https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/woman-in-quarantine-dies-home-alone-in-paphos
A woman in Paphos died at home on Wednesday where she was staying in self-isolation, with authorities unsure whether her death was related to her virus infection...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/un-secretary-general-guterres-in-self-isolation-after-covid-contact
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced on Tuesday that he had come in contact with a UN official who tested positive for Covid-19. He is now in self-isolation for a few days, according to diplomatic sources....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/winter-landscape-in-cyprus-after-skies-open-up
There was snow high up in the mountains on Tuesday night, when the skies opened up in many parts of the island with severe weather also causing power outages in the west...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/5-000-pcr-tests-per-day-at-both-cyprus-airports
About five thousand passengers daily undergo PCR testing at both Larnaca and Paphos airport combined, according to Maria Kouroupi, Senior Director of Aviation Development, Marketing & Communication of Hermes Airports....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-braces-as-mini-medicane-gathers-force
A low pressure system from the west is affecting Cyprus, with officials warning over strong winds and heavy rains on Tuesday night and in the daytime on Wednesday, but conditions will improve after mid-week...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/joint-action-to-defend-and-promote-democracy
Across the globe, democracy and human rights are increasingly under siege. Far from being an issue isolated to the “developing” world, democracies new and old are combatting existential crises of creeping authoritarianism, rising inequality, and malign influence both domestically and from abroad. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/minister-of-health-announces-new-measures
Minister of Health Michalis Hadjipantelas held a news conference today at noon to announce stricter measures in order to reduce the growing number of coronavirus cases recorded on a daily basis in Cyprus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/squall-hits-cyprus-as-snow-flurries-fall-in-troodos
The first snow for the outgoing year was recorded high up in Troodos Mountains Wednesday morning, as the island is being battered by strong winds...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/35-000-protesters-demonstrate-against-covid-measures-in-austria
Tens of thousands of protesters, many from far-right groups, marched through Vienna on Saturday after the Austrian government announced a nationwide lockdown beginning Monday to contain the country’s skyrocketing coronavirus infections....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/diverse-weather-to-continue-through-the-weekend
Heavy thunderstorms on the Limassol - Nicosia highway around 11:40 on Friday morning (19/11) resulted in slower traffic speeds....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mixed-weather-to-persist-over-next-several-days
A weak high pressure system is still affecting the area over Cyprus, with a low to medium chance of rain and temperatures expected to drop to normal averages for this time of the year...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/operation-rampdown
Britain's response to Covid is set to be dramatically scaled back early next year as part of a pandemic 'exit strategy' codenamed 'Rampdown'....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/the-pandemic-adversely-affected-students-mental-health
The effects of the Covid-19 disease pandemic on the quality of life and mental health of students in Cyprus are recorded in a study published in September 2021 by the Frederick University Mental Resilience Research Unit....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tatar-puts-up-new-fight-for-squeaky-cheese
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar is taking to task European Union decisions on halloumi/hellim, the island’s famous cheese, saying they favor Greek Cypriots and leave their counterparts in the north at the mercy of inspectors approved by the south...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/bad-weather-still-looms-after-wet-weekend
An unstable weather pattern producing heavy winds and thunderstorms is still affecting parts of the island, following reports of flooding incidents in Larnaca over the weekend that also caused flight diversions and delays at the airport...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/the-cost-of-erdogan-s-behavior
Driven by arrogance and his neo-Ottoman ambitions, Recep Tayyip Erdogan behaves as if Turkey is some sort of unbound superpower which is immune to criticism...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/pcr-tests-no-longer-required-for-fully-vaccinated-travelers-to-the-uk
The British government has announced that from 24 October fully vaccinated travelers to England from non-red list countries will be able to take the rapid lateral flow test as a coronavirus test on the second day of arrival instead of the more expensive PCR test....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/epidemiological-risk-assessment-of-countries
Announcement from the Ministry of Health...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/1-coronavirus-what-are-the-main-symptoms-of-long-covid
All citizens, young and old, should be vaccinated, scientists say, as studies show that asymptomatic patients - in the first phase - developed long Covid symptoms after months....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/uk-testing
Britain will no longer require fully vaccinated travelers to undergo a PCR test prior to departure as of today. This rule applies only to travelers to England....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ankara-expresses-ire-over-greek-french-defense-agreement
In its first official response to the defense agreement...Turkey expressed its ire at “Greece’s maximalist claims,”...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/protected-too-late-us-officials-report-more-than-20-extinctions
The ivory-billed woodpecker, which birders have been seeking in the bayous of Arkansas, is gone forever, according to federal officials....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/rain-on-the-way-but-still-good-amount-of-sunshine
A low pressure system has moved in over Cyprus bringing chances of rain in local areas, but mixed weather is still the predominant feature with periods of sunshine and cloudy skies all the way through Sunday...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-who-threatened-president-pleads-guilty
A man accused of issuing a threat against the Cypriot president has entered a change of plea, following his arrest in Limassol last year after he was identified by foreign intelligence as a terrorist sympathizer...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-trends-cooler-and-wetter-into-fall
Weather conditions in Cyprus are expected to include a lot cooler evening temperatures, rain, and strong winds in parts of the island, but levels will rise again over the weekend...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/russia-president-putin-in-quarantine
Russian President Vladimir Putin is self-isolating after several members of his entourage were found to be positive of the coronavirus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-country-categorization
The Ministry of Health announced today the new classification of countries in specific categories....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cruise-ship-docks-at-paphos-after-covid-ordeal
Passengers on a luxury cruise with alternating departures in Greece and Egypt ended up in Paphos on Sunday for a brief stop, after the Cairo-bound ship had to turn back following a COVID case on board...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/taliban-says-‘war-is-over-in-afghanistan
The spokesman for the Taliban's political office on Sunday declared the war was over in Afghanistan and called for peaceful relations with the international community...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-under-warning-as-weather-could-turn-violent
An unstable air mass is affecting areas over Cyprus, with a yellow warning in effect Thursday due to high chances of midday showers and thunderstorms, including heavy winds and possible hailstorms...
