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1531. Come back, support Greece

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/come-back-support-greece

We are caught between celebrations over Greece’s “clean exit” from the bailout programs on one hand and, on the other, allegations that the country has effectively signed up to what can be considered a “fourth memorandum” and is headed to economic disaster....

1532. Abandoned Berengaria goes up for auction

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/abandoned-berengaria-goes-up-for-auction

The abandoned Berengaria hotel in Cyprus, a historic building known around the world for its ‘ghosts lurking in the dark’ is going up for auction next month...

1533. Shadows loom over government’s ‘clean exit’ scenario

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/shadows-loom-over-government-s-‘clean-exit-scenario

Greece’s bailout exit has been eliciting condescending and bitter commentary on the country’s beaches and in its near-deserted cities, as few Greeks believes their lives are going to improve or that the country’s prospects will be akin to those of other bailed-out eurozone states. Greece’s “return to normalcy” and “clean exit,” much touted by the government, appear to be happening somewhere else....

1534. 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....

1535. Italy bridge: Genoa motorway collapse kills 35

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/italy-bridge-genoa-motorway-collapse-kills-35

A motorway bridge has collapsed in the northwest Italian city of Genoa, killing at least 35 people as vehicles plummeted to the ground, emergency services say....

1536. Greek soldiers released from Turkish jail pending trial soldiers

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greek-soldiers-released-from-turkish-jail-pending-trial-soldiers

Two Greek servicemen who had been detained in Turkey since early March for accidentally crossing the border in bad weather have been released from jail pending trial, Anadolu agency reported on Tuesday evening....

1537. Mitsotakis: Government wanted to shift blame for deadly blaze

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mitsotakis-government-wanted-to-shift-blame-for-deadly-blaze

Main opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis accused the government of attempting to blame others for the wildfire that killed at least 92 people and injured scores in east Attica in July....

1538. Cypriot drives car into Russian Consulate gate

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-drives-car-into-russian-consulate-gate

Police are playing down the arrest of a Cypriot man on Tuesday, who drove his car into the gate the Russian Consulate in Limassol shouting Russian intelligence were after him...

1539. 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...

1540. US posture could overpower Cyprus solution agenda

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/us-posture-could-overpower-cyprus-solution-agenda

Following July’s meeting with the two Cypriot leaders, sources say special UN envoy Jane Holl Lute appeared unconvinced regarding the basis for further peace talks and that a meeting in New York could be in the works to clarify once and for all...

1541. Drug case goes up in flames, literally

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/court-case-goes-up-in-flames-literally

Judges dismissed a case against two defendants in connection with drug related offences, siding with their defence attorney who argued the trial was unfair because a court fire had destroyed the evidence...

1542. Lack of early warning, town planning led to high death toll, study finds

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/lack-of-early-warning-town-planning-led-to-high-death-toll-study-finds

Authorities’ failure to issue a timely warning about the approaching wildfire that scorched the town of Mati, a popular tourist resort 17 miles east of Athens, left “almost zero time between realizing the danger and reacting to it,” according to a preliminary inquiry into the deadly inferno released Tuesday by the University of Athens. ...

1543. Government muddying waters over who is responsible for deadly fires

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/government-muddying-waters-over-who-is-responsible-for-deadly-fires

In the aftermath of what was the worst fire in Greece’s modern history, the government is coming under increasing criticism for failing to provide clear-cut information on the number of missing and for allegedly trying to muddy the waters over who is responsible....

1544. Strovolos garbage collectors get back to work

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/strovolos-garbage-collectors-get-back-to-work

Strovolos garbage collectors have agreed to get back to work in exchange of the municipality dropping plans to buy partial services from the private sector at least until November...

1545. Tsipras says he assumes political responsibility for deadly fires

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tsipras-says-he-assumes-political-responsibility-for-deadly-fires

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Friday he took full political responsibility for the deadly blaze that has killed at least 87 people in a coastal town in east Athens this week....

1546. 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)...

1547. Death toll from deadly Attica fires rises to 85

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/death-toll-from-deadly-attica-fires-rises-to-83

The death toll from the deadly blaze that ravaged the coastal town of Mati in east Attica on Monday rose to 85 on Thursday, after a 73-year-old man who was in intensive care in Athens' Evangelismos hospital died and two more bodies were discovered by rescue crews....

1548. UNFICYP draft ready for a vote

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/unficyp-draft-ready-for-a-vote

Members of the UN Security Council finally agreed on a draft for extending UNFICYP for another six months, with the US showing it could more easily get the attention of its peers next time if there is little progress in peace talks...

1549. More than 200 houses destroyed by Attica fires

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/more-than-200-houses-destroyed-by-attica-fires

More than 200 houses have been completely destroyed by the devastating wildfires that ripped through a coastal town east of Athens this week killing at least 81 people, according to data collected by engineers from the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport who have started recording the damage to buildings....

1550. Boyfriend gets two years for incapacitating man over girlfriend

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/boyfriend-gets-two-years-for-incapacitating-man-over-girlfriend

A 24-year-old Russian national was sentenced to two years in prison for causing serious bodily harm to a 49-year-old male who was pursuing and kissing the younger man’s girlfriend...

1551. Pee Power of Cypriot scientist travels to Kenya

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/pee-power-of-cypriot-scientist-travels-to-kenya

A Cypriot professor is behind a technology that converts urine into electricity that was introduced in Nairobi, Kenya last month, after its successful trial in a boarding school, in Kisoro, Uganda...

1552. Dherynia mayor appalled at checkpoint backlash

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/dherynia-mayor-appalled-at-checkpoint-backlash

Dherynia Mayor Andreas Karayiannis says his constituents are appalled at groups and politicians protesting against the opening of a checkpoint in their area, despite delays making the crossing an unlikely scenario this summer...

1553. Officials warn over hot and humid weather

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/officials-warn-over-hot-and-humid-weather

High temperatures combined with humidity are creating heat wave conditions this week, with maximum temperatures expected to reach 40 degrees Tuesday and Wednesday...

1554. Minister unfazed by angry educators

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/minister-unfazed-by-angry-educators

Thousands of public teachers stood outside the gates of the Education Ministry on Friday, calling on Education Minister Costas Hambiaouris to resign and union members refusing to go to his office to talk things out...

1555. Wanted man arrested in Limassol overnight raid

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/wanted-man-arrested-in-limassol-overnight-raid

Limassol police arrested 30-year-old Nikos Mezirides, who was wanted in connection with a series of criminal offences and was considered dangerous...

1556. Building permits up by 14.4 percent in April

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/building-permits-up-by-14-4-percent-in-april

The number of building permits issued this April compared to last April was up by 14.4% according to data released by the Cyprus Statistical Service...

1557. Poor maintenance suspected in EAC fatal accident

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/poor-maintenance-suspected-in-eac-fatal-accident

Officials are not ruling out poor maintenance of equipment in the death of an EAC worker, who was killed in a boom lift accident Monday while trying to cut tree branches...

1558. Larnaca man gets 12 years for sodomising step daughter

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/larnaca-man-gets-12-years-for-sodomising-step-daughter

A Larnaca man was sentenced behind closed doors to twelve years for sodomising his step daughter when she was just twelve years old...

1559. Cyprus sounding neighbours out over Israeli pier

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-sounding-neighbours-out-over-israeli-pier

Israel has asked Cyprus to examine the possibility of establishing a shipping point on the island for sending goods to the Gaza Strip, a Cypriot government spokesman said this week...

1560. Missing Limassol woman found

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/missing-limassol-woman-found

A 59-year-old woman, who went missing two days ago in Limassol, has been found safe and sound...

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