Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 03-12-16

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CONTENTS

[01] US:Turkish Cypriot vote advances peace in Cyprus

[02] Cyprus most favourable towards EU defence and foreign policy

[03] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[04] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[05] CoE Secretary-General says no time should be lost for Cyprus

[01] US:Turkish Cypriot vote advances peace in Cyprus

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US: Turkish Cypriot vote advances peace in Cyprus

by Demetris Apokis

Washington, Dec 16 (CNA) -- The US has welcomed the outcome of Sunday's poll in the Turkish-occupied northern part of Cyprus, saying it advances the cause of peace.

US State Department spokesman Richard Boucher also said that the Turkish Cypriots have expressed their wish for a political settlement that will allow them to join the European Union with Greek Cypriots.

Boucher was commenting on Sunday's poll in northern occupied Cyprus that gave over 50 per cent of the vote to those forces that advocate a solution and accession to the EU.

[02] Cyprus most favourable towards EU defence and foreign policy

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Cyprus most favourable towards common EU defence and foreign policy

by Nicos Bellos

Brussels, Dec 16 (CNA) -- Cypriots are strong supporters of a common foreign policy and defence policy in Europe, according to an opinion poll the European Union's statistics services Eurostat has conducted among the ten acceding countries and the three candidate countries.

According to the survey, 87 per cent of Cypriots questioned support a common defence policy and 81 per cent back a common foreign policy.

Cyprus has the highest percentages among all 13 countries that participated in the poll. In Turkey, support for a common defence policy reaches 58 per cent and for foreign policy 57 per cent.

[03] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, Dec 16 (CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share
Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

CSE General Index                               80,09   (-1,99)

Traded Value                  CYP    414.899

FTSE/CYSE 20                  CYP    235.395   320,46   (-3,33)
FTSE Med 100                                 5.797,93   ( 0,09)

Sectoral Indices

Banks                         CYP    212.650    91,35   (-2,83)
Approved Investment
Companies                 CYP     96.795    69,43   (-2,24)
Insurance Companies           CYP        421    15,06   (-1,05)
Manufacturing Companies       CYP     17.170    56,83   (-0,94)
Tourism Companies             CYP      2.537    66,83   (-2,48)
Trading Companies             CYP     18.470    20,26   (-2,36)
Building and Cement Companies CYP      3.814    70,44   ( 0,34)
Énformation Technology
Companies                 CYP      3.193     3,24   (-1,82)
Financial Services Companies  CYP      7.371    10,88   (-2,33)
Fish Culture Companies        CYP          0    11,77   ( 0,60)
Hotels                        CYP      7.512    37,67   (-0,34)
Other Companies               CYP     25.576    73,60   (-2,02)

* The third column presents the percentage variation of

[04] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Dec 16 (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                18            9     CLOUDY
Larnaca                21           12     CLOUDY
Limassol               19           13     CLOUDY
Paphos                 20           14     CLOUDY

[05] CoE Secretary-General says no time should be lost for Cyprus

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CoE Secretary-General says no time should be lost for Cyprus

Nicosia, Dec 16 (CNA) Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Walter Schwimmer said the elections in the Turkish occupied north of Cyprus clearly show the support of the Turkish Cypriots for achieving a Cyprus settlement before Cyprus joints the EU in May 2004 and said there is no time to be lost.

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