https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/anti-vaxxer-wears-fake-silicone-arm-to-get-his-cv-vaccine
An Italian man is facing fraud charges after turning up for his Covid-19 vaccine wearing a fake arm....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-sentenced-after-knife-attack-over-money
A Syrian man who stabbed a fellow worker in Limassol over missing money has been sentenced to 9 years for attempted murder...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/100-square-meters-of-history-in-the-old-town
Her love for vintage, her concerns for the environment, but also what she had seen working for one of the most famous high-end brands in the world, led Natasa Theodotou...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-parliament-demands-new-rules-to-support-legal-labor-migration
Proposals to ease legal labour migration to Europe are needed by the end of January 2022, to overcome the challenge of an ageing population and of skills shortages, according to a press release sent by the European Parliament office....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/employers-must-pay-at-least-28-euros-per-month-to-teleworking-employees-in-greece
Employers will have to pay a minimum compensation of 28 euros per month to each of their employees who are teleworking,...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/melco-cyprus-to-triple-staff-ahead-of-flagship-casino
The operator of City of Dreams Mediterranean hopes to triple its staff before launching next year in Cyprus, while a recent video shows progress on the construction of the unique casino resort sitting in the middle of three continents...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-kicks-off-debate-on-need-for-booster-shots-to-travel
European Union governments kicked off a debate on Tuesday about how long vaccines are effective against Covid-19 and whether evidence of a booster dose will be required to maintain free travel across the bloc as cases spike....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/35-000-protesters-demonstrate-against-covid-measures-in-austria
Tens of thousands of protesters, many from far-right groups, marched through Vienna on Saturday after the Austrian government announced a nationwide lockdown beginning Monday to contain the country’s skyrocketing coronavirus infections....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/vat-reduction
Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides said on Thursday that the Government has notified the EU’s VAT Committee over its intention to reduce VAT on household electricity bills from 19% to 9%...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-lockdown-of-the-unvaccinated
A lockdown for citizens who have not been vaccinated against Covid-19 enters into force in Austria today, and even stricter restrictions are not ruled out if the situation continues to worsen....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/rule-stickler-mayor-left-hanging-with-stroke-of-pen
President Nicos Anastasiades used the stroke of a pen on Wednesday to block the closure of a department store in Paphos, a move that left the town’s mayor hanging after he had warned his municipality would not tolerate illegal operations without permits...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mandatory-vaccination-of-nhs-workers-in-england-from-spring
The British government is expected to announce later in the day that front-line staff of the NHS National Health Service in England will be required to have been vaccinated against coronavirus by April....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/laborer-dead-after-falling-off-scaffold-in-nicosia
A post mortem is expected to shed light on the death of a laborer in Nicosia, who fell from scaffolding at a construction site and passed away in the Emergency Room two hours later...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/greece-popular-with-expats
Greece is rapidly evolving into a preferred destination for people wishing to live and work away from home, as the country is rising on the global list drafted by international bank HSBC....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cabinet-approves-booster-jab-for-those-vaccinated-with-j-j
The Cabinet today announced the extension of existing COVID preventive measures until November 9 and the initiation of booster shots for people vaccinated with the Johnson and Johnson vaccine....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/less-red-tape-for-asylum-seekers-but-no-new-options
Labor minister Zeta Emilianidou says her office has simplified paperwork for the hiring of asylum seekers, but the country's chamber of commerce says cutting red tape and shuffling less paper does not solve staff shortages in fields that are still inaccessible to those applicants...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/political-asylum
The Cyprus government has issued a decree making it easier for companies to hire political asylum seekers in Cyprus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/facebook-to-hire-10-000-in-eu-to-build-metaverse
Last Sunday, Facebook announced plans to create 10,000 new jobs in the European Union over the next five years to build products that will serve the metaverse...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cancer-vaccines-in-two-to-three-years
Drs. Ugur Sahin and Ozlem Tureci are a very modest, perhaps even humble, scientist couple. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/shorter-work-week-gains-momentum-in-belgium
Belgium could move to a four-day working week, as the government discusses broader reforms of the labor market....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/1-coronavirus-what-are-the-main-symptoms-of-long-covid
All citizens, young and old, should be vaccinated, scientists say, as studies show that asymptomatic patients - in the first phase - developed long Covid symptoms after months....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/outage-highlights-how-vital-facebook-has-become-worldwide
In Lima, Peru, the breakdown complicated dental technician Mary Mejia’s job. Like most Peruvian medical workers, she uses WhatsApp for a multitude of tasks, including scheduling appointments and ordering crowns....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/robots-give-greece-s-postal-service-speed-boost
There’s a new addition to Greece’s postal service: a fleet of yellow robots sorting through the mail....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/fuel-crisis-deepens-in-the-uk
The Association of Oil Retailers warned on Sunday night that now 50% to 85% of service stations in the UK (excluding motorways and supermarkets) have run out of fuel....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/treating-antisocial-elements-for-what-they-are
Day-to-day life in Greece is excessively determined by people defying laws, rules and reason; it’s disappointing and extremely frustrating. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/earthquake-in-crete
A strong earthquake shook the island of Crete at 9:17 am this morning, sending residents running outside their homes....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/fears-of-panic-buying-in-the-uk-ahead-of-the-christmas-season
Fears of panic shopping ahead of Christmas are being raised by market participants in Britain....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/woman-s-letter-probes-aids-phobia-in-cyprus
A woman living with HIV in Cyprus has gone public with her ordeal after months of being given the runaround by officials, while shocking details about a recent case include GESY doctors refusing to treat a patient because they had 'no experience with her condition'...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/limassol-a-hospital-refused-to-treat-an-hiv-positive-woman
According to data published by Eurostat, the proportion of Cypriots who worked from home in 2020 due to the pandemic was low...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-3rd-in-car-ownership-in-the-eu
Cyprus had the third highest number of cars per capita in the EU in 2019, according to data published by Eurostat....
