Friday, July 10, 2026
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| Summary | ⛅️ Mostly clear until evening. |
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| Temperature Range | 21°C to 30°C (70°F to 86°F) |
| Feels Like | Low: 74°F | High: 94°F |
| Humidity | 73% |
| Wind | 12 km/h (7 mph), Direction: 225° |
| Precipitation | Probability: 40%, Type: No precipitation expected |
| Sunrise / Sunset | 🌅 05:43 AM / 🌇 08:03 PM |
| Moon Phase | Waning Crescent (85%) |
| Cloud Cover | 14% |
| Pressure | 1010.33 hPa |
| Dew Point | 69.24°F |
| Visibility | 5.82 miles |
Exhumations began on Thursday at Ayios Nikolaos cemetery in Limassol in a renewed effort to locate the remains of Cyprus’ national poet, Vasilis Michaelides.
The excavation is taking place at the same site examined two years ago under a new court order, which this time allows experts to collect samples from the entire burial site known as the “grave of the unknown.”
Michaelides, widely regarded as Cyprus’ national poet, died in 1917. Although he was buried with honours by Limassol municipality, no plaque bearing his name was ever placed on his grave.
A previous attempt to locate his remains in 2024 was unsuccessful because the court order then in force required the excavation to stop once additional human remains were discovered.
“Bone samples will be taken from all the contents of the tomb, and we are eagerly awaiting the results of the genetic testing, which will be announced by the Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics,” said Limassol Writers’ Society president George Petousis.
Petousis said efforts to identify Michaelides’ burial site began after the founding of the writers’ society, drawing on testimony from historian and researcher Aristides Koudounaris and civil engineer Christos Rotsidis.
“On the basis of these testimonies, we convinced the court to issue both the first and second court orders,” he said.
According to Petousis, Koudounaris identified the location based on information passed down by his grandmother, who had shown him the poet’s burial site. Rotsidis, meanwhile, was shown the same location by a beggar who frequented the cemetery.
The government platform where people can apply for reimbursement for savings lost during the 2013 bank ‘haircut’ will be re-activated shortly, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Thursday.
Answering a question that depositors were recently reportedly told that there is no new funding available for this year, the president said this was down to a misunderstanding.
What really happened is that depositors may have been told that they missed their opportunity, having failed to meet the application deadline.
“Right now the platform will open, so that all those who missed the deadline can file an application,” Christodoulides said.
“And depending on the assessment, payouts will be made – a specific amount has been budgeted for 2026, and a new scheme will be rolled out in 2027.”
He added: “This is something we promised before the elections, and we’re delivering.”
Reimbursement for losses in the bank bail-in is funded via the national solidarity fund.
The government calls it a ‘partial replenishment scheme’ – to avoid the term ‘compensation’.
Applicants are notified via email to log into the service using their CY Login (formerly Ariadne) credentials to verify their impairment amounts and provide bank details for payment.
The maximum payout to an individual is capped at €100,000, with savers with legacy Laiki Bank able to claim a maximum of €100,000 and savers with Bank of Cyprus able to claim a maximum of €13,032.
Bondholders with Laiki are able to claim a maximum of €100,000, while bondholders with Bank of Cyprus are able to claim a maximum of €99,760.
Under a 2013 bailout programme between Cyprus and international lenders, large depositors paid for the recapitalisation of Bank of Cyprus, heavily exposed to debt-crippled Greece.
As for Laiki, all uninsured deposits there were wiped out, and the lender was wound down and its operations folded into Bank of Cyprus.
A 24-year-old woman who says she is of Cypriot origin has appealed to the government for help to leave Gaza, saying she and her family have been trapped in the war zone for more than three years.
In a video shared by Turkish Cypriot newspaper Ozgur Gazete, the woman called on the government and the foreign ministry to assist with her family’s evacuation.
“Me and my family are trapped in Gaza for over three years in the war zone,” she said.
She added that repeated attempts to contact the Republic of Cyprus’ representative office in Ramallah had been unsuccessful.
“Twenty months of calls and emails to the Cypriot embassy and still my case has not been resolved,” she said.
The foreign ministry, however, told the Cyprus Mail on Thursday that the woman was “not a Cypriot national in any case.”
At the time of publication, the Republic of Cyprus’ representative office in the State of Palestine had not responded to the Cyprus Mail‘s request for comment.
In court on Thursday, defence attorneys tried to undermine the testimony of a family liaison officer over her contention that Stylianos Constantinou – the teenager who took his own life in 2019 – had suffered severe neglect in the household.
The liaison officer, a witness for the prosecution, was being cross-examined by several of the defendants’ attorneys. The trial is ongoing at Nicosia criminal court, which is hearing charges that the boy’s family as well as the social welfare services were responsible for the circumstances leading to the suicide.
On trial are 11 people – Stylianos’ parents and nine social workers.
Due to the sensitivity of the case, the witnesses’ full names are not published, only their initials.
The liaison officer on the stand reiterated that, in her opinion, the social welfare services could have done a great deal more to help Stylianos.
Answering questions, she rejected an attorney’s comment that the boy may have been dirty because he was playing at the school sandbox.
The problem was the boy’s general state of neglect, she insisted.
At one point, Stylianos had reportedly told a teacher that he was unclean and that his mother did not take care of him.
When this was later raised with the mother, she denied it.
The witness also described the boy’s behaviour after a certain incident, noting that Stylianos had become introverted, did not speak, and appeared very sad.
An attorney submitted that both children and adults can lie or exaggerate. The witness acknowledged this, but added that other evidence was also considered.
The witness cited a report she herself compiled in April 2011, which included information provided by Stylianos’ primary school teacher at the time.
Among other things, the report spoke of incidents of “extreme abuse” of stray dogs around the family residence, or that the father often acted abusively – for example forcing his son to watch as he slaughtered animals on the family-owned farm.
The same dossier documented hygiene issues at home – such as the presence of mice and cockroaches. In addition, often Stylianos would get sent to school without breakfast.
One of the defence attorneys submitted to the witness that some of her observations were based on her personal opinion and her own interpretation of the social services manual concerning domestic abuse.
Stylianos committed suicide in September 2019, having made an earlier attempt in May of the same year.
Witnesses have testified about “warning signs” that were not heeded.
The trial continues on Friday.
