https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/majority-of-cypriots-believe-corruption-is-rampant-in-the-country
A total of 94% of respondents in a special Eurobarometer published by the European Commission on Wednesday believe that the problem of corruption is widespread in the country....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriots-prefer-television-as-their-main-source-for-news
Television remains the main source of news in both Cyprus and the EU, with online news platforms and social media following at higher percentages than the EU average, according to the findings of a flash Eurobarometer published by the European Parliament....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/sri-lankan-president-flees-country-amid-devastating-economic-crisis
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country on Wednesday and hundreds of protesters stormed the prime minister's office demanding his ouster, as a people's uprising over a devastating economic crisis overwhelmed security forces....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/local-councilor-arrested-after-company-bleeds-cash
A local councilor in rural Larnaca has been remanded in custody on suspicion of swindling a produce company in his community out of half a million, following an audit that revealed blank cheques were misused...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/abortion-debate-spills-over-into-cyprus
Officials in the Republic of Cyprus say sexual and reproductive rights of women on the island are being trampled in the absence of clear protocols, with access to abortion and long-term contraception being put on the line in the southern part...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-rules-on-work-life-balance-officially-enforced-from-august-2nd
As of August 2nd, all European Union Member States will have to apply the EU-wide rules to improve work-life balance for parents and carers that were adopted in 2019....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/covid-four-dead-14-914-new-cases-recorded-from-1-7-july-2022
Four people died from COVID-19 in the period between July 1-7 while hospitalizations rose to 97. According to the Health Ministry, the positivity rate is now at 13.42% after 14,914 new cases were recorded....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/deputy-minister-to-the-president-expected-to-make-full-recovery
Deputy Minister to the President, Petros Demetriou, who underwent open-heart surgery on Tuesday, is being treated in the ICU of a private hospital in Nicosia and is in stable condition, with his doctor Marinos Soteriou noting that he is expected to make a full recovery....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/scandal-shakes-things-up-in-cypriot-health
Health officials in Cyprus are fast tracking special software to distribute drugs to cancer patients, following shocking allegations of vote trading and deep state politics in a system overseen by House representatives off the record...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/epidemiologists-pushing-for-the-return-of-the-mask
The continuous rise in the number of covid cases is worrisome despite the fact that the number of new infections has yet to result in serious hospitalizations....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/rumors-of-pegasus-purchase-by-cyprus-not-put-to-rest
The possibility that NSO sold Pegasus to Cypriot authorities remained unanswered last week when a Cypriot MEP grilled the company’s general counsel, who stopped short of saying who actually bought it...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-defends-migration-stance-for-‘love-of-country
Interior Minister Nicos Nouris says he would be happy if the Republic of Cyprus could bring down irregular migration by following the example of Greece, a country facing EU criticism over ‘violent’ deportations, with the Cypriot official calling on fellow citizens to show their 'love of country'...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/covid-3-deaths-10-879-new-cases-in-the-last-7-days
Cyprus’ Health Ministry announced on Friday that 3 people passed away due to COVID-19 while the week between 24-30 June a total of 10,879 new cases were detected. The positivity rate now stands at 11.62%....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/paphos-police-confirm-cid-probe-in-commando-death
Investigators from Paphos’ Criminal Investigation Department are probing the death of a commando who jumped in the water from a helicopter during the shooting of a promo video, with reports saying they are focusing on footage to ascertain the aircraft’s maneuvers but also asking the army for audio recordings during the fatal mission...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/house-clamps-down-on-glamping-aspirations
Cypriot parliament failed this week to pass crucial tourism legislation that would regulate low-cost lodging, but concerns about encroaching on the environment also ended up blocking a bill on the newest trend of glamorous camping...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/commando-succumbs-to-injuries-after-helicopter-jump
A commando succumbed to his injuries on Wednesday following an accident two days earlier when he jumped out of a moving helicopter during military training in Paphos, with his death marking the third army fatality in one year...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-to-make-solar-panels-mandatory-on-all-new-buildings
Solar panels could soon be mandatory on all new buildings in the European Union under a new proposal aimed at rapidly replacing its reliance on Russian oil and gas supplies with renewable energy....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/commando-very-critical-after-helicopter-jump
A paratrooper in the Republic of Cyprus is on life support following an accident at sea, with the defense ministry calling for an investigation after reports suggested the private jumped incorrectly from a helicopter into water...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/more-than-7-000-new-covid-cases-2-deaths-recorded
COVID positivity rate hiked to 9.77% in Cyprus the period between 17-23 June, the Ministry of Health announced Friday. The figures showed 2 more deaths from COVID and 7,263 new cases while 47 patients are getting treatment in hospitals across the island....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/lawmakers-approve-private-police-along-green-line
The parliament in the Republic of Cyprus has approved legislation allowing the hiring and training of 300 private armed police officers tasked with combating illegal migration along the UN buffer zone, but regulations were still unclear...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/germany-a-step-closer-to-rationing-after-russia-cuts-gas-supplies
The German government formally placed its energy market on a war footing Thursday over Russia's sharp reduction of gas supplies, telling households to reduce consumption and warning that industrial output will be hit.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/over-2-million-euros-earmarked-to-develop-cyprus-countryside
The Deputy Ministry of Tourism has announced funding of over €2 million for projects that create “authentic experiences” in the countryside and are calling on interested parties to apply for the subsidy....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/only-half-of-cypriots-agree-with-eu-sanctions-against-russia
Only 54% of respondents in Cyprus, compared to an average of 80% in the European Union, agree with EU financial sanctions against Russia, according to the European Parliament's spring Eurobarometer findings....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/20-years-of-the-cayenne-the-‘third-porsche-–-an-extraordinary-success-story
Ferry Porsche predicted it back in 1989: “If we build an off-road model according to our standards of quality, and it has a Porsche crest on the front, people will buy it.” He would go on to be proved right. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/helmetless-motorcycle-passenger-killed-in-brutal-collision
A young man riding on the back of a motorcycle was killed in Limassol on Friday following a collision near Tsirio stadium, with police later arresting the car driver citing a traffic accident investigation...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/worker-found-dead-in-swimming-pool-in-paphos
Paphos police are investigating the death of a male worker whose body was found in a residential pool in Yeroskipou over the weekend...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/guterres-more-direct-contact-between-the-two-communities-is-needed
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged the leaders in Cyprus, President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar to encourage more direct contact and cooperation between the two communities, expressing his concern about the likelihood that the already difficult climate between the parties could worsen....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkish-cypriots-must-assume-responsibility-for-migration-flows
Vice-President of the European Commission Margaritis Schinas has said that the EU will find a way to make the Turkish Cypriot leadership assume its responsibility for limiting the migration flows in Cyprus which is faced with "an unbearably big burden"....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/consulco-brought-together-london-and-limassol
An excellent dialogue took place during the hybrid conference ''Resilient Cities: London and Limassol'' organized by Consulco, on Thursday 16 June 2022 between London and Limassol, where speakers from Cyprus and Britain exchanged views on the two cities and their development. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/and-just-like-that-cyprus-gets-its-own-air-force-one
President Nicos Anastasiades today expressed his sincerest gratitude to Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis for providing Cyprus with its own Presidential aircraft to be used by government officials for authorized trips abroad....
