https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/winnie-mandela-tainted-anti-apartheid-leader-dies-at-81
She died peacefully surrounded by her family following a long illness that kept her in and out of hospital since the start of the year...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/starbucks-coffee-in-california-must-have-cancer-warning
A not-for-profit group sued 90 coffee retailers, including Starbucks, for violating California law requiring companies to warn consumers of chemicals in their products ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-decriminalises-early-term-abortion
A majority of MPs on Friday voted to decriminalise abortion by amending the island’s criminal code to make early-term pregnancy terminations risk-free. But more work is to be done in the House on additional legislation on a range of related issues....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/organ-donation-in-cyprus-among-lowest-in-eu
According to a survey, only 32% knew that relatives of the deceased need to give their consent for an organ to be transplanted...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/devastated-smith-makes-tearful-apology-for-ball-tampering
Smith, who had been captain since 2015, is rated by many as the best Australian batsman since the great Donald Bradman...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/china-says-north-korea-commitment-to-denuclearization
North Korea is willing to talk with the United States and hold a summit between the two countries...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/a-year-away-from-brexit-britons-views-remain-as-entrenched-as-ever
17.4 million Britons who voted to quit the EU in a 2016 referendum, giving the Brexit campaign victory over the 16.1 million voters who wanted to stay...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-and-turkey-before-the-grand-chamber
An unsolved murder case is going before the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights on Wednesday, with Cyprus and Turkey being accused of refusing to cooperate to solve the crime, despite both Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots carrying out separate investigations. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/fitch-upgrades-bank-of-cyprus-covered-bonds-to-bbb
Fitch Ratings has upgraded Bank of Cyprus` outstanding €650 million conditional pass-through (CPT) covered bonds to `BBB` from `BBB-` with a stable outlook, the international credit rating agency has said in a press release....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/erdogan-s-parallel-universe
The EU, the United States and the international community as a whole have very little leverage with Erdogan...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/sarkozy-denies-wrongdoing-over-libya-lies
At issue is a murky affair of Libyan spies, arms dealers and allegations that late Libyan leader Gaddafi provided Sarkozy’s 2007 election campaign with millions...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/the-thin-white-line
PAOK owner Ivan Savvidis’s armed intervention on the playing field makes him the personification of our inability to respect limits...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/zuckerberg-apologised-for-facebook-mistakes
His plans did not represent a big reduction of advertisers’ ability to use Facebook data,...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/ayia-napa-is-not-the-new-monte-carlo
In order to improve the image and quality of Ayia Napa, the real perpetrator has to be identified because a crime has been committed in the area and the culprit is our very own greedy, pretentious attitude....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/cyprus-is-a-slightly-happy-place
There is a new top ranking country, Finland, but the top ten positions are held by the same countries...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nearly-400-000-cypriots-gamble
A total of 399,750 Cypriots above the age of 15 are involved in gambling activities, according to a survey by the National Betting Authority (NBA). The voice calling for more action is getting louder....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/cypriot-teacher-in-uk-named-best-in-the-world
A London educator of Greek Cypriot origin, Andria Zafirakou, has been named the world’s best teacher, winning a prize of $1 million and receiving congratulations from leaders around the globe. But her greatest achievement is her unwavering dedication to her low-income-family students, who need more than anything a quiet place to do their work....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greek-fears-protracted-crisis-with-turkey
Turkey is resorting to a strategy that includes the arrest of people as a means of blackmail, especially of Western countries...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-egypt-agree-on-pipeline-terms
A final draft has emerged with Egypt and Cyprus agreeing the terms that would regulate the construction of an underwater pipeline from the Aphrodite gas field to two LNG terminals, Idku and Damietta. Experts hope that other players would jump on board to justify further such a commercial endeavor. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ayia-napa-mayor-says-boorish-tourists-unwelcome
Tour operators have been asked not to bring misbehaving vacationers to Ayia Napa...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/britain-expels-23-russian-diplomats-over-chemical-attack-on-ex-spy
No ministers or members of the royal family will attend the World Cup in Russia...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/world-pays-tribute-to-a-brilliant-mind
“His theories unlocked a universe of possibilities that we and the world are exploring"...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/physicist-stephen-hawking-dies-at-76
The power of his intellect contrasted cruelly with the weakness of his body...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/givenchy-tower-of-french-fashion-and-tailor-to-the-stars-dies-at-91
Givenchy branched out into menswear soon after opening his fashion house...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/seven-cypriots-named-in-forbes-billionaire-list
Foreign businessmen are among the Cypriots listed on Forbes’ Billionaire list in 2018, with all seven of them totalling €17.6 billion in combined net worth despite none of them residing on the island. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cubs-of-the-caliphate
There is little in the way of specialized care for them in Iraq, where the minimum age of criminal responsibility is nine...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/un-urges-syria-to-ensure-truce-for-ghouta-aid-convoy
The UN humanitarian coordinator in Syria appealed to the government on Thursday to commit to a ceasefire in eastern Ghouta to let in an aid convoy containing emergency medical supplies that were stripped from a delivery on Monday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/may-defends-saudi-ties-as-crown-prince-gets-royal-welcome
British officials were privately delighted at the decision by Prince Mohammed to choose Britain as the major western destination on his first foreign trip ...
