https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/registration-now-open-for-2nd-cyprus-open-data-hackathon
The 2nd Cyprus Open Data Hackathon will take place on 15-16 September 2018 in Limassol at ARIS, co-organized by the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Centre of Deloitte, the Public Administration and Personnel Department of the Ministry of Finance and Hack Cyprus.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/two-students-in-the-north-arrested-for-not-standing-during-anthem
Two female students at the Eastern Mediterranean University were detained by Turkish Cypriot police at their graduation ceremony, following the girls’ refusal to stand during the national anthem...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/probe-into-stavros-death-still-open
Members of a Health and Safety Task Force Committee are visiting Alethriko elementary on Wednesday, a Larnaca school where 10-year-old Stavros Georgallis got injured last month and whose death hours later was shrouded in controversy and allegations of incompetence...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/teachers-call-for-air-conditioners-in-public-school-classrooms
Public school teachers are calling on the government to move forward with the installation of air condition units in classrooms, with the government raising health concerns while looking into the possibility....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/state-doctors-up-in-arms-over-medical-school
State doctors are once again speaking out against government efforts that would create proper medical schools in state public hospitals, with union representatives warning to take action...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/student-arrested-while-delivering-food-to-paphos-immigration
Paphos immigration officers arrested a delivery guy from Bangladesh, after he had gone to their department to deliver a food order....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/israel-blocks-flotilla-from-gaza-en-route-to-cyprus
A Limassol-bound flotilla carrying at least two dozen Palestinian patients and activists was reportedly blocked by Israeli forces, who fired warning shots when the boats broke a boundary off the coast Gaza...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/child-sex-abuse-complaints-get-buried-in-school
Disy MP Efthymios Diplaros is defending comments he made publicly about teachers involved in sexual abuse cases who face no consequences, dismissing criticism that he was acting irresponsibly with his remarks...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greek-village-‘lost-for-words-over-news-of-texan-shooter
The family of the Texan teen gunman were “quiet, peaceable people” who never raised eyebrows in the Greek village where his father spent his youth...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eight-to-ten-dead-in-texas-high-school-shooting
At least eight people were killed on Friday in a shooting at a high school in Santa Fe, Texas, and officers had taken into custody a student who was suspected of carrying out the attack...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/teacher-in-stavros-school-under-investigation
An internal probe into a ‘problem teacher in connection with the fatal injury of a 10-year-old student has angered union teachers, who visited the school premises while their colleagues were talking to investigators...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-british-high-commissioner-wants-to-deepen-special-relationship
On presenting his credential in Nicosia new British High Commissioner in Cyprus Stephen Lillie said there was a great deal for the two countries to celebrate despite the complexities....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/minister-contemplates-requisition-in-paphos-bus-strike
The Transport Ministry is considering a tough response to the ongoing bus strike in Paphos, including a possible order for requisition to put an end to the saga affecting thousands just before student exams...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/prince-charles-‘greece-is-in-my-blood
Ahead of an official visit to Greece, the Prince of Wales referred to his close connection to and “fascination” with the country, saying in exclusive comments to Kathimerini that Greece is “in my blood.”...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/thousands-left-without-buses-in-paphos
There is no end in the Paphos bus strike that began Tuesday, with over 20,000 people being affected as drivers tell company executives they won’t drive until they get paid...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/poor-dietary-habits-among-cypriot-children-linked-to-obesity
A new study shows that obesity rates among children in Cyprus are the highest in Europe, showing preference in fatty foods and low desire for physical activity...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/don-t-get-caught-up-in-the-east-med-energy-hype
It is tempting for resource-poor countries to overestimate the promise of newly discovered hydrocarbon resources, particularly in times of need...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-university-attracts-greek-scholars
Greek academics and students are looking to Cyprus for work and educational opportunities, in hope of escaping the distortions of the Greek market and stubbornly high unemployment...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/three-eu-students-on-trial-for-entering-varosha-in-cyprus
Three international students, who were arrested in the ghost town of Varosha went before a judge on Tuesday to answer to charges including trespassing in a military zone...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-hotels-in-need-of-staff
Hotel owners are having difficulty in finding staff, due to a number of disagreements with union workers but also immigration rules that put many restrictions on foreign students who are willing to work....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/a-very-excited-prince-william-takes-kate-home-after-birth-of-prince
A 2013 change to the law means that for the first time in British history, a new prince will not supplant his older sister in the order of succession...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/a-year-away-from-brexit-britons-views-remain-as-entrenched-as-ever
17.4 million Britons who voted to quit the EU in a 2016 referendum, giving the Brexit campaign victory over the 16.1 million voters who wanted to stay...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-dust-rules-for-schools
High dust levels are expected to drop as rain sets in, but schools are not taking a chance on their students and are taking measures against outdoor exposure. Meanwhile, cooler and rainy weather is expected to clear the atmosphere while temperatures will rise again by Friday. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/limassol-bus-workers-go-on-strike
There will be no EMEL buses running in Limassol on Tuesday and Wednesday, following a decision by the unions to go on a 48-hour strike. The company says they need to keep operating costs down following the economic crisis, while the unions insist on having their benefits fully restored to pre-crisis levels....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/cypriot-teacher-in-uk-named-best-in-the-world
A London educator of Greek Cypriot origin, Andria Zafirakou, has been named the world’s best teacher, winning a prize of $1 million and receiving congratulations from leaders around the globe. But her greatest achievement is her unwavering dedication to her low-income-family students, who need more than anything a quiet place to do their work....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/seven-cypriots-named-in-forbes-billionaire-list
Foreign businessmen are among the Cypriots listed on Forbes’ Billionaire list in 2018, with all seven of them totalling €17.6 billion in combined net worth despite none of them residing on the island. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/fresh-ideas-for-a-brighter-future
The key to success is bridging university institutions with the business world, a mutually beneficial practice which has been demonized in this corner of the world...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cubs-of-the-caliphate
There is little in the way of specialized care for them in Iraq, where the minimum age of criminal responsibility is nine...
