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• Cyprus’ cafes to face new ‘bring your own cup’ rules

  Takeaway coffee shops and food outlets will be required to accept customers’ reusable cups from next February under new European Union packaging rules which will bring wide-ranging operational changes for the hospitality sector.

  The changes form part of the EU packaging waste regulation, which applies directly across all member states without requiring national legislation.

  Cyprus must still establish how the rules will be enforced, including inspections, the authorities responsible for compliance and penalties for breaches.

  From next February, businesses selling takeaway drinks will have to serve beverages in customers’ own reusable containers where hygiene requirements are met.

  Speaking to the Cyprus Mail, former environment commissioner Charalambos Theopemptou said the regulation “is directly applicable” across the EU, leaving Cyprus to put in place the practical enforcement framework.

  The measure extends well beyond allowing customers to bring their own cups, for businesses will now have to introduce clear procedures governing customer supplied containers, train staff and display information explaining how the system will operate.

  “The new mandate is going to have huge ramifications for businesses, and will require significant oversight”, Theopemptou said.

  Businesses will need procedures for handling containers that are considered unclean or unsuitable, while ensuring food safety standards are maintained throughout preparation.

  “Businesses should be prepared and trained in advance,” he said, as staff will require training and customers must understand “what types of containers are accepted” and “what their own responsibility is” when providing reusable cups or food containers.

  The changes will also affect takeaway food, where operators will have to determine how customer supplied containers can be accommodated without compromising hygiene requirements.

  A second phase comes into force on February 12, 2028, when most food service businesses will also be required to offer reusable packaging through return or deposit schemes.

  Cafes and restaurants will have to provide reusable cups or food containers that customers can return after use.

  The obligation will not apply to small scale businesses employing fewer than 10 people with annual turnover or a balance sheet below €2 million.

  The wider regulation also introduces restrictions on packaging containing intentionally added per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly known as PFAS, or “forever chemicals”.

  Further changes will follow from January 2030, when single use packaging for food and beverages consumed on site in hotels, restaurants and catering establishments will generally be prohibited, subject to limited exemptions.

  Remarking upon the upcoming regulations, Theopemptou explained that “due to the hygiene implications, the staff training as well as the signage, such a directive is going to require a major overhaul of the present system. Businesses will need the government to direct them how to handle every eventuality of the new laws, otherwise it could certainly prove problematic”.

• Building evacuated after balconies collapse in Limassol

  A block of flats in Limassol was evacuated on Monday evening after two balconies collapsed, falling onto a parked car on the street below.

  No injuries were reported as a result of the balconies’ collapse, with the civil defence stating that a total of 35 families were removed from the building.

  Limassol district governor Yiannis Tsouloftas said that he had requested that the building be “immediately evacuated”, while also asking that temporary accommodation be found for the residents.

• North ‘foreign ministry’ lambasts Israel for recognition of Armenian genocide

  The Turkish Cypriot ‘foreign ministry’ on Monday excoriated the State of Israel for its decision to recognise the mass displacement and death of 1.5 million ethnic Armenians in the Ottoman Empire in 1915 as a genocide.

  It said the decision constitutes “a futile attempt to cover up the crimes against humanity committed against the Palestinian people, as well as the state terrorism they perpetrate in the Middle East”.

  “The Israeli government, which is currently before the International Criminal Court for the crime of genocide against Palestinians, not only ignores historical and legal facts, but continues to exploit historical events for its own purposes,” it said.

  It added that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his “collaborators” cannot “cover up the crimes against humanity they committed in the eyes of the world”, and pointed out that international arrest warrants have been put out in Netanyahu’s name, and in the names of other Israeli ministers.

  “This latest political initiative undertaken by the Israeli government, which extends its expansionist and provocative policies in the Middle East to the eastern Mediterranean through increasingly deep military and strategic cooperation with the Greek Cypriot administration, and targets our motherland, Turkey, constitutes another effort to destabilise the region,” it said.

  As such, it said that it “condemns and strongly denounces this political smear campaign targeting our motherland, Turkey”.

  Turkey, it added, “has taken a principled stance based on international law against the expansionist policies of the Netanyahu government and has raised its voice most strongly against the grave crimes against humanity committed against the Palestinian people”.

  “The Turkish Cypriot people, who have been subjected to all kinds of inhumane treatment, including genocide, reiterates once again that it will always support and stand by our Palestinian brothers and sisters in their just cause, and calls on Israel to immediately end the violence it is perpetrating in the Middle East,” it said.

  The decision to recognise the events as a genocide was passed unanimously by Israel’s legislature on Monday, with the country’s Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar, who was behind the bill, saying that “it is never too late to do the right thing”.

  “Israel joins 32 countries which have fulfilled a moral duty by recognising the historical truth, and rejecting attempts to deny it,” he said.

  The Cypriot government, among others including Armenia, France, Germany, Greece, and the United States, recognise the events of 1915 as a genocide carried out by the Ottoman Empire and not as Ottoman casualties of the first world war.

  Turkey, the north, Azerbaijan, and Pakistan consider the deaths to be casualties of the first world war, while countries including the United Kingdom and Spain have not formally declared them to be a genocide.

  Prior to the passage of the bill in Israel’s legislature, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said that he believed that offering no response to Israel’s decision was the best route forward for his country and government to take.

  “We see no need to respond because we believe that refraining from entering into the issue of the weaponisation of the Armenian genocide is in the interests of the Republic of Armenia,” he said.

• Annita calls for progress on Cyprus problem after Gerapetritis meeting

  House President Annita Demetriou on Monday called for “substantive progress” to be made in efforts to bring about a resumption of negotiations in earnest on the Cyprus problem after she met Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis in Athens.

  “A substantive exchange of views took place on the challenges and complex issue which Greece and Cyprus are called upon to address jointly, particularly at the European and regional levels. Regarding the Cyprus issue, the need for substantive progress to resume negotiations was underlined,” she said.

  She added that those negotiations must be undertaken “with the aim of liberating and reuniting our homeland”, and that “Greece and Cyprus are working together toward this direction”.

  “In this context, the possibilities for leveraging the dimensions of relations between Europe and Turkey were discussed,” she said.

  She went on to say that both Greece and Cyprus are “promoting responsible policies and coordinated diplomatic initiatives”, and that “close cooperation and coordination remain essential in order to defend the prevalence of international law, European principles and values in Cyprus, and our national interests”.

