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1. Heavy feet, busy night: Police catch 126 drivers speeding

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/heavy-feet-busy-night-police-catch-126-drivers-speeding

Anyone who thought Cyprus’ roads might be quieter after dark clearly forgot one small detail: Cyprus drivers....

2. Larnaca beach tragedy leaves mother dead and 12-year-old on ventilator

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/larnaca-beach-tragedy-leaves-mother-dead-and-12-year-old-on-ventilator

A 12-year-old girl remains on a ventilator in the intensive care unit at Makarios Hospital after a drowning incident at a Larnaca beach that claimed the life of her mother....

3. August 14: The date Cyprus cannot forget

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/august-14-the-date-cyprus-cannot-forget

For much of the world, Aug. 14 is simply another summer day. In Cyprus, it arrives carrying three different memories, war, a killing witnessed by an entire island, and an aviation disaster that claimed 121 lives....

4. Orson Welles, Pier Paolo Pasolini and Nolan’s Helen

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/orson-welles-pier-paolo-pasolini-and-nolan-s-helen

Nolan’s film would have been received very differently during the decades of cultural revolution than it is today, at a time when the cultural clichés and racist stereotypes of a “white” civilization are returning....

5. Family holiday in Limassol ends in tragedy after swimmer disappears at sea

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/family-holiday-in-limassol-ends-in-tragedy-after-swimmer-disappears-at-sea

A family holiday in Cyprus ended in tragedy on Tuesday after a 34-year-old man from Jerusalem disappeared while swimming off the coast of Limassol and was later found dead, according to Israeli media....

6. Paphos hotel death: Father goes on trial over three-year-old's fatal fall

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/paphos-hotel-death-father-goes-on-trial-over-three-year-old-s-fatal-fall

A case that stunned the country returns to the spotlight today as the trial of a 37-year-old father accused over the death of his three-year-old son gets underway at the Paphos District Court....

7. 27-year-old worker found dead on Protaras beach

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/27-year-old-worker-found-dead-on-protaras-beach

What began as another summer evening on one of Cyprus' busiest beaches ended in tragedy....

8. Michael Cacoyannis captured the immediate grief of 1974 in 'Attila '74'

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/michael-cacoyannis-captured-the-immediate-grief-of-1974-in-attila-74

When the Greek junta-backed coup and the subsequent Turkish invasion shattered Cyprus in the summer of 1974, Michael Cacoyannis was already one of the most celebrated filmmakers in the world. ...

9. A year later, Limassol communities remember the wildfire that changed everything (images)

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/a-year-later-limassol-communities-remember-the-wildfire-that-changed-everything

Two of our fellow citizens lost their lives. The green turned black. Homes were burned; 125 square kilometers of land were reduced to ashes. Forests and agricultural areas were consumed by flames. ...

10. Father to face prosecution over death of 3-year-old son

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/father-to-face-prosecution-over-death-of-3-year-old-son

The father of a three-year-old boy who died in Paphos is set to face criminal prosecution after the Attorney General reviewed the evidence collected during the police investigation....

11. More than 100 Turkish Cypriot properties declared unsafe after safety checks

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/more-than-100-turkish-cypriot-properties-declared-unsafe-after-safety-checks

More than 100 Turkish Cypriot properties across Cyprus have been deemed unsafe following hundreds of inspections carried out after the deadly collapse of an apartment building in Germasogeia earlier this year....

12. Key witness in Limassol shooting wakes up as police wait to hear her account

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/key-witness-in-limassol-shooting-wakes-up-as-police-wait-to-hear-her-account

A 46-year-old woman who was critically injured in an attempted murder-suicide in Limassol has regained consciousness, with police now waiting for doctors to determine when she is well enough to provide a statement....

13. Xylofagou tragedy: Father asks to attend children’s funeral in Bulgaria

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/xylofagou-tragedy-father-asks-to-attend-children-s-funeral-in-bulgaria

The father of the two young children who lost their lives in Xylofagou returned to court on Wednesday as legal proceedings continued, with his defense asking for permission for him to travel to Bulgaria to attend their funeral....

14. They came to meet Makarios. Instead, they witnessed the coup that changed Cyprus forever

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/they-came-to-meet-makarios-instead-they-witnessed-the-coup-that-changed-cyprus-forever

July 16, 1974, was a day when Cyprus woke up to a reality that seemed impossible only 24 hours earlier....

15. 3-year-old boy dies during family vacation; father arrested

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/3-year-old-boy-dies-during-family-vacation-father-arrested

A family holiday ended in tragedy when a three-year-old boy died after falling from the fourth floor of a hotel in Paphos. His father was later arrested as police continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the child’s death....

