https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/record-crowd-watches-historic-eclipse-across-north-america
The next total eclipse will be on 12 August 2026 and will cover large areas of the northern hemisphere....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/are-you-ready-to-lose-an-hour-of-sleep
Get ready to adjust your clocks because daylight saving time is making its comeback this Sunday, March 31st....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/a-tale-of-two-nations-greece-s-stability-amidst-america-s-unraveling
It’s a strange thing: Greece has become a relatively predictable, politically stable country. I wouldn’t say boring, because we still have a long way to go. At the same time, the United States is no longer the predictable, stable country we used to know....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/thousands-rallied-in-athens-against-same-sex-marriage-bill
More than 1,500 protesters gathered in central Athens on Sunday to oppose legislation that would legalize same-sex marriage in Greece. The bill is set for a vote in parliament in days....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/elam-s-shadow-unveiling-the-far-right-s-fascist-roots
''Nazis or just another populist party?'' This has been the question in Germany for years regarding the far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD)....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/dog-s-bark-saves-neighbor-s-home-from-flames
In the quiet town of Arlington, Washington, a furry hero emerged in the dead of night, changing the tune of a seemingly ordinary evening....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/no-direct-intervention-in-israel-conflict-says-iran-s-leader
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says Iran will continue supporting Hamas but will not intervene directly - Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader
Iran’s supreme leader told the head of Hamas in a face-to-face meeting in Tehran that his country would not enter the war with Israel and accused the terror group of not giving any prior warning of the Oct 7 attacks....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/airstrikes-rockets-and-buildings-claim-over-3-600-child-lives-in-gaza
The murders of Alexis Mavromichalis (Alexoui) and Thanasis Kalogeropoulos present a challenging puzzle for investigators. They are grappling with a wealth of information related to the open conflicts involving the victims.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/england-proposes-ban-on-transgender-women-in-female-hospital-wards
Transgender women will be banned from being treated in female hospital wards in England, under new proposals suggested by the health secretary....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/war-in-ukraine-nears-potential-dirty-deal-conclusion
Thomas Friedman, American political commentator, author and weekly columnist for The New York Times, tells Kathimerini that the ongoing war in Ukraine will probably be resolved with “a dirty deal” that will include the loss of a part of eastern Ukraine in exchange for Kyiv’s accession to NATO and the European Union....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/jordan-secret-police-accused-of-lgbtq-targeting
Jordanian secret police have been accused of intimidating gay people by “outing” them to their families and of forcing the closure of two LGBTQ+ organisations....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/journalists-sweltering-heatwave-across-europe
Millions of people in several parts of the world have been experiencing intense heat.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/madonna-plans-tour-reschedule-after-illness
After her hospitalization and stay in the intensive care unit following a bacterial infection, the famous singer Madonna made her first post on social media....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/party-rape-suspect-acquitted-after-prosecutor-blunder
A young man was acquitted of rape charges last week after a Limassol court raised doubt over lack of consent by the female accuser, who woke up dizzy and naked on the bed of a rental property after a fraternity party...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/leading-brands-pledge-jobs-for-thousands-of-refugees
The companies - which include Amazon, Accenture, and Adidas - have committed to hiring and training over 250,000 refugees in the next three years....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/uncle-says-little-hacker-was-scouting-for-burial-sites
The disappearance of a Limassol man feared murdered has become more complicated after the uncle of the main suspect, known as Little Hacker, offered to point investigators to possible burial sites claiming they were picked by his nephew...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/more-details-and-questions-emerge-in-disappearance-case
New developments and more questions emerged on Tuesday in the disappearance of a Limassol man after police re-arrested the main suspect hours before his remand expired, with reports saying the judge heard about new incriminating statements from other jailed suspects...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-investigate-death-in-chloraka-apartment-fire
A foreign man was found dead in an apartment in Chloraka on Wednesday, after neighbors reported a fire, but a preliminary investigation raised more questions than answers as to the cause of fire or time and manner of death...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/snowfall-in-parts-of-l-a-leads-to-rare-blizzard-warning
A rare blizzard warning remains in effect for parts of Southern California – including the Los Angeles region – Saturday as some areas endure heavy snow and record rainfall that has delivered dangerous flooding....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/clock-ticking-as-rescuers-dig-through-rubble
Rescuers raced against time early Wednesday to pull survivors from the rubble before they succumbed to cold weather two days after an earthquake tore through southern Turkey and war-ravaged northern Syria. The death toll climbed above 7,700 and was expected to rise further...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/deadly-earthquake-in-turkey-syria-felt-in-cyprus
A major earthquake of magnitude 7.9 struck central Turkey and northwest Syria on Monday, killing scores of people and injuring hundreds as buildings collapsed, and triggering searches across the snowy region for survivors trapped in rubble...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/averof-neofytou-only-those-who-agree-with-my-positions-can-serve-in-my-government
In an interview with K, DISY presidential candidate and president of DISY Averof Neofytou reiterated his position that if he loses the elections, resulting in a victory for Nikos Christodoulides,...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ministry-clarifies-objection-to-children-s-play
Cypriot education officials say a play that had to be revised due to the young age of school children in the audience was in fact dealing with gender reassignment, not attraction to the same sex...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/parents-furious-over-woke-theater-performance-for-kids
A local adaptation of Jules Verne’s Around The World In 80 Days has been revised after parents in Cyprus cried foul over the show broaching homosexuality during a live performance in front of preteens...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/europe-flights-disrupted-by-french-air-traffic-controller-strike
European flights faced widespread disruption on Friday as a French air traffic controllers' strike forced airlines to cancel half of those scheduled to arrive or depart Paris airports and others due to having to fly over France....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/op-ed-48-years-later-the-generation-that-grew-up-in-ignorance
I belong to that generation that was born and grew up in the decade after the invasion when the existing state of affairs in Cyprus began to consolidate. We are that generation that didn't live through the disaster, didn't live in tents, didn't see the dead....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/emergency-sirens-wake-up-divided-cyprus
People in Cyprus woke up to the sound of emergency sirens wailing across the island on Wednesday early morning, marking the anniversary of the Turkish Attila operation launched on 20 July 1974, a series of events remembered very differently by the divided nation’s two communities...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/deputy-minister-to-the-president-expected-to-make-full-recovery
Deputy Minister to the President, Petros Demetriou, who underwent open-heart surgery on Tuesday, is being treated in the ICU of a private hospital in Nicosia and is in stable condition, with his doctor Marinos Soteriou noting that he is expected to make a full recovery....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/what-causes-the-frequent-episodes-of-dust-and-when-will-they-subside
For the second consecutive week, Cyprus woke up to a veil of African Dust which, according to the Cyprus Met office, should not surprise people....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/op-ed-homeland-above-all-else
In the last twenty-four hours, the world we live in has changed and will never be the same again. I am not talking about the natural borders of countries but about the way organized societies work....
