In today’s episode, Paphos Mayor Phedonas Phedonos has hit back at the interior ministry, which called on the municipality to assume its responsibilities after balconies on two buildings collapsed in the space of 24 hours, injuring a total of five people. In other news, a 16th century church icon stolen from the Kyrenia district in 1974 has been repatriated, and a 31-year-old man tasked with paying a company's bills has been arrested on suspicion of embezzling almost half a million euros since 2020.

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