https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-investigate-plasmapheresis-clinics-after-cyprus-patient-falls-seriously-ill
A Health Ministry complaint has triggered a police investigation into the operation of plasmapheresis machines at two centres in Cyprus, including a facility in Larnaca district that has previously attracted the attention of authorities....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nicosia-gets-ready-for-cyprus-first-dog-fest
Cyprus is set to host its first DOG FEST on September 19 and 20, with more than 55 businesses and animal-care professionals expected to take part in the two-day event in Nicosia....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-patient-misses-transplant-after-no-flight-could-be-found
A 38-year-old patient lost the chance to receive a transplant because Cyprus could not secure a plane to take him to Athens in time....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-records-first-west-nile-death-as-cases-rise-to-10
Cyprus has recorded its first West Nile virus death of the year, as health officials reported that 10 cases have now been identified, most of them in the Nicosia district....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/west-nile-cases-double-in-days-as-cyprus-mosquito-alert-grows
West Nile virus cases in Cyprus have doubled within days, putting health authorities on alert and giving households a good reason to inspect everything from flowerpot saucers to forgotten buckets....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/prison-sick-notes-move-from-audit-report-to-criminal-investigation
The numbers were already difficult to explain. One prison officer was absent for 205 days in 2023 and another 202 days the following year. Across those two years, the officer submitted 111 medical certificates....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/calling-in-sick-under-the-microscope-as-government-targets-abuse-in-public-sector
Taking sick leave because you're genuinely ill is one thing. Regularly calling in sick when you're perfectly capable of turning up for work is another, and it is the second group the government says it wants to tackle....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/nine-years-ago-archaeologists-began-digging-for-the-patients-it-had-forgotten
Nine years ago Monday, three archaeologists began digging near the old Athalassa psychiatric hospital to find out whether a story told by nurses for decades was true....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/government-plans-crackdown-on-public-sector-sick-leave-abuse
The government is preparing changes to the rules on sick leave across the public sector, saying the goal is to tackle abuse while protecting the system for employees who genuinely need time off because of illness....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/food-poisoning-linked-to-limassol-wedding-leaves-74-ill
Authorities are continuing to examine a large food poisoning outbreak connected to a wedding reception in Limassol after dozens of guests became ill....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/authorities-trace-passengers-who-exited-cruise-ship-before-deadly-hantavirus-cases-were-identified
Dutch authorities said a flight attendant who briefly interacted with one infected passenger in South Africa later developed symptoms and is being tested in Amsterdam....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tech-entrepreneur-uses-ai-to-create-personalised-cancer-vaccine-for-his-dog
A technology entrepreneur in Australia has helped develop a personalised cancer vaccine for his dog using artificial intelligence, an experiment that researchers say could point toward new approaches for treating cancer in people....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/paphos-police-probe-alleged-mass-euthanasia-of-dogs-at-private-shelter
Police in Paphos are looking into serious allegations that a private animal shelter unlawfully euthanised large numbers of dogs, following a formal complaint made public by a local municipal councillor....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/family-demands-answers-after-72-year-old-dies-in-hospital
A grieving family is accusing Larnaca General Hospital of negligence after a 72-year-old woman died there last month, saying what they saw and were told simply doesn't add up....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/seasonal-infections-on-the-rise-at-makarios-hospital
Seasonal influenza cases are currently circulating in Cyprus at levels similar to last winter, according to health officials, though a gradual increase is expected as the country moves deeper into the peak flu season....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/a-wedding-invitation-finds-its-way-home-after-55-years
Among many documents and other historical papers that ended up in my hands, there was also a wedding invitation from 1970, for a wedding celebrated on October 4 of that year, at the church of Prophet Zacharias in Pano Dikomo, at 4 p.m....
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/bedbug-chemicals-blamed-for-deaths-of-tourist-family-in-istanbul
The sudden deaths of a German-Turkish family vacationing in Istanbul are now being linked to chemical exposure inside their hotel, shifting the investigation toward a possible pesticide leak rather than food poisoning....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/the-war-of-the-trolls-and-the-president-s-kiss
Get ready for the First Nationwide Cyprus War. Of trolls. Political, party, government, and opposition trolls. The armies are preparing and taking up battle positions....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-news-roundup-fires-finance-and-fiery-wage-demands
From forest fire probes to banking battles, here’s a look at the week’s biggest developments in Cyprus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/gaza-s-untold-truth-what-the-media-won-t-tell-you
In an era of 24/7 news coverage, where every image travels the globe in seconds, the loudest voices are not always the most truthful ones....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/one-apology-twelve-measures-but-no-resignation
President Nikos Christodoulides delivered an emergency address in a bid to calm the growing public backlash over the deadly wildfire that ravaged areas in the Limassol mountains. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/kabul-s-taps-are-running-dry-and-time-is-too
A worsening water crisis in Afghanistan’s capital is pushing families to the brink, as rapid population growth, climate change, and decades of groundwater overuse drain Kabul’s fragile water supply, aid groups warn....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/dogs-found-living-in-squalor-at-limassol-property
Authorities in Limassol have uncovered what they described as appalling and unsanitary conditions at a private property where numerous dogs were being kept in squalor....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/protesters-defend-ousted-bishop-this-isn-t-justice
Dozens of churchgoers gathered peacefully on Sunday afternoon in Paphos to show their support for former Metropolitan Bishop Tychikos and protest the Holy Synod’s decision to remove him from his post....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/when-the-flames-start-to-lick-at-flesh-and-the-radicalization-of-young-men
What is happening with teenage and young men in our country, and across Europe more broadly? ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ayia-napa-pharmacies-to-stay-open-longer-year-round
The long-standing confusion over pharmacy hours in Ayia Napa, especially during the busy tourist months, is finally being cleared up. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-official-accuses-government-of-hindering-solar-power-for-fossil-fuel-interests
In a heated exchange over Cyprus' energy policies, Kyriacos Hadjiyiannis, the president of the House Energy Committee, has stirred controversy by suggesting that the government’s stance on solar energy might be driven by a hidden agenda....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/drone-gets-attacked-by-eagle-while-filming-in-cyprus
A surprising twist to a photographer’s peaceful landscape shoot in Cyprus turned into an unforgettable moment of nature’s raw power....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/first-hostages-released-in-gaza-ceasefire
Three women, held hostage by Hamas for over a year in tunnels beneath Gaza, were finally released and reunited with their families as part of a ceasefire agreement aimed at ending the conflict....
