https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/insurers-need-profound-transformation-and-the-right-talent
As insurance industry growth remains stagnant for another year due to low interest rates, the shifts in consumer demographics around the world coupled with heightened expectations for digital experiences present insurers with risks and opportunities...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/charles-de-gaulle-to-dock-in-limassol-demonstrating-fortifie-ties
The flagship of the French Navy, aircraft carrier Charles De Gaulle, will be docking at Limassol port at the end of February, prior to the wrapping up of its Eastern Mediterranean mission, Ambassador of France to Cyprus Isabelle Dumont told the Cyprus News Agency on Tuesday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-hacker-loses-extradition-appeal
A young hacker will be the first Cypriot national to be extradited to the United States and could face up to 20 years in prison after losing his appeal last week...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/european-coronavirus-cases-confirmed
France confirmed on Friday its first three cases of the Wuhan coronavirus, with two patients being hospitalised in Paris and the other in the southwestern city of Bordeaux...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-president-joins-leaders-in-jerusalem
World leaders and royalty from around the world gathered in Israel on Wednesday to attend a Holocaust forum in Jerusalem, marking the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-under-severe-wind-warning
A severe wind warning has been issued for Cyprus as very powerful winds from the north are expected to pound the island late on Thursday...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/fire-rips-through-place-of-worship
A fire broke out at a place of worship in Limassol Friday morning, with fire fighters managing to contain the blaze before spreading to adjacent buildings...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/coronavirus-outbreak-and-fears-spread
The World Health Organization is reconvening Thursday to decide whether the virus should be classified as a global health emergency, as an outbreak of a new coronavirus that began in the central Chinese city of Wuhan has killed 17 and infected nearly 600 people globally...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/northerly-winds-to-pound-cyprus
Strong winds are making their way to Cyprus, as a northern front is expected to make landfall on the island late Thursday night...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriots-in-awe-over-flash-in-the-sky
Local media reported on sightings of a fireball streaking across the sky over Cyprus, with experts ruling out a meteorite but not a meteoroid or even an unidentified flying object...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/worker-critically-injured-at-job-site
A young foreign worker was said to be in critical condition following an accident at the job site, where he fell and injured his head on Monday...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/woman-stabbed-to-death-in-paphos
A woman was found murdered in her own home in Paphos on Monday, with police issuing an arrest warrant for her husband...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/dp-world-limassol-agrees-to-revise-policy
Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos has been promised a change of policy at DP World Limassol, with the company saying it would service more than two cruise ships in a given day following complaints...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/southern-coast-under-flood-watch
A weather alert went into effect Thursday night after midnight due to showers and thunderstorms affecting mainly the southern coast...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/trucker-who-drove-with-feet-pleads-guilty
A man who livestreamed a video showing him driving a truck with his feet on the steering wheel has changed his plea to guilty on Thursday...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/berengaria-sees-hope-on-the-horizon
Local media reported on Thursday that investors have been found for a potential revival of the historic Berengaria, with rumours pointing to renovation plans for the abandoned property in the Troodos Mountains...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/church-plans-for-kornesios-draw-heat
Local controversy is growing over the Archbishop’s decision to turn a famous folk house museum in old Nicosia into a church museum for next year’s bicentennial celebrations of the Greek Revolution...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-students-take-to-the-streets
Organized student groups were gathering outside the Presidential Palace in Nicosia on Thursday to protest the implementation of exams on a semester basis...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/video-walkthrough-explains-iran-plane-crash
A chilling video published by The New York Times offers a step-by-step walkthrough of what happened before and after a Ukrainian airliner was brought down by an Iranian missile...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/iran-says-military-shot-down-plane-in-error
Iran said on Saturday it had mistakenly shot down a Ukrainian plane killing all 176 people aboard and voiced its deep regret, after initially denying it brought down the aircraft in the tense aftermath of Iranian missile strikes on US targets in Iraq...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/stepping-into-2020-limassol-del-mar-takes-shape
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/missile-suspected-in-iran-plane-crash
The plane crash in Iran that killed 176 people aboard was likely brought down by a missile unintentionally, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says, while Tehran has invited officials from the US, Ukraine, and Canada to join the investigation...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/terrorism-suspect-jailed-in-the-north
A suspected terrorist arrested in the north earlier this week was ordered to remain in custody on Friday, as Turkish Cypriot authorities continue to investigate possible links with ISIS...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/heavy-rains-slam-all-of-cyprus
Local authorities all over the island were busy Wednesday dealing with the aftermath of heavy rains, while road closures were caused by heavy runoff both north and south...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/video-shows-plane-crashing-in-tehran
A Ukrainian airliner crashed soon after taking off from Tehran’s Imam Khomeini airport on Wednesday, killing all 176 people aboard, Iran’s state television and Ukraine’s leaders said...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mitsotakis-asks-trump-for-support
US President Donald Trump hailed his country's "extraordinary" relations with Greece as he welcomed Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the White House on Tuesday...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/uproar-ahead-of-ayia-napa-sentencing
A British teen was handed down a four-month suspended sentence after a Cypriot judge found her guilty of fabricating rape claims against Israeli youths in Ayia Napa last summer...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-under-high-wind-advisory
A yellow warning has been issued for Cyprus due to very strong winds expected to make landfall on Monday, with chances of showers and thunderstorms throughout Sunday night expected to intensify over the next 24-hour period...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/pompeo-cancels-trip-to-nicosia
US State Secretary Mike Pompeo has cancelled a trip to Cyprus next week in the wake of protests outside the US Embassy in Iraq, with Department officials vowing to reschedule the visit “in the near future"...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/family-scatters-son-s-ashes-after-ordeal
A grateful family returned to Cyprus this week and scattered their son’s ashes two days after thieves had a change of heart and returned a stolen urn...