https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mild-and-windy-start-to-the-week
A low pressure system is affecting the area over Cyprus with low chances of showers in parts of the island along with strong winds in the late morning...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/merkel-calls-for-broad-mindedness-compromise-in-cyprob-talks
German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed her full support to the informal five party conference on the Cyprus issue, stressing that broad-mindedness and willingness to compromise from both sides are needed in order to make progress....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-bet-that-cyprus-is-winning
The decision taken yesterday by Germany’s Standing Committee on Vaccination (STIKO) to allow the administration of the AstraZeneca vaccine to those aged over 65 years old was met with strong reactions domestically due to the bad reputation built up for the vaccine by the early statements of German officials on the efficacy of the specific jab....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/limassol-kidnapping-case-heads-to-court
Police prosecutors are filing charges against one of two suspects in last month’s attempted kidnapping case in Limassol, with the two men denying ever trying to abduct the boys and insisting they had joined a group of kids to play soccer together...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/health-ministry-announces-384-cases
The Health Ministry on Thursday announced 384 coronavirus cases on Monday, marking a positivity rate of 0.96%....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/sexual-harassment-cases-piling-up
Cyprus police are currently working on 16 sexual harassment and abuse reports, three of which were filed over the past ten days alone...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/borrell-cyprob-solution-must-come-from-cypriots-themselves
"The European Union fully supports the resumption of a settlement process under UN auspices, as soon as possible," and stands ready to provide whatever assistance both parties and the UN would find most useful, the EU’s Foreign Policy chief Josep Borrell said Thursday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/students-livid-over-false-test-results
Students in Limassol wreaked havoc on their high school Thursday morning, after it emerged that 40 to 50 cases thought to have tested positive ended up in the clear moments later...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ruling-on-boy-s-return-expected-within-days
The Supreme Court has delayed again its ruling on whether a young boy would join his father in New York as per Paphos court orders or continue to stay in Cyprus with his mother, who has been accused of child abduction but has an appeal pending...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/dad-says-stillbirth-was-due-to-negligence
A grieving father of a twinless twin is accusing doctors at Makarios Children’s Hospital of medical negligence, after his wife who was pregnant with twins gave birth to a stillborn...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-fm-express-solidarity-to-greece-after-6-0-earthquake
Cyprus’ Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides contacted his Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias to whom he expressed the solidarity of the Cypriot people to Greece following the earthquake that struck Elassona, in central Greece, on Monday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/schools-the-main-contributor-to-recent-covid-surge
The growing number of cases being detected at schools that reopened their doors with the government’s gradual lifting of lockdown measures is causing increasing concern....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-remains-under-flood-watch
A low pressure system continues to affect the area over Cyprus, with heavy showers and powerful thunderstorms expected Wednesday in the late morning and early afternoon...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/coming-period-packed-with-cyprus-problem-diplomacy
EU and UN officials are expected in Cyprus in the coming days ahead of the informal conference on Cyprus that will take place April 27-29 of in Geneva and this month’s European Council summit, during which EU leaders will discuss Turkey`s European course. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/rain-enters-picture-this-week
A low pressure system is affecting Cyprus as temperatures fall and rise this week, with rain chances and suspicious clouds hanging over the island...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/health-ministry-announces-302-cases
The Health Ministry on Thursday announced 302 coronavirus cases on Monday, marking a steady increase in the number of daily cases, though the number of tests being performed over the past few days has also increased significantly....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/unsg-s-special-envoy-to-visit-cyprus-march-7-9
The UN Secretary-General's special envoy to Cyprus, Jane Holl Lute, will visit the island on March 7-9 for contacts with the two sides, in the framework of preparations for the informal five-party meeting on the Cyprus Problem scheduled to take place in Geneva on April 27-29....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/syrian-walks-free-after-long-detention
A Syrian man was detained since May 2019 on terrorism charges won his appeal on Thursday, after the Supreme Court ruled that his detention had exceeded any valid period that had previously been justified on national security grounds...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/detained-street-vendors-accused-of-kidnapping
Two men in Limassol were remanded in custody for eight days, facing kidnapping charges after a parent said street vendors tried to entice a group of children to buy soccer jerseys from a car nearby...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/health-ministry-announces-199-new-cases
The Health Ministry on Thursday announced 199 coronavirus cases on Tuesday, marking a steady increase in the number of daily cases. Total coronavirus cases reached 33,909.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-leaders-seek-to-inject-energy-into-slow-vaccine-rollout
European Union leaders are gathering Thursday to try to inject new energy into the bloc’s lagging coronavirus vaccination efforts as concern mounts that new variants might spread faster than authorities can adapt....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/anastasiades-determined-to-get-formal-negotiations-rolling-again
President Nicos Anastasiades on Thursday expressed strong determination to participate in the informal meeting on Cyprus that the UN announced will take place in Geneva on April 27-29....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-expects-full-vaccine-coverage-by-early-october
The Health Ministry’s vaccine strategy foresees the vaccination process to be completed by the end of September or early October, the acting director of the Cyprus nursing services administration Evagors Tampouris said Thursday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-moving-forward-with-more-relaxations
The Cabinet on Thursday agreed to move forward with a steady lifting of restrictions, as starting Monday each week will see additional relaxations culminating in the lifting of restrictions on food and drink businesses on March 16....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/un-pick-greek-holy-week-for-sitdown
An informal 'five plus one' meeting on Cyprus will take place in Geneva during Greek Orthodox Holy Week, after a UN spokesperson confirmed location and dates for yet another historic sitdown...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-awaits-relaxation-announcements-as-cases-rise
The Health Ministry’s announcement of Tuesday’s coronavirus cases sounded the alarms, cutting short the restrained optimism that had prevailed thus far....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/covid-cases-popping-up-at-high-schools
A handful of coronavirus cases have been detected at high schools in Nicosia and Paphos, as the government is busy mulling over proposals for a further easing of measures that include the return of all educational levels to classrooms....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/almost-20-000-get-both-vaccine-doses-in-cyprus
Figures published by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) covering the period up to February 14 placed Cyprus in second place among EU member states for the vaccination of groups aged over 80 years old....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-starts-to-thaw-as-temps-rise
A high pressure has moved into the area over Cyprus this week, with strong winds remaining over local areas and temperatures gradually on the rise...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-parliament-approves-code-of-conduct-for-mps
Parliament on Thursday approved a decision enacting the Code of Conduct for MPs, implementing a recommendation by Greco, the Council of Europe’s anti-corruption monitoring body....
