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811. Parked buses torched next to police headquarters

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/parked-buses-torched-next-to-police-headquarters

A handful of buses parked in an open area next to police Special Forces in Nicosia went up in flames on Tuesday, with officials saying an armory was safe following the incident...

812. Cyprus still vague on Ukraine swap deal

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-still-vague-on-ukraine-swap-deal

Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides declined to say whether any of the island’s Soviet-made defense systems could end up in Ukraine, pointing to Turkey and budget concerns but also echoing a broader ambiguity as EU allies argue over the best defense strategy...

813. Search intensifies for missing sub as Canadian military detects underwater noises

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/search-intensifies-for-missing-sub-as-canadian-military-detects-underwater-noises

A Canadian military surveillance aircraft detected underwater noises as a massive search continued early Wednesday in a remote part of the North Atlantic for a submersible that vanished while taking five people down to the wreck of the Titanic....

814. Turkish president orders completion of illegal airport infrastructure

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkish-president-orders-completion-of-illegal-airport-infrastructure

After the order of the Turkish President to complete and inaugurate the new runway and terminal of the illegal airport in Tymbou on July 20, action has been taken by the "government," writes Geni Duzen, noting that the "regulation" for the "certification of construction, development, licensing, and operation of airports (amendment)" and the "regulation" for the "principles and procedures to be applied in construction tenders (Amendment)" has been published in the "official gazette."...

815. US Coast Guard unsure about missing sub's rescue prospects

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/us-coast-guard-unsure-about-missing-sub-s-rescue-prospects

The US Coast Guard has given the bleak warning that it may not be able to rescue the missing Titanic tourist sub even if it is able to find it....

816. The President's omissions and unaddressed issues

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-president-s-omissions-and-unaddressed-issues

Flanked by his cabinet and through a 24-page document, the President of the Republic presented the program and actions of the government from his first day in office until today. ...

817. It's a race against time as rescuers scramble to locate missing sub

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/it-s-a-race-against-time-as-rescuers-scramble-to-locate-missing-sub

Rescuers in a remote area of the Atlantic Ocean raced against time early Tuesday to find a missing submersible carrying five people on a mission to document the wreckage of the Titanic, the iconic ocean liner that sank more than a century ago....

818. Celebration turns fatal for US women in Germany

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/celebration-turns-fatal-for-us-women-in-germany

Two US women who had just earned computer-related college degrees had gone to southern Germany to celebrate when a fellow American they met while hiking shoved them down a steep slope last week, killing one and seriously wounding the other, according to officials. ...

819. Israeli forces clash with Palestinian gunmen in West Bank operation

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/israeli-forces-clash-with-palestinian-gunmen-in-west-bank-operation

Three Palestinians have died and 29 others have been injured during a raid by Israeli troops in the occupied West Bank....

820. EU allocates €20 million for Sudan refugee crisis

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-allocates-€20-million-for-sudan-refugee-crisis

During a two-day visit to Cairo, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell expressed support for Egypt's efforts to end the hostilities in Sudan. ...

821. Controversy surrounds expansion of occupied airport

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/controversy-surrounds-expansion-of-occupied-airport

Without receiving significant coverage from the Greek Cypriot media, Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz made a substantial visit to the so-called TRNC following Erdogan's illegal visit....

822. US-China relations enter stabilization phase as Blinken visits Beijing

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/us-china-relations-enter-stabilization-phase-as-blinken-visits-beijing

The US and China have pledged to stabilize their tense relationship following US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's two-day visit to Beijing....

823. From animal pens to vacation retreats: The illegal conversion of Akamas shelters

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/from-animal-pens-to-vacation-retreats-the-illegal-conversion-of-akamas-shelters

Several months prior to the scheduled implementation of the Akamas plan, stone buildings are emerging in the heart of the forest, completely unrelated to livestock housing, which abounds in the surrounding area. ...

824. Cypriot farmers take to the streets over pesticide ban

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-farmers-take-to-the-streets-over-pesticide-ban

Cypriot farmers descend in droves upon Nicosia this week to protest against a long-delayed EU pesticide ban, with tractor drivers taking part in the demonstration and warning 79% of arable land would be lost...

825. More details and questions emerge in boat disaster

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/more-details-and-questions-emerge-in-boat-disaster

Harrowing accounts are emerging from survivors in the boat disaster that killed hundreds of irregular migrants last week, with additional reports from BBC casting doubt over the Greek coast guard’s version of events...

