https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/extraordinary-ministerial-meeting-in-the-afternoon
Ηealth Minister Michalis Hadjipantlelas and members of the Scientific Committee on the pandemic are meeting on Wednesday afternoon to assess the situation following a spike in coronavirus cases in Cyprus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-killed-in-apparent-accidental-shooting-in-limassol
A man was killed in Limassol on Wednesday morning with reports saying he was accidently shot in the head by his own son...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-study-finds-more-antibodies-in-specific-groups
A study by the University of Cyprus suggests people over 60, men, and persons who developed symptoms were more likely to have a higher count in lgG antibodies, with scientists hoping a second phase of the research would tackle antibody count after vaccination...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/judge-cancels-bail-hearing-in-fatal-hit-and-run
A Paphos judge has canceled a bail hearing for a suspect in a fatal two-car hit and run case, with prosecutors rushing the trial of the second driver and police saying they are in the dark regarding the first vehicle that struck the victim...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/larnaca-man-gunned-down-mob-style
Larnaca police went on high alert Tuesday night after the father of a witness who recently testified in a drug case was killed after being shot multiple times in the parking garage of his building...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greece-sets-pandemic-record-for-new-cases-with-whopping-21-657
Greece on Tuesday announced the highest ever number of new coronavirus infections with 24-hour data showing they soared to a whopping 21,657. It's the first time authorities have reported a five-digit number....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/first-ever-civil-marriage-of-non-muslim-couple-in-abu-dhabi
An Abu Dhabi court has issued a civil marriage certificate for a non-Muslim couple, for the first time in the United Arab Emirates, a Gulf country seeking a more liberal and progressive image, the Emirati news agency WAM reported....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/feeding-your-dogs-insects-can-help-fight-climate-change
Many pet owners reflexively bark “No!” when their dog or cat prepares to feast on a bug. But despite what scientists call the “yuck factor,” insects could be a sustainable secret ingredient for the booming pet food industry....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/illegal-poachers-turn-on-police-during-incident
Two suspected illegal bird trappers in Cyprus were briefly detained last week, with reports suggesting one of them bullied a police officer who arrived on site where activists were reporting a crime in progress...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/fully-vaccinated-cypriots-show-higher-antibody-levels-than-those-infected
Preliminary data from an ongoing study in Cyprus show that antibody levels following vaccination with the first and second dose against COVID-19 are at much higher levels than on people who were infected with the disease,...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/teen-girl-arrested-while-trying-to-retrieve-phone
A teenage girl in Paphos who was given a ride home by police officers was detained later on burglary charges, after she reportedly went back to the station to retrieve her phone...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-on-standby-as-christmas-cases-skyrocket
Health officials in the Republic of Cyprus went on high alert Monday after 1925 coronavirus cases were announced, confirming local predictions about a spike after Christmas weekend but local experts still needing time to understand the situation better...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/delta-flight-to-china-returns-to-seattle-while-in-mid-air
Delta Air Lines said Monday that new pandemic-related cleaning requirements at a Shanghai airport were behind the turning back of a recent flight from Seattle in midair, a move that had prompted a protest from the Chinese Consulate in San Francisco....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/130-turkish-cypriots-have-applied-for-work-in-the-free-areas-of-the-republic
Interviews with 130 Turkish Cypriots wishing to work in the free zones, through the Türk Sen - SEC agreement, will take place tomorrow and the day after tomorrow at the House of Cooperation in the buffer zone, opposite the Ledra Palace Hotel in Nicosia....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/from-menogeia-to-limnes
Arriving in Cyprus on Monday, and heading to Nicosia, I saw queues of military trucks returning empty to their bases. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/hadjipantela-health-measures-to-be-tightened-in-the-next-few-days
The number of cases in the next few days will be a decisive factor in taking more measures, according to Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela,...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/prosecutors-rush-hit-and-run-trial-in-paphos
The driver of the second vehicle involved in a fatal hit and run in Paphos remains behind bars as he faces vehicular homicide charges next year, but police say they have very little to go on except a broken side mirror when it comes to tracking down the first car that struck the victim...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/helmetless-biker-cheats-death-in-limassol-crash
A biker has been hospitalized in extremely serious condition following an accident in Limassol over the weekend, with reports saying he suffered a head trauma after crashing consecutively into parked vehicles...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/interior-ministry-evicts-migrants-on-christmas-eve
Asylum seekers from Africa have been ordered by an executive order to abandon their place of residence in an industrial area south of Nicosia, with the landlord asking authorities on Christmas Eve to allow time until tenants can find a new roof over their heads...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/shepherd-gets-ten-years-for-raping-college-student
A man has been sentenced to ten years in prison for rape, after a college student said she was out in the fields with her mother south of Nicosia when she was sexually assaulted under knife threat...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-majority-in-the-occupied-territories-are-in-favor-of-the-adoption-of-the-euro
The majority of those living in the occupied territories support the changeover to the euro to reduce the effects of the crisis due to the fall of the Turkish pound, according to the latest part of the poll by the Center for Migration, Identity and Rights Research (CMIRS)....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/europe-continues-to-be-in-the-deep-red-on-the-covid-19-ecdc-map
The epidemiological situation in the European Union and the European Economic Area remains serious and has not significantly changed, according to the latest epidemiological map on the spread of COVID-19 by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/safe-pass-arrest-sheds-light-on-giant-loophole
A man at a local store in Limassol was arrested on Wednesday after police officers who asked to inspect his Safe Pass determined the document did not match his ID card, but not everyone is on the same page regarding secondary inspections at the door...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-arrested-in-burglary-of-hit-and-run-victim
Police have arrested a male suspect in the burglary of a home belonging to a local elderly woman, who died Sunday night following a double hit and run in Paphos...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/christmas-on-borrowed-cash-for-many
One in four households will take on credit card debt to buy food and presents this festive season, according to the 2021 study of the European Consumer Payment Report....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/blackouts-in-the-occupied-area-last-night
General blackouts in all the occupied areas were reported by the Turkish media on Tuesday night....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-seek-second-car-in-fatal-hit-and-run
Police have confirmed they are looking for a second vehicle in Sunday’s fatal hit and run in Paphos, with reports suggesting the woman was struck twice before dying two hours later in the hospital...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/lesser-charges-not-ruled-out-in-mercy-killing
Police have not ruled out lesser charges in last weekend’s mercy killing case in Paphos, while reports say the murder suspect accused of killing his cancer-stricken wife has been ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/suspect-turns-prosecution-witness-in-double-murder
A former suspect in the deaths of two missing Russian women in Cyprus has been released with no charges, with reports saying he will testify for the prosecution against two brothers already in custody...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-enlists-army-to-move-asylum-seekers
An army convoy in Cyprus transported hundreds of asylum seekers from Pournara camp to a deportation facility this week, with the government saying the transfer took place amid fears of coronavirus spread in the overcrowded facility...