  Her comments come with efforts having ramped up on all sides with the aim of bringing about a resumption of negotiations on the Cyprus problem, with Gerapetritis having been visited by United Nations envoy Maria Angela Holguin earlier this month.

  After that meeting, the Greek foreign ministry had said that Gerapetritis had “expressed Greece’s confidence in UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ efforts towards finding a comprehensive, just, and sustainable solution to the Cyprus issue”.

  Such a solution, it added, must be found “within the framework of the relevant United Nations security council resolutions”,

  It said that Gerapetritis had “stressed the importance of maintaining the momentum which has been built on the Cyprus issue over the past two and a half years”.

  “Greece, in solidarity with the Republic of Cyprus, remains ready to contribute constructively to the next steps, with the aim of achieving the resumption of talks, on the basis of the agreed framework,” it said.

  Holguin’s next meeting of note is due to be with European Council President Antonio Costa on July 13, with that meeting having been postponed from its originally planned date to then in light of next week’s Nato leaders’ summit in Ankara, which Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will host, and which Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will attend.

  The summit will take place with discussions regarding security guarantees in a post-solution Cyprus centring on the idea of those guarantees being provided through a Nato-based structure.

  Those guarantees may come in the form of the new Cypriot republic’s accession to Nato, alongside the presence of Nato troops from Turkey, Greece, France, the United Kingdom and the United States on the island.

  However, when questioned on the prospect of Holguin meeting Nato officials while in Brussels, which is also the seat of Nato’s headquarters, and of Nato-based security guarantees in a post-solution Cyprus, a Nato official told the Cyprus Mail that “there are no meetings planned with the envoy and the topic has not been discussed at Nato”.

  Alongside Erdogan and Mitsotakis, Sir Keir Starmer, the prime minister of Cyprus’ third guarantor power, the United Kingdom, is set to attend the summit, alongside Antonio Costa and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen.

  Starmer is likely to resign within ten days of that summit to be replaced as prime minister by outgoing Manchester mayor Andy Burnham, though this change is not expected to impact the UK’s stance on the Cyprus problem.

• Erdogan to AK Party: Nicosia is looking to you

  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday told members of his ruling AK Party that Nicosia is “looking to you”, as he addressed a policy retreat in the lakeside town of Sapanca.

  “Rest assured, you are Gaza’s only hope. You are the hope of Damascus, which is rising up, of Aleppo, which is being reborn from its ashes, of Mogadishu, Khartoum, Beirut, Tripoli, and Tripoliania. Remember, Nicosia, Baku, Sarajevo, Skopje, Prizren, Baghdad, and Basra are looking to you,” he said.

  He added that his party is “a movement which receives the prayers and support of not only our own people, but also of hundreds of millions of our brothers and sisters in our shared cultural geography”.

  Looking back to the creation of his party, almost 25 years ago, he said that “we opened a brand-new chapter in Turkey by founding the AK Party”, and that the party “introduced many innovations to Turkish politics” and “transformed Turkey”.

  “It brought a new path, a new and original perspective to the political institution. In particular, we approached consultation with a different perspective and placed it at the very centre of our style of politics,” he said.

  The 25th anniversary of the party’s founding will be marked on August 14, with some circles suggesting that the date and a planned celebratory event may be used to fire the starting gun for early presidential and parliamentary elections in Turkey.

  Under Turkey’s current constitution, Erdogan cannot run for re-election as Turkey’s president if the next election is held at the end of his current term, with the currently foreseen date set as May 7, 2028. However, if the country’s parliament calls an election ahead of time, his current term will not be considered fulfilled, and he will be able to stand again.

  The consent of 60 per cent of Turkey’s 600-member parliament – 360 MPs – would be required for such an election to be held. At present, Erdogan’s government commands the support of 328 MPs – 277 from his own party, 46 from the ultranationalist MHP, four from the Kurdish Islamist Huda Par, and the vote of Onder Aksakal.

  While the Turkish government does have almost two years left to run on its current term in office, this year may be the optimal time to call an election, given that the opposition currently finds itself in disarray, with CHP leader Ozgur Ozel having been removed from his role by a court decision and the party’s presidential candidate Ekrem Imamoglu in jail.

  The removal of Ozel from office and the installing of Kemal Kilicdaroglu – the man Erdogan beat in the 2023 presidential election – as party leader has provoked a full-blown crisis inside the CHP, with a series of local mayors leaving the party in the aftermath.

  Most notably, Cemil Tugay, the mayor of Izmir, the CHP’s historic stronghold, left the party, while Kilicdaroglu began relieving various chairpeople of provincial branches of the CHP of their duties.

  Erdogan’s choice of Sapanca for Monday’s retreat is also noteworthy as the mayor of Sakarya, the greater municipality under which it falls, continues to lie about having obtained a degree from Famagusta’s Eastern Mediterranean University, despite the university having confirmed four months ago that he does not.

  The mayor, named Yusuf Alemdar, belongs to the AK Party, and maintains on his official website that he studied in Cyprus.

  However, the university confirmed in February that Alemdar “never registered with our university, was not a student of ours, and does not possess a degree from the Eastern Mediterranean University”.

  “It is also clear from the statements made to the press by ‘Yusuf Alemdar’ that he does not have a degree from the Eastern Mediterranean University,” it added.

• Zavrantonas retrial continues

  The retrial of Giorgos Zavrantonas Christodoulou got into the substance of the case on Monday with his lawyers lodging several objections to the evidence submitted by prosecutors.

  In the trial before the Nicosia criminal court, he faces charges of possessing 15kilograms of cocaine with intent to sell. He has pleaded not guilty.

  Christodoulou had originally been sentenced in December 2022 to 22 years in prison, but that conviction was recently overturned by the appeals court, which ordered the case to be retried from scratch.

  In court on Monday, the prosecution called to the stand an officer with the drug squad who had been in charge of the evidence in the case.

  Officer Militsa Papa described the events of January 16, 2019, when police arrested two men for possession of 15kg of cocaine.

  The two men arrested at a residence in Lakatamia were Aristos Kyprianou and Yiannis Andreou.

  Andreou had initially been sentenced to 16 years in prison for the same case. Having served four, he was subsequently granted a presidential pardon. He has now become a witness in this case.

  Officer Papa said that on arriving at the scene, she was informed about the arrests. Andreou was inside the house at the time, while Kyprianou was inside a vehicle.

  A packet containing cocaine was found in the garden of the same house, after Andreou pointed out the exact location, telling officers the drugs were his.