Cooperation between Cyprus and Israel is “mutually beneficial”, Elam MP and chairman of the House defence committee Evgenios Chamboullas said on Thursday.
Speaking during a meeting with Israeli ambassador Oren Anolik, Chamboullas said he was pleased with the high level of bilateral relations and cooperation that has developed between the two countries in recent years, including in the defence sector.
He said the partnership was built on the “historical ties” linking Cyprus and Israel and stressed the need to further strengthen parliamentary exchanges, particularly between the two countries’ defence committees.
For his part, Anolik said there was broad political consensus in Israel on the importance of relations with Cyprus and expressed confidence that cooperation between the two countries would continue to deepen.
The House plenum on Thursday approved regulations that will factor in prior service in the public sector for the purposes of calculating employees’ annual leave.
The amended regulations passed by unanimous vote.
Up until now, annual leave for public-sector workers was staggered – the more years of service, the more leave they were entitled to.
Under the changes, the days of leave will now 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 did 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.
This includes people previously working in the police or fire department, the military, public education and organisations governed by public law – such as CyTA or the EAC.
It also applies to government temps paid on an hourly basis.
The changes, ensuring that no one working in the broader public sector will lose any leave days, apply retroactively as of January 2018.
According to official data, 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.
Cyprus has called for stronger international action to support survivors of conflict-related sexual violence and end impunity for perpetrators, while highlighting the lasting impact of sexual violence during the 1974 Turkish invasion of the island.
Addressing a United Nations Security Council open debate on the women, peace and security agenda, Cyprus’ permanent representative to the UN, Maria Michael, said hundreds of women and girls, as well as men and boys, were subjected to sexual violence by Turkish troops during the invasion.
“The pain of those survivors remains an open wound for Cypriot society,” she said, adding that Cyprus’ own experience continues to shape its commitment to recognition, justice, accountability and support for survivors worldwide.
Michael said the latest report by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres once again highlighted the alarming scale of conflict-related sexual violence.
“As a country that has experienced foreign military invasion and has endured Turkey’s continued occupation for more than five decades, Cyprus knows firsthand the devastating and long-lasting consequences of conflict-related sexual violence,” she said.
She also referred to a resolution adopted by the European Parliament condemning sexual violence committed by Turkish troops during the 1974 invasion and calling for accountability and support for survivors, describing it as an important step in preserving historical memory and raising awareness at both European and international levels.
Michael stressed that Cyprus unequivocally condemns all forms of gender-based violence.
“These crimes continue to be used as tactics of war, terror, torture and political repression,” she said, warning that they devastate individuals and communities while undermining the prospects for lasting peace.
She noted that rape and other forms of conflict-related sexual violence may constitute war crimes, crimes against humanity or acts of genocide under international law, stressing that accountability is essential to both justice and prevention.
Michael outlined three priorities for the international community: placing survivors at the centre of all responses, ending impunity and ensuring the full, equal, meaningful and safe participation of women.
She said survivors must have timely access to justice, healthcare, legal aid, psychosocial support and reparations without fear of stigma or retaliation, while urging states to strengthen investigations and prosecutions of conflict-related sexual violence.
She also called for greater use of existing UN Security Council sanctions regimes to reinforce accountability and deter future violations.
Existing UN security council sanctions regimes, she added, should be fully utilised to reinforce accountability, deter future violations and send a clear message that perpetrators will face justice.
Highlighting the role of women’s protection advisers and local women’s organisations, Michael urged continued funding and support for their work in prevention, early warning and assistance to survivors.
Turning to the broader women, peace and security agenda, she said sustainable peace cannot be achieved without the full and meaningful participation of women.
She noted that Cyprus adopted its second national action plan on women, peace and security earlier this year, reaffirming its commitment to implementing UN Security Council Resolution 1325 and strengthening measures on participation, protection, prevention, relief and recovery.
Michael added that Cyprus continues to support women and girls affected by conflict through humanitarian assistance and development cooperation under Cyprus Aid.
Concluding her address, she said international law requires more than declarations.
“It requires concrete action to protect survivors, hold perpetrators accountable, address the root causes of conflict-related sexual violence and ensure that these crimes are never accepted as an inevitable consequence of war,” she said.
“Cyprus stands ready to continue working with the international community to strengthen the global response to conflict-related sexual violence and advance the full implementation of the women, peace and security agenda.”
Weaknesses in the administration of welfare benefits, including insufficient checks, delayed interventions and staffing shortages, came under scrutiny on Thursday as the House audit committee examined a special Audit Office report on the deputy ministry of social welfare.
Deputy Social Welfare Minister Clea Hadjistefanou-Papaellina and senior officials defended the ministry’s performance, arguing that many of the shortcomings identified had already been addressed through reforms, digitalisation and stronger controls.
Presenting the Audit Office’s compliance review covering the 2022-23 period, Marina Drakou said the Welfare Benefits Management Service paid €411 million in benefits to around 103,000 beneficiaries in 2023.
This included €194 million in guaranteed minimum income (GMI) payments to 19,500 beneficiaries, €88 million to 24,000 low-income pensioners, €79 million in child benefits to 59,000 recipients and €38 million in single-parent benefits to around 11,000 families.
Auditors examined 225 transactions, including 182 involving the welfare benefits service, and identified weaknesses in 70 cases, representing 38 per cent of the sample.
Auditors examined 225 transactions, including 182 involving the welfare benefits service, and identified weaknesses in 70 cases, representing 38 per cent of the sample.
Auditors also identified limited checks on applicants’ overseas assets and bank deposits, while some benefits continued to be paid using outdated information.
The report also found cases of low-income pension payments continuing after the death of a household member, insufficient income verification and failures to update information on pensions received from abroad.
For child and single-parent benefits, auditors identified payments made before applications had been submitted or assessed, inadequate checks on applicants’ income and assets and failures to verify family circumstances.
Drakou said effective social policy depends on reliable information systems, meaningful data cross-checking, timely reassessment of beneficiaries, improved coordination between public services and stronger social intervention mechanisms.
Responding to the findings, Papaellina said social policy could not be judged solely by statistics and that the ministry must also respond sensitively to the needs of vulnerable people within the framework of the law.
She said the Welfare Benefits Management Service currently administers GMI payments for around 17,500 families, low-income pension benefits for 29,000 people and child benefits for more than 50,000 families.
