https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/usa-increasing-number-of-children-being-admitted-to-hospitals-due-to-covid
The Omicron variant is still spreading in the US and New York health authorities are seeing an increase in the number of children being treated for Covid-19....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/prosecutors-rush-hit-and-run-trial-in-paphos
The driver of the second vehicle involved in a fatal hit and run in Paphos remains behind bars as he faces vehicular homicide charges next year, but police say they have very little to go on except a broken side mirror when it comes to tracking down the first car that struck the victim...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/helmetless-biker-cheats-death-in-limassol-crash
A biker has been hospitalized in extremely serious condition following an accident in Limassol over the weekend, with reports saying he suffered a head trauma after crashing consecutively into parked vehicles...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/year-s-final-week-starts-with-reluctant-rain
A weak high pressure system is currently affecting Cyprus this week, with low chances of rain mainly in the west and temperatures slightly above normal averages...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/interior-ministry-evicts-migrants-on-christmas-eve
Asylum seekers from Africa have been ordered by an executive order to abandon their place of residence in an industrial area south of Nicosia, with the landlord asking authorities on Christmas Eve to allow time until tenants can find a new roof over their heads...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/contacts-with-booster-shot-not-required-to-isolate
The government in the Republic of Cyprus says close contacts who have received a booster shot against the coronavirus are not required to isolate during the holidays, but scientists are still studying the potential impact of the new omicron variant...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/safe-pass-violators-jailed-until-trial-next-week
Two young men arrested in connection with Safe Pass violations will remain locked up during Christmas after a judge in Limassol ordered both holder and user of the same vaccination document behind bars until trial...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/sun-and-clouds-but-not-a-raindrop-in-the-sky
A cold front is on its way out on Christmas Eve with a high pressure system gradually moving in over Cyprus, bringing in the days ahead a mix of sunshine and clouds but not a raindrop in the sky...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/europe-continues-to-be-in-the-deep-red-on-the-covid-19-ecdc-map
The epidemiological situation in the European Union and the European Economic Area remains serious and has not significantly changed, according to the latest epidemiological map on the spread of COVID-19 by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-measures-masks-required-everywhere-from-friday-in-greece
Although numbers appear to be falling in recent weeks, experts warn of a "tsunami" after the holidays, ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/partly-sunny-but-chilly-before-christmas-day
A cold front is affecting Cyprus until Christmas Eve, with mixed skies in the days ahead and temperatures expected to rise gradually over the holiday weekend...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/elon-musk-pokes-fun-at-the-metaverse
Elon Musk has made it clear to metaverse fans he has no time for the idea of virtual worlds and living life as an avatar....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/financial-turmoil-hits-turkish-cypriots
Serious side effects from the lira's plunge–Basic food products are becoming more expensive
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/lesser-charges-not-ruled-out-in-mercy-killing
Police have not ruled out lesser charges in last weekend’s mercy killing case in Paphos, while reports say the murder suspect accused of killing his cancer-stricken wife has been ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-enlists-army-to-move-asylum-seekers
An army convoy in Cyprus transported hundreds of asylum seekers from Pournara camp to a deportation facility this week, with the government saying the transfer took place amid fears of coronavirus spread in the overcrowded facility...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/council-of-ministers-meeting-this-morning-to-discuss-possible-new-measures
The Cabinet is meeting this morning to discuss new measures to contain the spread of the Covid pandemic....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/prosecutors-plan-for-quick-trial-in-double-murder
Two more people have been questioned by police in connection with the deaths of two missing Russian women in Cyprus, after it emerged they had been at the cottage, while prosecutors plan to speed up the trial of the prime suspect who purportedly confessed to double murder...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/europe-restores-strict-measures-in-the-shadow-of-omicron
On the eve of the holidays, the threat of "Omicron" has led to the reinstatement of strict restrictive measures in many European countries, in order to curb the spread of the super-contagious new variant....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/israel-bans-citizens-from-traveling-to-eu-countries-to-curb-spread-of-omicron
The fifth wave of Covid-19 has begun. The Omicron variant brought the fifth wave of the Covid-19 pandemic to Israel, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said in a televised speech on Sunday, urging citizens to step up vaccination of children and administration of booster doses....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/il-divo-s-carlos-marin-has-died-aged-53-of-covid
Il Divo singer Carlos Marin was vaccinated against Covid in Mexico earlier this year, it has been revealed, after the Spanish singer passed away at the weekend following a Covid infection....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/woman-dies-after-hit-and-run-in-paphos
A local woman was killed in a hit-and-run in Paphos on Sunday, with police asking for the public’s help in identifying the driver of a vehicle...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/kids-murdered-in-1974-buried-in-the-north
The remains of eleven children murdered in Cyprus during the summer 1974 events were laid to rest on Monday after they were identified through DNA tests carried out by a bicommunal missing persons committee on the island...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/legal-doubts-still-loom-over-traffic-cameras
After data obtained about violators of traffic cameras in the Republic of Cyprus had to be deleted due to legal questions, the pilot phase of the operation was set to resume Monday but last only ten days as fines begin lawfully January 1, unless more issues emerge...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/omicron-variant-detected-in-28-samples-in-cyprus
The Health Ministry in Cyprus announced on Friday that the Omicron variant was detected in 28 samples....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-braces-for-impact-as-carmel-gathers-steam
Local authorities in the Republic of Cyprus are on high alert this weekend as Cyclone Carmel, which was gathering strength over water Saturday morning, is expected to pound the island late at night...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/stasikratous-christmas-wonderland
The Municipality of Nicosia, RCB BANK and EPIC invite you to a fantastic all-day Christmas experience on the most beautiful street of the city, Stasikratous this weekend December 18 and 19....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/children-s-vax
A total of 130 children, aged 5 to 11, were scheduled to receive the coronavirus vaccine today, said Christina Giannaki, Director General of the Ministry of Health, who visited the Center for Maternity Protection and Child Welfare at the old Larnaca Hospital....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/austria-temporary-lockdown-relaxation-for-the-unvaccinated
Austria announced today that it is temporarily easing the lockdown for those who are not fully vaccinated against Covid-19 at Christmas time and on New Year's Eve due to a reduction in cases.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/rift-in-pandemic-response-wide-open-in-cyprus
A rift between scientists and government became more apparent on Friday in the Republic of Cyprus, with local media saying the health ministry director was even checking the minutes from a meeting to shed light on debate over controversial measures...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/asylum-seekers-jailed-after-social-services-incident
Three asylum seekers ended up in handcuffs this week following an incident at a social services office in Paphos, with reports suggesting the there was an escalation after police arrived to investigate a complaint of public disturbance...
