Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 04-08-02

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CONTENTS

[01] Greek government welcomes Cyprus government measures

[02] Turkish forces fire at illegal immigrants

[03] Famagusta Mayor announces march to condemn town’s occupation

[04] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[05] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[06] G/C refugees send petition to UN Secretary-General

[07] Weather forecast for Cyprus

[08] Cyprus Health Minister continues visit to Austria

[09] Britain welcomes Cyprus government's new measures for T/C

[01] Greek government welcomes Cyprus government measures

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Greek government welcomes Cyprus government measures

Nicosia, Aug 2 (CNA) -- Athens has welcomed a package of measures Nicosia announced last week to facilitate trade between the island's two communities and in particular the Turkish Cypriots.

[02] Turkish forces fire at illegal immigrants

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Turkish forces fire at illegal immigrants

Nicosia, Aug 2 (CNA) -- Turkish occupation forces have fired against two illegal immigrants who were trying to cross from the northern occupied part of Cyprus to the southern government-controlled part of the island.

One of them is in Larnaca General Hospital, on the south coast, recovering from a leg injury, the other is detained by the police of British Bases, which border the ceasefire line the immigrants were trying to cross.

Both were arrested last night by the Bases police in their attempt to escape the firing from the Turkish forces.

[03] Famagusta Mayor announces march to condemn town’s occupation

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Famagusta Mayor announces march to condemn towns occupation

Nicosia, Aug 2 (CNA) -- Yiannakis Skordis, Mayor of the Turkish-occupied town of Famagusta, on the island's eastern coast, announced an anti occupation event to denounce the thirty years since the coastal towns occupation by the Turkish invasion forces.

[04] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, Aug 02 (CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share
Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

CSE General Index                               74,30   (-0,28)

Traded Value                  CYP     564.997

FTSE/CYSE 20                  CYP      83.477  328,63   (-0,54)
FTSE Med 100                                 6.118,69   (-0,71)

Sectoral Indices

Banks                         CYP      65.798   95,51   (-0,45)
Approved Investment
Companies                 CYP      14.032   72,92   ( 0,76)
Insurance Companies           CYP         338   12,37   ( 1,14)
Manufacturing Companies       CYP       3.083   47,25   (-0,74)
Tourism Companies             CYP           0   44,48   (-1,24)
Trading Companies             CYP      16.731   20,52   (-0,19)
Building and Cement Companies CYP         584   62,36   ( 1,56)
Énformation Technology
Companies                 CYP         737    2,37   ( 1,28)
Financial Services Companies  CYP      81.503    6,81   (-0,15)
Fish Culture Companies        CYP       1.138   10,85   ( 0,18)
Hotels                        CYP       4.136   26,95   (-1,86)
Other Companies               CYP     116.740   61,21   ( 0,11)

* The third column presents the percentage variation of

[05] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Aug 02 (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                 34            21          FINE
Larnaca                 32            22          FINE
Limassol                31            22          FINE
Paphos                  29            21          FAIR

[06] G/C refugees send petition to UN Secretary-General

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G/C refugees send petition to UN Secretary-General

Nicosia, Aug 2 (CNA) --- Greek Cypriot refugees from the Turkish-occupied municipalities of Lapithos and Karavas in the Kyrenia district, sent a petition to UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, in which they underline that the people of Cyprus are entitled to a new opportunity for a just and final settlement of the Cyprus problem.

[07] Weather forecast for Cyprus

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Weather forecast for Cyprus

Nicosia, Aug 02 (CNA) -- The Meteorological Office at Larnaca International Airport has issued the following weather forecast for Cyprus:

Tuesday and Wednesday: 3/8/2004 to 4/8/2004 ---------------------- Fine with local cloud. Risk of isolated showers, mainly over mountains in the afternoon. Winds will be moderate sea breezes and the state of sea slight to moderate.

Maximum temperature around 35C inland, 32C over the south coastal areas and 29C over west coastal areas.

Minimum temperature around 21C inland and over coastal areas.

Outlook for Thursday and Friday: 5/8/2004 to 6/8/2004 ------------------------------- Fine and mostly clear. Small increase in temperature is expected.

[08] Cyprus Health Minister continues visit to Austria

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Cyprus Health Minister continues visit to Austria

[09] Britain welcomes Cyprus government's new measures for T/C

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Britain welcomes Cyprus government's new measures for T/C

by Kyriakos Tsioupras

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