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1. Cypriot scientist revolutionizes agriculture with soil-free crop growth

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....

2. UK's Royal Navy boosts Ukraine's maritime strength

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....

3. A decade ago, Amazon launching drones for parcel deliveries

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....

4. Ukrainian soldiers target alleged Russian munitions store

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....

5. Germany blames Poland for fish kill negligence

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....

6. British military intelligence reveals Russian navy's use of combat dolphins

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....

7. Deaths confirmed after Kherson dam collapse

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/deaths-confirmed-after-kherson-dam-collapse

Rescue teams have been working round the clock in Kherson and the surrounding districts searching for survivors stranded by the flooding....

8. Cyprus' GDP soars: 3.4% growth in Q1 2023

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-gdp-soars-3-4-growth-in-q1-2023

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the first quarter of the year reached 6.2 billion euros, marking a 3.4% annual increase....

9. Locals near buffer zone puzzled over circling plane

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/locals-near-buffer-zone-puzzled-over-circling-plane

Two Turkish airplane sightings flying over local areas were reported Thursday by Greek Cypriots near the buffer zone in rural locations outside the divided capital, with UN officials saying they are looking into the incident...

10. Cyprus provides mine clearance training to Ukrainian experts

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-provides-mine-clearance-training-to-ukrainian-experts

Cyprus Republic, as part of the European Union Military Assistance Mission Ukraine (EUMAM) program, is participating in the training of 24 experts from Ukraine in mine clearance issues, Defense Minister Michalis Giorgallas said on Friday, asked to comment on reports on the matter....

11. Cyprus offers technical training to Ukraine on landmine clearing

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-offers-technical-training-to-ukraine-on-landmine-clearing

Cyprus will offer Ukraine technical training on landmine clearing as part of its humanitarian assistance, its defense minister said on Friday....

12. UN report reveals 47 mine-contaminated areas in Cyprus

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/un-report-reveals-47-mine-contaminated-areas-in-cyprus

According to data from UNFICYP, 47 suspected hazardous areas in Cyprus could be contaminated with mines and/or explosive remnants of war (ERW), covering roughly 1.7 million square meters of land....

13. UN investigators tasked with digging out Izyum facts

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/un-investigators-tasked-with-digging-out-izyum-facts

UN investigators in Ukraine have been asked to investigate burials in a forest in Izyum where Kiev officials pointed to evidence of Russian war crimes, with Moscow accusing Ukrainian authorities of pushing a false narrative about soldiers who were killed in action and left behind...

14. First ship carrying Ukrainian grain leaves Odesa port

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/first-ship-carrying-ukrainian-grain-leaves-odesa-port

A ship carrying grain left the Ukrainian port of Odesa for Lebanon on Monday under a safe passage agreement, Ukrainian and Turkish officials said, the first departure since the Russian invasion blocked shipping through the Black Sea five months ago....

15. Ukraine grain export coordination center opens in Istanbul

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ukraine-grain-export-coordination-center-opens-in-istanbul

Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar on Wednesday unveiled a center in Istanbul to oversee the export of Ukrainian grains after a landmark U.N. deal last week, with the first shipment expected to depart from Black Sea ports within days....

16. Ukraine, Russia set to sign deal on resuming grain exports

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ukraine-russia-set-to-sign-deal-on-resuming-grain-exports

Russian and Ukrainian officials were poised Friday to sign deals designed to clear millions of tons of desperately needed grain for export, ending a standoff brought on by the war in Ukraine that threatened food security around the globe....

17. Plot thickens as Greece irked over Antonov crash

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/plot-thickens-as-greece-irked-over-antonov-crash

Athens says Belgrade and Kiev had not shared information about dangerous cargo on board a Cypriot company-owned Antonov that crashed-landed in northern Greece, with the plot thickening after recipient Bangladesh denied Serbian reports that Dhaka was expecting mines onboard the aircraft leased to a Ukrainian company...

18. Rumors fly after Antonov crash in Greece

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/rumors-fly-after-antonov-crash-in-greece

A retired intelligence officer in Cyprus says there is no way a downed Ukrainian cargo plane could have been carrying illegitimate weapons, with rumors still raging over allied weapons to Ukraine being sold on the black market while experts in Greece saying they found no evidence of dangerous substances at the crash site...

