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A hard-hitting look at events making the news in Cyprus and around the world with one of Cyprus' leading English language broadcast journalists, Rosie Charalambous.
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The EU Parliament will vote in a month on legislation that will enable 'Big Brother' style snooping on every mobile phone - except for those of politicians - how can we protect our privacy? New research has discovered previously unseen marine life in Cyprus' coastal waters.
'Cyprus in the Grave New World' was the title of a presentation in the buffer zone this week: we discuss the ramifications of the new global reality, and how manufactured insecurity affects our thinking and actions.
Rolling power cuts in an August heatwave show just how fragile Cyprus' energy security is; we talk to the chairman of the house energy committee about what needs to be done - and he won't be drawn on whether the liberalisation of the market will take place in October, as promised.
Despite government assurances in the Spring that Cyprus was better prepared than ever before for the wildfire season, we clearly weren't: two people dead, hundreds of homes and hectares of protected forests destroyed. We discuss what should have been done - and what needs to be done the soonest to avoid another catastrophe.
The destruction of the Pentakomo coastline continues unabated pending another court hearing at the end of August; a symbolic demonstration took place at the Palestinian embassy in Nicosia this week; music fans head to Katydata this weekend for the Windcraft Festival
There's no end in sight for the Vassiliko project: past mistakes have left many tricky issues to resolve and we can expect to continue paying exorbitant electricity prices for several years; there's anger at a proposed new bill before Parliament that will muzzle citizens' opposition and their right to demonstrate.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
We have a water crisis because of political expediency and years of a lack of proper planning; the Akrotiri Festival takes place this weekend.
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.
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?
The Hotel Association asks for more time to comply with safety regulations; a variety of guided tours of Nicosia start this weekend and run until December.
Is Cyprus still doing pushbacks? Why do we not have a clear picture of what happened to migrant boats in our seas last week? 70 former state officials are receiving multiple pensions and 28 serving officials are taking a salary AND a pension from a previous post.
The cost of the Vassiliko project goes up AGAIN, but while the government assures us it's doing everything to reduce sky-high electricity bills, how honest is it being? From April 2nd, you may need an Electronic Travel Authorisation to enter the UK.
We talk - yet again - about multiple pensions for government employees when ordinary citizens are struggling to pay their bills; the flamingo population in the Akrotiri wetland has dropped dramatically since development was allowed in surrounding areas.
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