  Police also found an army-style bag in the driver’s seat of Kyprianou’s car. Inside the bag were 14 packages containing a white substance.

  The prosecution then presented as evidence the seized packages.

  At this point, Christos Poutziouris, lead attorney for the defendant, objected that the evidentiary items are being held by the prosecution “illegally”.

  He claimed that, during the previous trial, the court had ordered that the evidence be destroyed after the drugs were examined by the state lab.

  Despite this, the evidence was not destroyed, nor had authorities in the interim filed a request to retain the evidence.

  This adversely affects his client’s right to a fair trial, and constitutes contempt of court, the lawyer said.

  Responding, the prosecution said the court should first hear the reasons why the police kept the evidence.

  The matter was resolved by the court itself, with the judge citing a previous file – dated June 25, 2020 – which stated that the evidence in question could be retained.

  Next, the prosecution presented other evidence related to the case – documents issued by the state lab, as well as a USB device with telecommunications data.

  Again, the defence objected about the USB, saying they were unaware of its contents and questioning whether the authorities obtained the data lawfully.

  The trial continues on Tuesday.

• Cyprus problem efforts not ‘frozen’, Christodoulides says

  Efforts to bring about a resumption of negotiations in earnest on the Cyprus problem have not been “frozen”, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Monday, with United Nations envoy Maria Angela Holguin having postponed her latest round of contacts until after the conclusion of next week’s Nato leaders’ summit in Ankara.

  “The only thing which is certain is that the effort is not frozen, the effort continues. Holguin will go [to Brussels] on July 13. There is also the Nato summit. All processes are in full swing, with the aim of convening an enlarged meeting, during which the resumption of talks will be announced,” he said.

  He then reiterated that “nothing has been frozen, this great effort continues”, before adding that “we support this great effort being undertaken by [UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres], and we hope that there will be a response from everyone”.

  “We are at a very critical juncture. We are focusing, we are constantly having contacts, both in Cyprus and in New York, and at the European Union level, with one goal and one goal only, to have a positive result,” he said.

  He also offered himself credit for the progress achieved this far, saying that “this mobility began through our own efforts”, before saying that the EU has taken a “more active role” in the Cyprus problem in recent years, and highlighting Holguin’s initial appointment in 2024.

  “We had said from the beginning that our goal was to connect potential developments in relations between Europe and Turkey, as Turkey considers progress on that issue as a strategic goal, to the Cyprus problem. There is progress in that direction. We hope to have the result we expect, which is nothing other than the resumption of talks,” he said.

  Holguin is expected to meet European Council President Antonio Costa in Brussels on July 13, with the Ankara Nato summit coming with discussions regarding security guarantees in a post-solution Cyprus centring on the idea of those guarantees being provided through a Nato-based structure.

  Those guarantees may come in the form of the new Cypriot republic’s accession to Nato, alongside the presence of Nato troops from Turkey, Greece, France, the United Kingdom and the United States on the island.

  However, when questioned on the prospect of Holguin meeting Nato officials while in Brussels, which is also the seat of Nato’s headquarters, and of Nato-based security guarantees in a post-solution Cyprus, a Nato official told the Cyprus Mail that “there are no meetings planned with the envoy and the topic has not been discussed at Nato”.

  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will host next week’s Nato summit, with the prime ministers of the island’s other two guarantor powers, Kyriakos Mitsotakis of Greece and Sir Keir Starmer of the UK also expected to attend, alongside Antonio Costa and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen.

  Starmer is likely to resign within ten days of that summit to be replaced as prime minister by outgoing Manchester mayor Andy Burnham, though this change is not expected to impact the UK’s stance on the Cyprus problem.

  The question of whether progress is now “frozen” comes with it having earlier been expected that Holguin would return to Cyprus before the end of this month, but with the postponement of her meeting with Costa now set to push her return to the second half of next month.

  As such, the planned enlarged meeting, involving the island’s two sides, its three guarantor powers, Greece, Turkey, and the United Kingdom, and the UN, which was initially pencilled in for the end of next month or the beginning of August, will now likely take place later in August at the earliest.

• Legislation covering civil service holidays largely approved

  MPs and trade unions on Monday generally expressed satisfaction at government legislation that would factor in prior service in the public sector for the purposes of calculating employees’ annual leave.

  The bill, which would amend current civil service regulations, was discussed at the House finance committee.

  Up until now, annual leave for public-sector workers is staggered – the more years of service, the more leave they’re entitled to.

  Under the proposed amendment, the days of leave would be calculated based on the years people have served in other public-sector posts other than the one they were appointed to and currently work at.

  For example, someone might have worked in the public sector on an open-ended contract – in other words, they do not have full civil servant status.

  From now on, if someone on an open-ended contract goes on to get appointed as a civil servant, their previous years of service as a contract worker would count toward their annual leave.

  But the proposed change does not cover contract workers paid an hourly rate – a point raised by trade unions. This concerns around 600 people.

  A representative of Peo union also complained the proposal might not cover people previously working in local government who then got transferred to the district local government organisations (EOA). Nor does it cover people moving from one semi-governmental organisation – like CyTA – to another.

  However, a finance ministry official corrected the record, saying the coming change does include prior service in public-law organisations.

  The government proposal received broad support from the parties. Disy, through welcoming the changes, said the point about including hourly-paid workers should be inserted into the text of the bill from now.

  According to the statistical service (Cystat), total employment in the broader public sector came to 78,388 in the first quarter of 2026.

  The broader public sector is broken down as follows: the general government and publicly-owned enterprises.

  In the general government, 73,236 persons are employed – most of them working for the central government, the rest in non-profits and local authorities. Publicly-owned enterprises employ 5,152.

  Some 4,200 people work in the broader public sector on open-ended contracts.

• President meets US students of Cypriot and Greek descent

  President Nikos Christodoulides met students of Cypriot and Greek descent from the United States to discuss the Cyprus problem, Cyprus-US relations, and the island’s strategic role in the Eastern Mediterranean on Monday.

  The students are visiting Cyprus as part of the American Hellenic Institute’s (AHI) annual foreign policy programme, now in its 18th year.

  During the visit to the presidential palace, AHI president Nick Larigakis presented Christodoulides with a commemorative plaque marking the 250th anniversary of US independence.

  “The clear aim is to educate the next generation of Greek-American and Cypriot-American leaders and raise their awareness about the issues of the Eastern Mediterranean,” he said.

  Maria Kyriacou, a student at the University of Virginia from Chicago, described the meeting as a meaningful experience.

