https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/haute-cuisine-in-the-mountains-of-cyprus-i-think-so
If you think haute cuisine is available only in urban centers around the island, well you're wrong! Meze isn't the only grub you'll find in the villages around Cyprus. And here are four restaurants in the countryside that are proof positive that fine dining isn't exclusive to the city at all....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/desperate-afghan-families-resorting-to-selling-their-kidneys-and-even-their-own-children-to-buy-food
Entire families in Afghanistan have been forced to sell their kidneys so they can buy food, as the country plunges deeper into a humanitarian crisis....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/security-council-expected-to-renew-unficyp-mandate
The UN Security Council is expected to approve a resolution on Thursday morning (New York time) that will renew the mandate of the UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) for six months, until July 31st, 2022....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/anti-vaxxers-making-‘at-least-$2-5m-a-year-from-publishing-on-substack
A group of vaccine-sceptic writers are generating revenues of at least $2.5m (£1.85m) a year from publishing newsletters for tens of thousands of followers on the online publishing platform Substack, according to new research....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/anastasiades-it-is-our-duty-never-to-forget
The Republic of Cyprus commemorates on Thursday the International Day in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-exports-to-the-uk-were-not-affected-despite-brexit
Despite the significant decrease in imports from the United Kingdom as a result of Brexit, Cypriot exports, mainly of dairy products, have remained at the same levels,...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/uk-government-holds-breath-as-it-awaits-‘partygate-report
Prime Minister Boris Johnson braced for the conclusions of an investigation into allegations of lockdown-breaching parties, a document that could help him end weeks of scandal and discontent, or bring his time in office to an abrupt close....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/covid-19-us-hospital-rejects-man-for-heart-transplant-because-he-is-not-vaccinated
An American hospital has rejected a patient for a heart transplant because he is not vaccinated against COVID-19, his family has said....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/coronavirus-which-patients-are-at-risk-of-long-covid-19
Scientists in Switzerland have announced that for the first time they have found a way to predict whether a patient is at risk of developing the so-called long Covid-19,
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-to-deport-asylees-on-safety-grounds
Dozens of refugees in the Republic of Cyprus have been denied access to asylum, with reports saying they have been transported to a deportation facility while the nature of their crimes was still unknown...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-court-says-unvax-ban-serves-common-good
Α Nicosia district judge sided with the government on banning unvaccinated persons in restricted venues, saying the decision was for the common good and based on science...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-judge-bails-chinese-duo-on-technicality
A mother and son from China facing extradition in Cyprus on investment fraud charges have been released on bail, with a Paphos judge allowing them to walk free citing prosecution paperwork delays...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/some-people-may-not-make-it-athletes-risk-failing-beijing-covid-19-tests
Strict COVID-19 testing requirements for the Beijing Winter Olympics could see more athletes from high-risk Omicron regions banned from participating, but the system in place will be as flexible as possible, an Olympic medical adviser told Reuters....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-has-not-discussed-endemicity-of-covid-health-minister-says
The endemicity of COVID has not been on the table in Cyprus, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas said, noting that what has been discussed is learning how to live with the virus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/rise-in-cannabis-use-in-cyprus-drop-in-ecstasy-during-the-pandemic
Cannabis was the drug most used in Cyprus during the restrictions against the spread of COVID-19 while there has been a drop in the use of ecstasy according to the latest European Web Survey on Drugs presented by the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA)....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/pope-benedict-xvi-knew-of-abusive-priests-when-he-ran-munich-archdiocese-investigators-say
Pope Benedict XVI knew about priests who abused children but failed to act when he was archbishop of Munich from 1977 to 1981, an inquest found Thursday, rejecting Benedict's long-standing denials in a damning judgment....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/minthis-wins-leading-golf-sustainability-award
Minthis Golf Club has demonstrated its groundbreaking work in sustainability, not only in Cyprus but worldwide, with the most prestigious honour in the golf travel industry: The 2021 IAGTO Award for Outstanding Contribution to Sustainability....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/who-says-no-evidence-healthy-children-adolescents-need-covid-19-boosters
There is no evidence at present that healthy children and adolescents need booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, the World Health Organization's chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan said on Tuesday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tatar-the-wealth-of-the-eastern-mediterranean-is-common
The wealth of the eastern Mediterranean is common, said Turkish leader Ersin Tatar, adding that they are obliged to defend their rights to the end....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/spehar-appointed-assistant-secretary-general-for-peacebuilding-support-at-dppa
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced the appointment of Elizabeth Spehar of Canada as Assistant Secretary-General for Peacebuilding Support in the Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (DPPA)....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/delema-mccann-recognized-for-the-2nd-consecutive-year-as-a-great-place-to-work®
DELEMA McCANN is the first advertising / communication agency in Cyprus to receive the coveted Great Place to Work® certification for the 2nd consecutive year. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/test-to-stay-in-schools-temporary-measure-for-now
A meeting was held today at the Ministry of Education to inform representatives of educational organizations POED, OELMEK and OLTEK and the organized parents of Primary and Secondary Education for the implementation of the test to stay in schools. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/molnupiravir-now-available-in-cyprus-as-of-today
MSD's oral antiviral medicine Molnupiravir/Lagevrio, will be available only with a prescription from Monday, 17 January, according to the Ministry of Health in Cyprus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/djokovic-facing-deportation-from-australia-after-losing-court-appeal
Novak Djokovic was set to be deported from Australia after a court on Sunday dismissed his appeal against the government's cancellation of his Australian visa on the grounds that his decision not to be vaccinated posed a risk to the country....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/be-afraid-ukraine-hit-by-cyberattack-while-russia-deploys-more-troops-at-border
Ukraine was hit by a massive cyberattack warning its citizens to "be afraid and expect the worst", while Russia, which has amassed more than 100,000 troops on its neighbor's frontier, released TV pictures on Friday of more forces deploying in a drill....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/prince-andrew-loses-military-titles-and-use-of-hrh
The Duke of York's military titles and royal patronages have been returned to the Queen, Buckingham Palace has said....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/moneyval-cyprus-makes-some-progress-in-the-fight-against-money-laundering
Cyprus has made some progress in the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing by partially complying with recommendations set out by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), according to a report by the Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures and the Financing of Terrorism - MONEYVAL....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/europe-at-greatest-risk-of-war-in-30-years-poland-warns
Europe is closer to war than it has been at any time in the last 30 years, Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau warned on Thursday at the launch of his country's year-long chairmanship of the region's largest security organization....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/lefkara-named-as-one-of-the-best-tourist-destinations-in-the-world
The World Tourism Organisation has named the best tourism villages in the world. The villages were ranked based on several important factors....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/extradition-case-in-cyprus-gets-political
Cyprus is in the middle of a politically-charged extradition battle where a mother and son wanted by Chinese authorities are getting support from an American organization backed by Donald Trump’s former advisor...
