https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/parents-up-in-arms-over-illustrated-covid-book
A colorful children’s book with scary pictures aimed at warning young kids in Cyprus about the coronavirus pandemic has been criticized by organized parents, with officials now calling on the education ministry to give an explanation...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/casino-boss-in-cyprus-dies-in-hail-of-bullets
A Turkish Cypriot businessman in the north was gunned down Tuesday after his convoy was attacked by assassins thought to be from the mainland, giving traction to a fugitive YouTuber mob boss who warned gangland turf wars in Turkey were now playing out on the island as well...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/retired-pope-asks-pardon-for-abuse-but-admits-no-wrongdoing
Retired Pope Benedict XVI asked forgiveness Tuesday for any “grievous faults” in his handling of clergy sex abuse cases, but denied any personal or specific wrongdoing after an independent report criticized his actions in four cases while he was archbishop of Munich, Germany....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/one-in-four-cypriots-will-be-diagnosed-with-a-form-of-cancer-in-his-her-lifetime-figures-show
One in four Cypriots will be diagnosed with some form of cancer in his/her lifetime while 42 new cases of cancer and leukaemia in children aged 0-19 are diagnosed annually on the island....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/netflix-features-spetses-while-amazon-prime-shoots-in-athens
Filming for Amazon Prime France’s new series, “Greek Salad,” scheduled to premiere next year, began in Athens last week. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/barber-in-cyprus-jailed-for-working-outside-hours
A barber in Limassol has been sentenced to two months in prison after he was found guilty of working outside regular hours, with the judge also taking into account a prior conviction due to a pandemic citation...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nicosia-general-hospital-is-not-understaffed
The current situation in the intensive care unit (ICU) of the Nicosia general hospital treating patients with coronavirus is not due to understaffing but because of staff absences due to Covid-19, spokesperson of the state health services organization (SHSO) Charalambos Charilaou told CNA on Monday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/mit-researchers-create-new-material-as-strong-as-steel-and-light-as-plastic
MIT researchers have developed a new material that's as strong as steel but as light as plastic....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ottawa-mayor-declares-state-of-emergency-to-deal-with-trucking-blockade
Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson on Sunday declared a state of emergency to help deal with an unprecedented 10-day occupation by protesting truckers that has shut down much of the core of the Canadian capital....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greece-to-scrap-negative-covid-test-requirement-for-travelers
Greece will allow tourists with a European vaccination certificate to enter the country without having to show a negative test for COVID-19 from Feb. 7, the tourism and health ministries said on Friday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/a-10-year-old-girl-already-owns-2-companies-and-could-retire-at-15-as-a-multimillionaire
Despite still being in elementary school, an Australian girl is on her way to retiring as a millionaire at the tender age of 15....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/aegean-to-have-wi-fi-on-flights
From today, all AEGEAN passengers traveling on one of the already equipped AIRBUS neo aircraft will have the opportunity to browse the internet, manage their emails, access social media and messaging applications, as well as download video and audio content....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cabinet-approves-small-changes-to-coronavirus-measures
The Council of Ministers today approved small changes to the covid measures in place, including lifting the prohibition of entry in food and drink establishments and theatres to unvaccinated minors between 12 and 17 years of age and extending the "test to stay" measure to the National Guard....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mom-s-word-not-good-enough-for-school
An incident where a young child was left unattended off school premises has drawn the attention of officials in Cyprus, with the commissioner for children’s rights seeking more information after educators refused to accept mom’s word about a rapid test result...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/chinese-new-year-what-is-it-and-how-is-it-celebrated
The celebrations see people feast with relatives, watch parades and pray for good fortune in the year ahead....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/easing-of-covid-measures-unlikely-as-high-case-numbers-plague-cyprus
The weekly meeting between the Minister of Health Michalis Hadjipandelas and the epidemiologists to discuss Cyprus' epidemiological situation and the possibility of easing measures adjourned on Tuesday afternoon (01/02)....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-test-to-stay-procedure-in-place-for-children-who-are-vaccinated-or-were-infected
A new procedure, with regards to the 'test to stay' program, will apply from Tuesday onward for children who are fully vaccinated and 7 months have not elapsed or for children who got infected from covid and 90 days have not elapsed, the Health Ministry announced....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/pandemic-to-‘spell-end-of-tax-privileges-for-billionaires
Thomas Piketty is one of the most famous economists in the world. His weighty tomes on inequality and its dangerous consequences for global capitalism have been widely praised by other stars of the dismal science, like Paul Krugman and Robert Solow. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/relaxation-of-measures-but…with-rules
In the last few days, the debate over possible relaxations has been heating up, with the positions of both the Minister of Health and a group of epidemiologists setting the tone for the next decisions....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/inoculations-of-children-aged-5-11-at-8-9-in-cyprus
Inoculations of children aged 5-11 reached 8.9% in Cyprus, Christina Yiannaki, the Health Ministry’s Permanent Secretary, said on Saturday after visiting a vaccination center in Nicosia...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/boy-in-greek-icu-after-germany-said-no
A boy from Cyprus who was denied emergency medical flight to Germany due to immunization concerns about his parents, was on Monday on standby for crucial surgery in Greece, with his father criticizing vaccination requirements but clarifying he was not against measures...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/desperate-afghan-families-resorting-to-selling-their-kidneys-and-even-their-own-children-to-buy-food
Entire families in Afghanistan have been forced to sell their kidneys so they can buy food, as the country plunges deeper into a humanitarian crisis....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/anti-vaxxers-making-‘at-least-$2-5m-a-year-from-publishing-on-substack
A group of vaccine-sceptic writers are generating revenues of at least $2.5m (£1.85m) a year from publishing newsletters for tens of thousands of followers on the online publishing platform Substack, according to new research....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/3-year-old-cannot-avail-of-surgery-abroad-due-to-unvaccinated-parents
The case of a 3-year-old child suffering from severe heart disease and needing additional surgery abroad is at a standstill due to the fact that the child's parents are unvaccinated and they are the only ones allowed to accompany him....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/covid-19-us-hospital-rejects-man-for-heart-transplant-because-he-is-not-vaccinated
An American hospital has rejected a patient for a heart transplant because he is not vaccinated against COVID-19, his family has said....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/test-to-stay-to-be-implemented-in-health-professions-police-and-fire-department
At today's Cabinet meeting, the Minister of Health, Mr. Michalis Hadjipantela, presented the suggestions of the members of the Scientific Advisory Committee discussed during yesterday's meeting, which included an analysis of data recorded and evaluated by the tracking team and nurses as well as the rates of vaccination coverage of the population. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/2-000-euros-for-every-motorist-trapped-on-attiki-odos
Attiki Odos SA, the company managing the Greek capital’s biggest ring road, has said that it will be compensating thousands of toll-paying motorists who became trapped on the highway in their cars and trucks during Monday’s blizzard....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/freedom-of-movement-within-the-eu-will-no-longer-be-regulated-by-country-of-origin
After calls to simplify COVID travel rules within the EU, EU Ministers meeting at the General Affairs Council in Brussels agreed on Tuesday that the three main criteria for travel within the EU will be vaccination status, covid test results or recovery certificates....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/minister-of-health-proud-of-progress-on-test-to-stay-measure-at-schools
The Ministry of Health is proud of the implementation of the "test to stay" measure at elementary schools, said Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela, adding that in the event it is successful, it will be implemented in other state services....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/snow-wreaks-havoc-on-athens-roads
Some 5,000 motorists spent hours trapped in their cars in freezing temperatures on the Greek capital’s Attiki Odos highway on Monday and dozens were still trapped through Tuesday morning...