  “I thought about my grandparents who are from Cyprus and what it means for me as an American of Cypriot descent to be here today,” she said, adding that the discussion covered geopolitical issues affecting both Cyprus and the United States.

  Yale University student Lucas Koutsoukos, from Connecticut, said the meeting gave participants a better understanding of Cyprus’ history and its current geopolitical importance.

  “It was an exciting experience,” he said.

  He added that the group discussed the Cyprus issue, dialogue with the Turkish Cypriot community, regional cooperation and ways the diaspora could support Cyprus and Greece.

  The students have also visited Larnaca and the island’s north as part of the programme and are scheduled to visit the Cyprus Centre for Land, Open Seas and Port Security (Cyclops).

  “We are exploring many of the cultural areas, but mainly the areas that are important for foreign policy and for Greek-American and Cypriot relations,” Koutsoukos said.

  Kyriacou said Christodoulides also spoke about Cyprus’ role in the region and its position as a reliable partner for the United States.

  Koutsoukos said many young Greek and Cypriot Americans were eager to support the countries of their heritage.

  “We want to know how we can help in the United States, whether by lobbying Congress or simply raising awareness about the Cyprus issue or issues concerning Greece,” he said.

• Kallas: Cyprus problem progress could help solve other problems

  Progress in efforts aimed at bringing about a solution to the Cyprus problem could aid efforts towards solving other geopolitical issues, the European Union’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Monday.

  “Achieving a peaceful solution to the Cyprus issue would open the door to resolving many problems,” she told Turkey’s Anadolu Agency.

  She added that the EU and Turkey should “also address the Cyprus issue”, and said that both sides should “support the mediation and negotiation efforts” being undertaken by United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.

  Her comments come with efforts ramping up on all sides to bring about a resumption of negotiations in earnest on the Cyprus problem, though unconfirmed reports over the weekend suggested that the process may be somewhat slowed down, with it being reported that UN envoy Maria Angela Holguin may wait until after next week’s Nato leaders’ summit to continue her contacts.

  It is expected that Holguin’s next meeting of note will be with European Council President Antonio Costa in Brussels, but government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Monday that that meeting will now not take place until July 13.

  Confirmation that Holguin will wait until after the Nato summit, which will be held in Ankara, before resuming her contacts come with discussions regarding security guarantees in a post-solution Cyprus centring on the idea of those guarantees being provided through a Nato-based structure.

  Those guarantees may come in the form of the new Cypriot republic’s accession to Nato, alongside the presence of Nato troops from Turkey, Greece, France, the United Kingdom and the United States on the island.

  However, when questioned on the prospect of Holguin meeting Nato officials while in Brussels, which is also the seat of Nato’s headquarters, and of Nato-based security guarantees in a post-solution Cyprus, a Nato official told the Cyprus Mail that “there are no meetings planned with the envoy and the topic has not been discussed at Nato”.

  Guterres and Holguin met in New York on Friday, with it having initially been hoped that Holguin may return to the island before the end of this month. However, she will now likely not return to the island until the second half of next month.

  This will likely also push back the planned dates for the convening of an enlarged meeting on the Cyprus problem, involving the island’s two sides, its three guarantor powers, Greece, Turkey, and the United Kingdom, and the UN.

  Initially, it had been said that the meeting would take place either in the latter part of next month or at the beginning of August, but Holguin’s delayed timetable of contacts will likely push back the convening of that enlarged meeting to mid-August or the second half of that month.

  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will host next week’s Nato summit, with the prime ministers of the island’s other two guarantor powers, Kyriakos Mitsotakis of Greece and Sir Keir Starmer of the UK also expected to attend, alongside Antonio Costa and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen.

  Starmer is likely to resign within ten days of that summit to be replaced as prime minister by outgoing Manchester mayor Andy Burnham, though this change is not expected to impact the UK’s stance on the Cyprus problem.

• Digital rights in Cyprus need to keep up with technology

  In the age of artificial intelligence and algorithms, Cyprus needs a ‘digital rights charter’, an MP said on Monday.

  Christos Christofides (Akel) was speaking at the House human rights committee, which has begun a discussion on digital rights more broadly.

  Christofides, who chairs the committee, said a digital rights charter would serve as a guide for modernising legislation.

  The issue concerns not the future, he noted, but rather the present – as AI and algorithms already impact how people get their information, but also affect work, education and “the functioning of democracy”.

  The key question is not whether society will use AI, but whether people’s rights are safeguarded in relation to these new technologies.

  The MP referred to initiatives undertaken at the European level, mentioning that the EU has adopted the European declaration on digital rights and principles.

  He also cited the EU AI Act, as well as the Council of Europe Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law.

  According to Christofides, countries like Spain, Estonia, Finland and France have already developed policies on digital rights, digital public services, digital education and the protection of minors on the internet.

  Some of the rights in the digital age include: members of the public should know when a decision concerning them has been made by an algorithm; the right to demand an explanation whenever an AI app denies an application for a job or a loan; the right to demand that a human must review automated decisions; and the right to be protected from algorithmic discrimination.

  The MP recalled that the House human rights committee has previously addressed the criminalisation of online child sexual abuse material as well as the dissemination of so-called deepfakes.

  The next step, he added, is to launch a broad public discussion leading to the formulation of a digital rights charter for Cyprus – which would not be symbolic, but rather a framework text governing related legislation.

  Such a charter would serve as a yardstick for assessing any new legislation relating to AI, personal data, education, work and public administration and justice.

  Digital rights are the fundamental human and legal rights that allow individuals to access, use, create and publish digital media. They act as an extension of physical-world human rights – such as privacy and freedom of expression – ensuring these same protections apply seamlessly in online spaces and telecommunications networks.

• Man jailed 10 years for cannabis supply

  A 36-year-old man was sentenced to 10 years in prison by the Paphos criminal court on Monday after being found guilty of possessing cannabis with intent to supply.

  The court also imposed a three-year prison sentence for negligent driving but ordered the two sentences to run concurrently.

  The case stems from an incident in which officers from the police drugs squad Ykan stopped the defendant’s car on a road in Paphos earlier this year.

  Police said the vehicle collided with two official police vehicles before coming to a stop.

  A search uncovered a travel bag containing 10.041kg of cannabis, while officers also found around half a gram of a substance believed to be cocaine inside the vehicle.

  Further searches at premises managed by the defendant and at his home uncovered an additional 2.509kg of cannabis.

  In total, police seized around 12.5kg of cannabis during the investigation.

