https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/fireworks-banned-amid-wildfire-concerns
In light of recent fire outbreaks in the village of Kouklion, located in Cyprus' Paphos district, the Mines and Quarries Service, a department under the Ministry of Agriculture,...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-faces-early-wildfire-scare-amid-resource-shortage
According to Kathimerini reporter Ioanna Kyriakou, this April has brought a sense of deja vu to Cyprus, reminiscent of June and early summer. A massive fire erupted on Wednesday morning in the Parekklisia state forest in Limassol district,...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/athens-blanketed-in-sahara-dust-city-bathed-in-orange-glow
Clouds of dust from the Sahara covered Athens and other Greek cities on Tuesday, one of the worst such episodes to hit the country since 2018, officials said....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cia
The CIA was drafting scenarios for the geographic separation of Greeks and Turks in Cyprus as early as 1964. These plans, ranging from relocating Turkish Cypriots to Turkey to exchanges of populations and territories with Greece...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/rhodes-island-initiates-special-visa-for-turkish-tourists
Officials on the Greek island of Rhodes opened a new vacation visa terminal for Turkish visitors Monday as part of a diplomatic effort to ease long-standing tensions between the two countries.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-industrial-output-soars-with-4-2-surge
Cyprus’ Industrial Production Index surged to 99.5 units (base year 2021=100), marking an annual increase of 4.2% compared to the same period in 2023, according to data released on Thursday by the Statistical Service of Cyprus.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/halloumi-and-pharma-propel-exports-to-€2-35-billion
Cyprus' main exports for 2023 included mineral fuels and oil, halloumi and pharmaceutical products, according to the Cyprus Statistical Service (CyStat).
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-construction-costs-fall-2-23-in-2024
Price Index of Construction Materials in Cyprus recorded an annual decline of 2.23% in the first two months of 2024, reflecting the de-escalation path......
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-and-egypt-forge-energy-partnership-amidst-gas-discoveries
Minister of Energy, Trade, and Industry, George Papanastasiou, recently engaged in crucial talks with Egyptian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Tarek El Molla, exploring avenues to strengthen energy cooperation between the two nations....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ancient-zombie-viruses-stir-beneath-melting-permafrost
In a chilling revelation, scientists have unearthed a concerning array of ancient pathogens from beneath the permafrost in Siberia, indicating a potential threat of a bizarre new pandemic looming on humanity’s horizon....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-sees-2-91-surge-in-construction-material-prices
In 2023, the Construction Materials Price Index saw a 2.91% increase compared to 2022 in Cyprus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-scientist-revolutionizes-agriculture-with-soil-free-crop-growth
Growing crops without soil may sound like a contradiction, but for the research team "Eplants" (Electronic Plants) at Linköping University, Sweden, led by Associate Professor Eleni Stavrinidou, it is not only possible, but also groundbreaking....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/uk-s-royal-navy-boosts-ukraine-s-maritime-strength
The Royal Navy is set to transfer two minehunter ships to Ukraine, a move aimed at enhancing the country's maritime capabilities in the wake of Russia's invasion....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/what-about-the-day-after-in-gaza-what-about-the-days-before
A colleague of mine asked me the other day a very interesting question. Let's assume, he said, that Israel does manage to destroy Hamas somehow. What's the use? Will it not be revived otherwise in a few years time?...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/a-decade-ago-amazon-launching-drones-for-parcel-deliveries
Exactly a decade ago, Amazon revealed a program that aimed to revolutionize shopping and shipping. Drones launched from a central hub would waft through the skies delivering just about everything anyone could need....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/world-s-dogs-considering-vegan-diet-for-a-greener-planet
If all the world’s dogs went vegan it would save more greenhouse gas emissions than those produced by the UK, according to research advocating the environmental benefits of plant-based pets....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/lego-bricks-for-real-buildings-in-florida
A Florida construction firm is seeing fast adoption of its intuitively-made building blocks that work like real-life LEGO bricks....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-grapples-with-9-surge-in-food-prices
Many people are struggling with their daily expenses because food prices keep going up, causing financial stress....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greek-shipping-minister-s-exit-shakes-government-after-fatal-ferry-incident
Shipping Minister Miltiadis Varvitsiotis announced his resignation on Monday, a few days after the death of a ferry passenger who was forcefully pushed off a ferry in Piraeus last week....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/key-wagner-figures-among-victims-in-jet-crash
Yevgeny Prigozhin, the 62-year-old head of Russia's private military company Wagner, known for his leadership in a mutiny against the Russian military in June, along with his company's top military figure, Dmitry Utkin,...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ukrainian-soldiers-target-alleged-russian-munitions-store
Newly-released footage shows Ukrainian troops creating a huge explosion by dropping what they said was a grenade on a hidden Russian ammunition store....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/jordan-and-eu-strengthen-energy-ties-via-cyprus
The desire for cooperation with Cyprus on the issue of Jordan's electricity connectivity with the EU was expressed by the Jordanian Minister of Energy during his meetings with the Cypriot Minister of Energy in Amman.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/david-hunter-visits-late-wife-s-grave
The British pensioner who was freed after spending over a year in custody for his terminally-ill wife's manslaughter was finally able to pay his respects today....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/76-year-old-found-guilty-of-manslaughter-in-mercy-killing
In a significant legal development, David Hunter, a 76-year-old British man, has been found guilty of manslaughter for causing the death of his seriously ill wife, Janice Hunter, aged 74. The tragic incident occurred in their home near Paphos in December 2021....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/is-dark-chocolate-a-health-booster
If one of your health goals is to eat healthy, nutrient-rich foods, you may assume that means saying goodbye to anything chocolatey....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/construction-materials-up-by-5-78
An annual increase of 5.78% was recorded in the Price Index of Construction Materials for the period January-June 2023, compared to the same period in 2022, according to data published by the Cyprus Statistical Service on Tuesday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/murder-or-setup-russian-general-s-fatal-jog
The Russian submarine commander Stanislav Ritski, who was murdered by an unknown man in Krasnodar on Monday evening, was possibly a victim of surveillance by his killer on the popular jogging app "Strava," according to the Russian news agency Tass....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/germany-blames-poland-for-fish-kill-negligence
Germany's government accused Poland on Monday of failing to stop the dumping of pollutants that contributed to the deaths of hundreds of tons of fish in the Oder River, which runs along the border between the two countries....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mercy-killing-case-to-be-decided-next-month
A Cyprus court will rule on July 21 whether a British pensioner who killed his terminally ill wife is guilty of premeditated murder, after final submissions in the case on Thursday...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/british-military-intelligence-reveals-russian-navy-s-use-of-combat-dolphins
British military spies on Friday said Russia appears to be training combat dolphins in the annexed Crimean peninsula to counter Ukrainian forces....
