https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/norway-steps-up-efforts-to-curb-omicron-variant-teleworking-will-be-mandatory
Norway will intensify restrictions and speed up vaccinations in an effort to stem the expected wave of the Omicron variant, Prime Minister Jonas Stere announced last night....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-ordered-to-see-shrink-after-flag-incident
A Greek Cypriot man accused of indecent behavior following an attempt to place a Greek flag at a monument in the north has been ordered to see a psychiatrist...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/elon-musk-named-time-magazine-s-2021-person-of-the-year
Elon Musk has been named Time magazine's 2021 Person of the Year. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/uk-records-first-death-due-to-omicron-variant
The United Kingdom has recorded the first death of a patient infected with the Omicron mutation in the coronavirus, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said, according to Sky News....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-health-measures-announced-today
The Minister of Health, Michalis Hadjipandela, held a press conference today to announce new mandatory health measures in order to limit the spread of the coronavirus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/alphamega-hypermarkets-launches-new-store-in-trimiklini
Alphamega Hypermarkets is adding another hypermarket to its network....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/the-age-of-avatar-meetings-is-just-around-the-corner-video
Video meetings could look very different in the near future, according to Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eleftheria-square-beautiful-dazzling-and-ready-for-the-holidays
The President of the Republic characterized Eleftherias Square as an important upgrade project of the capital as well as an architectural reference point during its inauguration ceremony last Friday, the 10th of December....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/free-self-rapid-tests-delayed-due-to-omicron
The government in the Republic of Cyprus has pushed back availability of free rapid self tests to vaccinated persons, with officials saying another week was needed to ensure kits could detect all known variants including Omicron...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-all-over-the-map-in-double-murder-case
Cyprus police have detained a second suspect in the double murder of two Russian women, saying the man has been linked to the cottage in rural Limassol where the bodies were found but denies any part in the crime...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/expert-believes-suicide-case-was-in-fact-homicide
A forensic examiner says evidence in the death of a Greek commissioned officer in Cyprus, a reopened case initially treated as suicide, point to homicide, with a death inquest rescheduled for next year in Limassol...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/omicron-loopholes-throw-cyprus-into-chaos
Officials in the Republic of Cyprus were in the hot seat after vaccinated students on Friday tested positive for the Omicron variant following a trip abroad, with questions left unanswered as to how the specific situation was handled by authorities...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-vaccination-begins-next-week-for-ages-5-11
A press conference was held today by Dr. Christina Giannaki, General Director of the Ministry of Health, regarding covid vaccinations for children ages 5-11....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-accuses-police-director-in-‘dignity-incident
A taxi employee in Limassol is accusing the local police director and other officers of roughing him up during arrest, following a parking incident that was escalated outside the cab service...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/double-murder-prosecutors-back-to-the-drawing-board
New details suggest the main suspect in the double murder of two Russian women may be covering up for someone else, after it was reported that the shooter was far closer to the victims than previously thought and questions remained about a car passenger...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/47-stolen-antiquities-from-steinhardt-collection-returning-to-greece
Forty-seven illegally trafficked Greek artifacts, among the dozens surrendered by American hedge-fund billionaire Michael Steinhardt under a deal with US authorities, will be returned to Greece in the coming days, the Culture Ministry announced Thursday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/mammoth-1-3-billion-euro-fine-to-amazon
Italy's antitrust watchdog said on Thursday it had fined Amazon 1.13 billion euros ($1.28 billion) for alleged abuse of market dominance, in one of the biggest penalties imposed on a U.S. tech giant in Europe....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/joyful-moment-or-risky-move-europe-divided-over-kids-vaccines
As Europe starts vaccinating younger children, countries are pursuing very different strategies in what will be a major test of parents' willingness to get their kids inoculated....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/restrictions-return-to-britain
In an attempt to stop the spread of the Omicron mutation, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Wednesday the need for the resumption of teleworking, the use of a mask in most enclosed spaces and the presentation of a valid vaccine certificate for entry into clubs....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/woman-in-quarantine-dies-home-alone-in-paphos
A woman in Paphos died at home on Wednesday where she was staying in self-isolation, with authorities unsure whether her death was related to her virus infection...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/pfizer-three-doses-of-the-vaccine-does-neutralize-omicron
The third dose of their Covid-19 vaccine neutralizes the Omicron variant, Pfizer Inc. announced in a joint statement with BioNTech SE....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/erdogan-attacks-cyprus-over-exploration-license
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday accused Cyprus of violating Turkey’s continental shelf by awarding an exploration license in the Mediterranean to ExxonMobil and Qatar Petroleum....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/germany-s-new-chancellor
Olaf Scholz became Germany’s ninth post-World War II chancellor Wednesday, opening a new era for the European Union’s most populous nation and largest economy after Angela Merkel’s 16-year tenure....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-airways-flights-to-athens-london-and-tel-aviv
Cyprus Airways launches flights to Greece, United Kingdom, Russia, Lebanon and Israel according to its newly published flight schedule....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/end-of-an-era-germany-s-merkel-bows-out-after-16-years
Angela Merkel was assured of a place in the history books as soon as she became Germany’s first female chancellor on Nov. 22, 2005...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/un-secretary-general-guterres-in-self-isolation-after-covid-contact
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced on Tuesday that he had come in contact with a UN official who tested positive for Covid-19. He is now in self-isolation for a few days, according to diplomatic sources....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/netflix-presenter-locked-up-in-nicosia
Wrongfully convicted Raphael Rowe, the presenter in NETFLIX series ‘Inside the World’s Toughest Prisons’ has made it to Cyprus, where he is to be locked up for a week in Nicosia Central Prisons without a trial...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/woman-kept-in-the-dark-as-rape-case-dropped
A woman who has accused a Larnaca politician of rape ten years ago says she was left in the dark over a recent decision not to prosecute the case, asking publicly the state attorney general to explain why his office dropped the case...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/usa-fund-manager-to-turn-over-$70-million-in-stolen-antiquities
Billionaire hedge fund manager Michael Steinhardt has agreed to turn over $70 million worth of stolen antiquities and will be subject to an unprecedented lifetime ban on acquiring antiquities, the Manhattan district attorney announced Monday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/booster-shots-for-18-and-over-begins-wednesday
The vaccination portal will now be available from the 8th of December for people aged 18 and over to book booster shot appointments. ...