  The 36-year-old was arrested at the scene, while Ykan and the Paphos traffic police carried out further investigations that led to his conviction.

• Cyprus should review British bases status says Bar Association

  Cyprus possesses strong legal arguments which could form the basis for revisiting the issue of the British bases within the framework of modern international law, participants at a discussion organised by the Cyprus Bar Association heard.

  The event brought together academics, legal experts and government officials to discuss the legal status and future of the British bases in Cyprus amid renewed public debate over the issue.

  The Cyprus Bar Association said on Monday that participants concluded Cyprus was in a position to engage “with confidence and legal documentation” in any future dialogue or negotiations concerning the British bases “as a sovereign and equal state”.

  The discussion also resulted in the adoption of a formal resolution on the issue, which the association said reflected its institutional position and was intended to contribute to the wider public debate that has developed in recent months.

  In his opening remarks, Cyprus Bar Association president Michalis Vorkas said that the historical memory and sacrifices of the Cypriot people required the continued study and assertion of the Republic of Cyprus’ rights, guided by international law and justice.

  Deputy Migration Minister Nicolas Ioannides, referring both to the historical and legal dimensions of the issue and to recent international developments, said the government’s objective was to conduct “a structured dialogue within the framework of international law”.

  According to the bar association, discussions highlighted that any analysis of the British bases issue required consideration of multiple areas of international law, including treaty law, customary international law, decolonisation processes, the right to self-determination and recent developments concerning peremptory norms of international law, known as jus cogens.

  Participants also discussed the use of the term “sovereign bases”, arguing that the United Kingdom exercises only administrative powers over the areas and solely for military purposes.

  This, they said, raised serious legal questions regarding the compatibility of the existing arrangements with contemporary international law.

  The discussion further concluded that any potential renegotiation of the Treaty of Establishment would not place the sovereignty or international legal personality of the Republic of Cyprus at risk, contrary to arguments occasionally put forward in public debate.

  According to the statement, participants also agreed that neither Greece nor Turkey would be required to participate in any renegotiation of the status of the British bases.

  Another position advanced during the discussion was that the agreements reached in 1960 did not reflect the free and genuine will of the Cypriot people and that the consent given at the time was, at the very least, problematic when viewed through the lens of the right to self-determination.

  In this context, participants argued that the separation of the bases’ territory from the territory of the Republic of Cyprus had been incompatible with the principles of decolonisation and that Cyprus’ decolonisation process remained incomplete.

• Arrest at Larnaca airport over UK murder warrant

  A 30-year-old man was arrested at Larnaca airport on Monday after an international arrest warrant was issued by the United Kingdom in connection with a murder investigation dating back to 2023.

  The suspect arrived in Cyprus on a flight from a country outside the EU and was detained during passport control.

  Officers identified an active international warrant issued by British authorities for offences including murder and the unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition.

  Police said the man was taken into custody immediately after the warrant was confirmed through the relevant international channels.

  No further details regarding his identity or the circumstances of the alleged offences have been released.

  The 30-year-old is to appear before the Larnaca district court tomorrow.

• Tributes pour in for late journalist Sevgul Uludag

  Cyprus’ political great and good on Monday offered tributes to Sevgul Uludag, the renowned journalist who died aged 67 on Sunday.

  President Nikos Christodoulides said that Uludag had “highlighted with sensitivity and dedication the humanitarian plight of the missing persons of the Cyprus tragedy and worked consistently for the peaceful coexistence of Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots in a free homeland, without an occupying army”.

  Likewise, Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman said that “we will never forget you, your efforts, your superhuman dedication”.

  His predecessor Mustafa Akinci was the first to make reference to the circumstances surrounding Uludag’s death, saying, “I do not think anyone outside of her closest relatives knew of the seriousness of her illness”.

  “Sevgul leaves behind a great void. Unfortunately, there is no other journalist who, with such persistence and determination, could have investigated, questioned and contributed to uncovering the issue of missing persons, a bleeding wound for Cyprus,” he said.

  Former Turkish Cypriot leader Dervish Eroglu’s wife Meral Eroglu said that “I have lost a very courageous person who stood by me during the most difficult times of my life”, but that “I was not the only one who lost”.

  Disy wrote that Uludag had “dedicated almost her entire life to the fight to find and clarify the fate of the missing, heroically resisting all types of threats and waging a fight through the years for coexistence between Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots”.

  “She truly believed in reconciliation,” it added.

  Akel, meanwhile, described her as “a fighter for peace in Cyprus and for reconciliation between Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots”.

  “Sevgul’s action contributed decisively to clarifying the fate of many missing persons, Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots. She stood out for her insistence on a humanitarian approach to the issue of the missing persons as well as for her work to heal the open wounds of relatives and both communities more broadly,” it said.

  It added that she “did not back down or fear the threats she received from extreme, chauvinist circles”, and that she was “engaged in highlighting the historical truth about all aspects of the Cypriot tragedy and the pain suffered by both communities”.

  The CTP, the party of which she was a member, spoke of “deep sorrow” at her death, while party leader Sila Usar Incirli said that Uludag “bravely pursued the truth”.

  “You approached the losses and their loved ones with respect, you helped families who lived in uncertainty for years to mourn and say goodbye to their loved ones,” she said.

  In a career that spanned over four and a half decades, Uludag devoted herself to the cause of Cyprus’ missing, the more than 2,000 people left unaccounted for after intercommunal violence in the 1960s and the Turkish invasion in 1974.

  She was meticulous in this endeavour, frequently uncovering detailed accounts of the lives and deaths of the missing, which were then published in both Turkish and Greek in the Yeniduzen and Politis newspapers.

  For this work, she was acclaimed at home and abroad, becoming the first Cypriot to be awarded the international courage in journalism award in 2008, while also winning the European citizen’s prize in 2014 and being nominated for the Nobel peace prize in 2019.

• Far right protest planned as avenue renamed after Christofias

  A protest is scheduled to take place in Strovolos on Monday ahead of the official ceremony to rename Argyroupoleos Avenue as ‘Dimitris Christofias Avenue’, with police preparing security measures and temporary traffic arrangements for the event, which will also be attended by President Nikos Christodoulides.

  Police said the demonstration is expected to begin at 6.45pm at the site of the ceremony.

  Officers will be deployed to maintain public order, ensure public safety and manage traffic in the surrounding area.

  Authorities said temporary traffic measures may be introduced if required and urged motorists to cooperate with officers and, where possible, use alternative routes to avoid delays.