She acknowledged that staffing losses between 2022 and 2025 had reduced the service’s capacity to carry out checks but said significant improvements had already been introduced.
According to the deputy minister, application processing times have been reduced to up to 90 days, with a target of cutting this to 60 days.
Property ownership is now verified automatically through the land registry, electronic banking information is already being received, and discussions are under way to expand electronic access to banking data.
She also pointed to the modernisation of the ministry’s IT systems, the development of artificial intelligence tools to improve application processing and a request to the finance ministry for 38 permanent posts, alongside proposals to establish an internal audit unit.
Deputy ministry director-general Yiannis Nikolaides argued that the Audit Office’s findings reflected the situation during the period under review rather than current conditions, saying most of the issues highlighted had already been identified internally and addressed.
Head of the Welfare Benefits Management Service Yiannis Vasileiadis said staffing levels had fallen by 20 per cent since 2022 but that efforts were continuing to reduce processing times.
He added that eight customer service centres now assist applicants across the island, while a special activation team has referred hundreds of GMI beneficiaries to employment services, language courses and entrepreneurship programmes.
He also highlighted two major digital transformation projects currently under way: merging all welfare benefit databases into a single system and developing an artificial intelligence tool to accelerate and improve the processing of digital applications.
The committee is expected to revisit the issue in early September.
The government needs to get its act together concerning the waste treatment facility at Pentakomo, the head of the Akel party said on Thursday.
Stefanos Stefanou was speaking after a visit to the Pentakomo plant, having earlier in the day toured the other facility at Koshi.
He noted that Cyprus faces infringement proceedings from the EU concerning Pentakomo, while at the same time it remains unknown whether a local investigation will lead to criminal indictments.
“All these things give the whiff of a scandal,” said the Akel boss.
“It is well known that there exist huge problems with the operation of the two facilities [at Pentakomo and Koshi], problems arising obviously due to bad handling and poor planning.”
He called on the government and authorities to quickly move to address the issue, which touches upon the environment as well as public health.
“We need to deal with these issues before they turn into a crisis,” Stefanou asserted.
“We discard garbage, we tell people to recycle, which involves a cost to municipalities, but then we recycle at the source or sort at the source, and in the end these materials do not get recycled but instead get buried. That’s unacceptable and must be dealt with.”
According to the Akel leader, having spoken with technocrats he got the strong impression of a lack of overall planning when it comes to waste management.
“Missing timetables has become the norm, rather than the exception,” he remarked.
Stefanou also pointed out that as of June 2027, responsibility for managing the Pentakomo facility will go to the Limassol district local government organisation (EOA).
“We will then see the same phenomenon repeat itself: the central government will pass the buck to the EOA. Possibly this may indicate an intention to drag things along until the EOA takes over, and then the government will point the finger at the EOA.”
Responding later in the day, the agriculture ministry spoke of “facile criticism”, insisting that the government is already addressing the issues at Pentakomo.
“The true situation at Pentakomo is that when the Water Development Department (WDD) took over, the facility was in a derelict state.
“Equipment that was almost immobilised, a fire suppression system that was out of order, and abandoned installations.”
Since taking charge, the WDD has entered into 180 contracts relating to repairs, maintenance and upgrades.
“All this,” said the ministry, “in order to create an integrated safety system out of nothing, which resulted in the facility remaining operational and the Limassol district avoiding a health crisis.”
The Pentakomo Integrated Waste Management Facility, which serves the Limassol region, is currently under the management of the WDD, which took over from a private contractor.
Co-financed by the EU, the plant is undergoing major repairs and upgrades following years of operational difficulties, management disputes, and ongoing police fraud investigations.
The facility began operating in November 2017. Although EU funds were included on condition that they be used to produce Solid Recovered Fuel (SRF), illegal disposal of most of the waste began from the early stages of operation. The machinery was gradually damaged, leading to the current state, which reportedly requires 100 per cent landfill.
Following a government-ordered inquiry spanning almost four years, in November 2023 a dossier was handed over to the attorney-general’s office; to date, no prosecutions have been filed.
Environmental organisations have been complaining about the disposal of thousands of tonnes of untreated municipal, medical and even hazardous waste. They report that communities surrounding the Pentakomo facility find the situation unbearable, as piles of rubbish are left under the sun, producing an overwhelming stench.
In December 2024 in parliament, Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou had presented the timelines for the proper functioning of the Pentakomo and Koshi facilities. She stated that construction work at the facilities was scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2028, with the new upgraded facilities to be delivered in 2029.
A 34-year-old man was arrested after allegedly leading police on a chase through the Paphos district late on Wednesday night, police said on Thursday.
Police signalled the driver to stop during a routine patrol at around midnight, but he accelerated and drove off.
Officers pursued the vehicle until the driver lost control and crashed into the yard of a house.
The man was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving, failing to stop for police, and driving without a licence or insurance.
A breathalyser test recorded an alcohol reading of 76 micrograms, well above the legal limit of 22.
The government on Thursday called for the temporary re-introduction of the old broadcasting standard for television sets, after complaints from thousands of people that the switch to the new standard left them with no reception.
Nicodemos Damianou, Deputy Minister of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy, told the media that they’re proposing bringing back the previous DVB-T platform for a period of two months, until television owners make the necessary adjustments. The government proposes having the old standard operate temporarily alongside the new standard.
The new DVB-T2 platform – which stands for Digital Video Broadcasting, Second Generation Terrestrial – was applied on July 1. It’s the technical standard used for receiving over-the-air, free-to-air digital television through a standard antenna. With a bigger bandwidth, DVB-T2 supports high-definition signals.
But the transition on July 1 left thousands of people without a television signal. This affected private, free-to-air channels, while public broadcasters like CyBC were unaffected. The affected channels include Sigma, which has the exclusive rights in Cyprus to broadcast the World Cup.
If a TV set supports DVB-T2 technology, a simple re-tuning of the channels will suffice. If not, people must purchase and install an external decoder.
Retailers say that, generally, any ‘modern’ television manufactured after 2017 should support DVB-T2. However, in practice that is not always the case.
In addition, many people who did install the decoders were still unable to get a signal.
Hellas Sat, which is responsible for the transition to the new standard, has attributed the problems to ‘old’ antenna installations, problematic wiring and non-compatible decoders on the market.
Since the switchover, the company has been inundated with phone calls for tech support.
