https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/because-what-could-possibly-go-wrong-video
A motorcyclist in Latsia apparently decided that sidewalks, bike paths and roads were all part of the same playground, and a new social media video shows just how ''fun'' that can get....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-nears-eu-average-in-road-safety-as-fatalities-continue-to-decline
Cyprus performed close to the European Union average in road safety last year, according to the latest findings from the European Commission....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-killed-on-motorway-while-changing-tire-driver-arrested
A deadly traffic collision took place late Friday night when a man was fatally hit by a vehicle as he attempted to replace a tire on his car....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/glass-company-fined-€18-000-after-worker-killed-in-workplace-accident
A Larnaca glass processing company has been fined €18,000 following a fatal workplace accident that claimed the life of one of its employees, the district court ruled....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/second-flu-wave-in-cyprus-cannot-be-ruled-out-expert-warns
Cyprus could still experience another rise in influenza cases, according to Dr. Petros Karayiannis, Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Virology at the University of Nicosia Medical School....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/instant-license-suspensions-and-new-camera-review-as-cyprus-tightens-road-safety-rules
Cyprus is moving ahead with a series of new road safety initiatives, including the creation of a committee to review the country’s photo-enforcement system and faster procedures for suspending the licenses of drivers caught driving under the influence of drugs....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/two-vehicle-safety-warnings-issued-illegal-airbags-and-high-risk-vehicles-flagged
The Department of Road Transport (DRT) has issued a series of warnings covering both illegal replacement airbags and a range of vehicles and components that may pose serious safety risks, including electric shock, fire and injury, urging importers, professionals and consumers in Cyprus to remain vigilant....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/flu-a-hits-hard-across-cyprus-as-winter-viruses-circulate
Flu A is running high across Cyprus this winter, with other viruses such as RSV and adenovirus also circulating, health experts say....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/six-accused-in-demosthenous-murder-appear-in-limassol-court
Six men accused in the killing of 49-year-old Stavros Demosthenous are appearing before the Limassol Criminal Court on Thursday, as authorities push forward with one of the most complex murder cases Cyprus has seen in recent years....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/deadly-trikala-factory-explosion-traced-to-long-term-propane-leak
Greek fire authorities have concluded that a prolonged propane gas leak was the primary cause of the fatal explosion at the “Violanta” food production facility in the Trikala regional unit, an incident that claimed the lives of five female workers....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/54-year-old-becomes-latest-flu-victim-bringing-death-toll-to-13
The number of people who have died after being hospitalised with confirmed influenza this season has risen to 13, health officials reported on Tuesday, following the death of a 54-year-old man at a private clinic. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/more-arrests-after-deadly-family-dispute-in-pegia
What started as a family disagreement in Pegia has now escalated into a widening murder investigation, with police making three additional arrests in the fatal stabbing of a 41-year-old man....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/family-dispute-turns-deadly-in-pegeia-as-man-fatally-stabbed-by-nephew
Police in the Paphos district are investigating a case of premeditated murder following the fatal stabbing of a 41-year-old man shortly before midnight on Saturday in the Pegeia area....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/seven-influenza-related-confirmed-deaths-since-start-of-flu-season
Health authorities have confirmed seven deaths linked to laboratory-confirmed influenza since the start of the current flu season, with all fatalities involving elderly patients, most of whom had underlying health conditions....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/two-people-spotted-lying-on-flatbed-of-moving-truck-in-limassol
A jaw-dropping scene unfolded on the coastal road of Limassol when two people were spotted lying in the back of a moving small truck, seemingly asleep, in what experts are calling a reckless and illegal act....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/gbl-found-in-larnaca-water-cooler-during-poisoning-investigation
Authorities in Cyprus say a chemical known as GBL, a substance normally used in industrial cleaning and manufacturing, was found in a water cooler linked to the death of a 78-year-old man and the hospitalization of four others in the coastal city of Larnaca....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-christmas-villages-boom-faces-backlash-after-pony-dies
Cyprus’ Christmas Villages are bigger and more popular than ever, drawing thousands of visitors and boosting local economies. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/christmas-surge-tests-a-e-departments-hospitals-hold-steady
Emergency services and public hospitals experienced increased demand over the Christmas holiday period, but the situation remained manageable, health officials said, with no extraordinary incidents recorded....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-arrested-after-woman-killed-on-nicosia–limassol-highway
The man who struck and killed a woman on the Nicosia–Limassol highway has been arrested, police said on Monday, as investigators work to piece together how the deadly crash unfolded....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-police-launch-nationwide-traffic-crackdown-ahead-of-christmas-and-new-year
The Cyprus Police are significantly intensifying road safety and law enforcement operations throughout the holiday period, placing priority on the protection of citizens and the prevention of serious road collisions....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/electricity-authority-fined-€40-000-over-fatal-workplace-safety-failures
The Cyprus Electricity Authority (EAC) has been ordered to pay a €40,000 fine after being found guilty of serious workplace safety violations linked to a fatal on-the-job accident....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/residents-of-anglisides-live-in-fear-as-minors-escalate-violent-attacks-photos
Residents of the Anglisides neighborhood in Larnaca report living under constant threat due to repeated acts of vandalism and violence, largely carried out by minors....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/hollywood-legend-rob-reiner-and-wife-found-dead-in-los-angeles
Rob Reiner, the iconic American director and actor whose career gave the world classics like When Harry Met Sally, The Princess Bride, and This Is Spinal Tap, was found dead along with his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, in their Los Angeles home on Sunday in what police are calling an apparent homicide, authorities said....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkish-social-media-users-mock-1996-killing-of-cypriot-symbol-of-resistance
A wave of provocative social media posts from Turkish accounts has drawn attention in recent days, following the circulation of a video depicting the 1996 killing of Cypriot hero Solomos Solomou....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/griffon-vulture-dies-just-hours-after-release-back-into-the-wild
A young vulture, successfully rehabilitated after falling severely ill in October, has died less than a day after being released back into the wild....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/murder-inside-central-prisons-inmate-arrested-in-fatal-attack
A murder inside Cyprus’ Central Prisons shocked authorities Thursday, as police arrested a 30-year-old Greek Cypriot inmate in connection with the death of a 35-year-old Egyptian prisoner....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-cracks-down-on-drunk-and-drug-driving-as-four-dead-in-a-week
The Cyprus Traffic Department is sounding the alarm over a persistent problem on the island’s roads: drivers under the influence of alcohol and drugs. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/17-year-old-aliki-dies-in-highway-accident-involving-allegedly-drunk-driver
A devastating car crash early Saturday morning on the Limassol–Nicosia highway has claimed the life of 17-year-old Aliki Nicolaou, a former resident of Lympia....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/two-cyprus-mouflons-found-dead-after-fierce-battle-for-dominance
A striking yet tragic scene from the mountains of Cyprus has captured public attention this week after photographer Bora Markovic published an image showing two male mouflons found dead, still locked together after an intense fight for dominance....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/drunk-high-and-speeding-26-year-old-kills-cyclist-in-limassol-crash
A 26-year-old Greek Cypriot man is in custody after a fatal collision in Limassol early Sunday morning, which claimed the life of a 20-year-old cyclist of Syrian descent. ...
