https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/banks-around-the-world-feel-force-of-svb-fallout
U.S. President Joe Biden vowed to do whatever was needed to address a threatened banking crisis after the collapses of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank forced regulators to step in with emergency measures....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/hsbc-buys-failed-silicon-valley-bank-in-bid-to-stem-fallout
Governments in the UK and the U.S. took extraordinary steps to stop a potential banking crisis after the historic failure of Silicon Valley Bank, even as another major bank was shut down....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/road-tax-deadline-looms
There are only a few days left until the deadline for renewing registration licenses and, as a result, drivers who fail to renew will face a charge or even a fine if they are caught by the police....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/work-begins-on-jetty-for-mooring-fsru-in-cyprus
Work for the construction of a jetty, as part of the LNG Receiving and Regasification Terminal in the Vasilikos area in Cyprus, has recently begun...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/condemned-nursing-home-left-to-operate-for-years
Despite a report submitted by the Greek Ombudsman listing a series of serious failings in the operation of a condemned nursing home in the Piraeus suburb of Keratsini and orders for its closure dating back three years, the facility continued to operate and take in new patients....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-minister-upset-after-illegal-dump-incident
Environmental inspectors who went to an illegal dump in Limassol to probe allegations of waste management irregularities ended up fearing for their lives, prompting the environment minister to admit the state has been unable to deal with lawlessness...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greece-may-follow-spanish-model-to-increase-organ-donation
Greece is seeking to emulate the institution of the local transplant coordinator in hospitals that was pioneered in Spain and led to a spike in organ donation rates....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/anastasiades-inaugurates-gas-terminal-in-vasiliko
Today marks a historic milestone for the Larnaka region, President Nicos Anastasiades said, during the inauguration of the gas terminal of the VLPG consortium in the Vasiliko area....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/rare-green-comet-revisits-earth-after-50-000-years
A rare green comet, a unique traveler, is revisiting our solar system these days after 50,000 earth years when people still lived in caves....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/in-a-first-for-cyprus-a-€21-000-fine-was-imposed-for-bird-poisoning
For the first time in Cyprus, a €21,000 fine has been imposed for using poisoned bait to kill wild birds....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-base-at-lefkoniko-and-the-f-16-scenario
The occupation authorities confirmed the analysis of "K" via OSINT about upgrading works in terms of the expansion of the base in Lefkoniko,...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/first-lng-tanker-from-us-arrives-in-germany
The first regular shipment of liquefied natural gas from the United States arrived in Germany on Tuesday, part of a wide-reaching effort to help the country replace energy supplies it previously received from Russia....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/all-you-need-to-know-to-renew-your-road-tax-license
The following is a notice from the Ministry of Transport, Communications, and Works (Department of Road Transport) regarding the renewal of vehicle registration permits for the year 2023:...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/prosecutors-say-inmate-was-tortured-to-give-up-password
Cypriot state prosecutors say an inmate who was killed inside Nicosia’s prison had been cruelly tortured for two days by a felon who demanded a password to check if nude photos of his wife were on the victim’s phone...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ec-12-million-euros-for-access-to-high-speed-internet-in-cypriot-homes
European Commission approves 12 million euro Cypriot scheme to support household access to high-speed broadband services...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/finance-ministry-cyprus-economy-will-not-enter-a-recession
There will be a significant slowdown in economic activity next year, we will be affected by increased energy prices and borrowing costs, but "inflation in Cyprus is being reined in at lower levels" compared to other European member states, ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/popular-hotel-chains-set-up-shop-in larnaca
The Accor Group, a major French hotel chain, recently made an official announcement about the opening of its first unit in Cyprus. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-gets-taste-of-eu-s-€85-million-with-a-caveat
Cyprus will get Friday the first tranche of €85 million from the EU's Recovery and Resilience Mechanism, with European Commission technocrats also pointing to repeated suspensions of foreclosures in Cyprus that create problems in terms of achieving the goal of further reduction of NPLs...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/report-highlights-police-inaction-in-cases-of-violence-against-women-in-cyprus
The Group of Experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (GREVIO)’s first review of existing policy approaches and legislation on violence against women in Cyprus has revealed many areas in which redoubled action is needed to comply with the standards of the Istanbul Convention.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ec-proposing-a-ceiling-of-275-euros-per-megawatt-hour-for-natural-gas
Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson announced at a press conference in Brussels yesterday that the European Commission is proposing to cap the price of natural gas at 275 euros per megawatt hour for next month's TTF contracts....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/rift-over-gas-cap-looms-over-eu-energy-crisis-plans
EU energy ministers meet in Brussels on Thursday to approve the latest set of emergency measures to mitigate an energy crisis, but the plans risk being eclipsed by disagreements over whether and how to cap gas prices...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/us-regulators-say-lab-grown-chicken-is-safe-to-eat
A meat product grown in a lab has been cleared for human consumption for the first time....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/asylum-seeker-says-she-was-gangraped-at-pournara
An asylum seeker says she was raped by five men at Pournara migrant camp, with police confirming a complaint has been filed but no suspects have yet been identified...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nato-response-convoluted-in-missile-aftermath
Puzzled world leaders breathed a sigh of relief on Wednesday after it was revealed that Ukrainian forces, not Russian, had fired missiles into Poland, but the incident had already disrupted G20 diplomacy meetings in Bali and further revealed hidden divisions within NATO...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-‘greatly-concerned-after-missiles-hit-poland
Cyprus says it is following a deadly missile attack in Poland 'with great concern' after an explosion at a grain facility near the Ukrainian border killed two people, with Moscow flatly denying any involvement and Washington suggesting Russia was likely not an actor in the attack...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/suspect-in-nicosia-prison-murder-case-cries-foul
The main suspect in the death of a Turkish Cypriot inmate in Nicosia has leveled multiple accusations during a court appearance on Monday, when reporters also heard him screaming at police and asking to be transferred to a different jailhouse...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/larnaca-s-new-branded-hotel-photos
Solaar Hospitality's new hotel (formerly Michael's Beach Hotel) on the Larnaca-Dhekelia road is set to open in less than six months. The new hotel on the city's map will bear the name of an international hospitality chain and will open in April 2023 as the Mercure Beach Hotel Larnaca....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mass-arrest-warrants-issued-after-pournara-clash
A whopping 75 arrest warrants have been signed by a Nicosia judge following clashes at a migrant camp last week, with police seeking to capture all suspects after the interior minister vowed to deport anyone involved in the incident...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-detain-one-person-after-pournara-incident
An asylum seeker in Cyprus was arrested over the weekend following an incident at Pournara migrant camp on Friday, when police made use of tear gas as people fled the overcrowded facility, with the interior minister vowing to expel anyone involved in clashes that also led to two tents catching fire...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/kingfisher-rescued-and-released-back-into-the-wild-in-akrotiri
Akrotiri Environmental and Education Centre (AEEC) staff and members of the Republic of Cyprus Game and Fauna Service have released a Kingfisher back into the wild after it was successfully rehabilitated after being found suffering from exhaustion....
