https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ukraine-russia-germany-suspends-nord-stream-2-gas-pipeline
Germany has taken steps to halt the process of certifying the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Tuesday, as the West started taking punitive measures against Moscow over the Ukraine crisis....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ukraine-russia-crisis-what-to-know-in-the-escalating-crisis
From a hastily-convened meeting of the United Nations Security Council to capitals around the world, leaders have condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recognition of two pro-Russia regions in eastern Ukraine as independent and his order to send troops there....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/putin-says-he-may-recognise-breakaway-regions-of-ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday he was considering a request by two regions of eastern Ukraine held by Russian-backed separatists to be recognised as independent - a move that could give Moscow a reason to openly send troops....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/welcome-back-australia-opens-its-borders-two-years-later-images
Australia today completely opened its external borders to travelers who have been vaccinated against the coronavirus after being shut down for almost two years due to the pandemic, with tourists returning to the country and hundreds of people reuniting with relatives and friends....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/schinas-visits-green-line-to-witness-migrant-influx-into-cyprus
Commissioner Margaritis Schinas on Sunday visited the Green Line in Athienou area and had the opportunity to see with his own eyes the situation with migrant influxes that Cyprus is faced with in the past months....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/larnaca-port-and-marina-will-upgrade-the-cypriot-economy-says-minister-of-transport
Minister of Transport, Communications and Works, Yiannis Karousos, said on Friday that the project of Larnaca port and marina will significantly reinforce the Cypriot economy, with the benefit estimated at 120 million euros per year....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/storm-eunice-batters-britain-shredding-london-s-o2-arena-roof
An Atlantic storm-battered Britain and Ireland on Friday with record winds of up to 122 miles per hour, knocking out power for tens of thousands of people, forcing planes to abort landings, and shredding the roof of London's O2 arena....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/op-ed-putin-will-not-invade-because-he-doesn-t-want-a-second-afghanistan
Many analysts have suggested that the chaotic US withdrawal from Afghanistan emboldened Russian President Vladimir Putin to move toward Ukraine, exploiting the perceived weakness of the West. But Leon Aron, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, reminds us that Russians were also trapped in Afghanistan in 1978-89.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/russia-to-stage-massive-nuclear-drills-amid-ukraine-standoff
The Russian military on Friday announced massive drills of its strategic forces, a stark reminder of the country's nuclear might amid Western fears that Moscow might be preparing to invade Ukraine....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/allies-watch-for-kremlin-attempt-to-justify-ukraine-invasion
The U.S. issued some of its starkest, most detailed warnings yet about how a Russian invasion of Ukraine might unfold, and its Western allies went on high alert for any attempts by the Kremlin to create a false pretext for a new war in Europe....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/8-9-million-to-help-cyprus-improve-waste-management
The EC is contributing 8.9 million euros to support a clean energy transition in Cyprus. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/agreement-reached-between-cyprus-and-frontex-for-migrant-repatriations
The Republic of Cyprus and FRONTEX have reached an agreement to set up an action plan for the return of migrants whose asylum applications have been rejected, to their countries of origin...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/subsidies-worth-€158-million-for-households-and-businesses-to-be-doled-out-in-2022
Grant schemes, worth €158 million, will be made available in 2022, Minister of Energy, Trade and Industry Natasa Pilides announced during an online workshop, on Wednesday, 16 February....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-bets-on-trust-amid-turkey-israel-flirt
Cypriot Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides says Nicosia is confident it won’t be sidelined as Israeli President Isaac Herzog prepares for a historic trip to Ankara but not before popping in for a visit to Cyprus as trust in the region is put to the test by all key players...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/conspicuous-driver-busted-for-drugs-at-checkpoint
A man was arrested Monday at the Agios Dometios checkpoint after Greek Cypriot customs officers found drugs in his car, with the incident taking place just days after Turkish Cypriots accused the south of ramping up checks to deter shopping in the north...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-scientist-goes-deep-after-fireball-video
A bright object seen streaking over the night sky in Paphos over the weekend drew dozens of comments on social media, with the country’s space club looking at the fireball as an opportunity to get folks excited about space but also authorities to be better prepared ahead of increased solar activity...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ukraine-shows-unity-as-west-sees-no-sign-of-russian-pullback
Ukrainians defied pressure from Moscow with a national show of flag-waving unity Wednesday, while the West warned that it saw no sign of a promised pullback of Russian troops from Ukraine’s borders despite Kremlin declarations of a withdrawal....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/jp-morgan-is-first-bank-to-enter-the-metaverse-with-a-virtual-onyx-lounge
J.P. Morgan opened up an "Onyx lounge" in the metaverse on Tuesday, a virtual lounge in the blockchain-based world of Decentraland....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/digital-ruble-trial-goes-live-as-bank-of-russia-insists-on-bitcoin-ban
Amid more reports on the Bank of Russia rejecting the Finance Ministry’s proposal of cryptocurrency regulation, the central bank has kicked off trials of its own digital currency....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/russia-announces-end-to-exercises-in-crimea-withdrawal-of-troops
Russia has announced the end of military exercises in Crimea and the withdrawal of troops from the region....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-covid-action-plan-for-cyprus-airports-in-place-from-february-21
The Council of Ministers decided today that new measures regulating travelers arriving into Cyprus will take effect on February 21st instead of March 1st....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/op-ed-greek-turkish-relations-in-the-pre-election-arena
Greek-Turkish relations are not moving forward. The prime minister may have started his administration believing that progress could be made, but today the impasse is obvious and no light can be seen at the end of the tunnel....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nato-to-consider-new-troops-on-southeastern-flank-amid-russian-threat
NATO defense ministers are expected this week to set in motion a plan that could establish four multinational battlegroups in southeastern Europe in response to Russia’s military build-up in Ukraine, three diplomats said....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/officials-keep-tight-lid-on-relaxations-formula
Cypriot experts are signaling a relaxation of measures against people who are unvaccinated, but government officials maintain that any new criteria would still be based on individual risk assessment linked to vaccination status...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/plea-bargain-offers-glimpse-into-azeri-trial
Prosecutors in Cyprus were on the rebound this week in the Azeri case after a defendant pleaded guilty to two charges, prompting media to speculate that a deal with the suspect-turned-witness could also make good on terror charges in a thwarted plot against Israelis on the island...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/athens-urges-greek-nationals-to-leave-ukraine-‘immediately
Amid mounting fears of a Russian military campaign against Ukraine, Greece has urged its citizens to leave the country “immediately.” ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/russia-has-surrounded-ukraine-on-three-sides
Russia has amassed more than 100,000 troops near Ukraine's border in recent weeks, according to US estimates, raising fears from Western and Ukrainian intelligence officials that an invasion could be imminent....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cbms-not-proposed-to-deceive-the-turkish-cypriots
Substantial confidence-building measures (CBMs) are not made to deceive the Turkish Cypriots, President Anastasiades said Sunday, responding to statements made by the Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/kasoulides-we-need-to-save-varosha-even-at-a-dear-price
Instead of sanctions, we will present Confidence Building Measures, foreign minister Ioannis Kasoulides said in an interview with "K", clarifying that we have already reviewed the policy of sanctions, which until recently was a key issue for Nicosia....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-and-usa-sign-science-and-technology-cooperation-agreement
Deputy Minister of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy Kyriacos Kokkinos and US Ambassador to Cyprus Judith Garber signed on Friday a Cooperation Agreement on Science and Technology between Cyprus and the United States, on the occasion of the International Women and Girls in Science Day....
