In today’s episode, Paphos residents have spoken of a “nightmare earthquake” yesterday after one of the strongest quakes recorded in Cyprus rattled the island in the early morning. In other news, the United States has confirmed media reports of its misgivings over the EastMed subsea natural gas pipeline, in an apparent U-turn over a project supported by the former Trump administration, and Ioannis Kasoulides was sworn in as foreign minister yesterday, returning to active service nearly four years after deciding to leave public office.

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