https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/government-considers-creation-of-speed-track-to-boost-road-safety
The prospect of establishing a dedicated track for speed enthusiasts has emerged as part of efforts to bolster road safety, according to Minister of Transport, Communications, and Works, Alexis Vafeadis....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/heavy-rains-and-hail-sweep-across-cyprus
Cyprus is currently facing the brunt of severe weather conditions, with heavy rains and hail wreaking havoc in various regions....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/taiwan-hit-by-7-4-magnitude-earthquake-strongest-in-25-years
Taiwan experienced its most powerful earthquake in a quarter century, disrupting the morning rush hour and claiming four lives....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-paves-the-way-in-its-ambitious-road-infrastructure-agenda
In an exclusive interview with Maria Eracleous of ''K,'' Eleftherios Eleftheriou, Director of Cyprus's Public Works Department, provided updates on critical infrastructure projects across the island nation....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-cameras-ahead-aimed-at-preventing-accidents-on-roads
Serious road accidents have become an open wound for society in Cyprus, with the competent authorities taking additional measures as the systems of photo-signaling and mobile cameras, which may have improved the numbers of accidents compared to previous years, however they did not manage to solve the whole issue....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/occupied-areas-to-feature-on-google-s-streetview
A protocol for the integration of roads in the occupied territories into Google's platforms was signed by the ''Minister of Public Works and Transport,'' Erhan Arikli, and the Director of Fact Innovation and Technologies Ltd, Sadi Yolgetsen....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/33-fatal-accidents-before-year-s-end-cyprus-police-on-high-alert
To date this year, six days before January 1, 2024, 33 people have lost their lives in 31 fatal accidents, Police Communications Officer, Eleni Constantinou, told CNA on Wednesday, noting that the Police are on high alert these days to prevent fatal and serious accidents....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/israeli-military-unearths-1-500-hamas-militant-bodies
Israel’s military said about 1,500 bodies of Hamas militants were found in Israeli territory as, as it said it had largely gained control in the country’s south and “restored full control” over the border on the fourth day of fighting following an unprecedented surprise attack....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nyc-drowns-under-state-of-emergency-from-flooding
New York City began drying out Saturday after being soaked by one of its wettest days in decades, as city dwellers dried out basements and traffic resumed on highways, railways and airports that were temporarily shuttered by Friday’s severe rainfall....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/major-highway-still-underwater-as-storm-daniel-submerges-vita-route
The damage wreaked to the national highway and the railway in Central Greece from the passage of storm Daniel last week is extensive and will continue to seriously affect travel between the Greek capital in the south and the northern port city of Thessaloniki, authorities have said....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/china-s-$10-trillion-hidden-debt
For some time now, markets have been buffeted almost on a daily basis by gloomy economic news filtering out of China....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/controversy-surrounds-expansion-of-occupied-airport
Without receiving significant coverage from the Greek Cypriot media, Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz made a substantial visit to the so-called TRNC following Erdogan's illegal visit....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-is-in-the-midst of-the-new-narcos
Since December 20, cannabis has been washing up on the shores of free and occupied Famagusta, specifically over 100 kilos of packaged Indian hemp were collected by police....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nhs-nurses-walk-out-in-first-strike-in-over-a-century
Nurses across much of the UK launched a historic strike on Thursday, as they walked out of hospitals and onto picket lines after several years of falling pay and declining standards left the country’s nationalized health care system in a state of crisis....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/rogue-driver-in-cyprus-arrested-for-‘breaking-down-barriers
A Greek Cypriot man who gave new meaning to the phrase 'breaking down barriers' has been arrested by Turkish Cypriot police, after he failed to comply with officers on both sides of the divided island and drove through a barricade in the north...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/at-least-400-migrant-workers-died-in-projects-connected-to-the-world-cup
World Cup chief Hassan Al-Thawadi said that between 400 and 500 migrant workers have died as a result of work done on projects connected to the tournament – a greater figure than Qatari officials have cited previously....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cabinet-approves-creation-of-facilities-on-cyprus-motorways
The Cabinet approved on Tuesday a plan to create public sanitary spaces and recharge stations on Cyprus motorways, according to a written statement by Deputy Government Spokesperson, Niovi Parisinou....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/torrential-downpours-cause-havoc-in-some-parts-of-the-island
Torrential downpours and heavy rains hit several areas of the island today, causing some havoc in certain areas and on some parts of the highways....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/ey-report-a-resilient-grid-supported-by-digital-solutions-will-underpin-a-successful-transition-to-emobility
Adoption of eMobility is not just an economic or environmental phenomenon, but a psychological one that hinges on widespread customer acceptance. The current pace of EV adoption is swift, with one- in- five vehicles sold in Europe during 2021 being electric. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/another-elderly-man-killed-in-moped-crash
Another elderly man on a moped was killed in collision near Xylofagou, with reports saying he was going the wrong way when he crashed into an oncoming traffic at a highway exit...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/flights-halted-and-cars-banned-as-snow-silences-istanbul
Flights were suspended for a second day at Istanbul Airport and private vehicles were barred from city streets on Tuesday, as heavy snowfall snarled traffic and left people stranded in Turkey's biggest city and across the country....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/official-criticizes-foolhardy-drivers-after-river-rescue
The spokesperson for the Fire Department has singled out a young man who had to be rescued on Monday, criticizing his foolhardy attempt to drive through a river in Larnaca...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/windstorm-batters-cyprus-southern-coast
Strong winds are battering the southern coast in Cyprus with heavy rains affecting driving conditions along stretches of highways in the area...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/carmel-clobbers-west-after-cyprus-landfall
Roads to Troodos Mountains were open to all vehicles on Sunday morning, despite severe weather alerts due to a depression affecting the island, but police say highway conditions in the west were still dangerous...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/winter-landscape-in-cyprus-after-skies-open-up
There was snow high up in the mountains on Tuesday night, when the skies opened up in many parts of the island with severe weather also causing power outages in the west...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/norwegian-court-vindicates-girl-s-‘wanted-father
A Norwegian father, who is officially still wanted in Cyprus on kidnapping charges, has been vindicated by a court in his native country after it emerged that the Cypriot mother of his young daughter, who was brought to the island unbeknownst to him, had filed false claims to sway a custody hearing in her favor...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/speed-limits-drop-for-city-centre-streets
Drivers on major roads in Cypriot cities may soon need to slow down further, if a new effort by the Road Safety Council takes hold reducing speed limits further from 50 down to just 30 kilometres per hour...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/dueling-small-parties-help-pass-budget
The House in the Republic of Cyprus approved a revision of the government’s 2021 state budget on Thursday, following a month of consultations between the administration and small opposition parties that offered additional amendments to the bill...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/rampant-spread-contained-but-cyprus-still-in-red-zone
Despite indications that the rampant spread of the virus has been contained, Cyprus remains in the red zone, Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said Thursday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/5g-bidding-process-wraps-up-first-licences-in-january-2021
The bidding process of the 5G frequencies auction wrapped up smoothly on Thursday, with the first licences expected to be distributed in January 2021, a press release by the Deputy Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy, said....