16. Cyprus marks 15 years since the Mari explosion

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/cyprus-marks-15-years-since-the-mari-explosion

Cyprus is today remembering the 13 men who lost their lives in the 2011 explosion at the Evangelos Florakis Naval Base in Mari, one of the country's most devastating peacetime disasters....

17. Stepmother in Xylofagou case pleads for end to family blame (video)

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/stepmother-in-xylofagou-case-pleads-for-end-to-family-blame-video

A stepmother previously detained over the tragic deaths of two children found in a car in Xylofagou has spoken out following her release from custody, pleading for public speculation to end....

18. Court denies bail to father charged over death of two children in Xylofagou

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/court-denies-bail-to-father-charged-over-death-of-two-children-in-xylofagou

A Dhekelia British Bases judge has ordered the detention of a father until July 16 after his two young children were found dead inside a parked car in Xylofagou....

19. Stepmother released in Xylofagou child death investigation

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/stepmother-released-in-xylofagou-child-death-investigation

Sovereign Base Areas (SBA) Police have released a stepmother without conditions following her arrest in connection with the deaths of two children in Xylofagou. She was freed on Wednesday....

20. Limassol Tragedy: Police officer shoots wife four times before killing himself

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/limassol-tragedy-premeditation-motive-and-route-under-scrutiny

A 46-year-old woman is fighting for her life in critical condition in the intensive care unit of a private Limassol hospital after being shot on Tuesday morning by her 55-year-old husband, an active police officer who then took his own life....

21. Cyprus bids farewell to journalist Sevgul Uludag, voice for missing persons and coexistence

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-bids-farewell-to-journalist-sevgul-uludag-voice-for-missing-persons-and-coexistence

Cyprus is mourning the loss of Turkish Cypriot journalist, writer and activist Sevgül Uludağ, who has died at the age of 68, a figure widely respected across both communities for her lifelong work on one of the island’s most painful issues: the missing persons of the Cyprus conflict....

22. Brothers allegedly locked in parked car, parents under investigation

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/brothers-allegedly-locked-in-parked-car-parents-under-investigation

The father and stepmother of two young brothers who were found dead inside a parked car in Xylofagou are due to appear before the Dhekelia British Bases Court on Monday morning, as police continue investigating one of the island's most heartbreaking tragedies....

23. 12-month-old baby dies after being rushed unconscious to hospital

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/12-month-old-baby-dies-after-being-rushed-unconscious-to-hospital

A 12-month-old baby has died at Limassol General Hospital after being brought in unconscious by his father in a deeply tragic incident that has shocked the local community....

24. Two young women die after being pulled from sea off Oroklini beach

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/two-young-women-die-after-being-pulled-from-sea-off-oroklini-beach

A summer day at the beach ended in tragedy Thursday evening when two young women were pulled unconscious from the sea off Oroklini and later pronounced dead....

25. Summer cinema returns to Faneromeni with free screenings in Nicosia

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/summer-cinema-returns-to-faneromeni-with-free-screenings-in-nicosia

The Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation is bringing back its open-air summer cinema programme as part of the FANEROMENI26 Arts Festival, offering free film screenings for audiences of all ages throughout July and August in central Nicosia...

26. The wreckage of a narrative

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/the-wreckage-of-a-narrative

I am writing less than fifteen days after a building in the city where I was born and raised collapsed suddenly like a house of cards, killing two unsuspecting people. One of them was identified only eleven days after the tragedy....

27. Missing Colombian tourist confirmed dead in Germasogeia building collapse

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/missing-colombian-tourist-confirmed-dead-in-germasogeia-building-collapse

The search for a missing Colombian tourist in the collapsed building in Germasogeia has ended in tragedy, with officials confirming she was among those who lost their lives....

28. After deadly Germasogeia collapse, Larnaca launches urgent building inspections

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/after-deadly-germasogeia-collapse-larnaca-launches-urgent-building-inspections

After the collapse of a building in Germasogeia last week that left two people dead, authorities in Larnaca are moving quickly, sending teams out from Monday to check buildings that could pose a risk to the public....

29. Hundreds of unsafe buildings put Lefkara residents at risk

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/hundreds-of-unsafe-buildings-put-lefkara-residents-at-risk

Hundreds of buildings across Lefkara are considered dangerous, with many at risk of collapse, local officials warn, raising fresh safety concerns in the wake of a deadly incident in Limassol....

30. Dangerous buildings: Loopholes in the law and reforms still pending

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/dangerous-buildings-loopholes-in-the-law-and-reforms-still-pending

The collapse of part of an apartment building in Germasogeia, which claimed two lives, exposed serious weaknesses in current legislation...

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