https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/rocking-the-boat-a-not-so-cypriot-tradition
You know, there's been quite a buzz about the whole corruption scene in Cyprus. It's kind of ironic, really – this beautiful little country, seemingly full of potential, yet tangled up in this mess. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/downed-power-line-suspected-in-fatal-maui-wildfires
Awakened by howling winds that tore through his Maui neighborhood, Shane Treu went out at dawn and saw a wooden power pole suddenly snap with a flash, its sparking, popping line falling to the dry grass below and quickly igniting a row of flames.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tesla-model-x-resurrects-in-ukraine-after-totaling-in-the-u-s
A Tesla Model X totaled in the U.S. late last year suddenly came back online and started sending notifications to the phone of its former owner, CNBC Executive Editor Jay Yarow, months later....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/alert-issued-amid-spate-of-prepaid-card-scams
A total of five cases have been reported between August 4 and 10 about scams that led to withdrawals of thousands of euros through prepaid credit cards, Police spokesperson, Christos Andreou, told CNA on Friday, calling on businesses that sell such cards to be alert and cautious....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/smartphones-out-learning-in
According to a recent UN report, smartphones should be prohibited in schools worldwide as a measure to address student distraction, enhance learning outcomes, and safeguard children from online bullying....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/death-linked-to-bottled-water-a-tragic-case
"The bottled water he drank in Paphos (combined with the inadequate medical care he received) was the reason for the infection that caused his death."
Vacation Tragedy: Bottled Water and Medical Error Led to UK Tourist's Death"
Subtitle: "Coroner's Inquest Reveals Untreated Water Contamination and Medication Mishap"...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/european-leaders-standing-firm-against-erdogan-s-tactics
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is riding high after extorting Europe and forcing not only Sweden but also NATO to humiliate themselves as supplicants caving to extortion. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/corfu-wildfires-spark-mass-evacuation
Sea evacuations have begun from a beach in Corfu to transport individuals fleeing wildfires on the Greek island - as scores of Britons await repatriation flights out of Rhodes....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/iraq-cuts-diplomatic-ties-with-sweden-over-quran-burning
The Iraqi Prime Minister, Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani, ordered on Thursday to withdraw the Iraqi charge d’affaires in Stockholm and expel the Swedish ambassador to Iraq, the Iraqi News Agency (INA) reported....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/moggy-wins-cat-of-the-year-award
A cat who has become invaluable to his deaf owner by ''hearing'' for her has been voted National Cat of the Year....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/rising-scams-in-cyprus
Telephone and online scams are on the rise in Cyprus, targeting vulnerable elderly individuals and attempting to swindle their hard-earned money....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/sweden-s-nato-membership-hangs-in-the-balance-as-turkey-poses-last-minute-hurdle
The developments surrounding Sweden’s NATO membership are rapidly unfolding, with indications pointing towards an imminent announcement of an agreement during the Vilnius summit held on July 11-12. However, there remains the possibility that Turkey may disrupt the proceedings at the last moment....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/defendant-of-kos-murder-case-goes-to-prison
In a shocking development, the 32-year-old Bangladeshi man suspected of the murder of 27-year-old Anastasia on the Greek island of Kos has been transferred to Korydallos Prison....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/congratulatory-phone-call-seals-greek-turkish-nato-chat
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will meet on the sidelines of a NATO summit in Vilnius next month, Mitsotakis' office said on Monday, a day after he won a national election...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/european-journalists-accuse-eu-leaders-of-invalidating-media-freedom
Draft legislation published by EU leaders that would allow national security agencies to spy on journalists has been condemned by media and civil society groups as dangerous and described by a leading MEP as “incomprehensible”....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/spoilsport-tatar-puts-damper-on-eager-christodoulides
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar believes that a political push for more EU involvement in the Cyprus Problem speaks volumes about the Greek Cypriot south, which is spearheading a “futile” initiative that has already been rejected by the north...
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....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/giuliani-believes-burisma-bribed-people-in-cyprus
Former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani says people in Cyprus and other countries were paid hush money in a global shakedown of the owner of Burisma in order to keep the Ukrainian energy company above scrutiny...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/burisma-owner-may-have-bidens-on-tape
Shocking revelations in Washington suggest the owner of Burisma, a Ukrainian energy company registered in Cyprus, said he had secretly recorded phone conservations with Joe Biden as 'insurance policy' while accusations continue to build up against the FBI for redacting crucial information from a document alleging bribery and corruption...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/erdogan-calls-on-greek-cypriots-to-face-reality
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called on Greek Cypriots to face reality, vowing during a Monday visit to north Cyprus that Turkish Cypriots will never be a minority on the island and calling for equal status before any talks take place...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-president-keeps-his-eu-initiative-alive-after-phone-call
Dialogue prospects on divided Cyprus may seem small after UN efforts failed this week to bring together the two community leaders, but President Nikos Christodoulides remained upbeat on Thursday over a hard sell to involve Brussels in the peace process, citing a phone call he received on Thursday...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/child-deaths-in-khartoum-orphanage-amid-sudan-conflict
At least 60 infants, toddlers, and older children perished over the past six weeks while trapped in harrowing conditions in an orphanage in Sudan’s capital as fighting raged outside....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ankara-cairo-waste-no-time-after-erdogan-prevails
Egypt President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed on 'the immediate start of upgrading diplomatic relations, exchanging ambassadors,' Egypt's presidency said in a statement on Monday...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/inferno-engulfs-sydney-building-near-central-station
An “apocalyptic” blaze engulfed a building near Central Station in Sydney on Thursday afternoon, sending a massive plume of smoke into the air and causing parts of the building to collapse....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/all-hell-breaks-loose-as-house-probes-match-fixing
All hell broke loose during a House ethics committee hearing on Wednesday, when lawmakers heard troubling allegations about match fixing in Cyprus after a whistleblower publicly accused former president Nicos Anastasiades of interfering with a probe...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/former-kition-metropolitan-found-guilty-of-indecent-assault
The Larnaca District Court has delivered a guilty verdict against the former Metropolitan of Kition for an indecent assault that occurred in 1981. The assault took place in the Metropolitan's office when the victim was 16 years and 8 months old....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriots-want-less-bureaucracy-better-skilled-civil-servants
Cypriots appear largely dissatisfied by the functioning of the country’s public administration, and believe that the way forward goes through the reduction of bureaucracy, better skills for civil servants and more communication with citizens, according to the findings of a flash Eurobarometer survey on how EU citizens perceive the support provided to member states through the European Commission’s Technical Support Instrument...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/whistleblower-says-biden-got-burisma-money-through-cyprus
A former White House stenographer has doubled down on allegations against US President Joe Biden and a VP trip to Cyprus in May 2014, with the whistleblower blatantly speculating that a kickback payment from Burisma came out of the island...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-ex-president-denies-interfering-with-soccer-probe
Former president Nicos Anastasiades, who has denied accusations that he unlawfully interfered in a soccer match-fixing probe, engaged in a back-and-forth with his accuser after he dropped the bombshell firsthand account allegations during a public podcast...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-impersonation-scam-alert
The police are urging the public to be extra cautious following new reports and complaints of a scam that continues to be perpetrated with the aim of stealing money....
