https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/petros-mitsides-brings-home-silver-medal-for-cyprus-at-world-championships
Cypriot champion Petros Mitsides, won the silver medal in the Throws Pentathlon at the World Masters Athletics Championships in Gothenburg on August 26, as announced by the "The Pancyprians" Gymnastic Club (GSP)....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/biden-approved-$230m-temporary-pier-for-gaza-aid
President Joe Biden ordered the construction of a temporary pier to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza earlier this year......
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/august-sees-deadliest-week-on-cyprus-roads-in-2024
Cyprus has seen a troubling increase in road fatalities so far this year compared to the same period last year....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/aphrodite-field-consortium-updates-plan-amid-cypriot-energy-dispute
Partners of the consortium for the “Aphrodite” gas field in block 12 of the Cypriot Exclusive Economic Zone said they intend to submit in the coming days to the Cypriot government for approval an “updated development plan”, on the basis of the previous development and production plan, as approved by the government, following a notice for breach of contract sent by the Cypriot Minister of Energy....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-issue-140-tickets-and-make-multiple-arrests-in-limassol
During a three-day enforcement campaign, Limassol police made multiple arrests, seized vehicles, and issued numerous citations in a bid to prevent crime, traffic violations, and ensure public safety, according to the Limassol Police Department....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/clouds-and-rain-to-affect-coastal-and-mountain-areas
A seasonal low-pressure system combined with an unstable air mass will bring intermittent clouds and unsettled weather to the region today....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/sven-goran-eriksson-legendary-football-coach-dies-at-76
Former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has died at age 76 following a battle with pancreatic cancer, his family announced Monday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/london-building-erupts-in-flames-exposing-safety-failures
More than 200 firefighters are battling a large fire at a mixed-use residential and commercial building in Dagenham, east London....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/netanyahu-israel-s-airstrikes-in-lebanon-just-the-beginning
Israel's large-scale airstrikes on Hezbollah missile positions in Lebanon on Sunday have raised fears of an all-out war that could draw in the United States, Iran, and other militant groups across the region....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/three-year-old-ejected-in-paphos-car-crash
A 32-year-old mother and her 3-year-old daughter were injured in a car accident over the weekend in Paphos.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/final-victim-s-body-recovered-from-superyacht-sinking-in-italy
Italian prosecutors are investigating potential manslaughter charges after the superyacht Bayesian sank off the coast of Sicily, leading to the death of seven people, including British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter, Hannah Lynch....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cloudy-skies-and-showers
A seasonal low-pressure system is affecting the area, bringing varying weather conditions throughout the day....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tatar-criticized-after-azerbaijan-s-first-direct-flight-heads-to-larnaca
The first direct flight from Baku, Azerbaijan, to Larnaca Airport was carried out two days ago by Azerbaijan's state airline, *Yeni Bakış* reported on its front page today....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/christodoulides-taps-kostas-kadis-for-eu-s-mediterranean-commissioner-role
President Christodoulides' phone call to Kostas Kadis came just days before the official announcement that Kadis would be the Republic of Cyprus's nominee for European Commissioner....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tui-halts-day-trips-to-occupied-areas-of-cyprus
TUI, Europe’s largest tour operator, has announced that it will stop organizing day trips from the free areas of Cyprus to the occupied territories starting August 31. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/paphos-tourist-season-mirrors-2023-july-arrivals-expected-to-match-2019
The 2024 tourist season in Paphos is expected to mirror 2023 levels but fall short of the strong numbers seen in 2019, except for July, which might match 2019 arrivals, according to Euripides Loizides, President of the Paphos Hoteliers Association....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/government-explains-defa-chairman-s-cv-disclosure-after-backlash
The Cyprus Presidential Palace defended its decision to release the CV of the new Chairman of the Public Natural Gas Corporation (DEFA), George Assiikalis, in response to criticism surrounding the move.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/global-uncertainty-looms-as-biden-s-final-months-approach
Five months remain until the next US president is sworn in. Five very fluid and dangerous months. Everyone knows that President Joe Biden is on his way out. His power and influence are waning with each passing day....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/world-s-oldest-person-maria-branyas-dies-at-117
Maria Branyas, an American-born Spaniard and the world's oldest person at 117, has passed away, her family announced....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/lynch-s-co-defendant-killed-in-car-crash-before-yacht-tragedy-in-sicily
Stephen Chamberlain, the former vice president of finance at Autonomy, was struck and killed by a car while jogging on Saturday, just days before his co-defendant, British tech tycoon Mike Lynch, went missing after a yacht sank off the coast of Sicily....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/world-mosquito-day-deadly-dengue-surges-worldwide
World Mosquito Day, observed annually on August 20, serves as a crucial reminder of the dangers posed by mosquito-borne diseases and the ongoing global efforts to combat them....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/british-tech-mogul-mike-lynch-missing-after-superyacht-sinks-in-freak-sicilian-storm
British tech magnate Mike Lynch and five others remain missing after their luxury superyacht sank during a freak storm off the coast of Sicily early Monday, Italian authorities reported. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/monkeypox-outbreak-over-500-dead-who-sounds-alarm
Last Wednesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the escalating spread of the so-called "monkeypox" virus in Africa as a global health emergency....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-cypriot-hill-station
"Next Thursday, His Excellency the High Commissioner will depart from here with his family to go to his residence in Troodos for a vacation."(June 25, 1910). ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/who-declares-mpox-outbreak-in-africa-a-global-health-emergency
Danish biotech company Bavarian Nordic announced Friday that it has submitted data to the European Union’s drug regulator, seeking approval to expand the use of its mpox (formerly monkeypox) vaccine to adolescents aged 12 to 17....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/seoul-breaks-heat-record-with-26-warm-nights
Seoul has recorded its 26th consecutive "tropical night," where temperatures remain above 25 degrees Celsius from sunset to dawn, marking a new historic milestone since meteorological records began in 1907....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/russia-suspects-us-approval-in-nord-stream-pipeline-attack-vows-retribution
Russia's ambassador to Washington asserted on Friday that Ukraine would not have attacked the Nord Stream gas pipelines without at least tacit approval from the United States, and vowed that Russia would hold those responsible accountable....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/power-issue-may-have-sparked-deadliest-wildfire-in-greece
Investigators suspect a faulty power cable may have caused Greece’s worst wildfire this year, said sources close to a probe over the blaze that killed one woman and torched 10,000 hectares near Athens, covering a total area about the size of Paris....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/government-confident-in-surpassing-4-growth-in-2024-says-letymbiotis
The government now aims for the 2024 growth rate to exceed 4%, Government Spokesperson Konstantinos Letymbiotis said, following a flash estimate by the Statistical Service for a growth rate of 3.6% (3.7% when adjusted seasonally and based on working days)....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/twitter-hit-with-€550-000-fine-for-firing-worker-over-musk-s-email
Twitter has been ordered to pay a record €550,000 (£470,000) to Gary Rooney, a former senior employee at its Dublin office, after being found to have unfairly dismissed him....
