https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-increase-of-hazardous-waste-disposal-since-2004
Despite EU action to reduce its waste output, the amount of hazardous waste generated in the European Union has continued to increase since 2004 according to the findings of a review published by the European Court of Auditors....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/prostitutes-gather-in-davos-for-annual-meeting-of-global-elite
The global elite tackling the world's problems at the Davos summit including gender inequality is fuelling a surge in prostitution in the Swiss resort....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/surfer-daredevils-spread-laughter-in-flooded-cyprus
Cyprus’ water enthusiasts, whose street surfing videos during last weekend’s flood went viral, say they are professionals and only had some fun after torrential rain that forecasters got wrong...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/how-do-we-assimilate-immigrant-children-into-our-educational-system
As our great George Seferis would say, let's speak plainly. Today, in practice, how do we welcome a child who, for a variety of reasons, finds himself in a classroom where no one, or almost no one, speaks the same language as him, ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/nikos-christodoulides-is-determined-to-solve-the-cyprus-problem
The Cyprus Problem is primarily a problem of invasion and occupation. The current situation is inconceivable to be the solution to the problem. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/more-job-vacancies-reported-than-registered-unemployed
The number of job vacancies reported by hotels for the year 2022 was almost three times the monthly average of the number of registered unemployed persons, Labour and Social Insurance Minister Kyriakos Koushos said at a conference on the "Staff shortage in the field of hospitality"....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ten-hotels-in-cyprus-malta-and-greece-replace-single-use-plastics
Ten tourist accommodations in Cyprus, Greece, and Malta participated in a pilot project that saw the implementation of these solutions....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/qatargate-eva-kaili-s-testimony
One day after her arrest, SKAI reveals Eva Kaili's answers to the investigator during her testimony to Belgian authorities....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-author-claims-police-trying-to-ban-his-book-on-corruption
A Cypriot investigative journalist accused the police on Wednesday of trying to prevent him from publishing books he wrote about corruption in his country....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/rising-cost-of-living-worrisome-for-almost-all-cypriots
The rising cost of living, the threat of poverty and social exclusion, and the migration issue are Cypriots’ greatest concerns according to the European Parliament’s Autumn 2022 Eurobarometer Survey released on Thursday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/king-constantine-former-king-of-greece-his-relationship-with-makarios-and-his-involvement-in-cyprus
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/un-chief-sees-no-common-ground-in-divided-cyprus
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' report on the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus, released on Wednesday night as an official document of the Security Council, number S/2023/3, records the lack of common ground between the two sides for peace talks leading to a mutually agreeable solution...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/47-700-young-europeans-to-be-granted-free-travel-tickets
DiscoverEU, which is an action of the Erasmus+ program that gives youngsters a chance to travel throughout Europe for free, has announced that a total of 47,700 tickets will be given to European youngsters at the end of this winter....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/exports-of-halloumi-at 1-34-billion-over-the-last-5-years
Halloumi exports have increased in recent years and are expected to peak in 2022. Data for the first nine months of 2022, i.e. up to September, show exports worth €227 million and an export volume of 32,000 tonnes. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-minister-wants-cabinet-to-toe-eu-line-on-china
Cypriot Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela says he will ask the Cabinet on Wednesday to approve a new set of pandemic measures that include a 48-hour negative PCR test from all travelers arriving from China...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/dispute-resolution-services-a-more-cost-effective-way-to-resolve-issues
Going to court to resolve a dispute between a consumer and a business is not always necessary. There are alternatives that are less time-consuming and less expensive than legal action and can provide very effective solutions. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/covid-situation-to-be-reassessed-in-the-afternoon
Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela and members of the scientific committee will review the pandemic situation in Cyprus following the new outbreak in China and will decide if any measures will be taken....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-wrestles-with-decision-on-china-measures
Cypriot health officials are meeting on Tuesday to sift through data before deciding on possible COVID measures on travelers from China, but the task is made more difficult by criticism from a local expert and a new variant sweeping through the West...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nikos-christodoulides-discussing-changes-to-the-guterres-framework
"I didn't hear anyone mention Mr. Kasoulides, the foreign minister, after the wreckage in Crans Montana. Nobody could blame him. He was not the most directly involved, nor was he the one who would take the final decisions..." ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/spain-s-irregular-migration-decreased-by-25-6-last-year
Data provided by the Spanish Ministry of the Interior has revealed that irregular immigration to Spain during the past year decreased by 25.6 percent, from 41,945 arrivals recorded in 2021 to 31,219 in 2022....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/9-2-million-passengers-traveled-through-cyprus-in-2022
A total of 9.2 million passengers traveled through Cyprus airports in 2022, which corresponds to 82% of passenger traffic in 2019, Senior Director of Aviation Development, Marketing & Communication of Hermes Airports Maria Kouroupi said....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-is-in-the-midst of-the-new-narcos
Since December 20, cannabis has been washing up on the shores of free and occupied Famagusta, specifically over 100 kilos of packaged Indian hemp were collected by police....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greek-comic-in-hot-water-over-divisive-cyprus-jokes
A Greek stand-up comedian known for his one-liner and callback jokes became persona non grata in Cyprus, after a Tik Tok user posted a video of the performer poking fun at the divided island...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/kalin-warns-of-‘serious-consequences-if-greece-extends-territorial-waters
Ibrahim Kalin, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s spokesman and chief foreign policy adviser, has warned of 'serious consequences' for Greece if it extends its territorial waters to 12 nautical miles around Crete...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-police-publish-confident-promo-video
Cyprus Police rang in the New Year with a new promotional video, a cinematic film showing all aspects of law enforcement in action from combating terrorism to policing the streets with friendly community officers...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eac-demands-to-be-revisited-on-january-13
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-most-likely-scenario for-the-drugs-found-in-protaras
Stelios Sergides, deputy commander of the YKAN, told CNA that 340 kilos of cannabis, 38 kilos of cocaine, 3.5 kilos of ecstasy pills, and 4.5 kilos of methamphetamine were seized in Cyprus in 2022, with the number of drugs increasing over the previous five years....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/what-consumers-should-lookout-for as-january-sales begin
The Ministry of Commerce is intensifying its market checks due to the January sales, especially in clothing and footwear stores. At the same time, consumers are urged to be informed of their rights and to be particularly careful about cases of misleading advertisements....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/lowest-number-of-road-deaths-recorded-in-2022
The Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works announced that 2022 was the year with the lowest number of road fatalities (37) with a decrease of 17.8%% compared to 2021....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/former-pope-benedict-xvi-dies
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the shy German theologian who tried to reawaken Christianity in a secularized Europe but will forever be remembered as the first pontiff in 600 years to resign from the job, died Saturday...