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1. Cyprus in mourning as four young lives lost in weekend crashes

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-in-mourning-as-four-young-lives-lost-in-weekend-crashes

Cyprus was left in shock on November 17 after two tragic road accidents claimed the lives of four young people, leaving a nation grieving and demanding answers, according to 24News' Stella Markou....

2. Hvaldimir, Norway's famous beluga whale, found dead

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/hvaldimir-norway-s-famous-beluga-whale-found-dead

Hvaldimir, the well-known beluga whale in Norway, has been found dead, according to conservationists. Hvaldimir first gained attention in 2019 when he was spotted with a harness...

3. Ministry maintains €300 fine for running red lights

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ministry-maintains-€300-fine-for-running-red-lights

On Thursday, the Minister of Transport, Communications, and Works, Alexis Vafeadis, was briefed on various legislative proposals submitted by parliamentarians....

4. Kasselakis vows to end MP immunity

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/kasselakis-vows-to-end-mp-immunity

Stefanos Kasselakis, the leader of the main opposition SYRIZA, has pledged to abolish the immunity of MPs from prosecution if his party comes into power. ...

5. Officials ponder responsibility following quadruple fatality

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/officials-ponder-responsibility-following-quadruple-fatality

Ambulance crews experience road fatalities on a more personal level. When you rescue someone, you connect with them....

6. 42,000 euros for every victim who died in the Tempe rail tragedy

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/42-000-euros-for-every-victim-who-died-in-the-tempe-rail-tragedy

Hellenic Train, whose train crashed in a head-on collision with a freighter on Feb. 28, killing 57 people on board, announced on Wednesday it will make advance payments to the families of the victims and to the passengers injured in the crash in Tempe, to cover their immediate financial needs....

7. Free flights for students traveling from Athens to Thessaloniki

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/free-flights-for-students-traveling-from-athens-to-thessaloniki

SKY Express is offering free flights to students traveling between Athens and Thessaloniki....

8. Investigations into train crash reveal mistakes and inexperience

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/investigations-into-train-crash-reveal-mistakes-and-inexperience

The official documents of the case file on the tragic train collision in northern Greece on the night of February 28 highlight in the most damning way the sequence of mistakes and omissions as well as the lack of communication between railway employees and, in one case, lack of experience....

9. Kombos rules out Turkish proposals during Athens visit

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/kombos-rules-out-turkish-proposals-during-athens-visit

Greece will continue to fully support the effort for a just and viable solution to the Cyprus problem, Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said after a meeting he held in Athens with Cyprus Foreign Minister Costantinos Kombos. The Cypriot FM noted in the joint statements after the meeting with Dendias, that no solution that will permanently divide the country nor a two-state solution will ever be accepted....

10. New minister announces urgent safety upgrades to rail network

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-minister-announces-urgent-safety-upgrades-to-rail-network

Greece’s newly-appointed transport minister on Wednesday announced a series of measures to improve the safety of the country’s railway system in the wake of the deadly train collision on February 28....

11. Bad luck can't always be held responsible

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/bad-luck-can-t-always-be-held-responsible

“It was an unfortunate moment,” the stationmaster in the deadly train crash is said to have claimed. How many times has the inadequacy and failure of the broader Greek state mechanism been hidden behind such phrases? Sometimes it is blamed on “bad luck,” at others, it is dismissed with “That’s Greece.”...

12. EU sending experts to help Greece improve rail safety

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-sending-experts-to-help-greece-improve-rail-safety

The European Union is sending experts to Athens this week to help the country improve safety on its rail system in the wake of last week’s deadly collision between two trains in central Greece...

13. Larissa station master jailed pending trial

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/larissa-station-master-jailed-pending-trial

The station master at Greece's Larissa railway station was detained pending trial on Sunday, his lawyer said, on charges related to the country's deadliest train crash on record...

14. Island bids farewell to Cypriot victims of Greek rail disaster

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/island-bids-farewell-to-cypriot-victims-of-greek-rail-disaster

The remains of two young Cypriots who perished in Greece’s deadly rail disaster arrived on the island on Sunday, with both families of the victims requesting a media blackout as they bid farewell to their children...

15. Train crash suspect 'devastated'

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/lawyer-says-station-master-devastated-after-deadly-crash

The station master who faces manslaughter in Greece’s deadly rail collision is devastated and accepts responsibility, says his lawyer, while pointing out that others are also responsible for the disaster...

16. Death of Cypriot student confirmed in train crash

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/death-of-cypriot-student-confirmed-in-train-crash

The death of a Cypriot college student has been confirmed after he went missing in a horrific train accident in Greece, while the fate of a young woman also from the island still remained unknown...

17. Death toll rises to 57 in Tempe tragedy

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/death-toll-rises-to-57-in-tempe-tragedy

The death toll from the tragedy in Tempe has risen to 57, according to statements by Rubini Leontari, head of the forensic service of Larissa....

18. Relatives of Cypriot missing passengers travel to Greece

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/relatives-of-cypriot-missing-passengers-travel-to-greece

The relatives of one of the two Cypriot citizens, who are missing after the tragic train accident in the Greek region of Tempi, arrived in Larissa, on Wednesday, to give a DNA sample...

19. Dispatch audio reveals human error in train disaster

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/dispatch-audio-reveals-human-error-in-train-collision

A train station master in Greece has been arrested on manslaughter charges following a deadly rail collision, while video of the fireball and dispatcher audio dialogues moments before the crash have been made public...

20. Two Cypriots missing in Greece's worst railway disaster in years

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/two-cypriots-missing-in-greece-s-worst-railway-disaster-in-years

The collision between two trains late Tuesday night in Tempe has turned into a national tragedy, according to official Fire Department information, with the death toll reaching 36....

21. Cypriot president shocked over train collision

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-president-expresses-shock-over-the-train-collision

President of the Republic of Cyprus Nikos Christodoulides expressed deep shock over the train collision that took place in Greece...

22. Many dead after trains collide in Greece

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/many-dead-after-trains-collide-in-greece

A passenger train in Greece carrying hundreds of people collided with an oncoming freight train in a fiery wreck in the country’s north early Wednesday, killing 32 and injuring at least 85...

23. Critics say Cyprus' helmet law is a backward step

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/critics-say-helmet-law-in-cyprus-is-a-backward-step

Bicycle advocates say a new law in Cyprus that requires cyclists to wear helmets on the road is not the right answer, arguing an austere approach does not make things safer but could result to other problems including unintended consequences...

24. Cypriot transport minister vows to fix traffic

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-transport-minister-vows-to-fix-traffic

Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos says the traffic congestion problem in Cyprus can be significantly addressed or even resolved with the implementation of a plan involving various measures and initiatives...

25. Cabinet approves 'vehicle history database'

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cabinet-approves-vehicle-history-database

The Council of Ministers today approved an amendment to the Motor Vehicles and Traffic Movement Regulations that will create a database that will record the history of vehicles involved in accidents....

26. Greek and Turkish warships in 'mini collision,' says defense source

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greek-and-turkish-warships-in-mini-collision-says-defense-source

A Greek and a Turkish warship were involved in a mini-collision on Wednesday during a standoff in the eastern Mediterranean, a Greek defense source said, describing it as an "accident."...

27. Westward Bound

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/westward-bound

28. US senate delays F-35 transfer to Turkey

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/us-senate-delays-f-35-transfer-to-turkey

The US senate passed a huge defence bill granting President Donald Trump waiver authority on certain sanctions against Russian-buying countries but also forcing him to wait 90 days before deciding to allow the transfer of F-35 jets to Turkey...

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