https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/k-treppides-co-ltd-cryptocurrencies-forex-companies-trading-in-cryptocurrencies-as-underlying-asset-how-to-apply
Derivatives on virtual currencies / cryptocurrencies, such as contracts for differences (CFDs), options and futures, can qualify as financial instruments under MiFID II. Subsequently, the provision of investment services in relation to financial instruments with cryptocurrencies as underlying asset in and/or from Cyprus, requires specific authorisation by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC)....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/molnupiravir-administered-to-almost-one-thousand-covid-patients-in-cyprus
Molnupiravir, the antiviral medication for COVID, has been administered to almost one thousand patients in Cyprus, according to Deputy Head of pharmaceutical services Elena Panagiotopoulou....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/europe-s-banks-reveal-billions-worth-of-russia-risk-as-sanctions-bite
Credit Suisse said it had gross exposure to Russia of 1.6 billion Swiss francs ($1.73 billion) at the end of 2021, the latest European bank to reveal the size of potential losses as Western sanctions shut Russia out of the global financial system....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/s-p-downgrades-rcb-places-bank-on-creditwatch-with-negative-implications
Rating Agency Standard and Poor’s downgraded RCB bank’s long-term lender rating to `B+` from `BB-` and placed its ratings on CreditWatch with negative implications,...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/op-ed-a-war-of-endurance
It is very difficult to say how the war in Ukraine will end and how long it will last. It is purely a question of endurance, of who will last longer....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/usa-first-man-to-receive-pig-heart-transplant-dies
The first person to receive a heart transplant from a pig has died, two months after the groundbreaking experiment, the Maryland hospital that performed the surgery announced Wednesday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ukraine-olena-zalenska-s-open-letter-to-media-around-the-world
The first lady of Ukraine, Olena Zelenska, has accused Russia of “mass murder of civilians” in a powerful statement about the devastating invasion of her homeland....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/study-certain-blood-types-may-be-more-or-less-vulnerable-to-covid
Blood type doesn’t affect much in our daily lives. In fact, most people don’t even know whether they’re Type A, B, AB, or O. But the seemingly-banal detail might be a factor in who comes under the thumb of 2020’s worldwide tyrant—that is, coronavirus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/russia-will-default-on-its-debts-imminently-fitch-ratings-agency-has-warned
Russia will default on its debts 'imminently', a leading credit rating agency has warned, as sanctions over Ukraine continue to pummel the country's economy....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/a-ban-on-golden-passports-and-the-ukrainian-crisis-on-the-agenda-at-eu-plenary
The European Parliament is scheduled to have its plenary session this week from the 7th to the 10th of March in Strasbourg. On the agenda will be, most importantly, the Ukrainian issue as well as a discussion on an EU-wide ban on citizenship by investment schemes....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-scraps-safe-pass-in-supermarkets
Consumers in the Republic of Cyprus no longer have to use a Safe Pass to enter supermarkets and other shops selling necessity goods, after the health ministry adopted categories of high, medium, and low risk venues...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ukraine-conflict-spills-into-cyprus-school-spats
As the conflict between Russia and Ukraine rages, it risks spilling into an unlikely arena -– classrooms and playgrounds in Cyprus, home to a sizable Russian population and a smaller Ukrainian community...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/italy-seizes-oligarchs-villas-and-yachts-to-put-pressure-on-russia
Italian police have seized villas and yachts worth 143 million euros ($156 million) from five high-profile Russians who were placed on sanctions lists following Moscow's attack on Ukraine, the government said on Saturday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/downward-trend-of-covid-cases-deaths-and-hospitalizations-continue-in-cyprus
COVID-19 cases, deaths and hospitalizations in Cyprus continued their slow downward trend in February, mainly in the last 15 days, according to the National Surveillance Report released on Friday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/averof-calls-on-government-to-abolish-cyprus-flight-pass-from-1-april
The President of the DISY, Mr. Averof Neophytou, had successive meetings with the political leadership and tourism organizations today, with the aim of coordinating the efforts to deal with the consequences of the war in Ukraine....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/fears-of-potential-nuclear-disaster-at-europe-s-largest-nuclear-power-plant
