https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/large-numbers-of-cases-and-deaths-due-to-delta-mutation
The coronavirus Delta mutation records large numbers of cases and victims worldwide on a daily basis....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/one-small-step-for-man
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket took off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida this morning shortly after 3 am Cyprus time....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/resurrecting-the-hairy-mammoth
The return of hairy mammoths, a species that became extinct 4,000 years ago, in the icy Arctic soils, is envisioned by a new American company, Colossal....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/johnson-johnson-vaccine-is-a-booster-shot-necessary
The New York Times answers questions about J&J booster shots...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nineteen-us-congress-members-call-for-un-action-against-turkey-s-varosha-plans
Nineteen members of the US Congress have signed a letter addressed to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-country-categorization
The Ministry of Health announced today the new classification of countries in specific categories....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/england-to-scrap-vaccination-certificates
The British government has scrapped plans for mandatory vaccine certificates in England....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/lilly-interview
Marina Economidou interviews UK High Commissioner Stephen Lillie regarding the UK's proposed plan to the Cyprus solution....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/september-11-twenty-years-since-the-day-that-changed-the-world
Twenty years have passed since the terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers in New York...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/twenty-years-since-9-11
Today marks the 20 year anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in the US. A day that will forever be etched in the minds of people around the world....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/1-turkey-west-poised-to-dance-a-‘violent-tango-foreign-policy-expert-tells-k
A lot of Erdogan’s rhetoric focuses on making Turkey a great power. He sees that as challenging European hegemony....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nato-must-stand-together-in-afghanistan
The political and military leadership of the Afghan Army must shoulder a significant part of the blame for its swift collapse...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/non-emergency-surgeries-to-resume
The Organization for Public Health Services (OKYPY) announced today the resumption of non-emergency surgeries in its hospitals....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/pfizer-and-astrazeneca-approved-for-3rd-dose-in-uk
The Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines have been declared safe and approved for use as a 3rd dose in the UK....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-receives-157-million-for-recovery-and-resilience-plan
The European Commission today has disbursed €157 million to Cyprus to help kick-start reforms and investments....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-low-birth-rate
A meeting was held by the Parliamentary Committee. Of great concern was the issue of low birth rates in Cyprus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/coronavirus-israel-prepares-for-fourth-dose-and-vaccinations-every-5-6-months
Mr. Salman Zarka, today stated that a fourth dose will be needed either every 5-6 months or at most once a year....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/are-covid-boosters-needed
Advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration are expected to discuss whether boosters will help....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/all-eyes-on-oil-spill-response-in-cyprus
Traces of last week’s oil spill from Syria that came close to the north-eastern tip of Cyprus have been spotted further south off the coast of Cape Greco, with officials on both sides of the divided island scrambling to manage the disaster...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/accountants-to-have-bigger-say-in-important-investments
Chartered accountants will be given a role in speeding up investment projects deemed “strategic” by the state, according to a bill still in the public consultation stage. Besides their usual role in attesting the legality of the investments’ implementation, accountants will also have a role in evaluating the plans. One of the incentives the bill provides to strategic investors is that the plans will be approved and formally given the go-ahead within 45 days....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/papa-pancho-plans-cyprus-visit
Pope Francis will visit Cyprus in December, making him the second Roman Catholic pontiff to ever travel to the eastern Mediterranean island nation, a Cypriot official said Tuesday...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/divided-cyprus-braces-for-oil-spill-from-syria
Cypriot authorities went on alert Tuesday after a fuel oil leak in Syria was proven to be bigger than expected, with local media saying a visible slick had come close to the northeastern tip of the divided island...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-worried-as-taliban-talks-amnesty
The foreign ministry in the Republic of Cyprus said non-discrimination against women and girls in Afghanistan should be an 'immediate priority' while there was wide skepticism over Taliban’s latest amnesty comments...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cavusoglu-boos-greek-‘maximalist-demands
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says Ankara is in favor of settling maritime disputes fairly and in accordance with international law against 'maximalist demands' by Greeks and Greek Cypriots...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/chaos-as-biden-defends-withdrawal
Thousands of people desperate to flee Afghanistan thronged Kabul's airport on Monday after the Taliban seized the capital, prompting the United States to pause evacuations, as President Joe Biden confronted mounting criticism over the US withdrawal...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/calls-for-booster-shot-gain-traction-in-cyprus
A Cypriot health expert believes the Delta variant is like having a different virus altogether, saying evidence is very strong in favor of providing a third dose, citing both local numbers as well as data from Israel...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cruise-ship-docks-at-paphos-after-covid-ordeal
Passengers on a luxury cruise with alternating departures in Greece and Egypt ended up in Paphos on Sunday for a brief stop, after the Cairo-bound ship had to turn back following a COVID case on board...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/stewardess-slapped-after-putting-out-man-s-cigarette
A flight attendant was slapped in the face and got an earful from a passenger, who lit a cigarette as he was disembarking the aircraft at Larnaca airport...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/booster-shot-up-in-the-air-as-cyprus-vaccinates
Cyprus is very close to having 70% of eligible adults fully vaccinated, but debate on what’s next such as a booster shot is far from over as Israel gets unexpected data and WHO warns against an 'ill-advised' third dose...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/massive-forest-fire-ravages-greek-island
Firefighters and residents battled into the night Monday for a seventh day against a massive fire on Greece’s second-largest island as the nation endured what the prime minister described as 'a natural disaster of unprecedented proportions'...
