https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/€12-9-million-in-revenue-collected-from-gambling-sector-in-2021
The betting sector in Cyprus has rebounded, reaching pre-COVID-19 levels in the fourth quarter of 2021, according to financial data released by the National Betting Authority (NBA) on Tuesday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/major-projects-underway-in-larnaca-nicosia
The Cyprus real estate and construction sectors are moving past the demise of the scrapped Citizenship for Investment Programme, turning their attention to the capital and the once-neglected coastal town of Larnaca, while Limassol, with its high-rises and cosmopolitan lifestyle, is still seeing part of the action....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/op-ed-you-can-help-break-the-bias-against-women
This year for Women’s History month, in Cyprus, the United States, and around the world we recognized the achievements of women and girls, celebrated progress made towards achieving equality, and recommitted ourselves to ensuring the full measure of dignity and opportunity due all humans is available to women everywhere. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/op-ed-the-world-needs-to-come-clean-about-dirty-money
On a spring ski break in Colorado last week, I found the town of Aspen buzzing with talk about Roman Abramovich. While the Russian oligarch has rarely been seen in the resort in recent years,...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/millionaire-flies-ukrainians-to-switzerland
Clutching her baby to her breast, Alona Shevchenko's eyes well up with tears as the plane lifts off from Krakow....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/jailed-kremlin-critic-alexey-navalny-sentenced-to-another-nine-years-in-prison-for-fraud
Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny has been sentenced to nine years in a maximum-security jail, according to Russian state-owned news agency Tass....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/abramovich-s-$600-million-solaris-cruising-for-8-days-off-turkey-s-coast-without-destination
A luxury superyacht owned by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich that has been sailing without a destination for more than a week has updated its status for the first time since leaving port, ship-tracking data shows, suggesting that the vessel has no immediate intention of docking....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/extreme-freakish-heat-in-both-north-and-south-poles
Earth's poles are undergoing simultaneous freakish extreme heat with parts of Antarctica more than 70 degrees (40 degrees Celsius) warmer than average and areas of the Arctic more than 50 degrees (30 degrees Celsius) warmer than average....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/pimp-locked-up-in-limassol-brothel-case
A man in Limassol has been sentenced to eight years in prison for pandering, after police detained him and four women during a prostitution sting in late 2020...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/putin-vows-russia-will-prevail-in-ukraine-but-glitch-cuts-tv-broadcast
Russian President Vladimir Putin justified the invasion of Ukraine before a packed soccer stadium on Friday but coverage of his speech on state television was unexpectedly interrupted by what the Kremlin said was a technical problem with a server....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/uk-revokes-russian-channel-rt-s-licence-citing-links-to-kremlin
Britain's media regulator on Friday revoked Russian-backed television channel RT's licence to broadcast in the United Kingdom, citing its links to the Kremlin....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/where-have-wealthy-russians-disappeared-to
It stretches into the Persian Gulf from Dubai. The man-made archipelago in the shape of a huge palm tree is full of luxury hotels, apartments and villas....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ukraine-babies-born-to-ukrainian-surrogates-shelter-underneath-embattled-kyiv
The thunder of explosions occasionally rattles the basement that has become the temporary home to 21 babies of foreign parents born to Ukrainian surrogates....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-overhauls-rape-investigations
Cyprus police say from now on rape accusers will receive emotional support and be interviewed by officers of the same gender, as new guidelines begin to take hold following the vindication of a British woman who did not get fair treatment on the island...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/supreme-court-quadruples-sexual-molestation-sentence
A man in Cyprus convicted of sexually molesting a young girl with a mental illness had his sentence quadrupled by the Supreme Court, which said the act without removing her clothes and other mitigating circumstances did not justify lenience shown by a lower court...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-is-losing-its-russians-confronting-existential-questions-about-its-economy
For decades, Cyprus built an economy that courted Russians — Russian tourists, Russian investors, Russian oligarchs.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greek-supreme-court-cracks-down-on-derelict-judges
Thirteen lower court judges have been terminated over the past three months and more may be on the way....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/squatters-occupy-russian-oligarch-s-london-mansion
Squatters have occupied the London mansion suspected of belonging to Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska, who was placed on Britain's sanctions list last week, unfurling a Ukrainian flag and a banner saying 'This property has been liberated'....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/parents-face-manslaughter-in-preemie-s-death
Prosecutors in Cyprus are moving forward with manslaughter charges against a couple whose preemie died last week, with police suspecting abuse in a case of shaken baby syndrome and the parents saying they were trying to revive their little girl...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkey-urged-to-pay-compensation-to-relatives-of-greek-cypriots-who-disappeared-during-invasion
The Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers has urged Turkish authorities to abide by their international obligations and pay the “just satisfaction” awarded by the European Court of Human Rights to relatives of nine Greek Cypriots who disappeared during Turkey’s military invasion of Cyprus in 1974....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-officers-being-trained-on-how-to-handle-rape-and-sexual-assault-cases
Cypriot officials are visiting Glasgow this week to undertake training on the best methods to handle rape and serious sexual assault cases....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/study-certain-blood-types-may-be-more-or-less-vulnerable-to-covid
Blood type doesn’t affect much in our daily lives. In fact, most people don’t even know whether they’re Type A, B, AB, or O. But the seemingly-banal detail might be a factor in who comes under the thumb of 2020’s worldwide tyrant—that is, coronavirus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/coca-cola-starbucks-and-mcdonald-s-suspend-operations-in-russia
Coca-Cola, Starbucks, and McDonald’s have suspended operations in Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine....
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/life/now-you-can-learn-how-to-paint-an-icon-weave-a-basket-or-make-halloumi-for-free
The Deputy Ministry of Tourism has announced a plan to offer people the opportunity to participate in workshops promoting crafts that are part of the country’s Intangible Cultural Heritage....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/people-around-the-world-are-booking-airbnbs-in-ukraine-but-they-don-t-plan-to-check-in
One of the social media influencers behind the Airbnb effort also has encouraged his followers to patronize Ukrainian merchants on Etsy but ask sellers not to ship any goods. Etsy has announced it's canceling the current balances and fees owed by all sellers in Ukraine....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/show-this-to-putin-a-doctor-in-mariupol-says-after-the-death-of-18-month-old-kirill
A man dashes into a hospital with a desperately wounded toddler in his arms, the child’s mother on his heels. Doctors use smartphone torches to examine patients’ wounds....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/switzerland-will-freeze-russian-owned-crypto-assets
Switzerland is to freeze all crypto assets held within its borders that are owned by Russians and the country’s businesses sanctioned by the EU....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/fly-a-kite-have-a-picnic-or-join-a-carnival-party
Before you expiate, celebrate! Here are just some things you can do this weekend to celebrate Green Monday. Of course, you can go traditional by flying a kite ahead of a picnic, but you can also make the most of the weekend by dressing up and joining one of the many carnival parties in Limassol. Either way, it's sure to be a fun long weekend. Here are just a few of the fun things you can do....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/what-you-need-to-know-right-now-about-the-ukraine-russia-conflict
Russia's invasion of Ukraine entered its second week on Thursday with its main assault force halted north of the capital Kyiv and several cities enduring heavy Russian bombing....
