https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/china-retaliates-for-us-tariffs-slaps-duties-on-soybeans-planes-autos
The scale of China’s tariff targets was in line with Beijing’s pledge to mount a commensurate response...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-and-france-conduct-joint-search-and-rescue-exercise
The scenario dealt with a simulated maritime accident on a ship or platform...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/firm-challenges-blue-british-passport-contract-going-to-france
De La Rue said it would seek a judicial review of the provisional decision to award the British passport contract to an overseas company...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/china-space-station-burns-up-over-south-pacific
The 10.4-metre-long Tiangong-1, or “Heavenly Palace 1”, was launched in 2011 to carry out docking and orbit experiments...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/china-hammers-us-goods-with-tariffs
Eight other products, including pork and scrap aluminium, will now be subject to additional tariffs of 25 percent...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/paphos-mayor-says-car-park-permit-not-lawful
Paphos mayor Fedonas Fedonos says a parking lot outside a produce market was not licensed lawfully, pointing fingers at Turkish Cypriot Properties Management, while the private business says an offer had been refused by the city previously....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/sexual-misdemeanours-to-become-felonies
New draft legislation in the works would modify four types of sexual offences, by changing them from a misdemeanor to a felony and increasing considerably the sentencing lengths. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/j-p-in-saudi-arabia-in-dire-straits
The Cyprus-based J&P Overseas construction company is in a negative spotlight this week, after a series of damning letters sent by employees to Riyadh’s management were made public. The allegations are pretty ugly but the company vows to fix problems....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/two-archaeological-objects-handed-back-to-cyprus
The ancient objects were handed over to the Ambassador to Germany owners of the Galerie Günter Puhze...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/yulia-skripal-is-getting-better
British counter-terrorism police now believe Skripal and his 33-year-old daughter Yulia were poisoned with a nerve toxin...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/russian-spy-poisoned-by-nerve-agent-outside-home
Russia has denied any involvement in the attack and has said it suspects the British secret services of using the Novichok nerve agent...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-central-government-debt-at-€18-3-billion-at-end-2017
Cyprus central government debt reached 18.315 million in the end of 2017 marking a decline of 3.6% compared with 2016, according to data released today by the Finance Ministry’s Public Debt Management Office (PDMO)....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/china-says-north-korea-commitment-to-denuclearization
North Korea is willing to talk with the United States and hold a summit between the two countries...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/us-gifts-customs-equipment-to-cyprus
The US donates detection equipment to the Cyprus Customs Department in a move described as helping combat illicit trade, especially narcotics, and illegal weapons transfer....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-dust-rules-for-schools
High dust levels are expected to drop as rain sets in, but schools are not taking a chance on their students and are taking measures against outdoor exposure. Meanwhile, cooler and rainy weather is expected to clear the atmosphere while temperatures will rise again by Friday. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nicosia-will-not-follow-eu-and-expel-russian
Cyprus is among the 14 EU countries that will not take such measures...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/israeli-police-question-netanyahu-in-telecom-corruption-case
Netanyahu has denied any wrongdoing and says he is the victim of a witch hunt...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-leaders-host-turkish-president-erdogan-for-uneasy-summit
Erdogan will seek more money for Syrian refugees, a deeper customs union and progress on letting Turks visit Europe without visas...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-and-israel-conduct-joint-military-exercise
Various types of Israeli Airforce aircraft will also join the drill...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/at-least-53-killed-in-russia-shopping-mall-fire
The blaze started on an upper floor of the Winter Cherry complex while many of the victims were at the cinema...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/three-killed-in-french-supermarket-shooting
Three people were killed in southwestern France on Friday when a gunman held up a car, opened fire on police and then took hostages in a supermarket, screaming “Allahu Akbar”. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/two-victims-in-french-supermarket-hostage-taking-mayor
Mayor Eric Menassi also told LCI TV that the man had entered the shop screaming “Allahu Akbar, (God is greatest) I’ll kill you all”...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ankara-attacks-eu-for-backing-cyprus-and-greece
Turkey accused the EU of backing Athens and Nicosia simply because they are members...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/china-urges-us-away-from-brink-of-trade-war
China showed readiness to retaliate by declaring plans to levy additional duties on up to $3 billion of US imports...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/christodoulides-and-netanyahu-discuss-regional-developments-and-strengthening-of-bilateral-ties
Cyprus Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussed on Thursday regional developments and the strengthening of bilateral ties in energy and emergency situations, a press release issued by Netanyahu`s office said....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/kotzias-in-landmark-visit-to-skopje-amid-rift-at-home
Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias is due to conduct a landmark visit to Skopje Thursday, amid signs that Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia are edging closer to a solution on the latter’s official name, though differences remain within the coalition in Athens over the issue....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/self-driving-uber-car-kills-woman-crossing-street
The ride services company said it was suspending North American tests of its self-driving vehicles...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-uk-joint-sarex-conducted-monday
A joint Search and Rescue (SAR) Exercise, titled “CYPUK-01/18” was conducted on Monday, within the Search and Rescue Region and Exclusive Economic Zone of the Republic of Cyprus, with the participation of SAR Units and Personnel from the Republic of Cyprus and the United Kingdom....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nearly-400-000-cypriots-gamble
A total of 399,750 Cypriots above the age of 15 are involved in gambling activities, according to a survey by the National Betting Authority (NBA). The voice calling for more action is getting louder....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eni-says-it-will-follow-through
Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides got a reassuring statement in Rome from ENI’s Executive Vice President Lapo Pistelli, who said the energy company will honour its commitments with Cyprus. ...