https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cooker-seen-behind-deadly-blaze-at-moria-camp
Firefighters on the eastern Aegean island of Lesvos are investigating the cause of a blaze that broke out on Monday afternoon at the Moria refugee and migrant camp, killing a child before it was brought under control. Authorities said the child was a girl aged between 6 and 7...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-north-in-coronavirus-crisis-hospitals-prisons-in-turmoil
On Monday morning, Turkish Cypriot authorities confirmed that the number of coronavirus cases had reached six, including four tourists from Germany who had arrived in the north last week, and two Turkish Cypriots who had recently returned from the UK....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-hunkers-down-to-beat-virus
Cyprus is going all out to beat the coronavirus after restrictive measures taken gradually north and south against the pandemic proved to be no match for the spread of the infectious disease...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-coronavirus-information-hotline-set-up
The Ministry of Health launched a new hotline (1450) on Friday to cater to people seeking information on coronavirus, as recent days saw a widespread misuse of the 1420 call centre that was set up for the reporting of symptoms so that checks may be conducted on suspected cases....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/health-ministry-issues-revised-travel-guidelines
The Ministry of Health has released revised travel advice to travellers concerning the novel coronavirus, with effect as of Saturday, March 14....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/no-spectators-at-tokyo-2020-games-torch-lighting-ceremony
The Tokyo 2020 Olympics torch lighting ceremony in ancient Olympia will be the first in more 35 years to be held without spectators after organizers on Monday introduced tighter measures to protect against the coronavirus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-time-is-now-women-abstain-from-duties-in-call-for-gender-equality
Women from across Cyprus locked elbows to form human chains outside their workplaces on Friday during a one-hour work stoppage that called for gender equality and an end to discrimination against women....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/finland-to-accept-175-asylum-seekers-from-cyprus-and-other-mediterranean-countries
The government of Finland announced on Thursday that it will be accepting up to 175 asylum seekers from Cyprus, Greece, Malta and Italy, in a bid to facilitate their humanitarian situation in EU member states in the Mediterranean....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/elderly-woman-killed-in-brutal-crash
Police are investigating a traffic accident in Limassol where an elderly woman was killed in a brutal collision at a controlled intersection...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/protesting-islanders-barge-into-chios-hotel-eight-officers-injured
Local residents in Chios, angered by the Greek Government's determination to go ahead with the creation of closed migrant centers on the islands, on Wednesday barged into a hotel near the construction site and attacked eight police officers who are staying there....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/economic-sentiment-in-cyprus-falls-in-february-due-to-weaker-business-confidence-in-services
In February 2020, economic sentiment in Cyprus deteriorated as the Economic Sentiment Indicator (ESI-CypERC) decreased by 0.7 points compared with January 2020....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/jho-low-reportedly-spotted-in-wuhan
Malaysian fugitive financier Jho Low, whose Cypriot passport came under scrutiny last year, has been spotted in China’s Wuhan, a city under lockdown due to the Coronavirus...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-shipping-chamber-backs-eu-shipping-industry-positions-on-eu-green-deal
The Cyprus Shipping Chamber expressed its fully supports the EU Shipping Industry’s positions on the EU Green Deal, noting that the shipping industry is fully committed to eradicating its GHG emissions completely as soon as possible in this century.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/residents-up-in-arms-over-virus-camp
Local residents in rural Nicosia are reacting to government plans aimed at establishing a quarantine facility in their area to treat potential confirmed coronavirus cases in Cyprus...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/anti-aircraft-systems-activated-in-joint-military-exercise-with-france
French Rafale fighter jets put the capabilities of the Cyprus army’s anti-aircraft umbrella to the test during a joint military exercise on Monday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/apollon-fc-s-selimovic-crashes-on-nicosia-limassol-highway
Apollon Limassol's centre-back Vahid Selimovic was involved in a car accident on Friday on the Nicosia-Limassol highway where one of the vehicles was left overturned....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/officials-deny-weak-spots-in-virus-front-lines
State health officials have denounced questions in the media over the handling of the coronavirus risk at airports, saying the image of the Republic of Cyprus was at stake...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/health-minister-travels-to-brussels-for-extraordinary-eu-coronavirus-meeting
Amid growing concerns over coronavirus, Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou will be rushing to Brussels on Wednesday after the European Union called for an emergency meeting of EU Health Ministers on Thursday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/european-commission-to-stamp-out-illegal-pet-trade
The European Commission will boost efforts to stamp out the illegal trade in pets, particularly cats and dogs, in the EU, the Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, Stella Kyriakides said....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/prio-a-solution-to-cyprus-problem-can-oe
A solution to the Cyprus problem will create large new markets, research conducted by the independent, bicommunal research centre PRIO showed....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/sustainable-growth-review-for-2019
PwC’s corporate responsibility programme focuses on promoting youth entrepreneurship, supporting vulnerable social groups, protecting the environment, promoting employee wellbeing and upskilling...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/dissatisfaction-with-democracy-at-record-high
Dissatisfaction with democracy within developed countries is at its highest level in almost 25 years, according to University of Cambridge researchers. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/pwc-cyprus-places-the-well-being-of-its-staff at-the-centre-of-its-activities
PwC Cyprus adopted the ground-breaking programme "Be Well, Work Well", which is part of the organisation's new global approach to well-being...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/finance-committee-releases-jiu-jitsu-money
The finance committee has released funds set aside to pay for Jiu Jitsu, despite accusations from MPs on the left that something did not add up in the recently-launched cash rebate scheme...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mps-stalling-jiu-jitsu-cash-rebate
A cheque for €8.5 million to pay for Jiu Jitsu, a film starring Nicolas Cage, is being held up in the Cypriot parliament as opposition parties are blocking the cash rebate and asking questions...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-dies-in-senior-home-fire
A senior citizen died in a fire that broke out in a retirement home in Dherynia, with officials suspecting a lit cigarette might have been the cause of the inferno...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/two-in-speedboat-arrested-in-latest-refugee-arrival
Coast guard officials arrested two suspects after giving chase to a fleeing speedboat on Monday, in connection with the arrival of another boat that carried 131 undocumented migrants to northwestern Cyprus...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/uclan-professor-makes-the-case-for-mars
The possible discovery of basic forms of life under the surface of Mars will have a similar effect to that of the discovery of the first planet around another star than our Sun, a UCLan professor says...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nicosia-awaits-eu-council-decisions
The President of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades expressed on Tuesday his satisfaction over the decision of EU Foreign Ministers with regard to Turkey’s illegal drilling activities in the Eastern Mediterranean, and said he expected the European Council to endorse sanctions in its upcoming meeting...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/maritime-cyprus-kicks-off-in-limassol
Maritime Cyprus 2019 Conference kicks off Monday in Limassol with the participation of more than 800 shipping executives from around the globe...
