Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 03-12-09

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CONTENTS

[01] Annan requests funds for good offices in Cyprus

[02] Weston in Cyprus to press on with peace talks

[03] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[04] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[05] Cyprus-Armenia sign cooperation protocol

[01] Annan requests funds for good offices in Cyprus

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Annan requests funds for good offices in Cyprus

by Apostolis Zoupaniotis

United Nations, Dec 9 (CNA) -- UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has appealed to the Fifth Committee of the General Assembly requesting more funds for the maintenance of the work his special adviser on Cyprus and his team of experts are expected to carry out in 2004 to press on with a political settlement, if possible before Cyprus joins the European Union in May next year.

The estimated requirements relating to Alvaro de Soto, Annan's Special Adviser on Cyprus, for a one-year period from 1 January to 31 December 2004, amount to 1,365,400 dollars, Annan's report to the Committee said.

[02] Weston in Cyprus to press on with peace talks

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Weston in Cyprus to press on with peace talks

Nicosia, Dec 9 (CNA) -- Ambassador Thomas Weston, US State Department special coordinator for Cyprus, will be on the island in the middle of next week for talks with the Greek Cypriot and the Turkish Cypriot side to press on with the need to resume negotiations.

[03] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Dec 9(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)
---------------------------------------------------------------
Nicosia                22           10         CLOUDY
Larnaca                22           14         FAIR
Limassol               23           14         FINE
Paphos                 21           15         FINE

[04] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, Dec 9 (CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share
Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

CSE General Index                               80,74   (-0,09)

Traded Value                  CYP    306.849

FTSE/CYSE 20                  CYP    263.677   321,31   (-1,17)
FTSE Med 100                                 5.678,88   (-1,37)

Sectoral Indices

Banks                         CYP    160.008    91,98   (-0,72)
Approved Investment
Companies                 CYP     16.971    69,36   ( 0,12)
Insurance Companies           CYP      1.152    14,70   (-0,88)
Manufacturing Companies       CYP      2.952    57,43   ( 1,81)
Tourism Companies             CYP      3.484    67,81   (-1,64)
Trading Companies             CYP      9.780    20,51   (-0,63)
Building and Cement Companies CYP        517    71,28   ( 1,12)
Énformation Technology
Companies                 CYP      6.744     3,21   (-0,31)
Financial Services Companies  CYP     78.843    11,17   ( 0,45)
Fish Culture Companies        CYP          0    11,37   ( 3,74)
Hotels                        CYP      7.804    37,54   ( 0,13)
Other Companies               CYP     18.096    74,82   ( 0,00)

* The third column presents the percentage variation of

[05] Cyprus-Armenia sign cooperation protocol

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Cyprus-Armenia sign cooperation protocol

Nicosia, Dec 9 (CNA) -- Cyprus and Armenia have signed a cooperation protocol to further develop ties between their respective parliaments in the political, social, economic and cultural fields and have also decided to set up a permanent interparliamentary cooperation committee to monitor the implementation of the protocol.

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