In Gerolakkos’s brothels
A few days ago, referencing the term “sex worker” used for the protagonist of the five-Oscar winning film “Anora,” we mentioned the death of a 24-year-old woman at a cabaret in the occupied...
View ArticleThe good news of the day
On March 10, the last steelworks factory in Port Talbot, Wales closed, leaving hundreds unemployed, many drowning in debt and potentially facing homelessness. Coincidentally, on the same day, Channel...
View ArticleWithout water, without a plan
Water scarcity has always been the second (for some, the first) biggest problem facing Cyprus after the Cyprus issue itself. In the 1980s, a significant effort was made to address it through the...
View ArticleEchinococcosis and migration
Decades ago, Cyprus, like many other countries, was plagued by a disease called echinococcosis. Dogs were identified as the hosts. In those days, there were many strays (not that there aren’t today)....
View ArticleCemetery restoration and other CBMs
Fifty years later, what remains of the cemeteries? Broken crosses, discarded marble, overgrown areas with no markings… Yet we must remain optimistic. We’ve agreed to maintain them. How exactly? It’s...
View ArticlePoliticians sometimes resign
On November 1 last year, part of the railway station roof collapsed in the Serbian city of Novi Sad, killing 15 people and injuring dozens more. Citizens, primarily students, took to the streets...
View ArticleIs hunting a sport?
When humans first appeared on Earth, there were no supermarkets where they could push a trolley to fill with food. Instead, they killed animals, fished in rivers and lakes, hunted birds, and gathered...
View ArticlePrison bars are for politicians too
Marine Le Pen’s conviction has already generated multiple interpretations, while simultaneously reminding us that politicians are neither above the law nor always victims of slander. In France, the...
View ArticleIs this a serious state?
A glance at the news alone leaves one questioning: Is this a serious state? The Agriculture Minister rushes urgently to Abu Dhabi to explore installing mobile desalination units in Cyprus to bolster...
View ArticleUs and them, we and the others
The world is no longer a global village. Each day, increasingly, what prevails is: “us and them,” “we and the others”. It’s still too early to have a clear picture of the impact Trump’s tariffs will...
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