https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/single-use-plastics-banned-from-october-1st
As of October 1, 2022, single-use plastics products will no longer be available for sale or use in Cyprus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ukrainian-cargo-plane-goes-down-in-greece
A cargo plane owned by a Ukrainian company crashed in northern Greece on Saturday, with reports saying locals have been ordered to stay away from the site due to unknown dangerous materials with a 'peculiar odor'...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mari-blast-a-tragic-reminder-of-the-states-duty-to-its-citizens
"The 11th of July, 2011, is a tragic reminder of the responsibilities of the state, but also of its obligations towards society," President of the Republic Nicos Anastasiades said Monday at the memorial service for the 13 victims of the massive explosion at the naval base “Evangelos Florakis”, in Mari, on the southern coast of Cyprus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tatar-has-yet-to-deliver-cooperation-proposals-to-president-anastasiades
The proposals on mutual cooperation unveiled by the Turkish Cypriot leader, Ersin Tatar, during a meeting, last week with Miroslav Jenča, the Assistant Secretary-General for Europe, Central Asia and the Americas, have yet to be received by President Nicos Anastasiades....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/divided-cyprus-scrambles-as-fire-rages-in-the-north
Planes over divided Cyprus were fighting another day to put out the Kantara wildfire previously thought to have been under control, with reports overnight saying Turkish Cypriot authorities were evacuating local communities as the flames were spreading westwards...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/goodfellas-actor-ray-liota-dead-at-67
Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro and Kevin Costner have paid tribute to the "uniquely gifted" Ray Liotta, who has died age 67....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greece-rejects-turkish-claims-in-the-aegean
The Permanent Representative of Greece to the United Nations delivered a letter addressed to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday rejecting claims contained in a letter delivered by Turkey to the same body in September 2021....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/op-ed-grateful-healthful
If you really think about it, so many of us should be in a perpetual state of gratitude....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/leaked-sc-abortion-ban-could-also-apply-to-rape-and-incest-victims
Twenty-two states have abortion bans that would become law almost immediately if a leaked Supreme Court decision on abortion rights goes into effect....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/op-ed-it-s-time-for-turkey-to-choose
Picking a side is rarely an easy task. It means disappointing one side and committing to a particular course. It means putting aside tactics such as maintaining a policy of equal distances or prevarication....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/plastic-waste-could-be-a-thing-of-the-past-thanks-to-a-new-enzyme
Plastic waste dumped in landfills could be cleared sooner than expected after engineers developed an enzyme that can break it down in just a few hours....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/euler-hermes-is-now-allianz-trade
Todaymarks a new chapter in our story: Euler Hermes, the world leader in trade credit insurance, becomes Allianz Trade – a natural moveas we have been fully part of the Allianz Group since 2018...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/drug-case-up-in-the-air-after-informant-dies-in-cell
A man who was detained after reportedly coming clean with police over a cannabis shipment hidden in pet food was found dead in his cell last week, with reports suggesting disagreement within law enforcement over handling the case could also signal a dead end...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/study-microplastics-found-in-human-blood-for-the-first-time
Microplastics – tiny pieces of plastic less than 0.2 of an inch (5mm) in diameter – have been found in human blood for the first time....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/moscow-says-western-media-not-impartial
Moscow says western media and UN officials have fallen short of being impartial in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, citing backstage stunts in a humanitarian resolution and a deadly attack in Donetsk that did not appear in mainstream news media...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/kasoulides-confidence-building-measures-postponed-for-now-due-to-ukraine-crisis
The promotion of Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) between the two communities in Cyprus will continue at a later stage due to developments in Ukraine, Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides told CNA....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/moscow-says-kiev-planned-assault-before-invasion
Moscow has published documents allegedly showing a secret order for a Ukrainian offensive against Donbass in March 2022, a day before Ankara is set to mediate between the two sides...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-police-seize-cannabis-hidden-in-pet-food
Cyprus’ drug squad has seized cannabis hidden in a pet food shipment this week, with authorities arresting a local man who denies involvement...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/14-containers-of-humanitarian-aid-to-ukraine-to-set-sail-this-afternoon
The Republic of Cyprus is sending a total of 14 large containers of humanitarian aid to Ukrainian, with the Minister of Transport Yiannis Karousos and the Citizen's Commissioner Panagiotis Sentonas expressing their gratitude to the citizens and all the departments involved for the collection, packing and shipping of the goods....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/first-batch-of-cyprus-humanitarian-aid-to-ukraine-to-be-shipped-on-tuesday
The first batch of the humanitarian aid from Cyprus to the people of war-ravaged Ukraine will be shipped on Tuesday, Commissioner for the Citizen Panagiotis Sentonas said....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/i-am-target-number-one-zelensky-says-russian-special-forces-kill-squads-are-inside-kyiv-video
Ukraine's president has admitted that he is 'target number one' for Russian assassins in his capital but insisted that he remained in Kyiv as he urged his fellow citizens to remain strong.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/jp-morgan-is-first-bank-to-enter-the-metaverse-with-a-virtual-onyx-lounge
J.P. Morgan opened up an "Onyx lounge" in the metaverse on Tuesday, a virtual lounge in the blockchain-based world of Decentraland....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/1-meta-agrees-$90-mn-settlement-in-facebook-privacy-suit
Facebook-parent Meta has agreed to pay $90 million to settle a 10-year-old lawsuit accusing it of tracking users online even after they logged off the social network, court records show....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/‘a-dark-room-an-incisive-study-of-1967-74
Papachelas makes public, for the first time, all 38 recorded minutes of the critical war council meeting held during the tense hours of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus on July 20, 1974.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/britain-rubbish-isn-t-collected-supermarkets-shelves-are-empty-and-councils-slash-services
The UK's self-isolation 'farce' means at least 1million people are now stuck at home - crippling many critical services with supermarket shelves emptying, trains canceled, bin collections axed, council services slashed and up to 25 percent of care home staff off work and one in ten NHS staff off sick....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/pope-calls-migrant-crisis-shipwreck-of-civilisation
Pope Francis condemned the exploitation of migrants for political purposes on Sunday during a visit to the Greek island of Lesbos, branding the global indifference to their plight the 'shipwreck of civilisation'...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/100-square-meters-of-history-in-the-old-town
Her love for vintage, her concerns for the environment, but also what she had seen working for one of the most famous high-end brands in the world, led Natasa Theodotou...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/1-the-evros-example
The West, particularly Europe, is faced with a dilemma. It is challenged by tough players that casually utilize threats and blackmail....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/us-food-banks-struggle-to-feed-hungry-amid-surging-prices
U.S. food banks already dealing with increased demand from families sidelined by the pandemic now face a new challenge — surging food prices and supply chain issues walloping the nation....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/supreme-court-slams-unwarranted-access-to-phone-data
The Supreme Court in the Republic of Cyprus has found that a law allowing indiscriminate phone data retention for police purposes violates EU rights to privacy, with experts describing the decision as a major upset in ongoing criminal cases built on private information...
