The government of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis faces a no-confidence vote over the handling of a train crash that killed 57 people. Media reports alleged manipulation of evidence in the investigation of the crash.
Fact: Turkish Cypriot authorities have barred Cameroonian anti-racism campaigner Emmanuel Achiri from entering the north, where he had lived for almost a decade.
One in ten women of reproductive age suffer from endometriosis in Cyprus.
– The death inquiry into the 2005 death of national guardsmen Thanasis Nicolaou will happen after Easter, with the next trial date set for May 10 to determine whether his death was the result of strangulation or suicide.
– Experts and pathologists presented testimonies pointing to the fact that Nicolaou was strangled.
– The conclusion that his death was due to a criminal act and not suicide was reached after exhumation and examination of Nicolaou’s bones in 2020.
– Public prosecutor Xenia Xenophontos maintained the suicide theory, despite condemnation from the European Court of Human Rights.
– The court rejected requests from medical examiner Stavrianos and other pathologists to attend the proceedings or provide testimony.
President Nikos Christodoulides met with the advisory committee on tax reform and asked for progress to be accelerated in order to reap benefits at the earliest opportunity. The tax reform aims to encourage entrepreneurship, relieve households, have a strong social character, and contribute to the fair distribution of income. The reform also aims to address tax evasion and avoidance and be fiscally neutral. The University of Cyprus has been asked to intensify the pace of work on the tax reform. The green transition and green taxation are part of the tax report, with compensatory measures under consideration. The committee assesses proposals from various groups to form a comprehensive opinion. Tax reform is not just about tax collection but aims to improve the finances of households and businesses and keep the economy competitive.
– A total of 247 finches were killed in a fire set on bird cages in the village of Mandres in the north.
– The cause of the fire was believed to be a short circuit in an electrical installation.
– 30 bird cages were damaged in addition to the finches being burned to death.
– The police’s investigation into the matter is ongoing.
The neighbourhood social worker service will be expanded following a successful pilot program in April.
Scotland’s parliament is considering legislation that would allow people with a terminal illness to take their own lives, joining countries like Switzerland, Canada, New Zealand, Austria, and Ecuador in allowing assisted dying. Individuals would need to self-administer the substance that will end their life if the legislation is passed.
Former US President Donald Trump was ordered to pay over US million to E Jean Carroll for defamatory statements related to her sexual assault claims.
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