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2851. Teachers regroup ahead of big demonstration

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/teachers-regroup-ahead-of-big-demonstration

States teachers unions rejected over the weekend a government attempt to seek middle ground in budgeting exempted hours, saying they had nothing to do with the proposal and warning they would resist any change without mutual agreement...

2852. West Nile infections rising in Greece

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/west-nile-infections-rising-in-greece

The spread of the West Nile virus in Greece is reaching alarming levels, with the Center for Disease Prevention and Control (KEELPNO) reporting 107 cases that have resulted in 11 deaths so far this year....

2853. Amid aid delays to fire victims, ND leader visits Mati

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/amid-aid-delays-to-fire-victims-nd-leader-visits-mati

A month after the disastrous wildfires on the outskirts of Attica that claimed the lives of 96 people and destroyed dozens of homes and thousands of hectares of land, the government approved additional aid for victims, as Infrastructure Minister Christos Spirtzis and New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis conducted separate visits to Mati, the coastal settlement east of the capital where dozens died....

2854. Education debacle full of suspense

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/education-debacle-full-of-suspense

The president is weighing in on the ongoing debate between the government and state educators in a last ditch effort to avoid a bumpy start of the school year, but it is not clear whether the highly contested issue of budgeting hours will be taken off the table...

2855. Bulgaria scrambling over Olympic bankruptcy

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/bulgaria-scrambling-over-olympic-bankruptcy

The bankruptcy of Cyprus-based Olympic Insurance Company has become the focus of attention and a regulator has resigned, after 200,000 Bulgarians were left without insurance...

2856. Legal department terminates Agusta helicopter probe

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/legal-department-terminates-augusta-helicopter-probe

The Legal Services department is closing the case of the controversial purchase of Agusta helicopters, saying investigators did not find evidence of wrongdoing...

2857. Remains of seven people identified in Athalassa

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/remains-of-seven-people-identified-in-athalassa

The Republic of Cyprus has identified seven bodies that were buried in 1974 and recently unearthed during excavations of human remains at Nicosia’s Athalassa hospital...

2858. Cyprus extradites Egyptian hijacker

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-extradites-egyptian-hijacker

The lawyer of Egyptian hijacker Mostafa Emam, who was extradited by Cyprus authorities after he withdrew his case with the European Court of Human Rights, says her client gave up after succumbing to pressure in a Nicosia prison...

2859. Stephen Lillie: There is only plan A for Cyprus

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/stephen-lillie-there-is-only-plan-a-for-cyprus

There is a clear plan A for Cyprus, that of a bi-zonal, bi-communal federation solution, and there is no plan B, UK High Commissioner in Nicosia, Stephen Lillie, has told the Cyprus News Agency (CNA), stressing that “for plan A to succeed the negotiations need to be well prepared, and the public opinion needs to be well prepared” as well....

2860. European corruption watchdog calls FYROM ‘disappointing’

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/european-corruption-watchdog-calls-fyrom-‘disappointing

The Council of Europe’s anti-corruption group says the performance of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) on preventing corruption is “clearly disappointing,” and is calling on authorities to take action....

2861. No labour peace as schools open next month

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/no-labour-peace-as-schools-open-next-month

State teachers and the government failed to reach an agreement this week, with the education minister saying the unions were placing demands that cannot be addressed before September and accusing them of avoiding the budgeting issue...

2862. Men sentenced for assaulting billionaire investor

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/men-sentenced-for-assaulting-billionaire-investor

The Famagusta District Court handed down sentences to four men in connection with the beating of Egyptian investor Naguib Sawiris, hours before the stone laying ceremony for the Ayia Napa marina back in 2016...

2863. Wanted: A respected person for assistance effort

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/wanted-a-respected-person-for-assistance-effort

After the cries of despair come the calls for help and the need for long-term support. The victims of the lethal inferno that devastated eastern Attica on July 23 don’t just need words of solidarity but deeds too....

2864. Russian expulsion of Greek envoys ‘asymmetric’

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/russian-expulsion-of-greek-envoys-‘asymmetric

Greece's Foreign Ministry summoned the Russian Ambassador to the country, Andrey Maslov, to protest Moscow's decision on Monday to expel Greek diplomats in retaliation to a similar move by Athens....

