https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/550-employees-leave-bank-of-cyprus
The Bank of Cyprus announced the successful completion of a voluntary staff retirement plan. Through the Plan, approximately 550 employees have been approved for severance,
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/tighter-controls-and-penalties-for-cross-border-transactions-in-cyprus
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) is introducing additional controls for cross-border services and announced that investor protection will be strengthened under new rules regarding how complaints are handled....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/us-government-getting-serious-about-ufo-s
The Pentagon will soon open an office focused exclusively on investigating UFO sightings, according to a statement released by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) on July 20....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/techno-parties-to-rebuild-villages-being-organized-by-young-ukrainians
In a village in northern Ukraine that was devastated by Russian occupation only months ago, a techno party is in full swing....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/psychotherapy-through-pentadaktylos
A few days ago, an image showing the Pentadaktylos mountain range with the words "We all need therapy" written on it, replacing the Turkish Cypriot flag, went viral. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/monkeypox-protocols-being-discussed-today
The Minister of Health, Michalis Hadjipantela, called for a meeting on Monday to take stock of the latest data, as well as Cyprus' level of preparedness in dealing with monkeypox....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/depression-unlikely-caused-by-chemical-imbalance-in-the-brain
A recent review study is pushing back against long-held views in medicine that depression is caused by a serotonin imbalance in the brain....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/op-ed-about-racism
The image of a 43-year-old Cypriot man beating a woman of African descent with an infant in her arms is the definition of racist gender-based violence....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/some-of-the-best-beach-bars-of-ayia-napa-and-protaras
Relaxing moments, captivating music, and delightful drinks by the sea, set on white sandy beaches. You’ll never want to leave the island after this....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-miracle-worker-honored-for-his-contribution-to-fetal-medicine
Kypros Nicolaides, the UK Cypriot pioneer Professor in Fetal Medicine at King’s College London, has been presented with Greece’s Gold Medal of the Order of the Phoenix by Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/photo-blunder-throws-north-into-chaos
A photo printed on lottery tickets in the north has landed officials in the hot seat and started a political media war, after it was revealed that depicted fighters holding a Turkish flag were actually Greek Cypriot paramilitaries rejoicing after capturing a Turkish Cypriot stronghold in 1964...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/two-arrested-in-suspected-racial-attack-in-nicosia
Nicosia police are investigating a possible racially-motivated attack downtown last Friday, with two young men arrested over the weekend after a foreign national said he was assaulted as he was walking home from work...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/foreign-tourist-goes-after-ayia-napa-police
A Chinese man living in London is seeking public support as he takes on the police in Ayia Napa, saying he was physically and verbally abused in a racially-motivated encounter during the pandemic and further alleging he was denied access to a lawyer...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ukraine-and-russia-finalize-deal-on-grain-export
An agreement for the safe export of grain from Ukraine was signed at noon on Friday by Kyiv and Moscow in Istanbul....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/op-ed-the-end-of-prim-and-proper
In the last 47 years, there have been moments in the history of Greek-Turkish relations during which a decent and honest arrangement could have been made....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/electricity-grid-capacity-to-be-increased-as-temperatures-soar
Despite high temperatures, ongoing electricity demand remains lower than the one observed last summer, the grid's capacity is, however, expected to increase next week, to be able to respond to higher demand, according to Vrahimis Koutsoloukas, a spokesperson of the Cyprus Transfer System Administrator (CTSA)....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ukraine-russia-set-to-sign-deal-on-resuming-grain-exports
Russian and Ukrainian officials were poised Friday to sign deals designed to clear millions of tons of desperately needed grain for export, ending a standoff brought on by the war in Ukraine that threatened food security around the globe....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/germany-dims-lights-as-it-leads-europe-in-saving-energy
Summer nights in the wealthy Bavarian city of Augsburg this year are eerily dark and quiet: The facades of historic buildings are not illuminated, street lights are dimmed and most of the fountains are not operating....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/operation-pangea-illegal-pharmaceuticals-worth-11-million-seized-worldwide
Operation PANGEA, an international initiative targetting the illegal internet trade in pharmaceutical products, resulted in the seizure of 462 items in the form of pills, sprays, and gels, along with 123 food supplements in Cyprus. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ecb-raises-interest-rates-5-with-further-rate-hikes-on-the-horizon
The European Central Bank (ECB) increased interest rates by more than expected on Thursday, raising its benchmark deposit rate by 50 basis points to zero percent, impacting the Cyprus banking system and local borrowers....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/covid-13-deaths-and-10-thousand-new-cases-detected-last-week
The Health Ministry in Cyprus announced on Friday that 12 COVID-19 patients, three women and nine men, died of COVID from 15 to 21 July while 10,152 new cases were traced with the positivity rate reaching 9.14%. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/ecommbx-earns-great-place-to-work®-certification
ECOMMBX is proud to announce that it has earned the coveted Great Place to Work® Certification with flying score, which is likely to be among the top – if not the highest – scores for this year....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/covid-guidelines-for-autumn-in-the-works
The possible arrival of Centaurus, a new Covid subvariant which is more contagious but not more severe, in tandem with the downward trend in infections with the BA.5 subvariant in the last seven days in Cyprus, is not alarming, the Minister of Health, Michalis Hadjipantela said on Thursday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/the-best-of-the-kathikas-area
The village of Kathikas is situated on a plateau 23 kilometers north of Paphos with a population of only 333....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/local-tastes-in-famagusta
Ever wonder where you can indulge in tasty traditional fare in the Famagusta area? ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/lidl-food-academy-in-limassol-during-the-summer
Lidl Cyprus is organising a series of summer events in Limassol, in the aim of offering flavours of summer to its customers and friends, as well as to make this summer even brighter!...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/sba-police-probe-corrupt-official-in-pizzo-case
A local man working for the Sovereign Base Areas in Cyprus is facing corruption charges, where he is being accused of receiving money from businesses in order to turn a blind eye on violations...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/scorcher-tightens-grip-over-cyprus
Another heat warning has been issued for Cyprus due to excessive temperatures, with daytime highs on Sunday expected to climb back up to 40 degrees in the afternoon, but evening skies call on sky enthusiasts to look up after sunset...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-officers-fly-to-germany-to-bring-groom-back
Cypriot police officers traveled to Germany this week to pick up a marriage fraud suspect, who is believed to have fled the island where his wife was recently recognized as a trafficking victim in an ongoing criminal case...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/schools-to-enhance-integration-of-migrant-children
There is a large number of migrant students in Cyprus in elementary and high schools and at the beginning of the next academic year, each school unit will set its goals and priorities to assist these students, Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou said Thursday....
