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1. Navalny's unfinished story to speak beyond the grave

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/navalny-s-unfinished-story-to-speak-beyond-the-grave

A memoir written by Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny before his death will be published later this year....

2. Navalny's widow accuses Putin of poisoning

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/navalny-s-widow-accuses-putin-of-poisoning

Yulia Navalnaya, the wife of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, asserted in a social media video on Monday that her husband was poisoned with Novichok, ...

3. Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny dies in Arctic prison

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/russian-opposition-leader-alexey-navalny-dies-in-arctic-prison

In a shocking development, Alexey Navalny, the prominent Russian opposition leader and fierce critic of President Vladimir Putin, has died at the age of 47, according to the Russian prison service. ...

4. Cyprus welcomes 15 griffon vultures in battle for survival

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-welcomes-15-griffon-vultures-in-battle-for-survival

In a renewed effort to save the endangered Cypriot Griffon Vulture, fifteen new arrivals from Spain landed in Cyprus in December....

5. Ecologists take on cat poisoning and feed container destruction

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ecologists-take-on-cat-poisoning-and-feed-container-destruction

George Perdikis, the newly elected President of the Ecologist Movement, engaged in discussions with the Provincial Police Director on Monday, November 27, to address issues related to the management of complaints regarding cat feeding....

6. Woman kills boyfriend over $30M inheritance

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/woman-kills-boyfriend-over-$30m-inheritance

A North Dakota woman fatally poisoned her boyfriend after learning about his plans to dump her — because he had inherited $30 million just hours earlier, police said....

7. Cows' fate exposes sinister 'Forever Chemicals''

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cows-fate-exposes-sinister-forever-chemicals

Despite their name, “forever chemicals” haven’t been widely understood for very long –– by most members of the public, at least....

8. Turkey to play Cyprus card at NATO summit

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkey-to-play-cyprus-card-at-nato-summit

The spokesman for the ruling party in Turkey says Cyprus will inevitably be on the agenda at the next NATO summit, as the alliance still struggles to overcome hesitation in Ankara over Sweden’s membership due to terrorism concerns...

9. Russian opposition leader Navalny grapples with severe stomach pain in jail

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/russian-opposition-leader-navalny-grapples-with-severe-stomach-pain-in-jail

Alexei Navalny, Russia's most prominent opposition politician, is grappling with severe stomach pain in jail that could be some sort of slow-acting poison, his spokeswoman said on Thursday....

10. NGO calls on Cyprus authorities to implement ban on lead pellets

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ngo-calls-on-cyprus-authorities-to-implement-ban-on-lead-pellets

Lead shot ammunition in wetlands is illegal in all 27 EU countries including Cyprus, as well as Iceland, Norway, and Lichtenstein, BirdLife Cyprus announced and called on local authorities once more to ensure that non-lead pellets are being used in hunting areas that are found close to or within wetlands....

11. In a first for Cyprus, a €21.000 fine was imposed for bird poisoning

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/in-a-first-for-cyprus-a-€21-000-fine-was-imposed-for-bird-poisoning

For the first time in Cyprus, a €21,000 fine has been imposed for using poisoned bait to kill wild birds....

12. Former Putin ally hospitalized with rare disorder

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/former-putin-ally-hospitalized-with-rare-disorder

A former Vladimir Putin advisor who resigned and fled Russia shortly after the Ukraine invasion was this weekend hospitalized with a rare disorder that saw him suddenly losing feeling in his hands and legs, The New York Times reported....

13. Russian chemical weapons in Ukraine could see NATO troops deployed

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/russian-chemical-weapons-in-ukraine-could-see-nato-troops-deployed

The UK's under-secretary for the armed forces, James Heappey, has revealed that "all possible options are on the table in terms of how the west might respond" if it is confirmed Russia used chemical weapons on Ukraine....

14. Jailed Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny sentenced to another nine years in prison for fraud

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/jailed-kremlin-critic-alexey-navalny-sentenced-to-another-nine-years-in-prison-for-fraud

Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny has been sentenced to nine years in a maximum-security jail, according to Russian state-owned news agency Tass....