Russian forces seized the largest nuclear power plant in Europe after a building at the complex was set ablaze during intense fighting with Ukrainian defenders, Ukrainian authorities said on Friday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/could-another-war-be-on-the-horizon
Greece is calling on its allies to condemn Turkey over recent aggressive rhetoric from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has hinted at the possibility of open conflict as tensions rise between the two countries....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/fifty-cypriot-nationals-still-in-ukraine
There are currently 50 Cypriot citizens in Ukraine as well as 10 Ukrainian nationals who have a permit for residence in Cyprus, Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Demetris Demetriou, has told the Cyprus News Agency (CNA), adding that the Ministry "continues to work so that it will be possible to safely and smoothly evacuate all Cypriots" from Ukraine....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-covid-relaxations-announced-today
The session of the Council of Ministers which began at 10 am this morning ended shortly after noon today followed by an announcement of new relaxations to the covid restrictions in Cyprus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/russian-bank-subsidiary-in-europe-collapses
While the Moscow Stock Exchange remains closed for a third straight day and the ruble is losing value inside and outside Russia, heading back to Monday's record low again, the ECB yesterday confirmed the first bankruptcy of a subsidiary in Europe caused by sanctions and massive withdrawals. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/what-you-need-to-know-right-now-about-the-ukraine-russia-conflict
Russia's invasion of Ukraine entered its second week on Thursday with its main assault force halted north of the capital Kyiv and several cities enduring heavy Russian bombing....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/russian-and-belarusian-athletes-banned-from-winter-paralympics-after-u-turn
Russian and Belarusian athletes will be banned from the Beijing Winter Paralympics after the International Paralympic Committee reversed its original decision....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/developments-in-the-first-few-hours-of-the-russian-invasion-of-ukraine
Kharkiv - Fierce battles
Fight in the cities, in the squares, where you live said in his sermon the President of Ukraine...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-simplifies-dance-unban-for-carnival-week
The government in the Republic of Cyprus is adjusting rules for clubbing and dancing venues during carnival week, but a layered risk-assessment formula partially based on vaccination status won’t go into effect until next month after the end of festivities...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/historic-leak-of-swiss-banking-records-reveals-unsavory-clients
Despite two decades of pledges by Credit Suisse to crack down on illegitimate funds, data leaked from the bank reveals that it catered to dozens of criminals, dictators, intelligence officials, sanctioned parties and political actors with outsized wealth....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/who-is-dr-robert-malone-and-what-is-the-controversy-surrounding-his-statements-on-mrna-vaccines
Robert Malone, the self-proclaimed inventor of mRNA vaccines and a skeptic of the COVID-19 vaccines that use mRNA technology, has skyrocketed to celebrity status in recent months....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/us-cranks-up-the-information-warfare-against-putin
Far from buying into claims the Ukraine showdown is easing, the United States is cranking up its relentless informational warfare campaign against Russia, keeping the world on high alert for a possible invasion of Ukraine....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/conspicuous-driver-busted-for-drugs-at-checkpoint
A man was arrested Monday at the Agios Dometios checkpoint after Greek Cypriot customs officers found drugs in his car, with the incident taking place just days after Turkish Cypriots accused the south of ramping up checks to deter shopping in the north...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-scientist-goes-deep-after-fireball-video
A bright object seen streaking over the night sky in Paphos over the weekend drew dozens of comments on social media, with the country’s space club looking at the fireball as an opportunity to get folks excited about space but also authorities to be better prepared ahead of increased solar activity...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/digital-ruble-trial-goes-live-as-bank-of-russia-insists-on-bitcoin-ban
Amid more reports on the Bank of Russia rejecting the Finance Ministry’s proposal of cryptocurrency regulation, the central bank has kicked off trials of its own digital currency....
