In today’s episode, the heatwave is expected to start dissipating by Wednesday, with the met office saying that high temperatures will continue on Monday. In other news, feverish preparations are underway for the start of the school year, Education Minister Athena Michaelidou said, noting that works are ongoing at many buildings to upgrade them and make them safe for children. And Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos will be travelling abroad this week to attend a House of Commons session in London, where he will inform the British parliament about Cyprus, and to attend the EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Brussels later in the week. 

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