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1. Hungarian government insider alleges corruption cover-up

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/hungarian-government-insider-alleges-corruption-cover-up

Former Hungarian government insider turned oppositionist Peter Magyar released an audio recording on Tuesday, alleging top officials conspired to cover up corruption, adding a new layer to a scandal that has rocked Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's political stronghold....

2. Biden misnames Merkel and Macron, stumbles over words in gaffe-filled week

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/biden-misnames-merkel-and-macron-stumbles-over-words-in-gaffe-filled-week

President Joe Biden has made a series of embarrassing slips of the tongue this week, confusing the names of dead and living world leaders and stumbling over his words. ...

3. Turkey pardoning is as American as apple pie

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkey-pardoning-is-as-american-as-apple-pie

Continuing a tradition that dates back to 1947, President Joe Biden celebrated his 81st birthday on Monday by pardoning two turkeys, Liberty and Bell. ...

4. Austria allocates €33m for wrongly convicted gay men

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/austria-allocates-€33m-for-wrongly-convicted-gay-men

A historic proposal by the Austrian Ministry of Justice sees €33m set aside to compensate those who were wrongly convicted - but critics say the amount on offer is not enough....

5. Trump faces indictment over 2020 election

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/trump-faces-indictment-over-2020-election

Donald Trump was indicted on felony charges Tuesday for working to overturn the results of the 2020 election in the run-up to the violent riot by his supporters at the U.S. Capitol, with the Justice Department acting to hold him accountable for an unprecedented effort to block the peaceful transfer of presidential power and threaten American democracy....

6. Drug case in Cyprus raises legal eyebrows again

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/drug-case-in-cyprus-raises-legal-eyebrows-again

The Supreme Court in the Republic of Cyprus has picked up the pieces following a decision by the attorney general last year to commute a reduced and later suspended sentence in a highly publicized Cypriot-Australian drug case marred by legal oddities...

7. Accountability at last? - Former Lebanon PM charged with homicide

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/accountability-at-last-former-lebanon-pm-charged-with-homicide

The investigation into the Beirut port explosion has taken a new turn, with the judge overseeing the probe charging a former prime minister and two other former ministers with homicide with probable intent. ...

8. Former Pope Benedict XVI dies

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/former-pope-benedict-xvi-dies

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the shy German theologian who tried to reawaken Christianity in a secularized Europe but will forever be remembered as the first pontiff in 600 years to resign from the job, died Saturday...

9. Legal chaos after president commutes life sentence

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/legal-chaos-after-president-commutes-life-sentence

Critics in the world of justice in Cyprus are crying foul after the President offered clemency to a man whose life sentence early in an Ayia Napa quadruple murder trial made him a credible state witness who helped put away other defendants...

10. Retired pope asks pardon for abuse, but admits no wrongdoing

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/retired-pope-asks-pardon-for-abuse-but-admits-no-wrongdoing

Retired Pope Benedict XVI asked forgiveness Tuesday for any “grievous faults” in his handling of clergy sex abuse cases, but denied any personal or specific wrongdoing after an independent report criticized his actions in four cases while he was archbishop of Munich, Germany....

11. Let's talk Turkey!

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/let-s-talk-turkey

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day. The biggest holiday in the US, and possibly the busiest when it comes to air travel....

12. Bishop apologises over reporter incident

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/bishop-apologises-over-reporter-incident

Bishop Nikiforos of Kykkos, who told a reporter to “shut up” on Wednesday as cameras were rolling, has issued an apology, saying he regretted his behaviour, with the incident revealing tensions remain high over the Ukrainian issue...

13. British teen gets suspended sentence

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/uproar-ahead-of-ayia-napa-sentencing

A British teen was handed down a four-month suspended sentence after a Cypriot judge found her guilty of fabricating rape claims against Israeli youths in Ayia Napa last summer...

14. High-stakes rape verdict turns political

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/high-stakes-rape-verdict-turns-political

A prominent attorney in Cyprus says the British teen convicted of fabricating rape allegations should get a presidential pardon, while an experienced human rights lawyer says there is solid ground for an appeal...

15. Convicted rapist’s ‘fatherly affection’ appeal flops

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/convicted-rapist-s-‘fatherly-affection-appeal-flops

The Supreme Court rejected an appeal this week from a man convicted of raping his 17-year-old step-daughter, citing a complete lack of basis in some of his arguments...

16. ENT doctors slapped with new charges

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ent-doctors-slapped-with-new-charges

A second case of corruption involving ENT doctors is taking place, following new evidence that came forth during a recent trial...

17. Sex offender fined for flipping the bird

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/sex-offender-fined-for-flipping-the-bird

A pardoned sex offender has been fined €700 for flipping off the parents of his victim after getting out early...

18. Child molester bill heads to Cabinet

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/child-molester-bill-heads-to-cabinet

A new tough bill on sex offenders is in the works that would give judges more leeway in setting terms for convicted child molesters who get out of jail, including where they can live and whether they can access online porn...

19. Pardoned sex offender ordered to go on the list

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/pardoned-sex-offender-order-to-go-on-the-list

The convicted sex offender, whose early release last month caused a public backlash, has been order to go on a special registry for at least three years...

20. Cops snatch pardoned sex offender

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cops-snatch-pardoned-sex-offender

A convicted sex offender, whose release by presidential pardon in early September sparked social debate, is once again behind bars after police went to search for explosives and discovered camera violations in his residence...

21. Yulia Skripal: Attempted assassination turned my world upside down

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/yulia-skripal-attempted-assassination-turned-my-world-upside-down

Yulia Skripal survived an assassination attempt that UK authorities blame on Russia. But the daughter of one of Russia’s most famous spies says she wants to return to her country “in the longer term”, despite the poisoning...

22. ECHR rules against Cyprus

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/echr-rules-against-cyprus

The European Court of Human Rights upheld a complaint against Cyprus with four votes in favour and three against, where a Polish inmate accused the state of inhumane treatment....

23. Britain warns Russia over double agent's mysterious illness

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/britain-warns-russia-over-double-agent-s-mysterious-illness

The Kremlin said it was ready to cooperate if Britain asked it for help investigating the incident with Skripal...

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