Christodoulos Protopapas, the CEO of Hellas Sat, said that in particular antenna amplifiers and old wiring present a problem.
In some cases, for televisions imported from Greece, people should change their set’s regional settings before re-tuning the channels.
For tech support at Hellas Sat, the number to call is 22000737.
The Cyprus Mail has heard of cases where television sets that do support DVB-T2 were still unable to get a signal, or initially got a signal but then didn’t.
Cyprus’ presidency of the Council of the European Union helped strengthen momentum for a more coordinated European housing policy while advancing legislation on civil protection, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Thursday.
In a statement marking the conclusion of Cyprus’ six-month presidency, Ioannou said the country had made a significant contribution to shaping EU policy in both areas through political dialogue and legislative work.
He said Cyprus made housing one of the presidency’s central priorities, arguing that access to affordable housing has become one of the European Union’s most pressing social, economic and demographic challenges.
“The presidency worked consistently to ensure that access to affordable, decent and sustainable housing became a key element of the European social and political agenda,” he said.
Among the key initiatives were the first informal videoconference of EU housing ministers in February, ministerial discussions during the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs (EPSCO) Council in March, and an informal ministerial meeting hosted in Nicosia in May, where ministers examined ways to increase the supply of affordable housing through innovation, simplified procedures and greater investment.
Ioannou described the adoption of the Council conclusions titled Housing: Demographic Change and Policy Design as the presidency’s most significant achievement in the sector, saying they marked the first collective recognition by EU member states of the need for a coordinated European approach to housing policy while respecting national competences.
The conclusions, he added, acknowledge the links between housing, demographic change, labour market needs, social inclusion and Europe’s competitiveness.
They also highlight the need to support young people, families, students, older people and middle-income households by increasing housing supply, encouraging investment and making better use of existing housing stock.
Ioannou said particular emphasis had been placed on improving housing security for students and middle-income households, reflecting the growing recognition that the housing crisis now affects a much broader section of society.
Beyond housing, Ioannou said Cyprus also made significant progress in civil protection by advancing negotiations on the new regulation governing the EU Civil Protection Mechanism and strengthening the bloc’s preparedness and emergency response framework.
Through consensus-building, close cooperation with member states and EU institutions, Cyprus laid the foundations for future presidencies to continue developing policy in both areas, he said.
Copper Island has delivered on its promise to bring high-profile film productions to Cyprus, with Academy Award nominee and Hollywood A-list star Clive Owen now on the island to shoot Scorpion, a high-stakes action thriller produced and financed by the Limassol-based company.
Owen, known for Closer, Children of Men and Gemini Man, leads a cast that also includes Alex Pettyfer, known for Magic Mike, The Butler and The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, as well as Reda Elazouar, whose credits include Sex Education and The Family Plan.
The cast is further strengthened by Ronan Summers, known for Guardians of the Galaxy, Jake Ryan, known for War Machine, Mark Rhino Smith, known for Creed, Joey Ansah, known for The Bourne Ultimatum, Alex Cooke, known for Blacklight, and Luke Bouchier, known for The Enforcer.
Filming on Scorpion began in Cyprus on July 6 and will conclude in Bulgaria at the end of the month. According to Copper Island, the production has one of the largest per-day budgets for a film produced in Cyprus, placing it among the most significant international film projects to be made locally.
For the company, the decision to film Scorpion in Cyprus carries wider significance. It shows, Copper Island said, that international productions starring top-tier talent can be produced on the island, while also paving the way for more higher-budget international films in the future.
The production also comes in the middle of an exciting year for Copper Island, whose slate now spans recent premieres and worldwide releases involving some of the biggest names in international cinema.
These include The Leader, which recently premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, as well as the worldwide release of Dead Man’s Wire, directed by Gus Van Sant and starring Bill Skarsgård, Al Pacino and Colman Domingo. The company is also linked to Eden, directed by Ron Howard and starring Jude Law, Ana de Armas and Sydney Sweeney.
In addition, Copper Island’s Matt Murphie is an executive producer on the upcoming Anxious People, starring Angelina Jolie.
At the same time, the company has also supported local productions, including financing and creative development on Apart, by Stelana Kliris, which is now seeking international distribution, and The Well, by Mario Piperides, which is currently completing post-production at Copper Island’s Limassol facilities.
Company founder Matt Murphie said the team was “delighted to be producing Scorpion in Cyprus”, adding that “we’d like to thank the Cyprus Film Commission for its support and the exceptional local crew helping bring this project to the screen.”
Owen also praised the experience of filming on the island, saying that “Shooting Scorpion in Cyprus was a great experience.”
He added that “Copper Island created an outstanding production environment, the local crew were incredibly professional with a great attitude, and the island offers an amazing variety of locations. I hope I get the opportunity to come back and shoot more projects there.”
Making the production in Cyprus was made possible in part through collaboration with the Cyprus Film Commission, whose support continues to make the island a viable base for productions of this scale.
The film itself follows Jason, played by Reda Elazouar, a young police officer taking on his first assignment with an elite tactical unit of Afghanistan war veterans.
What begins as a nighttime raid on a remote farmhouse quickly turns into a deadly trap. Cut off from all communication and sealed inside the building, the squad is confronted by an ominous voice issuing an ultimatum: every thirty minutes, someone dies unless one of them confesses to what really happened during a classified operation years earlier.
As the countdown ticks down, trust inside the squad collapses. Paranoia spreads, survival becomes the only law, and brothers-in-arms turn on one another. Trapped among men he once idolised, Jason realises they were never heroes, only survivors of a truth none of them can outrun.
The screenplay was written by Richard Hughes and Bennett Fisher, while the film is produced by Copper Island’s Matt Murphie, David Mansfield and Luke Bouchier.
Looking ahead, WestEnd Films is handling international sales and will present first footage to buyers at the Toronto International Film Festival this September.
Beyond Scorpion, Copper Island is active in the development, production and post-production of film projects with international reach. Headquartered in Limassol, with a significant presence in the United States, United Kingdom, Europe and Australia, the company has built an extensive international network of partners, producers and distributors, while making substantial investments in international productions.
The company operates as a full-service film studio based in Cyprus, offering services, talent and facilities covering all aspects of the filmmaking process.
Its services include film financing, facilitation, production, post-production, acquisitions and locations. What sets Copper Island apart, according to the company, is its combination of acute business and financial acumen, coupled with an innate understanding of the creative filmmaking process and an international network of talent.
