Daily News: Odd News - Cyprus broadcaster airs ex-leader's message in New Year blunder

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Cyprus broadcaster airs ex-leader's message in New Year blunder  Thursday, Jan 02, 2014 02:44 AM PST Cyprus's public broadcaster inadvertently broadcast the opening seconds of an old New Year's message from the country's former leader instead of from President Nicos Anastasiades, prompting an embarrassed apology on Thursday. The Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) said it had realized its mistake within seconds of the broadcast going out on the afternoon of December 31 and had halted transmission of the address from former president Demetris Christofias. The broadcaster is now conducting an internal inquiry into the "very serious" error, CyBC said in a statement carried by the Cyprus News Agency. Full Story

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