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The Covid pandemic has lumbered the Mediterranean island of Cyprus with a six-million-kilogram stockpile of its prized white halloumi cheese, having crushed demand at home and abroad. Commerce Minister Natas Pilides told lawmakers on Tuesday that producers had over 6,000 tonnes (13 million pounds) of the unsold famous cheese in deep storage. Demand has crumbled over the past year due to lockdowns across Europe to combat Covid-19 that shut down the hospitality sector and also hobbled tourism on the holiday island. The Cypriot government is mobilising its embassies abroad to help shift the back…