Turkish water cut off from north due to fault
Water being pumped into the north from Turkey was cut off on Tuesday due to a fault at the pumping station near Panagra.
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Oil prices gain on expectations of OPEC+ extension to output cuts
Oil prices rose on Wednesday as major producers are expected to extend output cuts at a meeting on Sunday. Traders and analysts anticipate the OPEC+ group to keep voluntary production cuts of about 2.2 million barrels per day in place. The onset of the northern hemisphere summer season, when demand for road and aviation fuels peaks, is also supporting prices.
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82-year-old shooter likely , ‘to be pardoned’
An 82-year-old man who was jailed for shooting a cable thief is expected to receive a presidential pardon. He had been sentenced to two and a half years behind bars for intending to cause serious bodily harm and using a firearm. The shooting took place in the Limassol village of Alassa, where the man fired a shot at the thief, hitting him in the back. The thief was hospitalized but later made a full recovery.
82-year-old shooter, ’s appeal for freedom rejected
An 82-year-old man who was jailed for shooting a cable thief had his appeal for a suspended sentence rejected. The man’s lawyer is now awaiting the attorney-general’s position on the matter of a presidential pardon. The shooting took place in a Limassol village where the man shouted at the thief before firing a shot that hit him in the back.
Power to be cut on Friday
The Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) announced a scheduled power outage on Friday between 9am and 10am in several areas including Parekklisia Pyrgos, Prasteio Kellakiou, Kellaki, Eptagonia, Melini, Akapnou, Arakapas, Dierona, Sanida, Klavari, Vikla, Ora, Odu, Ayioi Vavatsinias, Profitis Elias, and Sykopetra. The outages are planned due to scheduled work on the high voltage network.
H&R Block’s Tax Day outage frustrates last-minute filers
H&R Block experienced technology outages on Monday, preventing some last-minute tax filers from sending in their returns.
Some H&R Block customers faced hours of outages on Tax Day | CNN Business
– Some H&R Block customers faced frustrating outages when trying to file their taxes on the last day
– The outage was resolved by Monday afternoon
– The IRS deadline to file for 2023 was Monday at 11:59 pm
– The bad gateway error affected some desktop software users
– Customers were advised to either file again or print, file, and mail the form to the IRS
– Some customers were charged multiple times when attempting to file their taxes
– Customers who encounter tech glitches can avoid penalties by mailing in their payment by the deadline
– Taxpayers in Maine and Massachusetts have until April 17 to file their taxes