Cyprus News Digest 27th June 2025
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Cypriot scientists make a breakthrough in identifying genetic markers that could lead to breast and ovarian cancers; despite the Middle East ceasefire we may still see an impact on oil prices, and in Cyprus that usually means an increase in our electricity bills.
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Cyprus News Digest 20th June 2025
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We hear the inside story of the Madleen as she sailed to break the blockade of Gaza and was hijacked by Israeli forces; citizens in Nicosia protest against the Municipal Council's plans to reopen Makarios Avenue to traffic; the Zero Trace festival takes place this weekend in Limassol.
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Cyprus News Digest 13th June 2025
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As attempts to solve the Cyprus problem falter again, the property issue is taking on new dimensions that could impact both sides; we hear from a doctor who was on the Madleen, sailing to break Israel's blockade of Gaza when it was boarded by Israeli forces in a clear act of piracy.
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Cyprus News Digest 6th June 2025
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The International Monetary Fund warns Cyprus over its inflated public sector wage bill; Becky's Button aims to keep women across the globe safe from attack
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Cyprus News Digest 30th May 2025
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A huge demonstration in Nicosia condemns the Cyprus government's complicity in Israel's genocide in Gaza; an Israeli doctor from Physicians for Human Rights - Israel, who has relocated to Cyprus, says Israel is silencing opposition from within.
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Cyprus News Digest 23rd May 2025
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We are warned not to disturb turtles during the nesting season: umbrellas and sunbeds are forbidden close to nests; boats are banned from turtle beaches and swimming too close and feeding them are also against the law; Cyprus fails to join other nations calling for aid to be allowed unimpeded into Gaza; Systema Cyprus issues an appeal for unused musical instruments.
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Cyprus News Digest 9th May 2025
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We follow an activist who is on a 5-day hunger strike sitting in an olive tree in Nicosia to highlight the plight of starving Palestinians in Gaza.
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Cyprus News Digest 2nd May 2025
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We have a water crisis because of political expediency and years of a lack of proper planning; the Akrotiri Festival takes place this weekend.
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Cyprus News Digest 18th April 2025
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In a landmark decision for environmental protection, the Administrative Court has issued an interim order halting the construction of a new port in Pentakomo close to a protected area.
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Cyprus News Digest 4th April 2025
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The gender pay gap in Cyprus is going UP: why do some companies pay their female staff less than men for doing the same job? Processionary caterpillars defoliate our pine trees, but they don't kill them; will there be water rationing this summer?
info_outlineThe Deputy Minister of Innovation outlines progress towards digitisation: your e-wallet should be available by year's end; Rotary is collecting winter coats and jackets for vulnerable families; an upcoming lecture will look at attitudes to adultery in Cyprus - and across the world.