https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/dendias-turkish-envoy-in-norway-trade-barbs-over-territorial-waters-casus-belli
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias criticized Turkey for disputing the legal right of the Greek islands to have a continental shelf and an Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and denying the validity of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, during a lecture at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) in Oslo on Wednesday...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-rivers-register-one-of-the-lowest-levels-of-pharmaceutical-contamination
Cyprus is one of the few countries in the world with the lowest levels of pharmaceutical contamination in its rivers, a study of the Global Monitoring of Pharmaceuticals project showed....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/russian-skater-claims-heart-drug-found-in-her-system-may-have-been-her-grandpa-s
Scandal-hit Olympic ice skater Kamila Valieva may have failed a doping test because of her grandfather’s heart condition and the medication he takes, it has been claimed....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/russia-has-surrounded-ukraine-on-three-sides
Russia has amassed more than 100,000 troops near Ukraine's border in recent weeks, according to US estimates, raising fears from Western and Ukrainian intelligence officials that an invasion could be imminent....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/seven-arrested-over-dozens-of-deaths-in-cretan-nursing-home
Police on Crete arrested seven people on Wednesday in relation to the deaths of dozens of people in a private nursing home in Hania....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-second-largest-dam-in-cyprus-asprokremmos-has-overflowed-video
The Asprokremmos dam overflowed in the morning, according to Haris Kassioulis, District Engineer of the Paphos Water Development Department....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/us-urges-canada-to-use-federal-powers-to-end-bridge-blockade
The Biden administration urged Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government Thursday to use its federal powers to end the truck blockade by Canadians protesting the country’s COVID-19 restrictions, as the bumper-to-bumper demonstration forced auto plants on both sides of the border to shut down or scale back production....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/inflation-in-cyprus-spikes-to-an-annual-5-4-in-january
January 2022 recorded a spike in Cyprus inflation, rising to 5.4%. At the same time, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) decreased by 0.53 units falling to 104.57, compared to 105.10 in December 2021, according to the Statistical Service of the Republic of Cyprus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/climate-change-can-only-be-tackled-if-we-act-collectively-anastasiades
Climate Change is affecting every country and can only be tackled if we collectively act, pledged President of the Republic of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/u-s-to-send-troops-to-east-europe-to-counter-russia
U.S. President Joe Biden has approved sending additional forces to eastern Europe, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Wednesday, as Washington reinforces its allies against what it describes as a Russian threat to invade Ukraine....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/shoes-made-from-coffee-grounds-and-recycled-plastic-bottles-are-not-only-waterproof-but-super-comfy
Your morning coffee could be used to make a pair of sneakers, a Finnish startup reveals. Rens makes new kicks from old coffee, cutting back on waste in terms of space in landfills and methane emissions....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/plastics-clampdown-is-key-to-climate-change-fight-eu-environment-chief-says
Progressive reduction of fossil fuel-based plastics is crucial to tackling climate change, the EU’s top environmental official said, ahead of a United Nations meeting to launch talks on a world-first treaty to combat plastic pollution....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/britain-released-partygate-report-cites-failure-of-leadership-in-downing-street
Boris Johnson faced a moment of truth on Partygate today as the Sue Gray report was finally published condemning 'failures of leadership and judgment' in Downing Street.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/january-water-levels-in-dams-3rd-best-of-decade
Water levels at the dams in Cyprus this January are the third best for the month this decade...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/2-000-euros-for-every-motorist-trapped-on-attiki-odos
Attiki Odos SA, the company managing the Greek capital’s biggest ring road, has said that it will be compensating thousands of toll-paying motorists who became trapped on the highway in their cars and trucks during Monday’s blizzard....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/it-snowed-in-mykonos-and-of-course-the-photo-went-viral
When you hear about the Greek islands, your mind immediately starts to envision pristine beaches, clear blue waters, cocktails in hand while whiling away the lazy days of summer on a sunbed....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/snow-wreaks-havoc-on-athens-roads
Some 5,000 motorists spent hours trapped in their cars in freezing temperatures on the Greek capital’s Attiki Odos highway on Monday and dozens were still trapped through Tuesday morning...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/severe-weather-brings-snow-to-athens-greek-islands
A severe weather front has hit Greece, with below-freezing temperatures and snowfall in many parts of the country, including the capital Athens and many Aegean islands....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nouris-calls-on-eu-partners-to-conclude-agreement-between-frontex-and-turkey
Cyprus Minister of Interior, Nicos Nouris, has called for the conclusion of a Status Agreement between FRONTEX and Turkey, as a matter of urgency and as a condition for additional EU support to Turkey....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/meps-call-on-eu-countries-to-respect-animal-welfare-during-transport
After 18 months of fact-finding, MEPs call on EU countries to respect animal welfare during transport and to transition to transporting meat and not live animals....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/rare-pristine-coral-reef-found-off-tahiti-coast
Deep in the South Pacific, scientists have explored a rare stretch of pristine corals shaped like roses off the coast of Tahiti. The reef is thought to be one of the largest found at such depths and seems untouched by climate change or human activities....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/expert-shocked-as-chloraka-stoked-about-breakwaters
Local officials in Chloraka are stoked about tourism potential following a deal to install breakwater structures, but a coastal engineer is raising safety concerns for the project in Paphos’ western town that has been occupying the headlines recently over refugee management...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/minthis-wins-leading-golf-sustainability-award
Minthis Golf Club has demonstrated its groundbreaking work in sustainability, not only in Cyprus but worldwide, with the most prestigious honour in the golf travel industry: The 2021 IAGTO Award for Outstanding Contribution to Sustainability....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/government-issues-ultimatum-in-chloraka-refugee-standstill
Paphos officials are seeking ways to convince asylum seekers at a controversial studio complex in Chloraka to move out, with reports saying residents have been told they would lose their refugee assistance unless they agree by the end of the month to relocate at a migrant facility...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/halting-progress-and-happy-accidents-how-mrna-vaccines-were-made
Skeptics have seized on the rapid development of the vaccines to undermine the public’s trust in them. But the breakthroughs behind the vaccines unfolded over decades as scientists across the world pursued research in disparate areas, never imagining their work would one day come together to tame the pandemic of the century....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/water-wars-see-light-of-day-as-chloraka-deadline-expires
Syrian refugees at Chloraka’s controversial studio complex under orders to shut down are calling on authorities to reconnect water supply until a court of law resolves a financial dispute between the local council and the owners, who say cuts on the property have been going on for years...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tsunami-from-tonga-volcano-eruption-leaves-trail-of-flood-damage
Tsunami waves caused by an undersea volcano have flooded the Pacific Island country of Tonga, where entire towns have been inundated with water and scientists warn the main island could be blanketed in volcanic ash....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkish-frigate-calls-on-nautical-geo-to-change-course-just-south-of-paphos
The Nautical Geo research vessel which conducts surveys around the waters of Cyprus was intercepted by a Turkish frigate on Saturday afternoon (15/1) and called upon to immediately change course, according to a report from Omega news....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/pink-flamingos-show-dance-moves-in-cyprus
A video clip showing pink flamingos in moments of intense courtship has gone viral in Cyprus, following up on a photo that showed eager males trying to impress a single female during mating season...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/chloraka-refugees-in-limbo-as-time-runs-out
A two-month grace period for asylum seekers in Chloraka ordered to move out of a studio complex is about to expire, with police saying they cannot enforce the eviction order as it has not been signed by a judge...
