The Cyprus News Digest in collaboration with the Cyprus Mail

Legislation will soon be in place to regulate the safe disposal of unwanted pharmaceuticals; Cyprus still has a long way to go in ensuring safety in the workplace and properly punishing those who endanger their employees

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Category:News and politics -- posted at: 2:54pm EDT

Italian Design Day is celebrated in Cyprus; Kate Clerides' new book 'Building Bridges in a Polarised World and Divided Cyprus' will launch next week.

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Category:News and politics -- posted at: 12:56am EDT

A recent report says more housing could reduce soaring rental prices and over 10,000 new apartments could be built on areas already zoned for residential use in Nicosia, greatly reducing urban sprawl.

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Category:News and politics -- posted at: 4:31am EDT

As calls are made to expand quarrying in the sensitive Paphos area, the Akamas Plan is delayed yet again; a new ban on plastic bags is not being properly enforced

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Category:News and politics -- posted at: 7:50am EDT

Does Cyprus' housing stock meet ant-seismic standards? Cuvier beaked whales wash up on the island's coastline; hunters say they will obey the ban on lead shot near wetlands.

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Category:News and politics -- posted at: 10:58am EDT

We quiz presidential candidate Andreas Mavroyiannis about the policies he will implement if elected, and a political analyst discusses the implications of the first round results, and what we might expect in Sunday's 2nd round 

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Category:News and politics -- posted at: 10:05am EDT

Will the last TV debate before the presidential election flout the law and block participation of all but 3 candidates? The WHO is opening a country office in Cyprus; despite countless promises, our energy sector is still plagued by problems.

 
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Category:News and politics -- posted at: 10:54am EDT

For the first time in Cyprus, a wildlife poisoner has been handed a huge fine; a comet that passes Earth every 50,000 years will be visible next week; the island comes to a standstill with a general strike

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Category:News and politics -- posted at: 3:34am EDT

A damning CBS report shines the light on Cyprus' "opaque banking" and says the island is a haven for shell companies hiding sanctioned Russian assets; hikers in the Paphos forest can now stay overnight in refurbished shelters

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Category:News and politics -- posted at: 7:37am EDT

Bucking the mainstream media trend of only giving airtime to candidates backed by the main political parties, 2 of the independent candidates for the presidential elections explain why they are standing and outline their priorities if they are elected.

Direct download: Cyprus_News_Digest_13th_January_2023.mp3
Category:News and politics -- posted at: 3:10am EDT

The unequal treatment of presidential candidates by the media falls foul of the law; one candidate promises that if he is elected he and his cabinet will take a 10% pay cut to help people struggling with the cost of living crisis.

Direct download: Cyprus_News_Digest_6th_January_2023.mp3
Category:News and politics -- posted at: 6:39am EDT

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