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Cyprus News Agency: News in English (AM), 99-11-27
CONTENTS
[01] Cypriot scientist - Grant - Cancer Research
[02] Pauline Green - Resigning
[03] Turkish warplanes - Violations - Cyprus airspace
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[01] Cypriot scientist - Grant - Cancer Research
London, Nov 27 (CNA) -- The Association for International Cancer Research
(AICR) has offered this year a 100.000 Cyprus pound grant to Cypriot
scientist Dr. Leonidas Phylactou of the Cyprus Institute of Neurology and
Genetics (CING) to carry out research in the area of cancer.
The aim of the research project is to investigate the ability of the
genetic molecules, called ribozymes to repair defects in genes, present in
most types of cancer.
CNA KT/MK/EC/1999
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[02] Pauline Green - Resigning
London, Nov 27 (CNA) -- One of most avid supporters of the Cyprus cause,
British Labour MEP and European Parliament's rapporteur on Cyprus'
accession to the European Union, Pauline Green, announced she will be
leaving the Parliament at the end of the year.
In a letter to British Prime Minister Tony Blair yesterday Green
announced she has been appointed Chief Executive of the Co-Operative Union
and will resigning as Labour Member of Parliament for London as from the
31st December 1999.
CNA KT/EC/FZ/1999
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[03] Turkish warplanes - Violations - Cyprus airspace
Nicosia, Nov 27 (CNA) -- A total of 18 Turkish warplanes violated the
Cyprus airspace on two occasions here Saturday, a spokesman for the Defence
Ministry told CNA.
He said the violations took place between 0920 local time (0720 GMT)
and 1300 (1100 GMT).
Fourteen F16 warplanes and four F4s violated the Cyprus airspace, the
Spokesman said, noting the planes were taking part in the main phase of the
Turkish Armed Forces annual military manoeuvre "Toros '99" which is taking
place in international waters off the occupied north of Cyprus in the
eastern Mediterranean.
CNA FZ/EC/MK/1999
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