https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/michalis-hatzigiannis-steps-down-as-deputy-minister
The resignation of Deputy Minister of Culture, Michalis Hatzigiannis, was anything but unexpected....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/revitalizing-democracy-george-pamboridis-launches-new-political-platform
George Pamboridis is taking strides towards establishing a political platform, an interactive workshop for political reform, in collaboration with others....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/cyprus-gov-t-to-pay-€345-000-to-turkish-cypriot-for-illegal-use-of-property
The big news: "Compensation of €345,000 will be paid to a T/C of American origin by the Republic of Cyprus, while also returning his property in Limassol, which was being used illegally....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/thumbs-up-emoji-deemed-legally-binding
A Canadian judge has ruled that the “thumbs-up” emoji is just as valid as a signature, arguing that courts need to adapt to the “new reality” of how people communicate as he ordered a farmer to pay C$82,000 ($61,442) for an unfulfilled contract....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/no-two-ways-about-it-climate-change-threatens-tourism-as-tourism-impacts-climate-change
Coastal erosion, rising sea levels, increased temperatures, sea disturbances, and storms, as well as the reduction of freshwater supply, are some of the consequences of climate change....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-us-partnership-deepens-with-strategic-collaborations
President Nikos Christodoulides delivered a stirring address at the reception hosted by the US Ambassador, marking the Independence Day of the United States and emphasizing the deepening partnership between Cyprus and the United States.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/denmark-plans-to-tighten-travel-restrictions-for-refugees-no-holidays-in-home-countries
Denmark’s Ministry of Immigration and Integration has unfolded new plans to further tighten the regulations for refugees planning to travel for holidays to their home countries, banning them from making such holidays even after they have resided in Denmark for ten years....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/€2-500-allocated-for-bus-stop-development-amid-outrage
Pictures that have come to light in recent days have stirred up a wave of anger. One shows an elderly woman waiting for the bus at a shelterless stop in the July heat, leaning on a lamppost and holding her cane and shopping bags in her hands....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/commission-wants-more-independence-for-cyprus-prosecutor
The European Commission has stressed the need for Cyprus to strengthen the independence and the accountability of the Prosecution Service...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/taliban-s-violations-of-women-s-rights
The UN report released last month was compiled after a week-long visit to Afghanistan by Richard Bennett, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, and Dorothy Estrada-Tanck, who led a contingent from the working group on discrimination against women and girls....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/coordinating-efforts-for-earthquake-protection
An earthquake is an event that we cannot prevent or predict when it will occur. What we can do as a state is fortify our structures so that they can withstand such an event. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/paphos-mayor-worried-about-protest-against-quran-burning
A group of protesters in Paphos marched on Sunday against the burning of the Quran in an incident in Sweden last week, prompting the town’s mayor to express concern over 'religious fanaticism' creeping into Cypriot society...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/dive-abort-prior-to-titan-submersible-s-implosion
A former OceanGate advisor said the Titan submersible dropped its ballast and tried to ascend moments before going missing, likely meaning that the five people inside were already aborting the dive when it imploded....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/global-leaders-gather-for-climate-summit
Creativity with a Purpose - 10 Years Orb: ORB Communications Team Rebuilds and Designs a Basketball Court, Supporting Voice for Autism and the "Be an Angel" Initiative....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/chimp-s-joyous-encounter-with-the-open-sky
How sweet is the open sky? A touching video caught the first time that Vanilla the chimpanzee — a 29-year-old survivor of New York’s infamous Laboratory for Experimental Medicine and Surgery in Primates (LEMSIP) — saw the open sky after arriving at the Save the Chimps sanctuary in Fort Pierce, Florida....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/saving-lives-through-blood-donation
PwC Cyprus organised three voluntary blood drives within a few months...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ministry-launches-summer-public-schools-program
The Ministry of Education, Sports, and Youth (MESY) has officially announced the commencement of the "Summer Public Schools (SPS) Programme" today, marking the beginning of a five-week initiative that will run until July 28, 2023. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/conservatives-storm-to-victory-in-repeat-greek-election
Greece's conservative New Democracy party stormed to victory in a parliamentary election on Sunday with voters giving reformist Kyriakos Mitsotakis another four-year term as prime minister...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/media-and-unhcr-collaborate-to-foster-a-welcoming-environment-for-refugees
During a meeting held on World Refugee Day, the Cyprus Media Ethics Committee, the Union of Cyprus Journalists, and the UNHCR Country Office in Cyprus gathered at the Journalist House in Nicosia to discuss...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/experts-to-take-charge-of-high-profile-corruption-cases
The Anti-Corruption Authority has initiated investigations and assessments of the complaints it has received....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/european-journalists-accuse-eu-leaders-of-invalidating-media-freedom
Draft legislation published by EU leaders that would allow national security agencies to spy on journalists has been condemned by media and civil society groups as dangerous and described by a leading MEP as “incomprehensible”....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/obama-engages-with-global-leaders-in-athens-for-foundation-program
Former US President Barack Obama is in Athens on Wednesday where he will meet 105 members of the Barack Obama Foundation Leaders program.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriots-shine-at-special-olympics-world-games-in-berlin-with-eight-medals
Cypriots have won eight medals so far at the Special Olympics World Games held in Berlin....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/search-intensifies-for-missing-sub-as-canadian-military-detects-underwater-noises
A Canadian military surveillance aircraft detected underwater noises as a massive search continued early Wednesday in a remote part of the North Atlantic for a submersible that vanished while taking five people down to the wreck of the Titanic....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/all-day-school-program-sees-gradual-expansion-in-primary-education
The Minister of Education, Sports, and Youth, Athina Michaelidou, highlighted the well-known significance and value of full-day schools for education and society as a whole....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/europe-urged-to-preserve-access-to-protection-on-world-refugee-day
On this World Refugee Day, Caritas Europa is calling for Europe to prioritize access to protection within its territory and overhaul its asylum system to prioritize the rights of individuals. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-president-s-omissions-and-unaddressed-issues
Flanked by his cabinet and through a 24-page document, the President of the Republic presented the program and actions of the government from his first day in office until today. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/consulco-recognises-students-with-innovative-ideas
Consulco held the ''Next Generation Proposals for a Better Cyprus'' student competition in collaboration with UCLan Cyprus, Frederick University and Neapolis University Pafos...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/aub-mediterraneo-paphos-shaping-the-future-of-education-in-the-mediterranean
As the anticipation builds for the opening of the American University of Beirut - Mediterraneo in Paphos scheduled for September 2023, Kathimerini had the privilege of sitting down with Philip S. Khoury,...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/sacrificing-authenticity-for-viral-validation
In an era dominated by digital connectivity, social media has seamlessly integrated itself into the fabric of our lives....