  The renaming ceremony follows a decision by the Strovolos municipal council to give the avenue the name of the late former president Dimitris Christofias.

  The road, which opened to traffic earlier this month, connects the GSP area with Tseriou Avenue.

  The planned protest was announced by the far right student group (Efen).

  The statement strongly opposed the decision to rename the avenue and criticised the participation of senior state officials in the ceremony.

  It described the event as an attempt to “erase history” and objected to the decision to honour the former president through the naming of a public road.

  The statement also referred to the Mari explosion in 2011 and the economic crisis during Christofias’ presidency, concluding with the phrase “as long as we live, we will never forget the blood of the 13”, referring to those who died in the disaster.

  The decision to rename the avenue has also prompted discussion over the process through which roads receive or change official names.

  Speaking to Alpha, EOA head Antonis Economides said responsibility for naming streets and avenues rests exclusively with municipal councils and does not require approval from the interior ministry.

• Paphos man arrested after child abuse material found

  A 41-year-old man was arrested in Paphos on suspicion of offences related to child sexual abuse material, police said on Monday.

  The investigation began after police received information that a user on an online platform had searched for illegal material involving the sexual abuse of minors.

  Police said investigators from the cybercrime unit identified the suspect.

  A court-authorised search of his home led to the seizure of a laptop, three mobile phones and two external hard drives, which will undergo forensic examination.

• Is Cyprus ready for biohacking?

  Cold plunges, sleep tracking, personalised nutrition, high tech therapies. These are all things that were exclusive to professional athletes but tech gurus have become part of a broader shift towards “health optimisation”.

  This practice falls under the term biohacking and promises better energy, enhanced recovery and long-term wellbeing. However, with the global trend catching on internationally, the question remains: has it reached Cyprus?

  The term itself has been gaining wider recognition over the past years, thanks to the rise of podcasts and social media personalities, as well as increasing worldwide fascination with longevity. Celebrities, entrepreneurs, and athletes have shared their personal experiences with cold showers, fasting, sleep monitoring and wearable technology.

  The global longevity industry has expanded rapidly with private clinics, wellness retreats and health tech companies increasingly marketing services aimed not only at treating illness, but at extending ‘health span’.

  There are indeed early signs that it has reached us. According to Pagoc Health, a Cyprus based company producing cold immersion baths, there has been a significant spike in demand over recent years.

  Part of the appeal lies in the sense of control these practices appear to offer. In a period increasingly shaped by stress, burnout, and growing awareness around chronic disease, biohacking is often presented as a more proactive approach to health.

  This has contributed to rising interest not only in performance enhancement but also in sleep quality, stress management, energy levels and healthy ageing. What lies beneath the term ‘biohacking’, however, might be less revolutionary than you might expect.

  “From a scientific perspective, biohacking can be understood as a proactive effort to optimise biological function through lifestyle, nutrition and emerging technologies,” says bioinformatics and computational biology researcher and CEO of Stremble Ventures Dr Athos Antoniades.

  He says that at its core, biohacking reflects growing scientific interest in health span and ageing, particularly the importance of prevention, personalisation and understanding how different systems in the body interact.

  Many of the techniques associated with biohacking have, in fact, been proven scientifically: regular exercise, quality sleep, proper nutrition, and aligned circadian rhythms have all been shown in numerous studies to decrease the chances of developing diseases later in life.

  “A common misconception is that health optimisation can be achieved through isolated interventions, specific supplements or extreme diets,” Antoniades says. “In reality, biological systems are interdependent, and interventions often have cascading effects.”

  Moreover, he warns of the dangers posed by trends fuelled by social media where information often lacking proper verification or evidence can become popular very rapidly. “Some interventions are not supported by robust evidence, and in certain cases may disrupt physiological balance rather than improve it,” he says.

  As interest in health optimisation grows, some clinics in Cyprus are beginning to approach these ideas through a more structured medical framework. “In a clinical context, biohacking is the structured use of data, lifestyle interventions and medical guidance to improve performance, recovery, and long-term health,” says Dinos Xydas, Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer at Swissmed Health – a clinical longevity and personalised medicine centre in Cyprus.

  He observes that such services are rising in popularity. “We are seeing growing interest in Cyprus, both from local residents and international clients,” he says, adding that emphasis is moving from spa wellness to energy, prevention and healthy ageing.

  There is growing demand from people seeking a more proactive and personalised approach to their health, whether through prevention, recovery, performance or healthy ageing.

  While newer techniques attract all the attention, he reiterates that it is the basics that still matter most. “The most evidence-based practices are often the least glamorous. Sleep optimisation, exercise prescription, nutrition, metabolic health improvement, stress regulation and targeted correction of deficiencies remain the foundations,” says Xydas.

  He also cautions against highly commercialised approaches marketed as quick fixes. “The most misunderstood areas are those marketed as universal shortcuts,” he says. “A therapy that works for one person may be inappropriate for another.”

  In terms of medicine, the dangers cannot be overlooked. “The biggest risk is when people self-prescribe based on social media or copy protocols that are not designed for them,” he adds.

  Although the practice remains relatively niche at this point, Xydas believes Cyprus has the potential to develop further.

  While Cyprus does not yet have dedicated ‘biohacking’ centres, elements of the movement are increasingly appearing within gyms, recovery spaces and wellness focused services, particularly through practices like cold immersion.

  “When we started, cold exposure was still a niche concept, mostly associated with athletes,” say the founders of Pagoc Health Phedias Demou and Andreas Chrysochos. “Over the past couple of years, awareness has grown considerably. The conversation has shifted from ‘what is this?’ to ‘how do I get one?’”

  While athletes were among the earliest adopters, cold immersion is increasingly attracting wellness focused individuals seeking stress relief, recovery and improved sleep.

  “Recovery after training is the most common entry point,” they note, adding that many individuals also report improved sleep and general resilience.

  Moreover, they highlight that exposure to cold environments has become more recognised as an aspect of a wider movement towards health optimisation that combines performance, prevention and lifestyle.

  Ultimately, experts suggest that a lot of what is described as biohacking reflects long-established principles of health applied with great levels of personalisation, tracking and data.

  And while the trend is only beginning to emerge in Cyprus, the challenge may lie less in finding the next optimisation technique and more in distinguishing between what is evidence based and what is simply well-marketed.

• Oceana urges EU to back small-scale fishermen

  Oceana urged EU leaders to enhance support for low-impact fishermen via the upcoming Ocean Act on Monday, saying this is essential for safeguarding coastal communities and marine ecosystems.

