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1. Drifting 17 kilometers nonstop on ice: A GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title for the Taycan

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/drifting-17-kilometers-nonstop-on-ice-a-guinness-world-records™-title-for-the-taycan

A few days ago, the Porsche Experience team in Lapland set a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title for the longest continuous vehicle drift on ice by an electric vehicle: ...

2. Hotels cannot retain guest ID copies, Commissioner warns

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/hotels-cannot-retain-guest-id-copies-commissioner-warns

3. HIO records over 4,000 visits to the ''Patient's Guide''

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/hio-records-over-4-000-visits-to-the-patient-s-guide

More than 4,000 people visited the "Patient's Guide" website between the beginning of November and the end of January....

4. Aqua King takes the throne!

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/aqua-king-takes-the-throne

Get your costumes ready and your dancing shoes on because the most joyful, colorful, and sea-splashed celebration is coming! The Famagusta Carnival 2025 is making waves, and this year’s royal ruler has been revealed – actor Alkis Christou ...

5. How Abramovich evaded millions in taxes using Cyprus

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/how-abramovich-evaded-millions-in-taxes-using-cyprus

A massive tax evasion scheme tied to Roman Abramovich’s superyachts has been uncovered, shedding light on how the Russian billionaire exploited Cyprus’ offshore business environment. Leaked documents reveal that from 2005 to 2012, Abramovich’s companies set up a fake yacht-leasing business in Cyprus to dodge EU taxes on his luxury vessels....

6. Trump orders release of secret assassination files

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/trump-orders-release-of-secret-assassination-files

In a move stirring significant controversy, former President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the declassification of decades-old government records tied to the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. ...

7. Government accused of using foreign companies to access citizen data

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/government-accused-of-using-foreign-companies-to-access-citizen-data

The Office of the Commissioner for Personal Data Protection clarified on Friday that no foreign or domestic company has direct access to government IT systems, records, or databases for issuing fines...

8. Cyprus smashes tourism records with over 4 million visitors in 2024

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-smashes-tourism-records-with-over-4-million-visitors-in-2024

Cyprus is celebrating a record-breaking year for tourism, with 2024 marking the first time the island welcomed over four million visitors. A total of 4,040,200 tourists arrived last year, surpassing the previous record of 3,976,777 set in 2019. ...

9. Maha Kumbh Mela 2025: A Divine Confluence of Faith and Modernity

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/maha-kumbh-mela-2025-a-divine-confluence-of-faith-and-modernity

The Maha Kumbh Mela is not merely an event; it is a spiritual phenomenon deeply rooted in India's religious and cultural consciousness....

10. School registrations just got a whole lot easier in Cyprus

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/school-registrations-just-got-a-whole-lot-easier-in-cyprus

As a parent in Cyprus, I can tell you that dealing with school registrations has always felt like a necessary headache....

11. Prisoner freed by CNN news crew turns out to be Assad regime torturer

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/prisoner-freed-by-cnn-news-crew-turns-out-to-be-assad-regime-torturer

In a bizarre twist that reads like a thriller, a recent CNN report went viral for helping to free a Syrian prisoner — but the man they rescued turned out to be not just any detainee. He was a notorious member of Bashar al-Assad's regime, reportedly involved in torturing civilians....

12. Turkish mafia turf war turns Athens streets into a battleground

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkish-mafia-turf-war-turns-athens-streets-into-a-battleground

A brutal daylight ambush on Monday in the suburb of Glyfada in southern Athens marked the latest chapter in the violent turf war among Turkish organized crime factions operating in Greece....

13. Thanksgiving travel in the US hits record highs

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/thanksgiving-travel-in-the-us-hits-record-highs

Thanksgiving is here, and so is the great American tradition of traveling to be with loved ones. ...

14. Paphos FC owner among 77 investors stripped of ''golden passports''

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/paphos-fc-owner-among-77-investors-stripped-of-golden-passports

Sergey Lomakin, owner of Paphos FC, is among 77 foreign investors whose Cypriot citizenship, obtained through the controversial "golden passport" scheme, has been revoked by the Council of Ministers....

15. Cyprus tourism hits new highs, October sets record

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-tourism-hits-new-highs-october-sets-record

Tourism in Cyprus continues to shine in 2024, with arrivals nearing 3.73 million between January and October, marking a 4.6% annual increase. This figure also slightly surpasses the same period in 2019, a record-breaking year for Cypriot tourism, showing a 0.81% rise....