15. War in Ukraine: Russia's elite allegedly want Putin out, successor in mind

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/war-in-ukraine-russia-s-elite-allegedly-want-putin-out-successor-in-mind

Russian elites are allegedly planning to remove President Vladimir Putin, according to Ukrainian intelligence, with a successor already in mind....

16. Concerns over bioweapons emerge in Ukraine

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/concerns-over-bioweapons-emerge-in-ukraine

Washington warned this week that Russians could plan a biological or chemical attack in Ukraine, in response to Moscow’s claims that Russian armed forces obtained evidence of US-sponsored research as well as calls for American officials to come clean...

17. Powerful message for wildlife after flamingo rescue

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/powerful-message-for-wildlife-after-flamingo-rescue

Members of the Chinese community in Cyprus have a powerful message in support of wildlife this week, after a student notified authorities about a trapped pink flamingo in Larnaca’s Salt Lake...

18. Activists say lead pellets threaten flamingos

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/activists-say-hunters-lead-pellets-threaten-flamingos

Conservationists in Cyprus are urging authorities to expand a hunting ban throughout a coastal salt lake network amid concerns that migrating flamingos could potentially swallow lethal quantities of lead shotgun pellets...

19. Defendants acquitted in teen’s overdose death

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/defendants-acquitted-in-teen-s-overdose-death

A Limassol criminal court has acquitted two more defendants in a teen overdose death back in 2018, saying prosecutors failed to provide sufficient evidence proving them guilty of manslaughter...

20. Teen girl hospitalized after night on the town

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/girl-hospitalized-after-night-on-the-town

A thirteen-year-old girl was taken to hospital by her father after she consumed alcohol and had a firecracker accident at a public park in Limassol...

21. Flamingo deaths from lead poisoning rise to 59 island-wide

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/flamingo-deaths-rise-to-59-island-wide

Flamingo deaths at Larnaca Salt Lake have so far reached 57, while two more deaths have been recorded at Akrotiri Salt Lake in Limassol, with results from tests on dead flamingos confirming lead poisoning as the primary cause of death....

22. More flamingos in near-death condition, Animal Party says

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/more-flamingos-in-near-death-condition-animal-party-says

The Animal Party called on Interior Minister Nicos Nouris to take action for the protection of the Larnaca Salt Lake flamingos which continue to be at risk, expressing strong concern over a statement made by the Director of the Game and Fauna service who seems to have said “so what if some out of so many thousands die?”...

23. Flamingo deaths raise alarm in Cyprus

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/flamingo-deaths-raise-alarm-in-cyprus

Over a dozen flamingos were found dead at Aliki salt lake in Larnaca, with officials playing down the incident while members of the Green party are calling for an investigation...

24. Genius or joker?

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/genius-or-joker

Loose cannon or influential statesman - what kind of British prime minister would Boris Johnson make on the world stage? Judging by his time as foreign secretary, possibly both...

25. Lead poisoning suspected in flamingo death

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/lead-poisoning-suspected-in-flamingo-death

A Larnaca city councilor says the death of a flamingo last month in his town was not natural but caused by lead poisoning...

26. May avoids London blitz in local elections

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/may-avoids-london-blitz-in-local-elections

Theresa May’s Conservative Party avoided a wipeout in London local elections and eked out gains in Brexit-supporting regions elsewhere, partial results on Friday showed, denting the opposition Labour Party’s hopes of a big win....

27. Russian message said 'package has been delivered' before spy attack

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/russian-message-intercepted-saying-package-has-been-delivered-before-spy-poisoning

Yulia and Sergei Skripal are recovering following Novichok attack in Salisbury...

28. Russian spy poisoned by nerve agent outside home

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/russian-spy-poisoned-by-nerve-agent-outside-home

Russia has denied any involvement in the attack and has said it suspects the British secret services of using the Novichok nerve agent...

29. Nicosia will not follow EU and expel Russians

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nicosia-will-not-follow-eu-and-expel-russian

Cyprus is among the 14 EU countries that will not take such measures...

30. EU backs Britain in blaming Russia for spy attack

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-backs-britain-in-blaming-russia-for-spy-attack

The show of support from the EU, at a time when Britain is grappling with its departure from the bloc, will boost Prime Minister Theresa May...

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