In today’s episode, a Syrian man – one of 44 irregular migrants aboard two inflatable boats that had set off from Turkey – drowned trying to make it to shore near Lara, Paphos. In other news, the House health committee is piling pressure on the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) to address patients’ concerns over pharmaceuticals offered through the general health scheme (GESY), and fifteen police officers are facing disciplinary procedures over their alleged failings in investigating the reports of missing women who were later discovered to have been murdered by serial killer Nicos Metaxas.

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