

494. Greek village ‘lost for words’ over news of Texan shooter

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greek-village-‘lost-for-words-over-news-of-texan-shooter

The family of the Texan teen gunman were “quiet, peaceable people” who never raised eyebrows in the Greek village where his father spent his youth...

495. Harry and Meghan seal it with a kiss

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/harry-and-meghan-seal-it-with-a-kiss

Britain’s Prince Harry and American actress Meghan Markle were pronounced husband and wife on Saturday by the Archbishop of Canterbury in a glittering union that brought a measure of modern Hollywood glamour into the 1,000-year-old monarchy...

496. Prince Charles to walk Meghan down the aisle

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/prince-charles-to-walk-meghan-markle-down-the-aisle

Prince Charles, the heir to the British throne, will walk Meghan Markle down the aisle at her glittering wedding to his son Prince Harry after her own father had to pull out because of ill health...

497. Conservation completed on two historic churches in Famagusta

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/conservation-completed-on-two-historic-churches-in-famagusta

A ceremony will be held on May 26 in Turkish-occupied Famagusta to mark the completion of conservation works on two historic churches, located in the walled city...

498. Britain slashes top stake on gambling machines to £2

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/britain-slashes-top-stake-on-gambling-machines-to-£2

Britain will cut the maximum stake on fixed odds betting terminals to just two pounds after the government rejected claims that it would damage the industry in favour of efforts to tackle problem gambling...

499. Boy’s death could be turning point in health debate

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/stavros-death-could-be-turning-point-in-health-debate

The state is footing the bill for the funeral of 10-year-old Stavros Georgallis, whose death from a traumatic brain injury resulted in the arrest of two doctors and reopened the health debate in Cyprus...

500. Europe should wake up to the destruction of Cyprus heritage

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/europe-should-wake-up-to-the-destruction-of-cyprus-heritage

Chair of the European Parliament’s Committee on Petitions Cecilia Wikstrom on Monday urged Europe to take further action to protect Cyprus’ cultural heritage in the Turkish-held north of the island...

501. Greek foreign minister dismayed by Greece’s 'vilification' in Cyprus court

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greek-foreign-minister-cross-examined-in-kykkos-land-dispute

Greek Foreign Minister Nicos Kotzias told the Nicosia District Court on Monday that it is a shame that his country and the Church cannot solve amicably a legal dispute over a land transfer...

502. Meghan Markle's father to walk her down aisle

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/meghan-markle-s-father-to-walk-her-down-aisle

Meghan Markle’s father will walk her down the aisle when the American actress marries Britain’s Prince Harry this month and both her parents will meet Queen Elizabeth and senior royals in the run-up to the ceremony...

503. Looted church mosaic has been located on someone's wall

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/looted-mosaic-from-cyprus-church-has-been-located-on-someone-s-wall

A rare mosaic depicting Apostle Mark from the Church of Kanakaria has been located, according to The Walk of Truth, a non-profit organization which campaigns for these last mosaic fragments from the church be included on Interpol’s list of stolen artworks...

504. Stockholm church bells play 'Wake me up' in Avicii tribute

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/stockholm-church-bells-play-wake-me-up-in-avicii-tribute

The family of the artist said they were grateful for the numerous public tributes paid, but offered no details on his unexpected death...

505. Cyprus regains rare mosaic stolen after 1974

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/cyprus-regains-rare-orthodox-christian-mosaic-stolen

Archbishop Chrysostomos II said that the artistry that went into the mosaic coupled with its rarity made the work a symbol of Cyprus' "stolen heritage. "...

506. President offers condolences on the passing of Barbara Bush

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/president-offers-condolences-on-the-passing-of-barbara-bush

A private funeral for former U.S. first lady Barbara Bush, the only American woman to see her husband and son both sworn in as president, will be held on Saturday...

507. Church defrocks priest convicted of sexual assault

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/church-deposes-priest-convicted-of-sexual-assault

The Holy Synod decided unanimously on Wednesday to defrock the priest who was convicted in 2015 for sexually assaulting Elena Frantzi, the 29-year-old woman whose recent death shocked the public and left church and state scramble for answers....

508. Celebrating Israel’s 70th Independence Day in Cyprus

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/celebrating-israel-s-70th-independence-day-in-cyprus

The significant natural gas reserves in the Eastern Mediterranean offer much potential for joint ventures and commercial growth...

509. Cyprus church in legal dispute with Greece

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/kykkos-and-greece-in-legal-dispute

The Kykkos Holy Monastery and the Greek government are locked in a legal dispute over a plot of land in Nicosia, with the Greek foreign minister due to testify soon in court. ...

510. Cypriots celebrate Easter

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriots-get-ready-for-easter-sunday

It may be spring recess in some parts of the world, but it is almost the end of Holy Week in Cyprus where people get ready for Saturday midnight mass and Easter Sunday celebrations. Tradition mixed with good food and some dangerous customs blend together to make what Cypriots call Easter holidays....

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