SIMERINI: “Drug smuggling”. DIKO deputy Marios Matsakis expressed concern over an emerging phenomenon involving Greek Cypriots purchasing prescription drugs from the occupied areas, where they are one quarter of the price and can be bought in large quantities, as there is no Health Services ban. He also warned these drugs could be hazardous to people’s health as they were not checked by the Pharmaceutical Service.
ALITHIA: “Winter finally”. Temperatures have finally dropped from 33 degrees Celsius on Monday to no higher than 19 degrees Celsius on Wednesday. This abrupt weather change is most likely to be permanent, confirming that Cyprus only has two seasons of summer and winter. According to Meteorology department head, Kyriacos Theofilou, temperatures should not exceed 25 degrees, which is normal for this time of the year.
PHILELEFTHEROS: “Damage in Latsi due to bad weather”. Latsi and the Polis coastline in the Paphos district suffered serious damage following a spell of bad weather on Tuesday night. Strong winds and waves caused extensive damage to the beaches and seaside restaurants, as well as a number of fishing boats.
MACHI: “Children living the nightmare of anorexia”. Parents are often forced to pay up to £50,000 in order to send their children, who suffer from the eating disorders anorexia and bulimia nervosa, abroad for treatment, as centres cost at least £300 daily. The Health Ministry has records of 40 anorexia sufferers, but experts warn the number is much higher. The disease affects mostly girls who are perfectionists and can be sparked by a failed romance or psychological pressure.
POLITIS: “Onoufrios appears in court”. Fifty-two-year-old Andreas Onoufrios and his 29-year-old accomplice Yiannis Spanos appeared in court on nine charges on Wednesday, and the judge set their trial date for November 11. Convicted bomber Onoufrios had escaped prison several months ago and was rearrested trying to commit a felony, police suspect. The 52-year-old defended himself in court after 45 lawyers turned him down, he said.
HARAVGHI: “AKEL: Immediate intervention concerning violence on football pitches”. Violence on football pitches has reached its limit, said AKEL spokesman Andros Kyprianou on Wednesday. Kyprianou said the problem had to be dealt with directly and resolutely in order to stamp it out. He added the phenomenon was not isolated from increasing violent tendencies within society and suggested getting to the root and cause of the reasons behind this increase.
