https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/larnaca-suspect-dies-while-in-police-custody
A man died Tuesday in police custody after officers who were responding to a domestic violence call used force to arrest him...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/report-vindicates-medics-in-young-girl-s-death
An internal report was urgently submitted to the health ministry, giving full account of events in an 8-year-old girl’s death after her mother declined specialised medical treatment...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/minister-requests-report-on-little-girl-s-death
The health minister has requested a full account of events in connection with an 8-year-old girl who died at Limassol General on Monday morning, after being released hours earlier...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/forestry-department-speaks-out-on-campsite-fires
The Forestry Department says it has been taking steps to ensure the safety of camping sites and their surrounding areas, following an evacuation at Polis campground due to a suspicious fire...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/us-senate-delays-f-35-transfer-to-turkey
The US senate passed a huge defence bill granting President Donald Trump waiver authority on certain sanctions against Russian-buying countries but also forcing him to wait 90 days before deciding to allow the transfer of F-35 jets to Turkey...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-weighs-in-on-afrika-s-court-case
The Republic of Cyprus responded to calls by Turkish Cypriot journalist Sener Levent, who has been asking the government to weigh in on his clash with Turkish justice...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/clear-skies-with-gusty-winds-in-the-south
A low pressure system is affecting weather conditions, with temperatures ranging from low to upper 30’s at the start of the week and very strong winds mainly in the south...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/officials-step-up-efforts-against-fires
Cypriot and European authorities are on the lookout for new wildfire threats, as two local fires on Saturday, one in the northwest and one in the southeast, were caused by human action...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/uneventful-beach-weather-for-the-weekend
Clear skies are expected for most of the weekend with some afternoon clouds, while Friday temperatures in the mid-30’s will climb Saturday for the next three days but only slightly...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/search-continues-as-wildfires-death-toll-climbs-to-80
Rescue crews Wednesday continued to search the seaside areas northeast of Athens that were the worst affected by wildfires to locate any further victims, as the official death toll rose to 80...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mixed-weather-through-week-s-end
Weather will be mostly clear for the rest of the week with a chance of afternoon rain mainly on Thursday and weekend temperatures expected to climb back to normal again...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-dies-during-evening-swim-in-larnaca
A senior citizen, who was spotted unconscious in the water at a Larnaca beach in Meneou, died of drowning after fellow beachgoers failed to revive him...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/holding-referendums-in-fyrom-and-greece
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) is moving ahead with preparations for its referendum on the name deal reached with Athens, which will pave the way for its induction to NATO and remove a major obstacle to the process for it to join the European Union....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/investing-in-knowledge
A growth rate of 1.9 percent is way too small for a country like Greece, especially as the rest of Europe’s performance is so much more robust. This is, after all, a country that shed 25 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP) in the course of a decade. What we should be seeing, therefore, is the effect of a tightly wound spring, whereby a virtuous cycle of growth begins and only gets faster with time. Instead, we’re hobbling along at 1.9 percent, the slowest rate an economy can achieve after hitting rock bottom....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-recover-sunk-boat-in-xylofagou-fatal-accident
The sunken powerboat in Xylofagou has been recovered as authorities try to piece together what caused an accident where a 60-year-old woman died during a family outing...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/the-positions-of-syriza-new-democracy-and-our-allies
Diplomats, analysts and officials from international institutions visiting Greece have a hard time understanding and assessing what in their eyes appears to be a bizarre political reality....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-honours-noratlas-dead
The president is attending on Friday the unveiling ceremony of a Greek Noratlas aircraft replica, which has been assembled at Makedonitissa military cemetery in Nicosia to honour the fallen...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/xylofagou-boat-accident-still-under-investigation
Authorities are still investigating a boat incident on Wednesday where a 60-year-old woman died after a motorboat capsized off the Xylofagou coast in the Red Cliff area....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkish-court-rejects-release-appeal-for-greek-soldiers-again
Judges in the Turkish city of Edirne on Tuesday rejected for the fifth time an appeal for the release of two Greek soldiers held in a prison there since early March....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/leak-trial-of-ex-deputy-police-chief-up-in-the-air
The trial of former deputy police chief Andreas Kyriacou, who is accused of leaking confidential documents, is up in the air after a court deadline last week came and went...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/three-pileup-accidents-cause-traffic-delays-in-limassol
There were three pileups Monday morning in separate accidents on the Nicosia-Limassol highway, with police warning drivers to drive with caution and be patient...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/pm-to-seek-nato-s-support-over-detention-of-greek-soldiers-in-turkey
The continued detention of two Greek soldiers by Turkey is one of the key issues that Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will be discussing with Greece’s allies at the NATO Summit in Brussels, government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos said on Tuesday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/woman-who-pleasured-autistic-man-faces-trial
A homecare worker from Thailand, who is being accused of lewd acts against a man with autism, is asking for a lawyer to defend herself in court against assault charges and video footage...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-recalls-unsuitable-medical-drugs
A number of high blood pressure and heart drugs containing an ingredient made in China are being recalled across Europe after officials discovered an impurity that may cause cancer...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-drug-companies-accused-of-price-gouging
A patients advocate group is accusing pharmaceutical agents of jacking up prices of non-prescription medication to cover their losses following mandatory price drops in certain prescribed medicines...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/energy-talks-with-total-still-ongoing
French energy giant TOTAL’s plans in Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) were the topic of discussion in a Paris meeting on Saturday between between President Nicos Anastasiades and CEO Patrick Pouyanne...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mother-blames-driver-fatigue-in-limassol-fatal-accident
The driver in the latest rollover accident, where her daughter and another girl were killed on the highway outside Limassol, says she hadn’t slept for 30 hours before getting behind the wheel and losing control of her vehicle...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/bulgarian-driver-pleads-guilty-to-involuntary-manslaughter
The driver who caused a fatal accident in Larnaca killing a 5-year-old girl has pleaded guilty to charges including involuntary manslaughter and will be sentenced next week...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-membership-talks-for-albania-fyrom-set-for-june-2019
European Union member-states have agreed to opening membership talks with Albania and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) in a year if reform efforts in the two nations continue to progress....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nicosia-agrees-with-eu-that-turkey-should-be-a-better-neighbour
Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides is expressing his appreciation for his EU counterparts, following a report by the General Affairs Council that calls on Turkey to be a better neighbour...