That international reach has already brought the company into contact with acclaimed directors Ron Howard, Gus Van Sant and Simon West, along with world-renowned actors including Sir Anthony Hopkins, Al Pacino, Jude Law, Bill Skarsgård, Matthew Goode, Ana de Armas, Sydney Sweeney, Vanessa Kirby, Daniel Brühl, Shia LaBeouf and Colman Domingo.
The company’s name is also closely tied to Cyprus. Inspired by copper, the metal historically and culturally associated with the island, it symbolises Copper Island’s growing connection with the country it now calls home. It also reflects the company’s creative mission and its recognition of Cyprus as the location chosen for the next phase of its journey.
For filmmakers, Cyprus offers a wide range of landscapes, from beaches and ancient ruins to villages and urban areas. Combined with more than 300 days of sunshine and a position at the crossroads of Europe and the Middle East, the island’s strategic location makes it accessible for international crews, enhancing its appeal for productions seeking both visual range and logistical advantages.
Cyprus’ national health system (Gesy) has continued to grow and strengthen seven years after its launch, with the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) pledging to focus on improving the quality of services while adapting to changing healthcare needs.
Speaking at a media briefing in Nicosia on the seventh anniversary of Gesy’s implementation, HIO chairman Stavros Michael said the system had become one of the country’s most significant reforms and stressed that “Gesy is here to stay,”, adding that the system is designed not only for today’s patients but for future generations.
Michael described the media as an important partner, both in informing the public and through constructive criticism that helps identify weaknesses and improve the system.
He said one of the organisation’s key priorities was to further embed Gesy in public consciousness while promoting a culture of responsible use of healthcare services among both beneficiaries and providers.
Looking ahead, he said HIO’s next major strategic objective would be improving the quality of healthcare services, describing it as the organisation’s most important priority beyond consolidating the system and encouraging more rational use of its services.
HIO director-general Iphigenia Kammitsi said the organisation’s common goal remained adding value to the system so that every euro invested in healthcare delivers tangible benefits for beneficiaries.
She noted that Gesy continues to face new challenges, making ongoing evaluation and adaptation essential.
“The needs of citizens are constantly changing,” she said, pointing to technological advances as well as international and geopolitical developments that continue to shape healthcare delivery.
“We are here to protect the system, move it forward and continuously improve it,” she added.
The organisation also announced plans to carry out a comprehensive survey next month, with the findings expected to be published in September.
Head of communications Alexia Makridou said the survey would examine citizens’ real experiences of using Gesy, including levels of trust in the system, whether beneficiaries’ expectations are being met and the overall public perception of both Gesy and the HIO.
She said the findings would be used to identify areas requiring improvement and help design targeted interventions based on evidence rather than assumptions. The survey will also serve as a tool for assessing the effectiveness of HIO policies and strengthening its relationship with beneficiaries.
A second satisfaction survey is also planned for late 2026 or early 2027. Unlike the first strategic survey, it will focus on beneficiaries’ experiences across individual healthcare services provided under Gesy.
Makridou said informing the public remains one of the HIO’s strategic priorities, noting that accurate and timely information helps citizens make better use of the services available while strengthening public confidence in the health system.
She said the organisation would continue public awareness campaigns promoting the role of personal doctors, who serve as the first point of contact for beneficiaries and play a central role in coordinating patient care.
The campaigns include television and radio advertisements, social media initiatives and podcasts featuring personal doctors, with the aim of encouraging citizens to make greater use of the service and helping ensure healthcare resources are used more effectively.
The HIO also plans to launch a new information campaign promoting the preventive healthcare services available through Gesy after identifying that many of them remain underused.
Makridou said the campaign would seek to increase public awareness of preventive services and encourage more people to take advantage of them.
Another planned campaign will focus on Gesy’s digital services and the Beneficiary Portal, following concerns that relatively few beneficiaries have activated their online accounts.
She said the portal allows users to access referrals, prescriptions, laboratory results and other health information, strengthening their role in managing their own healthcare while improving access to services.
The campaign aims to encourage wider use of Gesy’s digital tools and improve the overall experience for beneficiaries.
Members of the House transport committee on Thursday called for an immediate review of projects implemented under Limassol’s sustainable urban mobility plan (SUMP), arguing that some interventions have worsened traffic, raised road safety concerns and disrupted the city’s road network.
Disy MP George Karaiskakis said the priority should be “a safer, more functional and more people-friendly Limassol”.
He said Disy supports modern and sustainable infrastructure but stressed that projects cannot be considered successful if they disrupt residents’ daily lives.
“Citizens first – that is our guiding principle, and we will continue to work toward that goal,” he said.
Akel MP Ephraim Christou said the transition towards more people-centred infrastructure was necessary but argued that the implementation of some projects had raised “legitimate concerns” over functionality, safety, aesthetics and their impact on everyday life.
“The success of the project will not be judged by the speed of implementation, but by whether it substantially improves the quality of life and mobility in the city,” he said.
He called for an evaluation of measures already introduced, greater consultation with local communities, Limassol municipality and other stakeholders, and a comprehensive master plan for the city’s central business district.
“Limassol needs a master plan for the central business district based on functionality, safety, and social acceptance – a plan that unites rather than divides, that solves problems rather than creating new ones,” he said.
Diko MP Panikos Leonidou said the current situation had created major difficulties for both residents and businesses.
“It’s not just the traffic cones; it’s the general traffic chaos. The entire plan and the work carried out so far need to be reassessed,” he said.
Alma MP Irene Charalambides described Limassol as being “in a state of total traffic chaos.”
“All those who designed this particular area, of course, cannot provide explanations, because similar careless designs exist throughout the Limassol district,” she said.
Meanwhile, Direct Democracy Cyprus MP Dimitris Souglis called for the project to be halted and redesigned.
“It is not a sustainable urban mobility plan to install bike lanes in front of homes and residential garages. Limassol has become a city full of bollards,” he said.
President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday reaffirmed Cyprus’ commitment to strengthening bilateral relations with Lebanon, stressing that the neighbouring country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity remain a priority for the Republic.
Meeting Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Raji at the presidential palace, Christodoulides highlighted Cyprus’ close ties with Lebanon and pledged continued support for efforts to bring the country closer to the European Union.
