Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 04-01-15

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CONTENTS

[01] Straw urges all parties to work for settlement by May 1

[02] Weather forecast for Cyprus

[03] German envoy hopes parties will seize opportunities for settlement

[04] President to meet Prodi end of January

[05] Cyprus and Cuba strengthen parliamentary ties

[06] MOU Inspectors to evaluate Cyprus' ship control procedures

[07] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[08] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[09] Red Arrows currently training in Cyprus

[10] Cyprus hands report on EU chapters

[11] Fuel prices increase in Cyprus

[01] Straw urges all parties to work for settlement by May 1

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Straw urges all parties to work for settlement by May 1

by Kyriakos Tsioupras

London, Jan 15 (CNA) -- British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has appealed to all sides involved in the question of Cyprus to work for a settlement on the basis of a UN peace proposal.

[02] Weather forecast for Cyprus

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Weather forecast for Cyprus

Nicosia, Jan 15 (CNA) - The Meteorological Office at Larnaca International Airport has issued the following weather forecast for Cyprus:

Friday and Saturday: 16/01/2004 to 17/01/2004 --------------------

On Friday, the weather will be partly cloudy to cloudy with local light rain. The wind will be southwest moderate, 3 to 4 BF and locally in the afternoon, 5 BF. The state of sea will be slight to moderate.

The temperature will range between 9 to 17 C inland, 11 to 9 over the coast and between 4 to 8 C over Prodromos area.

Some local rain is expected during Saturday morning. The temperature will note a small decrease.

Outlook for Sunday and Monday: 18/01/2004 to 19/01/2004 ------------------------------ Mainly fine with variable amount of high cloud. No change in temperature.

[03] German envoy hopes parties will seize opportunities for settlement

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German envoy hopes parties will seize opportunities for settlement

Nicosia, Jan 15 (CNA) -- Germany's special envoy for Cyprus Peter Wittig has said in December 2004 EU member states are going to decide whether Turkey has fulfilled the Copenhagen criteria in order to start accession talks and that this ''is the only game that is being played'', adding that ''Cyprus is part of the whole context''.

[04] President to meet Prodi end of January

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President to meet Prodi end of January

by Nikos Bellos

Brussels, Jan 15 (CNA) -- Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos will be in Brussels on 30 January for a meeting with European Union Commission President Romano Prodi.

[05] Cyprus and Cuba strengthen parliamentary ties

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Cyprus and Cuba strengthen parliamentary ties

by Nicos Markides

Havana, Jan 15 (CNA) -- The speakers of the Cyprus and the Cuban parliaments have expressed their desire to further develop bilateral relations between the two bodies, noting the friendship and solidarity existing between the two peoples for many years.

[06] MOU Inspectors to evaluate Cyprus' ship control procedures

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MOU Inspectors to evaluate Cyprus' ship control procedures

Nicosia, Jan 15 (CNA) -- A four-member group of inspectors from the Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control (MOU) will visit Cyprus next week to make an in-depth evaluation of the procedures the Cyprus Commercial Shipping Department (CCSD) applies in ship controls.

[07] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Jan 15 (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                15            6           CLOUDY
Larnaca                17            8           CLOUDY
Limassol               16            8           RAIN
Paphos                 18           10           CLOUDY

[08] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, Jan 15 (CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share
Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

CSE General Index                               82,87   (-0,35)

Traded Value                  CYP    821.845

FTSE/CYSE 20                  CYP    718.948   346,84   ( 0,37)
FTSE Med 100                                  6.316.97  ( 1,16)

Sectoral Indices

Banks                         CYP    695.739    99,34   (-0,03)
Approved Investment
Companies                 CYP     12.161    71,48   (-0,58)
Insurance Companies           CYP         53    15,52   ( 1,04)
Manufacturing Companies       CYP     13.249    57,12   ( 0,33)
Tourism Companies             CYP      1.864    60,18   (-2,68)
Trading Companies             CYP     14.492    20,78   (-0,91)
Building and Cement Companies CYP      9.434    69,19   (-0,60)
Énformation Technology
Companies                 CYP      6.481     3,36   (-0,30)
Financial Services Companies  CYP     13.573    10,93   (-1,26)
Fish Culture Companies        CYP          0    11,78   (-0,42)
Hotels                        CYP      4.606    36,98   ( 0,05)
Other Companies               CYP     23.684    71,67   (-1,39)

* The third column presents the percentage variation of

[09] Red Arrows currently training in Cyprus

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Red Arrows currently training in Cyprus

Nicosia, Jan 15 (CNA) - Eleven Red Arrow Hawk jets, in traditional red livery, arrived at the Royal Air Force base in Akrotiri on 12 January to begin a two-week training period with spectacular aerobatics.

[10] Cyprus hands report on EU chapters

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Cyprus hands report on EU chapters

Nicosia, Jan 15 (CNA) Cyprus handed over a report here Thursday on the progress made regarding issues raised by the Comprehensive monitoring report on Cyprus' preparations for membership published by the Commission last November.

[11] Fuel prices increase in Cyprus

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Fuel prices increase in Cyprus

Nicosia, May 9 (CNA) The House of Representatives approved new increases in the price of fuel in Cyprus, three cents per litre for petrol and 2.6 cents for diesel.

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