19. Russia will free up Ukrainian ports to allow grain exports

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/russia-will-free-up-ukrainian-ports-to-allow-grain-exports

Russia and Turkey on Wednesday voiced support for the creation of a safe maritime corridor in the Black Sea so Ukraine can export grain to global markets amid an escalating world food crisis....

20. Lavrov in Turkey to discuss plans to ship Ukrainian grain

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/lavrov-in-turkey-to-discuss-plans-to-ship-ukrainian-grain

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is due to hold talks Wednesday with Turkish officials on a plan that could allow Ukraine to export its grain through the Black Sea to global markets amid an escalating food crisis....

21. Russia ready to allow ships with food to leave Ukraine in exchange of lifting sanctions

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/russia-ready-to-allow-ships-with-food-to-leave-ukraine-in-exchange-of-lifting-sanctions

Russia is ready to provide a humanitarian corridor for vessels carrying food to leave Ukraine, in return for the lifting of some sanctions, the Interfax news agency cited Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko as saying on Wednesday (25 May)....

22. Zelensky honors bomb sniffing dog named Patron as Trudeau looks on (video)

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/2-zelensky-honors-bomb-sniffing-dog-named-patron-as-trudeau-looks-on-video

President Volodymyr Zelensky has routinely ended his nightly wartime addresses by announcing state awards for Ukraine’s soldiers. On Sunday, he honored a fighter who is perhaps the country’s smallest — a little dog named Patron....

23. Russia deploys trained dolphins at Black Sea naval base, according to satellite images

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/russia-deploys-trained-dolphins-at-black-sea-naval-base-according-to-satellite-images

Russia has deployed trained military dolphins at its naval base in the Black Sea – possibly to protect its fleet from an underwater attack – according to a new analysis of satellite images....

24. Ukrainians run out the clock in Mariupol

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ukrainians-run-out-the-clock-in-mariupol

Russian forces called on Ukrainian nationalists in surrounded Mariupol to lay down their weapons on Monday morning and leave the city before civilian evacuations by noon, with Ukrainian officials putting Moscow on notice that there would be 'no talk of any surrender'...

25. Dead Sea Turtles revive debate on beach projects

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/dead-sea-turtles-revive-debate-on-beach-projects

Several dead sea turtles have been spotted along a northwestern coast of Cyprus, with environmental activists calling for an investigation and officials reiterating terms and conditions for any ongoing beach works in the area...

26. Maricar’s mom still seeks justice in Cyprus

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/maricar-s-mom-still-seeks-justice-in-cyprus

The mother of murdered Filipina Maricar Valdez Arquiola is still waiting for the Cypriot government to do the right thing, with reports saying relatives of victims in the island’s unprecedented serial killer case are still waiting for a proper financial settlement...

27. Officers to face discipline in serial killer case

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/officers-to-face-discipline-in-serial-killer-case

A police internal affairs committee in the Republic of Cyprus has recommended disciplinary action against members of law enforcement in the island’s serial killer probe, after criminal prosecution was ruled out against officers and superiors who dropped the ball on cases of missing women later found murdered...

28. Protesters want cops on trial in Orestis case

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/protesters-want-cops-on-trial-in-orestis-case

A group of protesters on Wednesday called on the state attorney to order criminal prosecution against police in Cyprus’ serial killer case, following reports that officers could potentially face at most disciplinary action because witnesses would not come forward in a trial...

29. Bankrupt Cyprus Mines saga continues

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/bankrupt-cyprus-mines-saga-continues

Insurers who could be left footing the bill for personal injury litigation against former talc miner Cyprus Mines Corporation are challenging the company's proposed candidate to represent future tort claimants...

30. Cyprus Mines insolvency deal under scrutiny in US

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-mines-insolvency-under-scrutiny-in-us

Cyprus Mines Corporation which filed for bankruptcy in the United States following hundreds of asbestos lawsuits has rejected accusations that a committee representing claimants was acting in bad faith, but lawyers representing victims are calling on a judge to rework a deal under intense scrutiny...

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