“We insist and will achieve the start of negotiations on a comprehensive EU strategic agreement with Lebanon, as we did through our initiatives for Jordan and Egypt,” he said.
Christodoulides said he had discussed the issue with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, urging her to move the process forward as soon as possible.
He added that Cyprus would do everything within its power to strengthen relations between the EU and Lebanon.
Raji thanked Cyprus for its support and conveyed “warm greetings” from Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, who visited the island after Cyprus assumed the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union.
“You have made your personal mark and your great influence and it has been for the benefit of Europe and the Mediterranean. We thank you very much for what you are doing for us as Cyprus and through you as the EU,” he said.
Government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis later said Cyprus and Lebanon were going “through the closest period they have ever had, especially after president Aoun assumed the presidency.”
He said Cyprus had consistently demonstrated its support for Lebanon through practical assistance and close cooperation, adding that regional security remained a priority for both countries.
“We have conveyed the message that, wherever, and to the extent that our own capabilities allow, our priority is regional security, a crucial aspect of which is, of course, the security and stability of Lebanon,” he said.
There are a total of 200,000 legal migrants in Cyprus, Migration Deputy Minister Nicholas Ioannides said on Thursday, as he addressed the House interior committee.
He said that an additional 30,000 people are currently in receipt of international asylum, while around 13,500 asylum applications are pending.
Regarding irregular migration, he said that a total of 12,029 irregular migrants departed the island last year, and that as such, the ratio of arrivals to departures stands at around one to five, with irregular arrivals having decreased by 92 per cent since 2022.
“Our central goal is to transform migration from a problem we previously had with uncontrolled flows into a solution. That is, to reduce illegal flows, to increase returns, but at the same time, to emphasise the developmental role of migration,” he said.
He added that “at core” of his deputy ministry’s policy is “always the protection of human rights”, before saying that the European Union’s migration pact “largely reflects our own policies, to provide protection to those entitled to it, but at the same time, to safeguard the vital interests of frontline states such as the Republic of Cyprus”.
Additionally, he pointed out that Cyprus has recently amended its law on refugees, thus allowing asylum to be revoked “in the event of delinquent behaviour”, with this being done “in accordance with the criteria set by international and European law”.
Regarding Cyprus’ hard infrastructure, he said that upgrades to the Pournara reception centre were “100-per-cent” funded by the EU, and that, together with the migrant detention centre in Limnes, “Cyprus’ capacity for returns has increased sixfold”.
On the matter of Syrian nationals, he said that more than 5,200 Syrians have withdrawn their asylum applications or renounced their asylum status, and that “most” of them have returned to their country of origin.
Additionally, he said, almost 2,000 asylum applications filed by Syrian nationals have been rejected, with the regime led by Bashar al-Assad having been overthrown almost 20 months ago.
He also pointed out to MPs the new scheme through which Syrian nationals can receive cash payments from the Cypriot government if they renounce their asylum status and return to their country of origin.
On the matter of those migrants who will stay on the island, he said that “we place particular emphasis on learning the Greek language and developing skills”, adding that “we want to streamline the procedures” for legal migration to occur.
He was then asked by Alma MP Michalis Paraskevas about the “exploitation of migrants by Turkey”, and said that his deputy ministry is in “close cooperation” with both the National Guard and the police to ensure the monitoring of the Green Line.
To this end, he said, mobile cameras are used and “patrols are carried out along the Green Line to tackle illegal migrant smuggling rings”.
No substantive progress was made on Thursday in the private criminal prosecutions brought by the family of Thanasis Nicolaou, with the case adjourned until September 9 without entering into its merits.
Proceedings began around midday, with the prosecution submitting a revised charge sheet before the court.
During the hearing, counsel for the second defendant raised the issue of legal costs relating to the current proceedings and requested that the prosecution state its position on the matter.
The defence also challenged the revised charge sheet, arguing that it was defective.
The court directed both sides to submit their legal arguments in writing and adjourned the case until September 9, noting that, once again, the proceedings had not yet reached the substantive issues of the case.
The five defendants are former state forensic pathologist Panicos Stavrianos, former Limassol police chief Andreas Iatropoulos, former Limassol CID chief Nikos Sofokleous, former head of the rural policing unit Christakis Nathanael former Platres police station chief Christakis Kapiliotis.
The private prosecutions relate to the long-running case surrounding the death of national guardsman Thanasis Nicolaou, whose death in 2005 was initially ruled a suicide before subsequent investigations found that he had been strangled, leading to renewed scrutiny of the original police investigation and forensic examination
Police are investigating a violent street fight involving an estimated 15 to 20 people in Xylofagou on Wednesday night, authorities reported on Thursday.
Officers were called to the scene at around 9.40pm following reports of a melee.
However, by the time police arrived, those involved had already fled.
Investigators carried out extensive searches of the area and collected evidence that will be examined as part of the investigation.
A vehicle believed to have been used by one of the people involved was also found at the scene.
Those involved allegedly threw stones and were carrying crowbars, hammers, metal bars and knives during the confrontation.
No arrests have been made, and police have not released any information about possible injuries.
Investigations are continuing to establish the circumstances surrounding the incident, identify those involved and determine what sparked the fight.
The Greek Cypriot side is “ready” for there to be “tangible steps” forward in relations between the European Union and Turkey should negotiations recommence in earnest following the next enlarged meeting on the Cyprus problem, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Thursday.
“If, and as long as we see substantial progress on the Cyprus issue, the convening of an informal multilateral meeting with an emphasis on the substance … which will lead to the resumption of substantive negotiations, with the ultimate goal, of course, being the definitive resolution of the Cyprus issue, then yes, we are ready,” he said.
To this end, he said that “the convening of a multilateral meeting is not an end in itself, simply for the sake of convening a multilateral meeting”.
He confirmed that President Nikos Christodoulides had held telephone calls with both European Council President Antonio Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, after they had met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara on Wednesday night.
On this front, he said that “it is now known, and this is evident from the statements made by the Turkish officials themselves, the interest which Turkey is showing in relations between the European Union and Turkey”.
“The position which has been clearly communicated by the European Commission and by the European Council is that the issues which concern and interest Turkey, and which Turkey wishes to see progress in its relations with the European Union, are directly related to progress on the Cyprus issue,” he said.
