https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/austrian-chancellor-calls-for-very-high-walls-at-eu-borders
Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer has demanded that the EU external border should be fenced by a high wall in an effort to curb illegal migration as more refugees are coming to Europe....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ex-us-president-trump-expects-to-be-arrested-on-tuesday
Donald Trump says he expects to be arrested on Tuesday and has urged his supporters to launch mass protests....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/judge-takes-shot-in-the-dark-in-cliff-death-case
A judge in Paphos ordered a man to remain in police custody for three additional days in connection with the cliff death of a Ukrainian woman at a famous scenic location, despite police saying they were still waiting on a second autopsy to clarify charges...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ubs-steps-in-to-buy-rival-credit-suisse
Some of the world's largest central banks came together on Sunday to stop a banking crisis from spreading as Swiss authorities persuaded UBS Group AG to buy rival Credit Suisse Group AG in a historic deal...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-scraps-online-migration-appointments-after-scandal
Immigration authorities in the Republic of Cyprus scrapped an online appointment platform on Monday after allegations were made public about agents selling available slots to foreigners for profit and causing months of waiting for those who did not shell out the cash...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/italy-weighs-in-as-cypriot-fund-goes-after-lukoil-plant
An Israeli-backed Cypriot fund’s deal to buy a Lukoil-owned refinery in Italy is hanging in the balance ahead of a Cabinet meeting in Rome possibly this week, when veto powers would be weighed against energy hub aspirations that could replace Russian gas and put the final nail in the coffin of a proposed EastMed pipeline...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/macron-under-pressure-as-pension-protests-turn-violent
French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday faced the gravest challenge to his authority since the so-called Yellow Vest protests after his decision to push through a contested pension overhaul without a vote prompted violent unrest overnight....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greece-accuses-woman-of-being-russian-spy
Greece’s National Intelligence Service is accusing a shop owner in Athens of being a Kremlin asset, as security services throughout Europe have been cracking down on alleged Russian spies dubbed the 'illegals'...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/credit-suisse-borrows-more-than-$50-billion-from-swiss-national-bank
Credit Suisse’s shares soared 30% on Thursday after it announced it would move to shore up its finances by borrowing up to nearly $54 billion from the Swiss central bank, bolstering confidence as fears about the banking system moved from the U.S. to Europe....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/bahrain-plays-down-turkish-cypriot-flag-incident
A Turkish Cypriot flag at an inter-parliamentary union assembly in Bahrain has caught Nicosia’s attention, prompting Manama to reassure Greek Cypriots that it was 'not intentional' while dialogue still prevailed despite the diplomatic faux pas...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/expert-says-cliff-death-accident-story-checks-out
Cyprus Police are rolling back statements on a murder investigation in the cliff death of a Ukrainian woman, after a private forensic examiner tasked by the suspect announced to the media that his client’s version of events about a tragic accident checked out...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/officers-bitten-during-arrest-of-ayia-napa-flasher
A man who was naked from the waist down when he approached a woman in Ayia Napa to ask for help ended up biting police officers who were trying to arrest him...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cliff-death-draws-the-big-guns-of-forensics
A private forensic pathologist will take part in a defense autopsy of a young Ukrainian woman, whose boyfriend insists her cliff death was an accident, despite initial objections by the Legal Department which has also tasked its own expert to lead the exam...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-union-takes-issue-with-police-body-cam-bill
Cypriot law enforcement officers could soon were body cameras while responding to incidents, but a bill proposal going through a House committee this week could be delayed by objections from police unions...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/lambradjia-youths-warn-town-to-back-off
A safety initiative to curb illegal lambradjia bonfires on Greek Easter has been met with a resistance in a local community in Limassol, where delinquent youths have been ransacking homes in search of flammable wood...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/suspect-in-woman-s-cliff-death-disputes-forensic-report
The main suspect in the cliff death of a Ukrainian woman has denied wrongdoing and further called for a private forensic expert to conduct a second post mortem, after state pathologists suggested there were signs his girlfriend had been raped and strangled to death...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/banks-around-the-world-feel-force-of-svb-fallout
U.S. President Joe Biden vowed to do whatever was needed to address a threatened banking crisis after the collapses of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank forced regulators to step in with emergency measures....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/number-of-children-being-investigated-for-sexual-abuse-in-cyprus-still-high
The number of children referred for investigation for sexual abuse has remained consistently above 400 for the past two years, according to the "Hope For Children" CRC Policy Center (HFC), ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/real-estate-trends-in-2023
Increased inflation, rising interest rates, rising building costs, rising property values, a slight decline in new development approvals, a slight decline to stabilization in the unemployment rate, a slight increase in GDP, and a slight decline in private lending are just a few indicators of the (very) general economic picture....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-seize-close-to-100k-bangers-ahead-of-easter
Three local men were arrested on Sunday in Paphos after they were caught in the act of possessing and transporting illegal fireworks, as police try to disrupt the supply chain ahead of Greek Easter holidays...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/finance-minister-calls-on-banks-to-delay-foreclosures
The Finance Ministry is considering possible actions to tackle non-performing loans and is examining a set of measures aiming to address the issue, ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/musk-building-utopian-town-for-employees
Elon Musk has reportedly bought thousands of acres of land about 35 miles outside of Austin and plans to build his own town there for employees to live and work....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/international-university-students-visit-eurogate-s-facilities-at-limassol-port
Students from various US academic institutions received a tour of the facilities of Eurogate Container Terminal Limassol Ltd. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/criticism-grows-as-europe-pushes-to-restrict-cars-in-cities
In an effort to ease traffic congestion and curb greenhouse gas emissions causing climate change, municipalities from Barcelona to Brussels have embarked on what has been called a “transportation revolution.”...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/at-least-12-snowed-in-residents-found-dead-in-california-mountain-community
At least 12 people have died in Southern California, authorities said, after fierce winter storms lashed the state, burying normally warm areas in snow....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/false-start-looms-ahead-of-dicarlo-visit
A Greek Cypriot proposal to involve a select group of EU officials in the Cyprus Problem has been rejected by Turkish Cypriots, as UN Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo prepares to visit the divided island before her Brussels trip...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/charred-body-in-nicosia-home-still-a-mystery
Police say they are still investigating a house fire in Nicosia that took place on Tuesday night, when fire fighters discovered a charred body inside an abandoned property while another man was at the door gasping for air...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/laborer-crushed-to-death-in-tractor-accident
A local man was killed in a tractor accident on Wednesday in rural Limassol, when a back maneuver to spread dirt ended up crushing him to death...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/china-accused-of-cutting-internet-to-taiwan
China has been accused of cutting the internet to one of Taiwan's outlying islands as part of its latest intimidation tactic to force reunification....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/volunteers-from-greece-turkey-and-italy-receive-emergency-training-in-nicosia
Sixteen young volunteers from Greece, Turkey, Italy, and Cyprus are being trained in Nicosia under the direction of the CERIDES Centre of Excellence at European University Cyprus as part of an international project and for a very specific reason....