  Following the high-level conference on islands and coastal communities held in Paphos last week, Oceana urged the EU to prioritise small-scale fishermen’s access to coastal waters over industrial fleets.

  “Low-impact fishermen play a crucial role in strengthening coastal communities, generating income, providing local catches and maintaining traditional practices,” Oceana’s head of campaigns in Europe Vanya Vulperhorst said.

  The organisation suggested protecting the first 12 nautical miles of coastal waters for low-impact fishermen, increasing fishing opportunities for fleets that support coastal jobs, and restoring fish stocks and marine habitats.

  Oceana said similar measures already exist in dozens of countries but remain largely absent across the EU.

  It also called on European Fisheries Commissioner Costas Kadis to include them in the proposed Ocean Act and ensure existing fisheries rules are fully implemented.

  With Ireland assuming the rotating EU presidency on July 1, Oceana sees an opportunity to promote sustainable fisheries policies that support coastal communities and marine ecosystems.

• Cyprus marks Asteroid Day

  Cyprus is marking Asteroid Day with events on Monday and Tuesday as part of the worldwide programme organised by the Luxembourg-based Asteroid Day Foundation to raise awareness of asteroids, planetary defence and international cooperation in space science.

  The events have been organised by Kition Planetarium and Observatory, the national coordinator for Asteroid Day in Cyprus, under the direction of George Troullias.

  An event will be held on Monday at the Cyprus Planetarium in Tamassos, while the main event takes place on Tuesday at Kition Planetarium, where Chief Scientist Demetris Skourides will deliver an address on behalf of President Nikos Christodoulides.

  More information about the events can be found at Astronomy Cyprus, Asteroid Day and Asteroid Day Cyprus.

  Asteroid Day is celebrated annually on June 30 to mark the anniversary of the 1908 Tunguska event in Siberia, the largest impact event ever recorded in modern history.

  The initiative was founded by astrophysicist and Queen guitarist Brian May, Apollo 9 astronaut Rusty Schweickart, filmmaker Grig Richters and B612 Foundation chair Danica Remy to promote public understanding about the importance of asteroids through history and the role they play in the solar system.

  Kition Planetarium said that over the past years space missions have managed to collect valuable samples from asteroids, opening a new chapter in understanding the origin and evolution of our solar system.

  “Although these samples are tiny, their scientific value is tremendous,” Kition Planetarium said.

  Scientist are able to link meteorites on Earth to respective parent asteroids in space, providing unique information on the raw materials from which the planets were created approximately 4.6 billion years ago.

  “Studying these samples does not only enrich our knowledge about the history of the solar system, but also contributes to planning future space missions, utilising the resources of asteroids and developing technologies that will support future space exploration,” it said.

  There are about 50,000 meteorites in museums, universities and research foundations around the world, and each meteorite is a piece of an asteroid.

  One of the most important achievements of modern planetary science is Nasa’s Osiris-Rex mission, which successfully brought back samples from carbon asteroid Bennu, which is close to Earth.

  “These valuable samples, which came to Earth in September 2023, offer scientists a unique opportunity to study material that has remained almost unaltered for approximately 4.5 billion years, from the time the solar system was formed,” Kition Planetarium said.

  The first tests revealed the presence of organic compounds, hydrous minerals and other chemical components, which contribute towards understanding the creation of planets and possibly the fundamental building blocks of life on Earth.

  The results of the mission are considered to be a milestone for planetary science and are expected to shed light on the early stages of the solar system.

  Asteroid research and planetary defence are today one of the priorities of key space organisations, with Nasa, European Space Agency (ESA) and other space services implementing missions to study asteroids, understand their origin and develop technologies to protect Earth from future risks.

  In 2022, Nasa’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test carried out the first ever successful test in diverting an asteroid, by a controlled crash of Didymos asteroid into Dimorphos satellite, changing its orbit.

  “This historic achievement proved that kinetic impact can constitute an effective method of planetary defence against potentially dangerous asteroids,” Kition planetarium said.

Github

• Claude Opus 4.8 (fast mode) is now in preview for GitHub Copilot

  Claude Opus 4.8 (fast mode) is now rolling out in preview on GitHub Copilot. Fast mode delivers significantly faster output token speeds while maintaining the same intelligence as Claude Opus 4.8, making it well suited for interactive coding and agentic workflows where responsiveness matters.

  This model is billed at provider list pricing under Usage Based Billing. Fast mode for Claude Opus 4.8 is offered at a reduced cost compared to previous fast modes, though it still costs more than standard Claude Opus 4.8. See GitHub Copilot’s pricing for models and requests for details.

  Availability in GitHub Copilot

  Claude Opus 4.8 (fast mode) will be available to Copilot Pro+, Max, Business, and Enterprise users. You’ll be able to select the model in the model picker in:

  • Visual Studio Code
  • Visual Studio
  • Copilot CLI
  • GitHub Copilot cloud agent
  • GitHub Copilot app
  • github.com
  • GitHub Mobile iOS and Android
  • JetBrains
  • Xcode
  • Eclipse

  Rollout will be gradual. Check back soon if you don’t see it yet.

  Enabling access

  Copilot Enterprise and Copilot Business plan administrators must enable the policy for fast mode for Claude Opus 4.8 in Copilot settings. The policy is off by default.

  Learn more

  To explore all models available in GitHub Copilot, see our documentation on models and get started with Copilot.

  Share your feedback

  Join the GitHub Community to share your feedback.

  The post Claude Opus 4.8 (fast mode) is now in preview for GitHub Copilot appeared first on The GitHub Blog.

• Restrict issue creation to collaborators only

  Repository admins can now restrict issue creation to collaborators with write access. This gives you more control over who can open issues and helps reduce unwanted issue creation, while keeping issue workflows available to the people who actively maintain and contribute to the project.

  When this setting is enabled, people without write access can’t create issues from entry points across the repository experience, including Issues, Comments, Discussions, Projects, and Copilot. This update also brings more consistency with pull request permissions, which already support restricting pull request creation to collaborators only.

  To use this setting:

  1. Go to the repository Settings page.
  2. Under Features, select the Issues checkbox.
  3. Under Issues, select Creation allowed by: Collaborators only.

  If you have any questions or feedback, join the conversation in our Community discussion.

  The post Restrict issue creation to collaborators only appeared first on The GitHub Blog.

