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3541. Cooler conditions fall into place later this week

Temperatures are expected to drop noticeably this week as an usual warm air mass is on its way out, with the island bracing for heavy winds and levels dropping to normal averages before the week is out...

3542. Brutal poacher attack case heads to House committee

A reported attack in rural Famagusta against a conservation activist, who told police he was assaulted by suspected illegal poachers in the dead of night, caught the attention of a House member who says she will raise the issue before the internal affairs committee...

3543. CovScan Cyprus mandatory but questions remain

Door greeters at supermarkets and other businesses will have to use an android app when checking Safe Pass, according to a Cabinet decision, but the policy going into effect on Monday has left many questions unanswered with citizens calling even pharmacies to get the latest scoop...

3544. Latvia declares state of emergency due to explosive spread of the coronavirus

Authorities in Latvia have declared a state of emergency for three months due to the resurgence of record-breaking new coronavirus infections, while COVID-19 vaccination rates remain among the lowest in the European Union. ...

3545. Britain: 'Difficult months are coming, the pandemic is not over'

Christmas can be difficult as the Covid-19 pandemic is not over, England's Deputy Chief Medical Officer Jonathan Van-Tam warned today, urging people to be careful and get vaccinated with booster doses....

3546. North calls on Greek Cypriots to cooperate on migration

Turkish Cypriots say the north is in favour of working together with the south on the challenge of irregular migration, calling on Greek Cypriots to address the issue jointly in a 'spirit of cooperation' at a time when Interior Minister Nicos Nouris has been ramping up his rhetoric on drastic measures...

3547. Over 500 million euros from Cyprus by 2026

In a speech to world leaders today at COP26, President Anastasiades said that Cyprus seeks to strengthen regional cooperation through coordinated synergies and exchange of best practices...

3548. COVID death toll surpasses 5 million worldwide

The coronavirus is responsible for more than five million confirmed deaths around the world as of Monday,...

3549. COVID vaccine in a patch

3550. The eternal unfinished buildings in our cities

Driving in some areas of Cyprus, we can see some skeletal buildings that "stand" there abandoned for many years and it makes us wonder why they were left there to rot....

3551. Bad weather still looms after wet weekend

An unstable weather pattern producing heavy winds and thunderstorms is still affecting parts of the island, following reports of flooding incidents in Larnaca over the weekend that also caused flight diversions and delays at the airport...

3552. Cypriot banks to reduce costs

The President of the European Banking Authority speaks to "K"...

3553. Council of Europe: Government in Cyprus ‘too centralized’

Cyprus remains a “very centralized country”, according to a report from the Associated Press. ...

3554. Low dose Pfizer for kids 5-11

The US moved a step closer to expanding Covid-19 vaccinations for millions more children as government advisers on Tuesday endorsed kid-size doses of Pfizer’s shots for 5- to 11-year-olds....

3555. Cyprus airs migration grievances at divided Europe

Interior Minister Nicos Nouris wants strong EU awareness on external borders to be shown in Cyprus as well, in remarks he made near the buffer zone on Sunday, just two days after the European Commission president signaled there would be no funding for barbed wire and walls...

3556. Nautical Geo sails again, this time south

Nautical Geo, a research vessel that Turkey expelled two weeks ago from an area west of Cyprus, was scheduled to resume activities off the coast of the island but this time staying out of zones claimed by Turkey...

3557. Social media enabling destruction of democracy

“It’s the enabler of the destruction of democracy. It’s the enabler of the destruction of the facts,” says the Filipino Nobel Laureate Maria Ressa...

3558. Afternoon rain chances loom over Cyprus

A relatively low pressure system is affecting the area over Cyprus, with low chances of showers and possibly thunderstorms in the afternoon...

3559. Confession app highlights how AI could render white collar jobs obsolete

Technology is an integral part of the daily life of many people, both personally and professionally....

3560. Earthquake shakes eastern Mediterranean

A 6.1 earthquake struck 92 miles southeast of Karpathos on Tuesday morning, with reports pointing to tremors felt in Cyprus and across the eastern Mediterranean along with concerns of further post-seismic activity...

3561. Cancer vaccines in two to three years

Drs. Ugur Sahin and Ozlem Tureci are a very modest, perhaps even humble, scientist couple. ...

3562. Tatar speaks to Kathimerini: No ground for starting talks

A year after he became the leader of the Turkish Cypriot community, Ersin Tatar gives a full interview to "K". ...

3563. NGO says refugee woman misled by agents

A pro-migrant group in Cyprus is accusing officials of using dubious methods to pressure a Syrian woman refugee to withdraw her asylum application, including hiding a recent development that could reunite her family on the island more quickly...

3564. Cargo imports into Dubai airport to be restricted from Tuesday

Dubai will restrict imports of cargo into its international airport for six days from Tuesday to clear a backlog caused by “extraordinarily high” volumes of inbound shipments....

3565. Lebanon: Explosions and shootings in Beirut with dead and wounded

At least two large explosions were heard Thursday morning in the Lebanese capital Beirut,...

3566. ‘A Dark Room’: excerpts from Alexis Papachelas’ forthcoming book

“The nut, he went and did what we didn’t,” said Greek dictator Georgios Papadopoulos the morning of July 15, 1974 after he found out that Dimitris Ioannidis, the junta’s military police chief, had orchestrated a coup to overthrow Cyprus President Archbishop Makarios....

3567. Man shoots people with bow and arrow in Norway

A man armed with a bow and arrow killed five people and wounded two others on Wednesday in Kongsberg, southwestern Norway, before being arrested....

3568. Exness partners with Reflect Festival as key supporter

Limassol based multi-asset broker Exness, a continuous supporter of local and global events that promote technology and innovation, has announced its active support of the Reflect Festival, taking place on October 14, 15 & 16, in Limassol. The Reflect Festival is a future-focused event that puts Cyprus on the map of technology and innovation. ...

3569. Health Insurance Organization targeting abuses in GESY system

The phenomena of abuses of the General Health System (GESS) that have emerged since its application, is one of the serious issues that concern the Health Insurance Organization (OAY)....

3570. Winds pick up as rain clouds move in

Wednesday skies will be mostly clear in the early part of the day but increasing clouds in the afternoon could bring along chances of local showers mainly in the mountains in the southeast...