TV shows we love: After Life
Fact: After Life is a TV show that follows the journey of a journalist named Tony as he grapples with the loss of his wife to cancer and learns to navigate grief, compassion, and human connection.
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Iranian President Raisi, ’s memorial muted amid public discontent
Fact: President Ebrahim Raisi of Iran was killed in a helicopter crash near the Azerbaijan border along with his foreign minister and seven others.
In divided Iran, president’s death met by muted mourning and furtive celebration
Iran declared five days of mourning for President Ebrahim Raisi, but the response was subdued compared to previous senior figure deaths. Despite prayers and mourning, most shops remained open. Raisi’s crackdown on anti-establishment protests in 2022-2023 led to opposition celebrating his death. Critics do not expect significant change in the regime after his passing. Raisi’s legacy is divisive, with supporters praising his work ethic and opponents condemning his role in past executions. Many Iranians believe another hardline figure will replace him, continuing the current regime’s policies.
Iran’s Supreme Leader approves Mokhber as interim president, declares 5 days mourning
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has appointed First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber to lead the executive branch and oversee the organization of elections within 50 days after President Ebrahim Raisi’s death in a helicopter crash. Khamenei has also declared five days of national mourning.
Hundreds arrested, roads barricaded in New Caledonia as riots continue
Fact: Armed forces were protecting New Caledonia’s two airports and port after a third night of violent riots that have killed four people.
Paphos traffic police intensify easter safety campaign
The Paphos Traffic Police are intensifying their campaign for zero fatal accidents or serious incidents on the province’s roads during Easter. The goal is to prevent tragedies like the Christmas death of 57-year-old Kyriakos Economides from Yiolou. Officials of the Paphos Police Directorate will conduct intensified checks on the primary and secondary road network to prevent accidents caused by reckless drivers.
Families of Cypriot earthquake dead fly to Turkey for trial
Fact: The families of the 24 Cypriot children who were killed in the Isias hotel collapse traveled to Turkey ahead of the trial of those held responsible for the collapse.
‘I wouldn’t do it to my own kids’
Fact: Panayiota Demetriou is the only lacemaker left in the village of Kato Drys.
Three homophobic attacks took place in the past ten days
Fact: Accept LGBTI Cyprus reported three homophobic attacks in the past ten days, with one recent attack occurring in Nicosia where individuals verbally assaulted and threw fireworks at a member of the LGBTQIA+ community.
Pope deplores deaths in Gaza and Ukraine from ‘folly of war’
Pope Francis appealed for peace in Gaza and Ukraine, mourning the death of aid workers in an Israeli airstrike and honoring a Ukrainian soldier killed in the conflict. Seven World Central Kitchen volunteers were killed in Gaza, prompting the Pope to express regret and call for an immediate ceasefire. He also held a moment of silence for the Ukrainian soldier, Oleksandr, who died in the war against Russia.