826. US hails Cyprus for its efforts in combating human trafficking

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/us-hails-cyprus-for-its-efforts-in-combating-human-trafficking

The Government of the Republic of Cyprus has been recognized for its serious and sustained efforts in combating human trafficking, according to the annual report released by the U.S. State Department. ...

827. Comedian's MH370 joke triggers interpol involvement

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/comedian-s-mh370-joke-triggers-interpol-involvement

Malaysian police said they asked Interpol on Wednesday to help track down a U.S. comedian after she made a joke about the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 — a request the comedian called "ridiculous."...

828. Greek coast guard defends hesitation in boat disaster

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greek-coast-guard-defends-hesitation-in-boat-disaster

Greek port authority officials told Kathimerini that an attempt was made to moor the overcrowded fishing vessel several hours before it sank on Wednesday night off the southern coast of Greece in one of Europe’s worst migrant disasters, killing dozens and with hundreds still missing...

829. Floating metropolis to tackle climate change

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/floating-metropolis-to-tackle-climate-change

Japanese designers are preparing for rising sea levels in the future — by sitting on top of them in a vast floating city!...

830. Deadly Mediterranean shipwreck exposes desperate migrant journeys

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/deadly-mediterranean-shipwreck-exposes-desperate-migrant-journeys

Wednesday’s deadly shipwreck off southern Greece, involving a large boat carrying migrants that capsized after apparently rebuffing offers of help, is just the latest case of smugglers packing vessels full of desperate people willing to risk their lives to reach continental Europe....

831. Echoes of silence: The unheard cries of drowning children

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/echoes-of-silence-the-unheard-cries-of-drowning-children

The tragedy off the coast of Pylos is beyond words. The act of people drowning at sea, especially children, is a haunting curse in the Mediterranean Sea that is unfortunately not unfamiliar....

832. Cyprus struggles with renewable energy and storage gap

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-struggles-with-renewable-energy-and-storage-gap

Only 15% of Cyprus' total energy production comes from Renewable Energy Sources (RES), highlighting the country's significant lag in this sector....

833. Government ends tax break, fuel and electricity prices to rise

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/government-ends-tax-break-fuel-and-electricity-prices-to-rise

The Director General of the Ministry of Finance, Michalis Pantelis, has expressed the government's intention to end the measure of reducing excise tax on fuel and electricity....

834. CFA president talks trouble in soccer paradise

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cfa-president-talks-trouble-in-soccer-paradise

The top official of the Cyprus Football Association has denied allegations that his group concealed UEFA red notices, telling lawmakers instead that his group made its own rules that were even tougher because police were unable to solve cases...

835. Miami protests against Trump about the 37 felony counts

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/miami-protests-against-trump-about-the-37-felony-counts

Donald Trump is set to make his first court appearance Tuesday in a historic criminal case charging the former president with hoarding top secret government documents, boastfully displaying them to visitors, and trying to hide them from investigators who demanded them back....

836. Turkish consulate in Shusha sends a message to Armenia

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkish-consulate-in-shusha-sends-a-message-to-armenia

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said his country is ready to open a consulate in Shusha, a city that Azerbaijan took from Armenian forces in a war in 2020....

837. President Christodoulides leads Cyprus' EU initiative

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/president-christodoulides-leads-cyprus-eu-initiative

President Nicos Christodoulides is currently in Strasbourg with the main objective of promoting the proposal for a more active involvement of the European Union (EU) in resolving the deadlock on the Cyprus problem and resuming talks....

838. Erdogan's controversial visit to the occupied areas

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/erdogan-s-controversial-visit-to-the-occupied-areas

Breaking from tradition, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan embarked on an unauthorized visit to the "TRNC" before his scheduled trip to Azerbaijan on June 13....

839. Tackling vulgarity and impunity in politics

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/tackling-vulgarity-and-impunity-in-politics

MP Andreas Themistocleous' recent display of vulgarity is just one example of a more significant issue within politics, and unfortunately, it won't be the last. ...

840. The 'holiday scam': Protecting yourself when booking online

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/the-holiday-scam-protecting-yourself-when-booking-online

An increasing number of individuals are opting to plan their vacations online, a trend that, as observed in previous years, carries potential risks and pitfalls. ...

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