• Read-only Actions cache for untrusted triggers

  GitHub Actions now issues read-only cache tokens to the default branch for workflow events that can be triggered without write permissions to the repository. This applies least privilege to the cache and prevents common privilege-escalation paths through cache poisoning.

  Previously, the Actions service issued read-write cache tokens for every workflow event, including triggers like pull_request_target, issue_comment, and fork-pull-request workflow_run cascades. Workflow code that an external actor can influence (e.g., through script injection or “pwn requests”) could write to the default-branch cache, and a trusted workflow such as push or schedule would later restore those poisoned entries. This opened up a path to run arbitrary code and exfiltrate production secrets in these more trusted workflows.

  To close that path, GitHub now issues a read-only cache token when both of these are true:

  • The triggering event is untrusted, meaning someone other than a repository collaborator can trigger the event.
  • The workflow execution context and cache scope come from the shared default-branch SHA.

  The most common workflow triggers that write to the default-branch cache keep full read-write caching. These triggers are push, schedule, workflow_dispatch, repository_dispatch, delete, registry_package, and page_build. Additionally, any trigger that uses a non-default-branch scope, such as pull_request and release, keeps read-write caching permission.

  Who’s affected

  This change regresses caching for a small set of untrusted workflows that write to the cache from a default-branch-SHA context. When a write is restricted, actions/cache logs a warning in the run and the job continues without saving. Restores are unaffected.

  To keep the benefit of caching in these workflows, you will need to have a separate workflow triggered by an event with read-write cache access such as push which does cache saves. This will enable following workflows with read-only cache access to restore and use the cache.

  This change ships to both github.com and GitHub with Data Residency. Check the GitHub Actions cache documentation to learn more, and join the discussion in GitHub Community.

  The post Read-only Actions cache for untrusted triggers appeared first on The GitHub Blog.

Reddit

r/golang

• What is the purpose of the vendor/modules.txt file

  Isn't that file completely redundant? When resolving an import path one could just run a longest matching prefix match on the require list in the go.mod file and construct a path `vendor/module_path/package_path`, and if that directory doesn't exist one emits an error indicating that one should run `go mod vendor` again. What problem does this file actually solve?

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• Small Projects

  This is the weekly thread for Small Projects.

  The point of this thread is to have looser posting standards than the main board. As such, projects are pretty much only removed from here by the mods for being completely unrelated to Go. However, Reddit often labels posts full of links as being spam, even when they are perfectly sensible things like links to projects, godocs, and an example. r/golang mods are not the ones removing things from this thread and we will allow them as we see the removals.

  Please also avoid posts like "why", "we've got a dozen of those", "that looks like AI slop", etc. This the place to put any project people feel like sharing without worrying about those criteria.

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• Pappice: a small self-hosted support desk written in Go

  We’re a very small consulting team, and we needed a lightweight way to handle support for our clients.

  I tried a few existing tools like Zammad, osTicket, and FreeScout, but they felt heavier and more complex than what we wanted to operate.

  So I built Pappice in Go: a small, hopefully suckless support desk shipped as a single binary with SQLite and an embedded web UI. It has API tokens, webhooks, no-reply emails, roles, audit events, attachments, and built-in backup/restore.

  I definitely took inspiration from Gitea and Vikunja.

  The Linux release binary is around 12 MB, and our small instance sits around 20-30 MB RAM. It fits our cheap Contabo VPS.

  It is currently in production for our own clients, and we’re sharing it as open source in case it is useful to someone else.

  Repo: https://github.com/lallero-dev/pappice

  The project is young, so expect bugs and rough edges. Feedback and contributions are very welcome.

  Yes, I did use AI to write the code, but I made the decisions on features, architecture, stack, and so on.

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• Follow-up: benchmarked owner-goroutine vs mutex for my Redis clone

  Last post I was debating concurrency models, ended up going with owner goroutine based on the advice I got.

  Benchmarked it against mutex and yeah the reads are way slower:

  Benchmark	Owner Goroutine	RWMutex	sync.Mutex
  Get (sequential)	338 ns/op	10.6 ns/op	7.9 ns/op
  Set (sequential)	538 ns/op	492 ns/op	535 ns/op
  Mixed (sequential)	414 ns/op	31 ns/op	33 ns/op
  Read (parallel)	373 ns/op	77 ns/op	81 ns/op
  Write (parallel)	335 ns/op	253 ns/op	243 ns/op
  Mixed (parallel)	718 ns/op	287 ns/op	295 ns/op

  Pretty sure it's because I'm allocating a new reply channel on every Get: 168 bytes, 3 allocs/op. Is pre-allocating one channel per connection the fix here?(but that kinda seems like a bad option when there would be a lot more features). Besides, the gap is nearly 43x, so hard to ignore.

  // Get call api layer. func (s *Storage) Get(key string) ([]byte, bool) { sendCh := make(chan getValueCh) // new channel every call s.reqCh <- getReq{ key: key, sendChan: sendCh, } info := <-sendCh return info.value, info.ok } // types type getValueCh struct { value []byte ok bool } type getReq struct { key string sendChan chan<- getValueCh } // owner-goroutine calls execute on every request func (r getReq) execute(s *store) { val, ok := s.storage[r.key] if ok && val.expiresAt != nil && time.Now().After(*val.expiresAt) { delete(s.storage, r.key) r.sendChan <- getValueCh{ok: false, value: nil} return } r.sendChan <- getValueCh{ok: ok, value: val.value} } 

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• Hijacked npm and Go Packages Use VS Code Tasks to Deploy Python Infostealer

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• Is there any Go equivalent of the canonical Rust book?

  Rust has the Rust book which gives you a great overview of all of Rust. Brown University recently made it interactive and it's quite fun to go through that.

  But Go doesn't have anything like that. I get that Go is a much smaller language and doesn't need a full-fledged book, but the Tour of Go doesn't cover much of the tooling. Go is thin in terms of language constructs but quite fat in terms of tooling - pprof, embedding, code gen, runtime tracing, analyzers, and so on.

  Is there a book or resource that covers this arena? I have been working with Go since 2017 but my current workplace is just picking it up.

  So coworkers going through Effective Go, Code Review Comments, Google Style Guide, Learning Go, and the Tour of Go often mention that unlike the Rust book there's not much in Go that covers the strength of Go, which lies in tooling.

  Any good pointers? Thanks!

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• Golang context with Value key management

  So i learned that context with Value keys should not be strings to avoid collision.

  You should create custom keys. So what's the best practice and way to store these keys ??

  Should I define them in that particular file only??

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