https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greek-cypriot-dies-in-collision-in-the-north
A Greek Cypriot male driver was killed in a car accident on Thursday while driving in the north along a northwestern coastal highway...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/autopsy-shows-natalie-died-instantly
A local forensic examiner has ruled that Natalie Christopher’s death on the Greek island of Ikaria was instant after falling from up high earlier this week...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/local-man-arrested-on-rape-charges
A local man has been arrested on suspicion of rape following a complaint filed with police by a female tourist earlier this week...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/inland-under-afternoon-heat-advisory
A heat advisory has been issued for Thursday afternoon due to extreme high temperatures in the interior, while milder temperatures are expected along the coast through the weekend...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/forensic-experts-visit-site-in-natalie-s-death
Forensic pathologists are descending upon the Greek island of Ikaria on Thursday to conduct an on-site autopsy in the death of Natalie Christopher, a London-based scientist whose body was found in a ravine two days after she had disappeared...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/consultations-ahead-of-anastasiades-akinci-meeting
President Nicos Anastasiades will be holding meetings and consultations with FM Christodoulides and former FM Kasoulides today and Thursday, ahead of his meeting with Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci, set for Friday at 10:30am local time...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/body-found-near-limassol-general-s-helipad
A decomposed female body was found Tuesday night within the fenced area of Limassol General Hospital, with preliminary indications pointing to a woman who went missing last week...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/trump-s-yuan-move-makes-a-china-deal-much-harder
The decision to label China a currency manipulator boxes in Donald Trump and Xi Jinping. The U.S. Treasury Department made the move after Beijing allowed the yuan to slide below the key level of 7 to the dollar. It’s the first such designation for the People’s Republic since 1994. The sudden escalation will make it harder for both sides to reach a trade truce...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/week-starts-hot-low-chance-of-rain
A low pressure system is affecting the area with the interior still under a hot sun in the upper 30’s, low 30’s along the coast, and low chances of mountain rain in the afternoon...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/akar-says-effort-to-scrap-guarantees-on-cyprus-futile
Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar has reportedly reiterated Ankara’s rejection of calls by Cyprus and Greece for a scrapping of the system of guarantees that were established when the island gained independence from Britain in 1960.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/trump-hits-china-with-more-tariffs-sharply-escalating-trade-dispute
U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to impose a 10% tariff on $300 billion of Chinese imports from Sept. 1, sharply escalating a bruising trade war between the world’s largest economies and jolting financial markets.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/all-set-for-akinci-anastasiades-meeting-as-president-calls-for-leaders-council
In statements in Limassol after President Anastasiades had a meeting with UN Secretary General’s Special Representative in Cyprus and head of UNFICYP Elizabeth Spehar, Prodromou announced that “Anastasiades has convened a meeting with political party leaders on Monday, August 5, at 1030 hrs to hold discussions in view of his meeting with Akinci.”
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/non-performing-loans-decline-to-€10-14-billion
Non-performing loans as defined by the European Banking Authority declined to €10.14 billion in March 2019, marking a reduction of €151 million compared to previous month.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/britain-s-lse-seals-$27-billion-refinitiv-deal-to-create-data-giant
London Stock Exchange has agreed to buy financial information business Refinitiv in a $27 billion deal, it said on Thursday, in a move to transform the British company into a market data and analytics giant.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/central-banker-mulls-bridging-framework-on-foreclosures
The Central Bank will present recommendations aimed at rectifying the foreclosure framework it was announced on Thursday...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/britain-begins-escorting-all-uk-vessels-through-hormuz-strait
Britain has started sending a warship to accompany all British-flagged vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, a change in policy announced on Thursday after the government previously said it did not have resources to do so.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/varosha-in-the-spotlight
The government closely follows developments and the Turkish Cypriot side’s actions with regard to the closed off area of Turkish occupied Famagusta, known as Varosha, a government source has told CNA, noting that representations have been made where they ought to be made.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-confrontation-over-turtle-nests
Sea turtle conservationists in Paphos who take part in a nesting protection programme in the region have launched new allegations against locals while also criticizing police...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/probative-dna-takes-hold-in-gang-rape-case
Seven remaining suspects in the Ayia Napa gang rape case will remain in remanded custody, facing rape and conspiracy charges as investigators scramble to put together DNA evidence...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/two-injured-in-limassol-random-shooting
Police are investigating two separate shootings in Limassol after two people on motorbikes were injured in the Enaerios area...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/unficyp-mandate-renewal-sends-message-of-urgency-for-resumption-of-cyprus-talks-us-diplomat-says
US Mission’s to the UN Political Coordinator Rodney Hunter has said that his country believes UNFICYP’s new mandate sends a message that the two leaders, Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci "must work with a sense of urgency" to resume reunification talks. He also expressed disappointment with the lack of progress since the Conference on Cyprus in 2017 but expressed the belief that a settlement "remains achievable."
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greek-cypriot-israeli-officials-meet-in-washington-to-discuss-3-1-partnership
Officials from Greece, Cyprus and Israel met in Washington on Thursday to discuss economic engagement as part of an ongoing US-backed regional cooperation initiative dubbed 3+1.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/farewell-for-two-more-serial-killer-victims
The funerals of Marry Rose and Maricar, two of seven victims of a convicted serial killer, took place on Thursday in Limassol and Larnaca...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/moody-s-calls-for-reform-implementation-to-boost-greek-growth
Greece’s credit profile is constrained by the country’s elevated debt burden, moderate growth prospects and weak banking system, Moody's Investors Service said in an annual report Thursday, adding that the new government’s implementation of reforms agreed with lenders would bolster growth....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/five-suspects-released-in-gang-rape-case
Five out of twelve Israeli teenagers were released on Thursday after police investigators found no evidence that would warrant their further detention in the Ayia Napa gang rape case...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ice-cubes-for-tigers-as-heatwave-smashes-european-records
Belgian zookeepers fed chickens in giant ice cubes to tigers on Wednesday as northern Europe baked in record temperatures during another heatwave that climate experts believe could become the new normal.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/afternoon-heat-warnings-continue
A heat advisory continues to be in effect on Tuesday, as inland midday high temperatures are expected to reach 40 degrees while humidity levels are dropping...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/week-starts-with-new-heat-advisory
Another yellow warning has been issued for Monday, following a similar alert Sunday due to extreme high temperatures with 40-degree weather inland...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/island-interior-under-heat-advisory
Weather officials have issued a yellow warning for Sunday afternoon due to extreme high temperatures in the interior of the island...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/confrontation-over-turtle-nests-caught-on-tape
A group of European experts in a sea turtle conservation programme was asked by police to leave a beach in Argaka on Thursday, after locals showed up and pestered the visitors...