He added that “Turkey’s Cyprus-related obligations are European obligations, and in order for there to be progress on these issues which Turkey raises, Turkey’s constructive will, its decisive will for progress on the Cyprus issue, must be demonstrated”.
“This is the position of the European Union, this is the position we are communicating, this is the position which the 27 member states and, of course, the institutions of the European Union have ratified and supported from the very beginning,” he said.
Asked about the response given by the Turkish government in this regard, he said that “what has been understood is that this contact … will continue at all levels”.
“It seems that Turkey is interested in making progress … but I think that through the clarity of messages of last week’s meeting involving [EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas] and the two commissioners, but much more from [Costa] and [von der Leyen], the European Council conclusions, and the joint letter, this message has now become clear, with absolute clarity,” he said.
Now, he said, “what is also important is the close support and cooperation between the European Union and the Unted Nations”.
He said that Costa and von der Leyen have “made clear the support and the willingness, the intention of the European Union to assist” in efforts being undertaken by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
“We have seen this from the joint statement they issued this morning, but also from [Guterres] and his personal envoy [Maria Angela Holguin] for the importance they attach to the role which the European Union can play,” he said.
Then asked whether Turkey’s support for Guterres’ “new initiative” to bring about a resumption of talks on the Cyprus problem was “reaffirmed”, he said that this was “recorded in the joint statement” issued by Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and three members of the EU’s college of commissioners last week.
“However, this should be made clear in practice. The rhetorical position should be translated into substantive intent, and this will be demonstrated through the convening of an informal multilateral meeting. We have said it before, the one who is expected to bend its own intransigence is Turkey,” he said.
The next enlarged meeting is expected to take place next month, and will involve the island’s two sides, its three guarantor powers, Greece, Turkey, and the United Kingdom, and the UN.
In advance of this, Holguin has embarked on a round of contacts with stakeholders both in Cyprus and abroad. Her next meeting will be with Antonio Costa on Monday.
OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 family is now rolling out in GitHub Copilot. GPT-5.6 comes in three variants, Sol, Terra, and Luna, so you can match the model to the job, whether that’s reasoning over a large codebase, everyday agentic coding, or fast, cost-efficient assistance.
These models are billed at provider list pricing under Usage Based Billing. See GitHub Copilot’s pricing for models and requests for details.
GPT-5.6 Sol will be available to Copilot Pro+, Max, Business, and Enterprise SKUs. GPT-5.6 Terra and GPT-5.6 Luna will be available to Pro, Pro+, Max, Business and Enterprise SKUs.
You’ll be able to select the models in the model picker in:
Rollout will be gradual. Check back soon if you don’t see it yet.
Copilot Enterprise and Copilot Business plan administrators must enable the policy for the GPT-5.6 models in Copilot settings. The policy is off by default.
To explore all models available in GitHub Copilot, see our documentation on models and get started with Copilot.
Join the GitHub Community to share your feedback.
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Organization owners can now target a subset of repositories when enabling or disabling GitHub Code Quality, rather than applying it to every repository at once. This gives you more granular control on where you enable or disable Code Quality across your organization.
From the “Code Quality” section of your organization settings, you can select repositories by:
For the repositories you target, you can also enforce the setting so repository administrators can’t change it. This keeps Code Quality enabled where you require it and disabled where you don’t.
This feature is available in public preview for GitHub Enterprise Cloud and GitHub Team plans. Code Quality isn’t available on GitHub Enterprise Server.
For more information, see the documentation for enabling GitHub Code Quality.
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You can now ask GitHub Copilot for a high-level overview of any repository you’re exploring for the first time. When you visit the home page of a repository you haven’t contributed to before on github.com, Copilot offers to generate an overview for you.
Select Give me a high-level overview, and Copilot Chat gathers context from the repository and returns a summary of the repository’s purpose, the technologies it uses, and its contribution guidelines.
If a repository doesn’t already have a README, Copilot can generate one for you so you can get up to speed on what the repository does and which technologies it uses.
You can access this anytime by selecting the Copilot icon in the github.com navigation bar or by asking Copilot Chat to generate a repository overview.
This feature is available to all GitHub Copilot plans.
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Sharing a project I have been building: opendray.
It is a self-hosted gateway that wraps agent coding CLIs and runs them as managed PTY sessions on your own host, behind a single Go binary.
opendray currently supports:
Adding another CLI is done through a JSON descriptor drop-in.
opendray has a three-scope retrieval layer:
It uses Postgres + pgvector, with embeddings from:
The embedding provider is your choice, and no embedding or vector data needs to leave your network.
It also supports cross-layer conflict detection and can inject relevant knowledge pages when a session starts.
Each session can be handed MCP servers, including:
For Claude, Codex and Antigravity, you can drop several logged-in credential directories on the host.
opendray can:
opendray also exposes a REST + WebSocket API with:
So it can be used as a base layer for building your own agent runtime.
opendray orchestrates the agent CLIs. Those CLIs still call whichever model backend they support, whether that is cloud or local.
The parts that are fully local are:
Hello, I am currently making a project which requires making combined search requests that include tags and importantly embeddings. I've decided to use bleve for this project and I'm having some issues with it.
First of all, the main issue I encountered is I find the docs on the github quite obscure. For example, it is shown that the code below should work:
searchRequest = bleve.NewSearchRequest(bleve.NewMatchNoneQuery()) searchRequest.AddKNN( "embeddings", []float32{0, 1, 1, 4, 4, 5, 7, 6, 8, 9}, 5, 1.0, ) But in fact there is no method bleve.SearchRequest.AddKNN() and I have no idea how I actually do a vector search
Secondly, it is said in the docs, that I should have FAISS installed. I did install it and only for this I switched to Linux, but now I'm not exactly sure if it is actually working with the bleve package. Maybe I have to link it up somehow?
Golang 1.25.1
bleve 2.6.0
Please, help me if I am missing something or doing something wrong. Thanks
I spent a while going through Go's runtime source (runtime/chan.go) to actually understand what's happening under the hood when you do ch <- val, instead of just knowing the surface-level "channels let goroutines talk to each other" explanation.
Wrote up what I found, covering:
hchan struct and the three-step logic behind a channel sendselect and the nil-channel trick for disabling a case at runtimesync.Mutex instead of channels, and how to actually use the race detectorLink if you want the full thing: https://medium.com/@rahulreza920/go-concurrency-the-master-sheet-4e72ef8d4ee3
Happy to answer questions or get pushback on anything — especially curious if the hchan explanation matches how others have read the source, since I know that part gets debated.
