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Cyprus News Agency: News in English (PM), 01-06-01
CONTENTS
[01] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus
[02] Cyprus - UN report - Letter
[03] Cyprus Rally - Special stage cancelled
[04] Spokesman - House - Party consultations
[05] Cyprus Rally - End of first leg
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[01] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus
Nicosia, Jun 1 (CNA) - Today's weather and temperatures for Cyprus,
according to the Meteorological Service at Larnaca International Airport
are:
Temperatures (degrees Celcius)
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Station Maximum Minimum Weather
(At 1200 UTC)
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Nicosia 36 22 FINE
Larnaca 31 19 FINE
Limassol 30 20 FINE
Paphos 29 17 FINE
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CNA/RG/2001
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[02] Cyprus - UN report - Letter
Nicosia, Jun 1 (CNA) -- Cyprus has refuted Turkish claims that the UN
should note in its six-monthly report on the renewal of the peace-keeping
force in Cyprus that it needs the consent of the Turkish Cypriot side.
In a letter to UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, Cyprus' permanent
representative to the UN Sotirios Zackheos said the continuing effort by
the government of Turkey and its subordinate local administration in
Turkish occupied Cyprus to exploit the renewal of UNFICYP has forced him to
outline in writing the government's positions on the matter.
CNA/MM/RG/2001
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[03] Cyprus Rally - Special stage cancelled
Limassol, Jun 1 (CNA) - A fire that broke out near the Simou-Stavros area
in the Paphos district during special stage three in the first leg of the
Cyprus Rally 2001, led to the cancellation of the third out of six special
stages.
A total of 27 cars had completed the third special stage when the fire
broke out in a nearby forest, causing the rest of the cars behind to make a
detour.
CNA/RM/MM/RG/2001
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[04] Spokesman - House - Party consultations
Nicosia, Jun 1 (CNA) -- As consultations among the eight parliamentary
parties continue with a view to find consensus for the new President of the
House of Representatives, Government Spokesman Michalis Papapetrou has said
the newly elected House will have a very "decisive role to play" in the
country's road towards European Union membership.
The leaders of the eight newly elected parties to the House, after last
Sunday's parliamentary elections, have intensified their daily
consultations in person or by correspondence with a view to make the best
possible choice for a House president.
CNA/MM/RG/2001
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[05] Cyprus Rally - End of first leg
Limassol, Jun 1 (CNA) - Marcus Gronholm in a Peugeot is the winner of
today's first leg of the Cyprus Rally 2001, which was full of surprises,
many retirements and fire incidents.
Gronholm took the lead early, followed by Richard Burns in a Subaru and
Francois Delecour in a Ford, while Tommi Makinen in a Mitsubishi, who is
currently leading the World Championship, was out of the race when his car
went off the road and fell 10 metres down a bank during special stage four.
CNA/RM/RG/2001
ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY
CNA ENDS
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