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...
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...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-warns-airbnb-over-unfair-practices
Cyprus hoteliers got a helping hand this week in their fight for more restrictions on Airbnb, following a European Union warning to the American platform to improve its practices or face action by national consumer agencies...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/registration-now-open-for-2nd-cyprus-open-data-hackathon
The 2nd Cyprus Open Data Hackathon will take place on 15-16 September 2018 in Limassol at ARIS, co-organized by the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Centre of Deloitte, the Public Administration and Personnel Department of the Ministry of Finance and Hack Cyprus.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/government-welcomes-diko-support-on-bad-loans
The Cyprus government says it can work with opposition centrist party Diko to pass much needed comprehensive legislation on bad loans that would also pave the way for a co-op deal to go forward...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/holiday-inn-nicosia-under-new-ownership
Holiday Inn Nicosia is coming under new ownership, after Greek company NBG Pangaea shelled out two thirds of the total price of €11.2 million...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/esm-warns-cypriot-banks-of-quick-fixes
The European Stability Mechanism warns Cyprus that despite a recent decline in non-performing loans (NPL), the banking sector remains vulnerable due to weak profitability and a still high NPL ratio...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/probe-countdown-begins-for-cyprus-co-op-debacle
Attorney General Costas Clerides is moving forward with the launching of an investigation into possible offences at the Cyprus Cooperative Bank, in connection with bad loans worth €7.5 billion...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/un-sending-envoy-to-cyprus-for-consultations
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres is sending a special envoy to Cyprus in the coming weeks, hoping to get crystal clear views from both sides in order to assess whether or not a new push for peace is possible...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/debt-collectors-to-go-after-unpaid-electricity-bills
The Cyprus Electricity Authority is resorting to private debt collectors to go after unpaid bills, following criticism that the organisation lost €65 million in late payments or defaulted accounts...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/kisa-sees-institutional-racism-in-ham-and-pasta-arrest
Human rights group KISA is pointing to institutional racism over the recent arrest of an asylum-seeker and single mother on theft charges, calling for an investigation into how state authorities treat refugees who are vulnerable members of society...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/israeli-tourist-injured-at-ayia-napa-sea-caves
Rescuers warn beach goers not to approach the water from steep rocks, following an incident in Ayia Napa where fire fighters had to rescue a young woman iwho was injured at the popular sea caves landmark in Cape Greco...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/back-to-warm-weather-no-more-rain
The recent mixed weather appears to be over, with a forecast for the next few days being mostly clear, relatively calm seas, and temperatures reaching mid-30’s...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/dozens-of-kurds-face-deportation
Dozens of asylum seekers who left the Moria migrant processing center for other facilities on the eastern Aegean island of Lesvos will be barred from the process if they do not return to the official camp, the Migration Ministry announced on Monday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkish-plane-over-nicosia-sends-chills
Local residents in Nicosia were alarmed Sunday afternoon when a Turkish airplane was seen circling over the capital city without landing...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-under-flood-watch-until-6pm
A flood watch is in effect due to heavy rainfall in parts of Cyprus, with authorities saying there are traffic delays due to weather and even electricity outages...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-to-undertake-coordinating-regional-role-in-addressing-climate-change
Cyprus, a country heavily affected by Climate Change, will be faced with more intense heat waves, droughts and perhaps even new diseases, Professor Costas Papanikolas, President of the Cyprus Institute (CyI) has told CNA, stressing the importance of the International Conference on Climate Change, organised recently by CyI, as well as the primary regional role of the Institute....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/akaki-peristerona-road-closes-due-to-stormy-weather
The Peristerona – Akaki road is closed due to strong winds and heavy rain that have affected the area earlier on Tuesday, causing water and muddy puddles along the way...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/north-korea-still-wants-to-talk-after-trump-nuked-summit
North Korea responded on Friday with measured tones to US President Donald Trump’s decision to call off a historic summit with leader Kim Jong Un scheduled for next month, saying Pyongyang hoped for a “Trump formula” to resolve the standoff over its nuclear weapons programme...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/unhcr-asylum-seekers-in-cyprus-need-decent-housing
With less than 10% of asylum-seekers accommodated at the reception centre, decent housing is a major problem thousands of asylum seekers face, a UNHCR report said...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/lifeguards-blame-protaras-drowning-on-government
Lifeguards are up in arms over the death of a 65-year-old swimmer in Protaras, saying they could have saved her life if the government had agreed to changes in their working conditions...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/trump-relaxed-about-kim-summit-being-cancelled
US President Donald Trump said there was a “substantial chance” his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will not take place as planned on June 12 amid concerns that Kim is resistant to giving up his nuclear weapons...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/venezuela-s-re-elected-maduro-faces-overseas-censure
Venezuela’s socialist leader Nicolas Maduro faced fresh international censure on Monday after re-election in a vote foes denounced as a farce cementing autocracy in the crisis-stricken OPEC nation...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/us-says-cyprus-energy-riches-must-be-shared-as-part-of-a-solution
Cyprus’ oil and gas resources should be equitably shared between both communities on the island, in the context of an overall settlement said Jonathan Cohen, Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eight-to-ten-dead-in-texas-high-school-shooting
At least eight people were killed on Friday in a shooting at a high school in Santa Fe, Texas, and officers had taken into custody a student who was suspected of carrying out the attack...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/health-minister-calls-on-doctors-to-stand-with-him
Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou held a press conference to address criticism over his actions and ask state doctors to pay no attention to those who oppose reform in the industry...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/questions-raised-over-school-safety-during-gym-class
Education Minister Costas Hambiaouris has received the final report on the circumstances surrounding the death of a 10-year-old student in Larnaca, but people are already raising questions about safety on school premises during gym class...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-admit-handcuffing-larnaca-doctors-was-not-necessary
Police say handcuffing the two ER doctors in the aftermath of the school boy’s death ‘could have been avoided’ while adding that their focus remains the investigation of the serious incident...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/doctors-strike-but-there-are-cracks-in-their-united-front
State doctors are going forward with a two-hour work stoppage in public hospitals to protest what they call “unworkable conditions” but there are already cracks in their united front...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-gdp-grows-by-0-8-in-the-first-three-months
Bailed out eurozone member Cyprus notched up its 13th consecutive quarter in positive growth with GDP rising 0.8 percent in the first quarter, an official estimate showed...
