https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-judge-slams-chinese-justice-in-extradition-case
A Cypriot judge denied last week an extradition requests citing a lack of fair trials in China, a decision said to be a precedent for many other cases on the island, in Europe, and around the world...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-and-eu-in-a-quandary-as-china-eases-travel-curbs
Cypriot Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela has called a meeting to discuss China’s easing curbs on international travel, but there were mixed signals as to what guidelines are being followed at the EU level...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-rolls-out-new-scheme-to-subsidize-e-vehicles
The budget for subsidizing the purchase of electric vehicles and withdrawing old cars, motorbikes, mopeds and bicycles is at €10 million Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos has said...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-public-hospitals-swarmed-viral-infection-cases
State hospitals have witnessed an increased flow of patients with viral infections a spokesman for the State Health Services Organization told CNA, adding that occupancy in all pediatric clinics is particularly high due to viral infections...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/wolt-delivery-drivers-labor-violations-confirmed-fines-to-be-imposed
Following interviews with 94 deliverymen working for an online platform, the director of the Labour Relations Department of the Labour Ministry, Antis Apostolou, said on Wednesday that violations relating to undeclared work and non-licensing to employ third-country nationals have in some cases come to light....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/stolen-8th-century-bc-jug-returned-to-cyprus
A Cypriot jug from the 8th century BC that was offered for sale on the Dutch art market, and which appeared to have been smuggled out of Cyprus shortly after the Turkish invasion of the island in July 1974, was recently returned to the Republic of Cyprus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-winners-and-losers-of-the-archiepiscopal-elections
The primary topic of discussion in the first round of voting last Sunday was the creation of the tripartite list from which the Holy Synod will select the incoming Primate of the Church of Cyprus. It cannot, however, be considered the only one....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nineteen-in-the-clear-after-bird-flu-scare-in-cyprus
A total of nineteen people in Cyprus who were exposed last month to cases of birds infected with Avian Influenza virus were said to be in the clear, with health officials saying nobody developed any symptoms...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/predator-probe-focuses-on-suspicious-sms-from-us
Two Greek prosecutors investigating all allegations of illegal electronic surveillance of dozens of individuals in Greece have submitted a request to US authorities for judicial assistance...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-on-alert-after-first-case-of-strep-a
The Republic of Cyprus announced on Monday its first case of Group A streptococcus, prompting officials to summon a physician from Israel to assess the medical condition of a little girl who is intubated in Nicosia...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-week-that-shook-brussels-saw-a-police-stakeout-piles-of-cash-and-reform-promises
The police had been waiting since dawn. Officers from the special unit of Belgium’s federal police gathered on Rue Wiertz, close to the European Parliament in Brussels. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-parliament-halts-work-on-qatar-related-cases
The European Union’s parliament voted Thursday to suspend work on all files involving Qatar, and called for security passes for representatives of the Gulf country’s interests to be withdrawn until light can be shed on a corruption scandal rocking the assembly....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/biden-signs-same-sex-marriage-bill-into-law
“Marriage is a simple proposition. Who do you love? And will you be loyal to that person you love?” the president asked from the South Lawn. “It’s not more complicated than that.”...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-retail-sector-continues-climb-despite-inflation
Black Friday, with its high levels of traffic and shopping, appears to have given way to the Christmas holiday season. The market is still moving well, with increased foot traffic in shopping malls and main streets....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/streptococcus-tests-imminent-decisions-from-the-meeting
A series of preventive measures to address and monitor the outbreak of streptococcal infections in Cyprus was announced on Monday by the Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the Paediatric Society of Cyprus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/prices-of-basic-consumer-goods-fluctuating-wildly
The average retail price levels in effect on December 7, 2022, compared to November 9, 2022, show that prices for basic consumer goods are staggering....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/china-eases-its-zero-covid-policy-amid-protests
People in China with mild or asymptomatic coronavirus cases will be allowed to isolate at home, health officials said Wednesday, in a major step away from a strict “zero-Covid” strategy that has constrained daily life for almost three years and recently set off rare nationwide protests....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-eu-will-retaliate-if-turkey-s-unilateral-actions-in-cyprus-continue
A local source in Brussels said that if Turkey continues to take unilateral actions against Cyprus in violation of existing UN Security Council resolutions, there will be a reaction, noting that Nicosia "has no better ally than Brussels."
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/unaccompanied-minors-are-on-the-rise
Managing the exponentially increasing number of unaccompanied minors or unaccompanied alien children (UAC) is a problem that must be solved by the government in collaboration with NGOs and other relevant actors....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/apple-accused-of-enabling-stalkers-with-airtag
Apple was sued by two women who say its AirTag devices make it easy for stalkers to track and terrorize victims....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/in-a-first-fda-approves-fecal-transplant-to-treat-gut-disease
For years scientists have been demonstrating the therapeutic potential of gut microbiota transplants in mice for a variety of medical conditions; now the FDA has approved this procedure for the first time to treat a murderous bacterial infection....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/anti-corruption-authority-regulations-for-its-establishment-and-operation-were-passed
On Friday afternoon, the Parliament's Plenary approved the regulations for the establishment and operation of the Independent Anti-Corruption Authority....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ukrainian-embassies-receive-bloody-packages-with-animal-eyes
Ukrainian embassies in at least five European countries have received several 'bloody packages' containing body parts of some animals, mainly eyes, the country's Foreign Ministry has reported....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/health-minister-no-reason-to-panic
There is no reason to panic, the situation is manageable and all the protocols of the Health and Agriculture Ministries have been implemented from the first moment for the avian flu cases detected in Famagusta district, said the Minister of Health, Michalis Hadjipantela, after his meeting on Wednesday with the competent authorities on the matter....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/china-protesters-are-summoned-to-present-their-case
Even though they were not identified during the protests, those who attended this weekend's protests in China have received phone calls from the authorities in recent days....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/lawyers-in-cyprus-oppose-backlog-regulations
Lawyers in the Republic Cyprus are planning a demonstration against regulations aimed at expediting backlogged court cases, amid efforts by the state to speed up one of the world’s slowest administration of justice...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-reports-first-human-cases-of-bird-flu
Health officials in the Republic of Cyprus remain on alert after cases of avian flu have been detected on the island, where two private farm owners are self-monitoring and about a thousand birds are to be killed out of an abundance of caution...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/procedures-criminal-offender-profiles-and-the-law-governing-child-abuse
The recent news has been overshadowed by new complaints from schoolgirls in Cyprus alleging that their headmaster has harassed them sexually, while in Greece the Aeolus box is opening due to revelations about the "Ark of the World" foundation....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/apple-supplier-apologizes-offers-$1400-payout-to-quell-protests
Apple’s manufacturing partner Foxconn has offered payouts of Rmb10,000 ($1,400) to newly recruited staff who elect to leave the iPhone factory and vowed to honour pay agreements, in an attempt to quell unrest after workers violently clashed with police....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/fighting-corruption-with-their-hands-tied
The establishment of the Independent Authority for Combating Corruption is a "new" concept in Cypriot political affairs. But what are its actions, accomplishments, and the objective difficulties it faces in its early stages of operation? What are its competencies and powers?...