16. Beyoncé 101?: Yale University to launch course on Beyoncé’s cultural legacy

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/beyonce-101-yale-university-to-launch-course-on-beyonce-s-cultural-legacy

Next spring, Yale University will offer a unique class that dives into the artistic and cultural influence of global superstar Beyoncé. The course, called "Beyoncé Makes History: Black Radical Tradition History, Culture, Theory & Politics Through Music," will explore Beyoncé's work from her 2013 album to her latest release, Cowboy Carter....

17. Cyprus Police join European crackdown on unsafe truck and bus driving

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-police-join-european-crackdown-on-unsafe-truck-and-bus-driving

Cyprus Police will step up roadside inspections on truck and bus drivers from Nov. 11 to 17 as part of a Europe-wide initiative to reduce traffic accidents and promote safer roads. ...

18. US charges reveal Iranian plot to kill Trump

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/us-charges-reveal-iranian-plot-to-kill-trump

The U.S. Justice Department has charged an Iranian operative, Farhad Shakeri, for allegedly plotting to assassinate former President Donald Trump on orders from Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)....

19. Trump's bold 'Day One' agenda: Immigration, gender policies, and foreign relations

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/trump-s-bold-day-one-agenda-immigration-gender-policies-and-foreign-relations

President-elect Donald Trump has set an ambitious agenda for his first day in office, outlining policy goals on issues from immigration to energy and international relations. ...

20. Polls close in key US battlegrounds as Trump secures early wins

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/polls-close-in-key-us-battlegrounds-as-trump-secures-early-wins

Polls have closed in the U.S. presidential election, including in all seven crucial swing states, as results start to trickle in....

21. Quincy Jones, the music legend who changed pop and philanthropy, dies at 91

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/quincy-jones-the-music-legend-who-changed-pop-and-philanthropy-dies-at-91

Quincy Jones, the iconic music producer and cultural force, died at his Los Angeles home at 91, surrounded by family. Over his long career, Jones shaped the music industry, working with stars like Michael Jackson, Frank Sinatra, and Ray Charles and leaving behind an unparalleled catalog of hits. ...

22. Elon Musk’s $35 million Texas family compound

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/elon-musk-s-$35-million-texas-family-compound

In a move seemingly straight out of the US TV series 'Sister Wives', Elon Musk has reportedly bought a massive $35 million estate in Austin, Texas, designed as a family hub for his 11 children and two of their mothers....

23. Archaeologists unearth rare medieval findings at Panagia Karmiotissa

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/archaeologists-unearth-rare-medieval-findings-at-panagia-karmiotissa

Archaeologists in Cyprus have unveiled a significant array of medieval findings at the Panagia Karmiotissa site, marking a discovery of rare scale and importance, according to the Cyprus Department of Antiquities. ...

24. Cypriot citizens linked to $75 million money laundering probe in the French Riviera

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriots-linked-to-$75-million-money-laundering-probe-in-the-french-riviera

French authorities have seized about $75 million worth of real estate and luxury cars in the French Riviera as part of a money-laundering investigation involving two Russian businessmen who hold Cypriot citizenship, according to a published report on the OCCRP.org website. ...

25. Could human arrival have doomed Cyprus' dwarf hippos and elephants?

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/could-human-arrival-have-doomed-cyprus-dwarf-hippos-and-elephants

Around 14,000 years ago, as the last ice age receded, early sailors from the eastern Mediterranean may have been the first to set eyes on Cyprus, a heavily forested island teeming with wildlife. ...

26. UK youth joblessness jumps 25% since 2022

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/uk-youth-joblessness-jumps-25-since-2022

A growing number of young people in the United Kingdom......

27. Politics Blog: New party launches and record-breaking koupepi

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/politics-blog-new-party-launches-and-record-breaking-koupepi

While this column is mainly satirical and humorous, it has often been the first to reveal significant news, such as upcoming failures in the Larnaca marina and port projects and the Vasilikos terminal....

28. The Cypriot Hill Station

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-cypriot-hill-station

"Next Thursday, His Excellency the High Commissioner will depart from here with his family to go to his residence in Troodos for a vacation."(June 25, 1910). ...

29. Seoul breaks heat record with 26 warm nights

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/seoul-breaks-heat-record-with-26-warm-nights

Seoul has recorded its 26th consecutive "tropical night," where temperatures remain above 25 degrees Celsius from sunset to dawn, marking a new historic milestone since meteorological records began in 1907....

30. Kamala Harris selects Tim Walz as running mate

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/kamala-harris-selects-tim-walz-as-running-mate

Viewed by many as a dark horse candidate, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has not been selected to serve as Kamala Harris’ running mate. Harris chose Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as the Democratic Party’s vice-presidential candidate...

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