In today’s episode, President Nicos Anastasiades may take a public position today in relation to the situation shaping up in the second round of the elections on Sunday after ruling DISY decided that party members should adopt a conscience vote between Nikos Christodoulides and Akel-backed Andreas Mavroyiannis. In other news, hope is dwindling for the group of Turkish Cypriots trapped under the rubble of the Isias hotel in Adiyaman, Turkey, who are yet to be recovered, four days after the catastrophic earthquake. And Troodos was hit with a 20-year record deep freeze as temperatures dropped to -12.5 Celsius overnight on Wednesday.

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