https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/end-of-an-era-germany-s-merkel-bows-out-after-16-years
Angela Merkel was assured of a place in the history books as soon as she became Germany’s first female chancellor on Nov. 22, 2005...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/usa-fund-manager-to-turn-over-$70-million-in-stolen-antiquities
Billionaire hedge fund manager Michael Steinhardt has agreed to turn over $70 million worth of stolen antiquities and will be subject to an unprecedented lifetime ban on acquiring antiquities, the Manhattan district attorney announced Monday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/coronavirus-repudiator-arrested-for-suing-son-s-school
A father refused to comply with the ongoing pandemic measures, demanding his son be able to attend school without wearing a mask and without displaying a negative self-test as mandated and was detained by police ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/charalambidou-need-for-coordination-of-support-services-for-victims-of-sexual-violence
The Chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on Human Rights and Equal Opportunities for Men and Women, Ms. Irini Charalambidou, stated that a holistic approach is needed and that cross-sectoral cooperation and the coordination of all support services for victims of sexual harassment is needed....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/digital-covscan-will-be-mandatory-by-the-22nd-of-november
Following the decision of the Council of Ministers to carry out SafePass checks through the CovScan Cyprus application, the Ministry of Health is reminding the public that the use of the application becomes mandatory from Monday, November 22, onwards....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/legendary-us-trumpeter-john-marshall-to-play-in-cyprus
Legendary U.S. trumpet player, John Marshall, will be captivating music-lovers in Cyprus this October ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/the-city-of-london-is-hiding-the-world-s-stolen-money
In 1969, two years after the Cayman Islands, a British territory, passed its first law to allow secretive offshore trusts, an official government report struck an ominous note....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/fuel-crisis-deepens-in-the-uk
The Association of Oil Retailers warned on Sunday night that now 50% to 85% of service stations in the UK (excluding motorways and supermarkets) have run out of fuel....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/china-declares-all-cryptocurrency-transactions-illegal
China’s central bank on Friday declared all transactions involving Bitcoin and other virtual currencies illegal, stepping up a campaign to block use of unofficial digital money....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/american-couple-arrested-at-athens-airport-with-antiquities
Two American nationals were arrested at Athens’ international airport on Monday after fragments of ancient vessels and other objects were discovered in their luggage....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/september-11-twenty-years-since-the-day-that-changed-the-world
Twenty years have passed since the terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers in New York...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/thousands-flee-fires-in-greece-turkey
Thousands of people fled wildfires burning out of control in Greece and Turkey on Friday, including a major blaze just north of the Greek capital of Athens that claimed one life, as a protracted heat wave left forests tinder-dry and flames threatened populated areas and electricity installations...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-raises-bar-for-sake-of-normality
The President’s Cabinet in the Republic of Cyprus has added a few finishing touches on its latest Safe Pass measures as daily COVID cases continue to rise, with the government allowing more flexibility for businesses willing to cater to people who are vaccinated...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/no-concessions-to-erdogan-says-bob-menendez
No concessions should be made to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan 'without a significant behavior change,' US Senator Bob Menendez, a Democrat and chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee, tells Kathimerini...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-stop-vehicle-with-ak47-decal
Police say a pickup truck driver in Paphos has been charged with knife possession and public nuisance offences, but his wife says he was illegally flagged down and wrongfully arrested because of a gun sticker on the vehicle...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-jumps-the-gun-on-sinopharm
Travelers who have been inoculated with Sinopharm can now visit freely the Republic of Cyprus, but it is up to other EU member states to accept the Chinese vaccine if the latest draft version for a COVID certificate is adopted in Strasburg next month...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/palestinians-rally-in-nicosia-but-show-not-strong
Demonstrators gathered in downtown Nicosia over the weekend to protest against Israeli action in Gaza, while a pro-Palestinian group pulled out at the last minute citing a number of concerns over the event...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/plainclothes-issued-police-badges-in-cyprus
Plainclothes law enforcement officers in the Republic of Cyprus will be required to carry a new readily distinguishable police badge, which must be displayed or shown promptly to members of the public...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/threedium-sets-sights-on-us-market-a-cyprus-success-story-in-the-making
In April of 2017, five ambitious tech enthusiasts fresh out of university, of whom two were Cypriot, had a vision: to bridge the gap between online and in-store experiences by building a solution that would help customers better understand and evaluate the products they were browsing to buy...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/economic-activity-could-resume-by-spring-end-anastasiades-says
President Nicos Anastasiades said Wednesday that he was hopeful that economic activity could resume by the end of spring, given that no unpredicted developments arise on the part of pharmaceutical companies....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-celebrates-greek-independence
City officials in Nicosia are joining celebrations around the world to mark 200 years from the start of the Greek War of Independence, with a light show and a flag display set to adorn the southern part of the divided capital for the next three days...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/harrowing-images-of-st-hilarion-castle-ablaze
A fire at Saint Hilarion Castle is believed to have been caused by a lightning strike, with videos showing harrowing images of the historic bastion ablaze...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-back-off-as-marchers-defy-ban
Thousands took to the streets in Nicosia over the weekend to protest against a controversial ban on peaceful assembly, with marchers and officers on their best behavior after an earlier anti-corruption demonstration was put down by use of force...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cop-with-covered-badge-number-in-hot-water
A member of an elite police unit is under investigation following reports that the ID number on his helmet had been covered during an operation at a protest in downtown Nicosia...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/christodoulides-dendias-hold-talks-in-athens
Cypriot Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides met with his Greek counterpart in Athens on Friday on the sidelines of the Friendship Forum held Thursday in what was seen as an effort by Greece to expand its network of allies from the Mediterranean to the Gulf....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/some-test-results-unavailable-as-deadline-ends
People in Paphos and Limassol districts traveling to other areas must show a negative PCR test after a deadline ended Thursday morning, but some workers who tested for the coronavirus earlier this week never heard back from the lab or received results addressed to someone else...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/minister-orders-random-checks-at-roadblocks
Justice Minister Emily Yiolitis on Monday stepped in after reports that highways were backed up for miles due to lockdown roadblocks, saying she instructed police to carry out only random checks during peak hours...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/largest-ever-deployment-of-royal-navy-ships-to-cyprus
In a “demonstration of the breadth of the UK-Cyprus defence relationship,” HMS Albion, the Royal Navy’s flagship, will participate in an extensive programme of exercises and training with Cypriot forces throughout October and November.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-weighs-in-on-armenia-azerbaijan-clashes
Cypriot Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides has spoken with his Armenian counterpart, calling on all sides involved in Nagorno-Karabakh to resolve the conflict diplomatically while also accusing Azerbaijan of violating a fragile truce...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tips-trickle-in-on-paralimni-school-pranksters
Police are learning valuable information that could crack wide open a shocking school prank in Paralimni, where animals were killed during a battlefield-style back-to-school display, but investigators say they want a larger pool of witnesses before they can identify perpetrators or even say whether non-students had been involved...
