https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/european-commission-allocates-€1b-to-flood-affected-nations
The European Commission proposed on Tuesday over €1 billion in financial support from the EU Solidarity Fund (EUSF) to help Italy, Slovenia, Austria, Greece and France deal with the impacts of the severe floods that hit these countries in 2023....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/1-vogue-content-coming-to-chatgpt-in-new-deal
OpenAI has inked a deal with publishing giant Condé Nast, marking yet another partnership between the AI company and major media outlets. Previous collaborations include agreements with Time magazine, the Financial Times, and the Associated Press....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/why-we-failed-as-a-country
In July, the resilience of Cypriot society was tested once again as it faced yet another challenge, underscoring its entrapment in heavy fuel oil. This entrapment translates into an annual fine of €200 million due to emissions. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/dog-abandonment-and-neglect-on-the-rise-in-cyprus
Dog abandonment and neglect in Cyprus are getting worse, with shelters struggling to keep up. Volunteers at local shelters say they are seeing more and more dogs being abandoned, not just in the summer, but all year round....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/u-s-approves-$5-billion-sale-of-patriot-missiles-to-germany
The United States has approved the sale of 600 Patriot air defense missiles to Germany, the Pentagon announced late Thursday. The deal is valued at approximately $5 billion (€4.6 billion) and aims to bolster Germany’s national and territorial defense, enhancing its interoperability with U.S. and NATO forces....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/limassol-resident-loses-€30-000-in-cryptocurrency-scam
A 54-year-old resident of Limassol reported to the police yesterday that he was scammed out of €30,000 by an online scammer posing as a cryptocurrency investment advisor....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/politico-cypriot-firm-linked-to-belarusian-leader-exploits-sanctions-loophole
A recent investigation by Belarusian journalists has uncovered that a company based in Cyprus is profiting from inflated contracts related to the export of potash, a key ingredient in fertilizer, from Belarus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/ayia-napa-marina-hosts-movie-nights-under-the-stars
Get ready for magical movie nights at Ayia Napa Marina! Starting August 18, the Marina is teaming up with Starlit Screens to bring you nine evenings of outdoor film screenings right by the sea....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/women-entrepreneurs-hit-hard-by-turkey-s-instagram-shutdown
Turkey's decision to block access to Instagram has dealt a significant blow to female entrepreneurs who rely on the platform to market and sell products ranging from homemade cookies to baby bedding....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/yeniduzen-negotiations-to-resume-in-september-with-new-framework
Yeniduzen columnist Serhat İncirli reports that negotiations on the Cyprus issue will resume in September, picking up from where they left off at Crans-Montana. The UN has prepared a program for these talks, which will be structured in two main packages....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/google-and-meta-secretly-target-underage-youtube-users-with-instagram-ads
Google and Meta have been implicated in a secret agreement to push Instagram ads to underage YouTube users, bypassing Google's policies on advertising to minors, according to a report by the Financial Times....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-vasilikos-gas-terminal-project-fails-after-20-years
Cyprus has faced a protracted and troubled effort to introduce natural gas to its internal market for electricity generation over the past two decades. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/google-faces-fines-for-spending-billions-on-default-search-engine-deals
A U.S. court has ruled that Google violated antitrust laws by persuading partners to set its search engine as the default on their devices. The fine to be paid by Google will be determined at a later date.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/blinken-warns-of-possible-iran-hezbollah-attack-on-israel-in-48-hours
Secretary of State Tony Blinken alerted his G7 counterparts on Sunday that an attack by Iran and Hezbollah against Israel could begin as early as Monday, according to three sources briefed on the call....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/two-suspects-in-limassol-double-murder-remanded-for-8-days
Two men, aged 19 and 23, were remanded for eight days on Friday in connection with a double murder investigation. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-to-act-as-safety-bridge-if-conflicts-escalate
Cyprus' role is to act as a safety bridge in the region, in case tensions escalate and countries choose to evacuate their citizens, Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos said on Friday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/uber-to-add-100-000-electric-cars-to-its-global-fleet
Uber has announced a deal to integrate 100,000 electric vehicles (EVs) from China's BYD into its global fleet....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/journalists-spies-and-political-prisoners-freed-in-largest-prisoner-swap-since-cold-war
The Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has been freed from Russian custody as part of a significant prisoner exchange involving numerous foreign citizens held in Russia and several Russian political prisoners....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/politics-blog-cyprus-wins-the-gold-medal-for-corruption
The column, in an unsuspecting moment and while all the relevant officials were reassuring you, was the first to write about the impending fiasco of the mammoth projects in Larnaca and warned that what would follow with the project in Vasilikos would be infinitely worse....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/vasilikos-cyprus-political-figures-and-public-officials-to-be-summoned
The European Public Prosecutor's Office has launched an investigation into the construction contract of the Natural Gas Terminal (NGA) in Vasilikos, Cyprus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mcdonald-s-becomes-unaffordable-for-many
McDonald's, once synonymous with affordable fast food, has seen its sales decline as many former customers find its offerings increasingly expensive....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-and-swiss-officials-discuss-migration-cooperation
Cypriot Deputy Minister of Migration and International Protection Nicholas Ioannides thanked his Swiss counterpart, Christine Schraner Burgener, over her country’s financing of infrastructure of the Cypriot Asylum Service.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/president-christodoulides-visits-olympic-village-praises-athletes
The President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides, visited the Olympic Village on Sunday, where he met with the athletes of the Cyprus Olympic Committee's delegation to the Paris Olympics, the "best ambassadors of Cyprus abroad", as he said....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/trump-tells-kamala-harris-you-re-fired
Former President Donald Trump turned his focus on Vice President Kamala Harris during a rally in Charlotte, describing her as “a new victim to defeat.”...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/anastasiades-speaks-out-on-cyprus-solution-corruption-and-political-ties
In one of his most candid interviews to date, former President Nicos Anastasiades discussed the Cyprus problem and the talks held in Crans-Montana with Marina Economides in "K". ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/cyprus-political-failure-50-years-on
The 20th of July will mark the day the Turkish Army invaded and occupied 40% of the island of Cyprus. Greece’s Prime Minister Mitsotakis, dignitaries and other heads of state will be welcomed as guests by President Christodoulides to commemorate that historical dark event but to also make the customary petty speeches aimed to tickle people’s ears....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-civil-servants-to-receive-pay-raises-after-15-year-freeze
PASYDY, the public sector union, announced its approval of a new agreement with the Ministry of Finance to grant pay raises to civil servants beginning October 1, 2024. The deal was reached during today's Joint Staff Committee meeting....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-court-rules-against-secrecy-in-covid-19-vaccine-contracts
The European Commission was wrong to limit public access to certain details in contracts for COVID-19 vaccines, according to a ruling from the EU's second-highest court on Thursday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/lidl-s-21st-store-in-paphos-boosts-cyprus-retail-battle
Almost 15 years after Lidl Cyprus entered the Cypriot market, the company is set to open its 21st store in Paphos, specifically in Neon Mall....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/george-clooney-urges-biden-to-step-aside-for-2024
Hollywood actor and prominent Democratic fundraiser George Clooney has urged President Joe Biden to step aside for the 2024 election, citing concerns over Biden's ability to defeat Donald Trump. ...