If you haven't read this one by Alan Donovan, it's a must-read.
It shows how you can use the inline analyzer in some clever ways to migrate your APIs. If you are a library author now you can ask your users to run go fix to upgrade to the new APIs.
The gist is that:
//go:fix inline directive.This way, when you run go fix ./... the modernizer will automatically swap the old implementation with the new one.
``` // Deprecated: use gensum instead // //go:fix inline func sum(slice []int) int { return gensum(slice) // calling the new func from the old one }
func gensum[T Numeric](slice []T) T { var total T for _, v := range slice { total += v } return total }
func main() { v := []int{1, 2, 3} - var res int = sum(v) // sum will be replaced with gensum + var res int = gensum(v) fmt.Println(res) }
```
I thought that the inline analyzer should be fairly easy to write. Turns out it's a 7k loc mini compiler. The blog explores why.
I'm curious to see how this influences the broader Go ecosystem when it comes to handling API migration. Really cool stuff.
How should I structure a project that I'm currently building to make it as scalable as possible? At my previous company, we had a ticket reservation and purchase project. It started out simple, but when these components had to interact with each other, the code became very large and complex. For example, reserving a ticket with a specific deadline for the user to pay, followed by the final ticket confirmation, which involved purchase and payment transactions and related things—this could make the code extremely complicated.
The current structure is Model, Service, and Controller. The Model contains structs, and the Controller includes the APIs. Almost all the logic was placed in the Service layer, sometimes reaching up to 300 lines of code.
Some service methods were being used in cronjobs located inside the service package :'(
I should note that I was a developer tasked with writing code at the manager's direction, and the project was initiated by those mostly coded it using AI agents.
Is it possible to implement this logic in architectures like Clean Architecture or DDD (Domain-Driven Design)? How can I avoid creating a Fat Service?
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Horosvec is an embedded approximate-nearest-neighbor index in pure Go — no CGO, single dependency (modernc.org/sqlite). Vamana graph + RaBitQ binary quantization + exact rerank; the index persists as a SQLite file, and at scale the raw vectors live in an fp16 mmap "arena" outside the Go heap: 26.7M vectors (all of Hacker News) served at p50 7.8 ms with ~14 GB of heap.
Two things this crowd might find interesting beyond the engine itself:
Single-client, hnswlib still wins ~2x. On 128-dim SIFT at iso-recall it wins ~5x (1-bit codes are information-starved in low dimension). All numbers, including the ones we lose, are published as raw JSONL.
Build side: memory-bounded streaming build from the arena, parallel Vamana construction with sharded neighborhood mutexes, and an import path that consumes an externally-built graph (GPU cuVS/CAGRA builds the 26.7M graph in 17 minutes, re-encoded into horosvec in 22).
Repo: https://github.com/hazyhaar/horosvec (v0.7.0, MIT). Benchmark write-up with the full story: https://github.com/hazyhaar/horosvec/blob/main/docs/BENCHMARK-2026-07.md — including an honest section on why we're deliberately not on ann-benchmarks.
Canary Checker is an open source golang based Kubernetes-native platform for monitoring health across applications and infrastructure using both passive and active (synthetic) mechanisms.
This release is focused on making canaries more powerful, more composable, and more reliable in infrastructure environments.
Website: https://canarychecker.io/
Blog post: https://flanksource.com/blog/canary-checker-v1.2
Github: https://github.com/flanksource/canary-checker
Checks can now do more than just pass or fail, they can generate other checks, depend on each other, export values, and support connectivity patterns across HTTP, Kubernetes, Redis, Prometheus, and more.
Some highlights from v1.2:
You can now generate executable canaries from other checks.
For example, select Kubernetes Ingresses or HTTPRoutes using a resource selector and automatically create HTTP health checks for each one.
Checks can now use dependsOn and export to pass data between steps.
A common example: run a login check, export a token, and use that token in a downstream check’s auth header.
HTTP checks now support digest auth, AWS SigV4 signing, HAR capture, configurable redirects, and URL-embedded credentials.
Redis checks now support TLS, including custom CA, mTLS, system trust store, and insecureSkipVerify.
Prometheus checks now support TLS and mTLS as well.
Kubernetes checks now support apiVersion, which helps disambiguate resources that share the same Kind across API groups.
We fixed several important metrics issues around double-counted failures, uptime calculations, invalid check labels, and gauge values.
This release also fixes duplicate cron entries, missing lastTransitionedTime, skipped canary warnings, and background cleanup scheduling.
Deprecated check types like docker, helm, pod, github, and others have now been removed, with guidance to use kubernetesResource or exec checks instead.
A lot of this release came directly from user feedback, bug reports, and real-world production usage.
Thanks to everyone who filed issues, sent PRs, tested changes, and helped make Canary Checker better.
While this is kubernetes native, this works perfectly fine in non kubernetes environments as well
Go 1.25 added FlightRecorder to the stdlib and I've been exploring it as an alternative to pprof for diagnosing latency spikes and scheduler issues that sampling profilers miss entirely. I'm curious to know if anyone has actually deployed it in prod.
Did it help you find something pprof couldn't? What did you use to get the trace data off the machine? Any other insights from the experience?
First of all, I'm Brazilian and don't work as a developer. My job is in IAM, which involves writing some Python scripts. About a year ago I started learning Go on side projects, building TUI apps with Charm and using it a bit in scripts at work. When do you consider yourself to "know" a language? Since I don't work in development, can I even say I know Go?
Hi r/golang,
A few weeks ago I posted about confluence2md, a CLI tool that crawls Confluence Cloud spaces and turns them into clean, link-rewritten Markdown files with full metadata and attachments. Thanks for the feedback back then.
Since then I've been building out the full stack.
Together they give you a local, readable, searchable, offline-first Confluence mirror that you can search with hybrid retrieval and use directly in AI coding agents.
Key points:
Main motivation: I wanted a local-first alternative to the various remote Confluence MCP servers, something I fully control, that works offline, and that produces human-usable artifacts.
All written in Go, pre-built binaries available, MIT licensed.
Would love any feedback, especially on the MCP integration or ideas for external Markdown sources (GitHub READMEs, Obsidian vaults, etc.).
Links:
Thanks!