https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/as-ban-lifts-visitors-to-us-await-long-delayed-hugs-kisses
The U.S. lifted restrictions Monday on travel from a long list of countries including Mexico, Canada and most of Europe...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cabinet-makes-covscan-mandatory-but-questions-remain
Door greeters at supermarkets and other businesses will have to use an android app when checking Safe Pass, according to a Cabinet decision, but the policy going into effect on Monday has left many questions unanswered with citizens calling even pharmacies to get the latest scoop...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/bill-gates-celebrates-66th-birthday-in-bodrum
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates celebrated his 66th birthday in Turkey, including one of the richest people in the world, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/three-found-guilty-in-bullied-teen-s-death-in-larnaca
Three out of four teens charged with involuntary manslaughter have been found guilty in connection with the death of Panayiotis, a bullied teen who died after binge drinking at a Saturday night birthday party...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/social-media-enabling-destruction-of-democracy
“It’s the enabler of the destruction of democracy. It’s the enabler of the destruction of the facts,” says the Filipino Nobel Laureate Maria Ressa...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/speakers-gather-in-nicosia-to-discuss-the-technological-revolution
Digital Agenda Cyprus was off to a running start on Tuesday with introductory remarks by founder Demetris Lottides...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ngo-says-refugee-woman-misled-by-agents
A pro-migrant group in Cyprus is accusing officials of using dubious methods to pressure a Syrian woman refugee to withdraw her asylum application, including hiding a recent development that could reunite her family on the island more quickly...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/extra-4-weeks-maternity-leave-approved-by-cabinet
The Cabinet today approved a bill increasing the period of paid maternity leave from 18 weeks to 22 weeks....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/a-tribute-to-andreas-neocleous
Prominent lawyer, businessman and owner of the Cyprus Mail newspaper Andreas Neocleous died on Friday at the age of 82 after suffering from coronavirus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/popular-web-based-culture-series-augurs-new-viewership-era-for-cypriot-talent
Founded by media, TV and film veteran, Paul Lambis, amid the perfect storm of the 2020 Cyprus lockdowns, the popular lifestyle and entertainment web show CULTURESCOPE has defied the odds to be powering through its second season....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/report-says-driver-burned-to-death-in-tersefanou-crash
An official autopsy report following Sunday’s fiery car crash in Larnaca has shown that the trapped driver had burned to death after she was unable to exit the vehicle...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/more-than-330-current-and-former-politicians-identified-as-beneficiaries-of-secret-accounts
A huge leak of financial documents published by several major news outlets on Sunday reportedly linked world leaders to secret wealth stockpiles, including King Abdullah of Jordan, Czech Prime Minister Andrzej Bremen and Prime Minister Andrei Bredo....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/larnaca-woman-dies-in-fiery-car-crash
A woman was killed in a horrific car accident in Larnaca on Sunday, when the vehicle she was driving around midnight crashed into a tree and went up in flames...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/chasing-immortality
"The only sure thing is death and taxes," Benjamin Franklin said 230 years ago. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/antetokounmpo-visits-cyprus-ahead-of-nba-season
MVP Milwaukee Buck Giannis Antetokounmpo has been spotted in Limassol this week, prompting fans in Cyprus to flock to his hotel for a glimpse of the Greek Freak just one month before the NBA season kicks off...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/shocking-details-emerge-after-pushback-in-cyprus
More shocking details have emerged about a Syrian refugee’s ordeal in Cyprus, with police saying they were unaware last month they were separating a pregnant woman from her family during a pushback while some members of a House committee told a different story...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-low-birth-rate
A meeting was held by the Parliamentary Committee. Of great concern was the issue of low birth rates in Cyprus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/syrian-mom-with-newborn-beats-pushback-in-cyprus
A pregnant woman who reached Cyprus on a refugee boat last month has given birth to a boy, while the rest of her family and other passengers who were pushed back to Lebanon were said to be facing deportation to Syria...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/al-jazeera-publishes-prequel-to-cyprus-papers
A new documentary by Al Jazeera on football corruption in Britain includes allegations that a Cypriot minister flew to London to arrange paperwork at a consular office for a Russian national who was wanted by Interpol and unable to travel under his real name...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/thousands-flee-fires-in-greece-turkey
Thousands of people fled wildfires burning out of control in Greece and Turkey on Friday, including a major blaze just north of the Greek capital of Athens that claimed one life, as a protracted heat wave left forests tinder-dry and flames threatened populated areas and electricity installations...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-with-hoe-tells-party-to-keep-it-down
A man in Paphos was briefly detained on Sunday after he reportedly grabbed a garden hoe and walked into a backyard birthday party to demand that music be turned down...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/brother-who-shot-sister-guilty-of-homicide
A Larnaca man who shot and killed his pregnant sister last year has been found guilty of voluntary manslaughter, with reports saying prosecutors did not seek murder charges due to lack of witnesses coming forward...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-introduces-safepass
Cyprus is introducing a so called 'safepass' as of Monday, 10 May until the end of the month. Citizens no longer need to send an sms for their movements and the curfew is extended from 11pm until 05:00 the next day...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/biker-who-lost-leg-in-crash-dies-in-hospital
A young biker who lost his leg in a road accident in Limassol last week died in hospital on Sunday, after friends and relatives rushed to donate blood with the exact cause of death still undetermined...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tatar-on-defense-over-passportgate
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar says he would give up his Republic of Cyprus documents if there was a way, following new political controversy over citizenship on the divided island, with the newly-elected chief clarifying there were many reasons why his constituents in the north use passports issued in the south...
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-women-having-first-child-at-age-30-eurostat-shows
The mean age of women in the EU giving birth to their first child is gradually increasing and stood at 29.4 years in 2019, while the figure in Cyprus was 30 and 30.6 in Greece, according to data released Wednesday by Eurostat, the statistical service of the EU.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/limassol-cops-shut-down-birthday-party
Twenty people including young children attending a birthday party were spotted at a restaurant in Limassol, with police issuing over a dozen fines and a citation to the business owner for violating emergency health laws...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/boy-stays-in-cyprus-during-mom-s-appeal
The mother of a 5-year-old child, both of whom came to live on the island unbeknownst to the father, was able to buy more time on Tuesday after a higher court suspended for a second time a return order that would have reunited the American boy with his father in New York...