Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 03-09-26

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CONTENTS

[01] Papadopoulos meets heads of Guyana, Mozambique, Sri Lanka, Andorra

[02] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[03] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[04] Defence Minister praises Greece's presence at October 1 parade

[05] EU awards secondary schools prizes for language competition

[06] Annan plan good basis for solution, Swedish Deputy Premier says

[07] Cypriot hits UK Top 10

[08] Christofias outlines House role during 2002-2003

[09] EU approves Commission's proposals for occupied areas

[01] Papadopoulos meets heads of Guyana, Mozambique, Sri Lanka, Andorra

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Papadopoulos meets heads of Guyana, Mozambique, Sri Lanka and Andorra

by Apostolis Zoupaniotis

New York, Sep 26 (CNA) -- Commonwealth, European Union and Islamic Conference issues as well as bilateral relations were discussed during Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos' meetings here Thursday with the heads of Guyana, Mozambique, Sri Lanka and Andorra.

[02] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, Sep 26(CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share
Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

CSE General Index                               87,83   ( 0,18)

Traded Value                  CYP  1.314.019

FTSE/CYSE 20                  CYP    483.785   352,48   ( 0,58)
FTSE Med 100                                 5.438,25   (-1,45)

Sectoral Indices

Banks                         CYP    380.541   100,31   ( 0,02)
Approved Investment
Companies                 CYP     21.749    76,12   (-0,50)
Insurance Companies           CYP      1.461    16,15   ( 0,44)
Manufacturing Companies       CYP     66.192    58,39   ( 1,34)
Tourism Companies             CYP      9.189    78,67   (-1,43)
Trading Companies             CYP     12.734    21,44   ( 1,28)
Building and Cement Companies CYP     88.085    75,71   ( 0,93)
Énformation Technology
Companies                 CYP      5.192     3,44   ( 1,47)
Financial Services Companies  CYP     20.696    13,11   (-1,06)
Fish Culture Companies        CYP        130    11,59   (-0,77)
Hotels                        CYP     13.058    43,47   (-0,71)
Other Companies               CYP     83.100    81,70   ( 0,39)

* The third column presents the percentage variation of

[03] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Sep 26 (CNA) - Today's weather and temperatures for Cyprus,
according to the Meteorological Service at Larnaca International
Airport are:

Temperatures (degrees Celcius)
---------------------------------------------------------------
Station               Maximum     Minimum       Weather
(At 1200 UTC)
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Nicosia                33          15         FINE
Larnaca                29          18         FINE
Limassol               29          19         FINE
Paphos                 27          18         FINE

[04] Defence Minister praises Greece's presence at October 1 parade

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Defence Minister praises Greece's presence at October 1 parade

Nicosia, Sep 26 (CNA) - Cypriot Minister Kyriakos Mavronicolas expressed here Friday the view that the October 1st Independence Day parade will be ''fully satisfactory'' as far as the display of weaponry systems is concerned.

[05] EU awards secondary schools prizes for language competition

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EU awards secondary schools prizes for language competition

Nicosia, Sep 26 (CNA) - On the occasion of the European Day of Languages, Minister of Education and Culture Pefkios Georgiades and Head of the European Commission Delegation to Cyprus Adriaan Van der Meer awarded four prizes and a merit to five tertiary education schools.

[06] Annan plan good basis for solution, Swedish Deputy Premier says

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Annan plan good basis for solution, Swedish Deputy Premier says

Nicosia, Sep 26 (CNA) - Sweden supports the UN Secretary General's peace plan for Cyprus which is ''a good basis for a solution of the Cyprus problem'', Swedish Deputy Prime Minister Margareta Winberg said here today.

[07] Cypriot hits UK Top 10

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Cypriot hits UK Top 10

Nicosia, Sep 26 (CNA) - Local musician and producer Anthony Melas, known as ''Sniper'', is celebrating after the songs ''Broken Silence'' and ''Second Verse'' (double A-side) entered the UK Top 10 on Sunday at number nine.

[08] Christofias outlines House role during 2002-2003

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Christofias outlines House role during 2002-2003

Nicosia, Sep 26 (CNA) - The role of the House of Representatives will be upgraded in the event the Constitution of the European Convention for the Future of Europe is adopted, because the House will substantially participate in EU decision-making, House President Demetris Christofias said here Friday.

Speaking at a press conference during which he outlined the Parliament's work for the year 2002-2003, Christofias said ''this will happen when the parliaments will be monitoring EU legislations or review a proposal which does not comply with the acquis''.

On the Houses international relations, Christofias said the representation of Cypriot deputies at various international parliamentary meetings was intensified over the year, as well as bilateral relations.

[09] EU approves Commission's proposals for occupied areas

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EU approves Commission's proposals for occupied areas

By Nicos Bellos

Brussels, Sep 26 (CNA) - The EU member states, in the framework of the PHARE committee, approved today the proposals to provide assistance worth 12 million euros to the Turkish occupied part of Cyprus, aimed at promoting its economic development.

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