2865. Reignited Dherynia fire under control

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/reignited-dherynia-fire-under-control

A Sunday night fire in the buffer zone, which was thought to have been contained Monday morning, reignited hours later with authorities on both sides going on full alert and UN officials saying the fire is once again under control...

2866. Polis caves in to step up old campground

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/polis-caves-in-to-step-up-old-campground

A long and protracted dispute between the Polis Chrysochous municipality and the administration of the local campsite has come to an end, with a new offer on the table sweetening the deal for the private operator...

2867. A useful proposal, instead of useless noise

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/a-useful-proposal-instead-of-useless-noise

Nowadays, the actions of politicians are strongly geared toward their public image....

2868. The state we’re in

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/the-state-we-re-in

A great European leader – and a true friend of Greece – once said that Greeks were a great nation, but their state is a mess....

2869. Officials step up efforts against fires

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/officials-step-up-efforts-against-fires

Cypriot and European authorities are on the lookout for new wildfire threats, as two local fires on Saturday, one in the northwest and one in the southeast, were caused by human action...

2870. Dishwasher started fire in boy’s Limassol home

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/dishwasher-started-fire-in-boy-s-limassol-home

Authorities say an unsupervised dishwasher caused a home fire in Limassol that threatened the life of a 12-year-old boy on Thursday...

2871. Security Council renews UNFICYP mandate

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/security-council-renews-unficyp-mandate

The Security Council authorized a six‑month mandate renewal for the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) on Thursday, unanimously adopting resolution 2430 (2018)...

2872. Reporter fights back against hate speech

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/reporter-fights-back-on-hate-speech

Journalists are calling on the state to curtail hate speech, following a death threat on social media against a local reporter...

2873. Teachers up in arms as minister rejects ultimatum

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/teachers-up-in-arms-as-minister-rejects-ultimatum

Unions of state educators are fuming as Education Minister Costas Hambiarouis rejected their ultimatum to start dialogue from scratch in public school reform...

2874. Investing in knowledge

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/investing-in-knowledge

A growth rate of 1.9 percent is way too small for a country like Greece, especially as the rest of Europe’s performance is so much more robust. This is, after all, a country that shed 25 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP) in the course of a decade. What we should be seeing, therefore, is the effect of a tightly wound spring, whereby a virtuous cycle of growth begins and only gets faster with time. Instead, we’re hobbling along at 1.9 percent, the slowest rate an economy can achieve after hitting rock bottom....

2875. Police recover sunk boat in Xylofagou fatal accident

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-recover-sunk-boat-in-xylofagou-fatal-accident

The sunken powerboat in Xylofagou has been recovered as authorities try to piece together what caused an accident where a 60-year-old woman died during a family outing...

2876. Browder attorney in Cyprus rests his case

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/browder-s-attorney-in-cyprus-rests-his-case

Bill Browder’s attorney in Cyprus says the government and justice minister are complying with a request for judicial assistance in order to keep Russia happy...

2877. Crime boss was shouting at dutiful cops

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/crime-boss-was-shouting-at-dutiful-cops

The police chief is reportedly perturbed over reports that a crime boss was lashing out at cops and cursing senior officials without them batting an eye...

2878. Cyprus recalls ICELAND mixed veggies

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-recalls-iceland-mixed-veggies

The government has issued a food alert, recalling a specific brand of frozen mixed vegetables due to the possibility of being infected by bacteria that can cause food poisoning, just one week following another company recall for the same reason...

2879. Greek Cypriot journalists reject bicommunal glossary

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greek-cypriot-journalists-reject-bicommunal-glossary

The Cyprus Journalists Union has rejected a controversial bicommunal glossary, saying it acknowledges the good faith effort behind the project while finding the results unacceptable...

2880. EU warns Airbnb over unfair practices

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-warns-airbnb-over-unfair-practices

Cyprus hoteliers got a helping hand this week in their fight for more restrictions on Airbnb, following a European Union warning to the American platform to improve its practices or face action by national consumer agencies...

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