https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/israel-adapts-a-new-strategy-in-the-fight-against-the-pandemic
Israel is changing its quarantine and diagnostic policy in a bid to ensure lasting protection for those vulnerable to the spread of the Omicron variant, the health ministry said....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/coronavirus-danish-scientists-see-the-end-of-the-pandemic-in-2-months
The pandemic will end in two months, according to the head of the Danish State Epidemiological Serum Institute, Dr. Tira Grove Krause....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/israel-to-offer-fourth-covid-vaccine-shot-to-over-60s-medical-staff
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Sunday that Israel would offer a fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine to people over 60 and to medical staff as it faces a surge in Omicron variant infections....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ghislaine-maxwell-convicted-in-epstein-sex-abuse-case
The British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell was convicted Wednesday of luring teenage girls to be sexually abused by the American millionaire Jeffrey Epstein....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/israel-fourth-dose-for-over-60s-and-nursing-staff
Israel announced yesterday that, following a panel of experts, it will offer a fourth dose of the Covid-19 vaccine to people over the age of 60, amid escalating concerns about the spread of the Omicron variant.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/health-minister-rules-out-lockdown-style-restrictions-ahead-of-holiday-season
Health Minister Thanos Plevris has ruled out more stringent restrictions to contain Covid-19 ahead of the holiday season....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/voluntary-retirement
Bank of Cyprus announces the successful completion of a small-scale targeted voluntary retirement plan....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/austria-temporary-lockdown-relaxation-for-the-unvaccinated
Austria announced today that it is temporarily easing the lockdown for those who are not fully vaccinated against Covid-19 at Christmas time and on New Year's Eve due to a reduction in cases.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkish-ship-oruc-reis-to-continue-hydrocarbon-exploration
The Antalya station issued a navigational telex (Navtex) late Thursday announcing that the Turkish ship Oruc Reis will continue its seismic exploration mission in the sea area between southern Turkey and the Turkish-occupied north of Cyprus through January 31....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/norway-steps-up-efforts-to-curb-omicron-variant-teleworking-will-be-mandatory
Norway will intensify restrictions and speed up vaccinations in an effort to stem the expected wave of the Omicron variant, Prime Minister Jonas Stere announced last night....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/germany-man-kills-himself-his-wife-and-3-children-in-apparent-murder-suicide
A man who killed his wife and three young children before taking his own life had faked a vaccination certificate and feared his children would be taken away from him when the forgery was discovered, a German prosecutor said on Tuesday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/states
Europe has been thrown into a battle of the fourth wave of the pandemic....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/germany-readies-its-air-force-to-transport-covid-patients-to-other-parts-of-the-country
Germany readied its air force to transfer COVID-19 patients from overwhelmed hospitals in the south as national case numbers rocketed and a new virus variant in South Africa caused widespread alarm....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/let-s-talk-turkey
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day. The biggest holiday in the US, and possibly the busiest when it comes to air travel....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/covid-antiviral-pill-to-arrive-in-cyprus-mid-december
The first antiviral pill for COVID-19 is expected in Cyprus in the second half of December, according to deputy head of pharmaceutical services Elena Panagiotopoulou. The pill will be used for mild to moderate cases of the disease....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/covid-vaccines-targeting-new-variants-have-arrived-in-cyprus
Preparations are underway for the administration of the fourth dose with updated vaccines against COVID-19, Acting Director of the Nursing Services Department, Evagoras Tambouris,...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/israel-children-aged-5-11-can-be-vaccinated-against-covid-19
Israel has announced that children aged five to 11 can be vaccinated against COVID-19 and that the start date of the vaccination campaign will be announced in a few days....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/health-insurance-organization-targeting-abuses-in-gesy-system
The phenomena of abuses of the General Health System (GESS) that have emerged since its application, is one of the serious issues that concern the Health Insurance Organization (OAY)....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greece-braces-for-tension-with-turkey
The prospect of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan “testing” the freshly ratified Greek-French agreement, by escalating tensions in the Aegean or in the Eastern Mediterranean, is worrying Athens....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/take-to-the-skies-again-and-travel-like-you-ve-never-done-before
Once again we're taking to the skies. Although traveling is definitely not the same as it used to be, what with all the restrictions, COVID test requirements and social distancing, we've found a way to keep calm and soldier on. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/record-breaking-890-deaths-in-the-past-24-hours-in-russia
Russia announced a record 890 deaths due to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greece-and-france-ink-‘historic-defense-agreement
French President Emmanuel Macron and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis inked what they described as a “historic” defense agreement in Paris on Tuesday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-must-meet-deadline-of-key-reforms-to-receive-the-next-85-million-from-the-eu
With the first 157m euros already paid in advance from the Cyprus Recovery and Resilience Fund, the country still has a long way to go to complete the reforms and investments required to unlock the next 85m euros which is due to be received in February 2022....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/pfizer-produces-strong-antibodies-in-kids
Pfizer Inc. and partner BioNTech SE said their Covid-19 vaccine was safe and produced strong antibody responses in children ages 5 to 11 in a large-scale trial,...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/loizidou-case-still-open-as-others-settle
The conclusion of a meeting by the Committee of Ministers keeps the Loizidou case open for oversight, while other cases are closed due to amicable settlement between Greek Cypriot private citizens and Turkey...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/another-child-admitted-to-hospital-for-mis-c
Another child is being treated for MIS-C syndrome in the Makareio Children's Intensive Care Unit....
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/twenty-years-since-9-11
Today marks the 20 year anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in the US. A day that will forever be etched in the minds of people around the world....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/coronavirus-israel-prepares-for-fourth-dose-and-vaccinations-every-5-6-months
Mr. Salman Zarka, today stated that a fourth dose will be needed either every 5-6 months or at most once a year....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/isis-beatles-member-expected-to-plead-guilty
An Islamic State jihadist of Cypriot origins and member of the terrorist cell “The Beatles” is rumored to have changed his plea to guilty, thus foregoing trial in a US courtroom...
