https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/allies-watch-for-kremlin-attempt-to-justify-ukraine-invasion
The U.S. issued some of its starkest, most detailed warnings yet about how a Russian invasion of Ukraine might unfold, and its Western allies went on high alert for any attempts by the Kremlin to create a false pretext for a new war in Europe....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/house-uncovers-promotion-in-ayia-napa-rape-case
A Cypriot member of parliament is seeking answers from police in the Ayia Napa rape case, following revelations that the lead investigator got a promotion after losing a case due to stolen evidence instead of being investigated...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/no-to-relaxations-for-now-the-omicron-could-cause-serious-illness
Relaxations of measures against the further spread of Covid-19 will depend on the epidemiological picture, Dr. Petros Karayiannis told the Cyprus News Agency on Monday, pointing out that though there has been a stabilization in daily cases, the number now is at around 3,000....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-off-limits-as-house-tackles-light-bar-use
A House committee is currently examining new rules to minimize the use of light bars by towing trucks, following complaints by motorists, but the bill won’t address ambulance and police vehicles even as some usage remains unclear ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/pandemic-to-‘spell-end-of-tax-privileges-for-billionaires
Thomas Piketty is one of the most famous economists in the world. His weighty tomes on inequality and its dangerous consequences for global capitalism have been widely praised by other stars of the dismal science, like Paul Krugman and Robert Solow. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/britain-released-partygate-report-cites-failure-of-leadership-in-downing-street
Boris Johnson faced a moment of truth on Partygate today as the Sue Gray report was finally published condemning 'failures of leadership and judgment' in Downing Street.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-scores-low-on-public-sector-corruption
The Republic of Cyprus was at a historic low in terms of perceived levels of corruption in the public sector, according to figures released this week by Transparency International...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/health-care-is-a-moral-obligation-pope-francis-backs-global-covid-vaccination-programmes
Pope Francis declared today that getting vaccinated against the coronavirus is a 'moral obligation' and denounced how people had been swayed by 'baseless information' to refuse jabs....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/russian-supreme-court-orders-closure-of-prominent-human-rights-group-memorial
Russia's Supreme Court yesterday ordered the country's most prominent human rights group to be liquidated. The court ruled that the group Memorial must be closed for breaking the law on foreign agents....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/francis-in-cyprus-calls-for-end-to-walls-of-fear
Pope Francis verged into the world of poetry on Thursday at the Presidential Palace in Nicosia where he likened Cyprus to the painful process of producing a beautiful pearl, calling for an end to 'walls of fear' and urging people off all cultures to embrace one another...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/immigration-anastasiades-five-requests-to-the-eu
"The country is in a state of emergency in terms of migration flows, and there is absolutely no chance of accommodating more migrants,"...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/suspended-sentences-in-bullied-teen-s-death
Three young males got suspended sentences for involuntary manslaughter in the case of Panayiotis, a bullied teen who died after binge drinking at a Saturday night birthday party...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/north-calls-on-greek-cypriots-to-cooperate-on-migration
Turkish Cypriots say the north is in favour of working together with the south on the challenge of irregular migration, calling on Greek Cypriots to address the issue jointly in a 'spirit of cooperation' at a time when Interior Minister Nicos Nouris has been ramping up his rhetoric on drastic measures...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/bicycle-subsidy-website-suspended-indefinitely
The government portal for bike subsidy applications was temporarily shut down due to "excessive interest" in the scheme....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/asylum-seekers-arrested-in-chloraka-raid
Ten asylum seekers have been arrested in Paphos district according to local reports, citing a violation of an emergency law issued last December that bans international protection applicants from residing in Chloraka...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/probe-finds-police-criminally-prosecutable-in-ajax-case
An independent probe into alleged police brutality earlier this year, when a water cannon truck took part in shutting down a demonstration, has recommended both criminal and disciplinary proceedings against officers...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/driver-boyfriend-faces-manslaughter-in-limassol
A young man, whose pregnant girlfriend was killed last year after he crashed their car in rural Limassol, has been ordered to stand trial on manslaughter charges...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/treating-antisocial-elements-for-what-they-are
Day-to-day life in Greece is excessively determined by people defying laws, rules and reason; it’s disappointing and extremely frustrating. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/excessive-heat-warning-issued-for-cyprus
A heat warning will be in effect Monday afternoon with inland highs reaching 41 degrees Celsius, as high winds are also expected to affect many parts of the island...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-ends-lockdown-with-safe-pass
A third lockdown in the Republic of Cyprus ended on Sunday as new measures went into effect Monday including a controversial safety pass, with the government betting on a slight improvement as it pushes for gradual return to normality...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-fails-to-land-uk-s-green-list
Tour operators are urging the British government to expand the number of countries for quarantine-free travel, after many popular destinations including Cyprus were left off the UK’s green list...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/plans-get-blurry-as-cyprus-sees-more-deaths
Daily deaths due to COVID-19 hit a new record in the Republic of Cyprus, with seven hospitalized patients losing the battle on Easter Monday and health officials avoiding comment on what measures will replace the lockdown next week...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-court-backs-czech-republic-s-requirement-to-vaccinate-children
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) accepts the Czech Republic’s position on mandatory vaccinations for children, it said in a landmark ruling on Thursday that rebuffed parents’ complaints that the government violated their rights....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/young-biker-dies-in-horrific-scramble-accident
A young man from rural Nicosia was killed over the weekend after two racing motorcycles collided during an off-road scramble near a campsite in Larnaca district, with the fatality taking place just days after he had posted an ad to sell his bike...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/8-3-of-cypriot-youth-has-social-media-addiction-symptoms
A survey on the likelihood of young people getting addicted to social media and the internet has shown that 8.3% of Cypriot youth is faced with symptoms of addiction to social media, while the replies of 24% of participants suggested an overall problematic use of the internet.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/another-convicted-sex-offender-loses-appeal
The Supreme Court has confirmed the conviction of a man who committed sex crimes against a young girl, saying the fact that he was also a minor during the early years of the abuse did not mean his sentence was excessive...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/‘sugar-daddy-loses-appeal-in-child-rape
The Supreme Court has upheld the sentence of an elderly man who was convicted of having paid sex with a teenage girl, with the bench declaring that punishment for sexual crimes against children ought to be severe as well as act as a deterrent...
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/limassol-keeping-cyprus-out-of-covid-safe-zone
Cyprus remains above the safety threshold of 150 coronavirus cases per 100,000 people, despite a drop in the diagnosed cases, recording a cumulative impact of 164.3 cases per 100,000 inhabitants over the two-week period between February 3-16....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/probe-into-police-brutality-has-three-month-deadline
The independent authority for the investigation of allegations and complaints against the police said Thursday that it instructed the four criminal investigators probing complaints of police brutality at last Saturday’s protest to wrap up investigations within three months....
