https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/what-s-wrong-with-a-little-transparency
There has been a lot of buzz surrounding e-kalathi in recent days. It is an electronic platform that aims to provide consumers with real-time updates on the prices of products in supermarkets, enabling them to easily find the best deals on their preferred products....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/april-newsletter-of-k-treppides-co-ltd-eba
A new issue is out from the newsletter by K. Treppides & Co Ltd, a leader in financial advisory and consulting services with offices in three countries....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/dog-dies-after-being-hit-by-motorcycle
A dog was killed in an accident in rural Limassol on Tuesday, when a motorcycle struck the animal as it was crossing the street...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-turkish-formula-for-cyprus-is-challenging
A complex equation for the Cyprus problem is foreseen by circles at the EU headquarters, regardless of who wins Turkey's elections. This is because neither of the two main candidates, Tayyip Erdogan nor Kemal Kilicdaroglu, has the resolution of the Cyprus problem on their agenda. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-faces-economic-losses-due-to-rejected-renewable-energy-production
The issue of storing electricity from renewable energy sources has become a problem due to extensive production rejections of both large and small photovoltaic parks by the Transmission and Distribution Operators on Easter Sunday and Monday in Cyprus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/us-congress-members-sold-bank-shares-amidst-banking-crisis-fears
On March 10, as fears were swirling over the health of the nation’s banks, an investment account belonging to the children of Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla., sold shares of Seacoast Banking Corp. worth $65,000 to $150,000....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/finance-minister-requests-containment-of-lending-rates-for-housing-loans
The Finance Minister of Cyprus, Makis Keravnos, has written letters to the Director General of the Cyprus Banks Association and the Director General of the Association of Credit Acquisition Companies and Credit Facility Managers, requesting measures to control rising lending rates for serviceable loans up to €350,000....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nicosia-resolute-amid-damage-control-over-sanctions
There is clear political will on the part of the Government so that there is no shadow of a doubt, Cyprus’ President, Nikos Christodoulides, said on Tuesday evening, when asked to comment on media reports regarding the inclusion of Cypriot natural and legal persons on the list of the latest sanctions by the US...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/elon-musk-plans-to-create-truthgpt-a-non-liberal-ai
Billionaire Twitter owner Elon Musk is again sounding warning bells on the dangers of artificial intelligence to humanity — and claiming that a popular chatbot has a liberal bias that he plans to counter with his own AI creation....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/washington-targets-russian-enablers-in-cyprus
A US list further curbing Russia’s access to the international financial system through facilitators and their businesses includes Cypriot nationals and Cypriot businesses...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/three-major-concerns-of-ecb-regarding-cypriot-banks
Although Cypriot banks have made great progress over the last decade, foreign supervisors have reservations and summarise their concerns in three areas....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/bunny-with-a-badge-rabbit-joins-police-force-in-california
The Yuba City Police Department in northern California includes a SWAT team, an anti-gang unit, a canine unit with three active dogs — and a rabbit....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/dead-loved-ones-could-be-uploaded-to-your-computer-by-end-of-year
You may soon be able to catch up with friends and relatives who have passed away — on your computer....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/protecting-eu-borders-the-rise-of-border-walls-against-third-country-migrants
The increasing number of illegal migrants reaching the European Union and Schengen Area Member States has pushed states to take different approaches to tackle their activity, including erecting walls or physical barriers at the borders....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/pascal-high-school-students-create-chatgpt-powered-robot-to-revolutionize-teaching
High school students and their tutors in Cyprus have developed a prototype robot powered with ChatGPT artificial intelligence technology to harness and improve teaching experiences in the classroom....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriots-buy-more-food-than-needed
A recent report has found that Cypriots have a tendency to purchase more food than they actually need, leading to unnecessary waste and higher expenses...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/what-is-the-future-for-banks
Banks have suffered significantly in the last 15 years. Some have been forced to shut down, while others had to reduce deposits. In some countries, banks have been subject to capital controls, and many have had to change their shareholder structure due to state intervention....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-bill-proposes-stricter-penalties-for-dog-owners
A bill amending existing animal welfare legislation which is being discussed at the parliamentary committee level aims to introduce strict penalties for dog owners but leaves untouched provisions to do with the euthanasia of dogs, something that has sparked the reaction of animal welfare organizations....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/russian-children-s-commissioner-rejects-icc-allegations
Russia's commissioner for children's rights on Tuesday dismissed International Criminal Court (ICC) allegations that she was responsible for unlawfully deporting children from Ukraine as false...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/larnaca-airport-security-exercise-exposes-gaps-as-dummy-bomb-passed-undetected
A secret exercise conducted by the airport security directorate at police headquarters on March 9 exposed security gaps at Larnaca airport, leaving officials exposed. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/unficyp-fails-to-stop-illegal-activities-in-buffer-zone
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Cyprus has expressed serious concern over the United Nations Peacekeeping Force's (UNFICYP) failure to stop illegal activities taking place in a stadium located in the buffer zone in Nicosia, despite repeated representations by the ministry....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cabinet-cracks-down-on-stadium-violence
Following the riots inside and outside the Eleftheria stadium, the government places the fight against violence in sports venues squarely on the shoulders of the police. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/equal-benefits-for-greek-and-turkish-cypriot-halloumi-producers
The Ministry of Agriculture Rural Development and the Environment announced on Thursday that 59 certificates of Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) have been issued to Cypriot halloumi/hellim producers, following the first PDO certification issued to a Turkish Cypriot halloumi/hellim producer....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/barack-obama-murdoch-divided-western-societies
Barack Obama has suggested that Rupert Murdoch’s media empire has led to greater polarization in western societies through news coverage designed to “make people angry and resentful”....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/halloumi-s-twin-hellim-gets-pdo-in-the-north
A dairy in the north is the first Turkish Cypriot business found to be compliant with PDO requirements for halloumi, the cheese that grills, meaning ‘hellim’ can now compete with its Greek Cypriot twin in the EU market...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/california-use-of-police-dogs-to-be-curbed-due-to-racial-bias
The California Assembly's Public Safety Committee has approved a bill that would ban the use of police dogs for arrests, apprehensions and crowd control, apparently a first-in-the-country measure....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-countdown-to-the-green-line-guards-has-begun
The swearing-in of the first 221 special constables who will be in charge of guarding the Green Line is a step forward in the implementation of plans to increase measures to stop illegal flows from the occupied part of Cyprus. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-banking-system-ready-to-absorb-shocks
Tasos Yasemidis, an economist, spoke to "SPOR FM 95.0" and the "DIASPORA NEWS" show about the deal for the acquisition of Swiss bank Credit Suisse by UBS and how it affects the banking sector in Cyprus, ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/structural-integrity-certificates-should-be-made-mandatory
The recent earthquakes in neighboring countries, as well as the aftershocks, felt in Cyprus, have brought to the forefront what we have been saying for years: the need to check the suitability of all our buildings on a regular basis....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/icc-issues-arrest-warrant-for-putin
The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin over war crimes charges relating to his alleged involvement in the abduction of children from Ukraine....
