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CONTENTS

[01] London buses advertise holidays in Turkish-occupied northern Cyprus

[02] Cyprus FM: a lot of work done in view of EU summit

[03] Weather forecast for Cyprus

[04] EU President arrives Tuesday for talks

[05] Cyprus President signs condolences book

[06] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[07] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[08] Czech parliamentary delegation to visit Cyprus

[01] London buses advertise holidays in Turkish-occupied northern Cyprus

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London buses advertise holidays in Turkish-occupied northern Cyprus

London, Dec 6 (CNA) -- London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden Brian Coleman has written to senior officers at Transport for London asking why they have allowed a travel company to advertise holidays in the Turkish-occupied areas of Cyprus on its buses.

''It is outrageous that London Buses, as part of Transport for London should allow travel companies to promote northern Cyprus as a holiday destination'', Coleman says in his letter.

[02] Cyprus FM: a lot of work done in view of EU summit

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Cyprus FM: a lot of work done in view of EU summit

Nicosia, Dec 6 (CNA) -- The Cyprus government is working very hard, on all levels, ahead of next week's European Union summit which will decide whether to start accession negotiations with Turkey, Foreign Minister George Iacovou has said.

He also said that Nicosia is aware of pressure on Ankara to recognise the Republic of Cyprus and described as very important Tuesday's visit here by the Dutch Prime Minister and current president of the European Council Jan Peter Balkenende.

[03] Weather forecast for Cyprus

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Weather forecast for Cyprus

Nicosia, Dec 6 (CNA) -- The Meteorological Office at Larnaca International Airport has issued the following weather forecast for Cyprus:

Tuesday and Wednesday: 07/12/2004 to 08/12/2004 ------- The weather on Tuesday will be partly cloudy with local showers or thunderstorms but on Wednesday fine with local cloud. Winds will be northeasterly to southeasterly light to moderate and the state of sea slight to moderate.

Maximum Temperature: 17C inland and around 19C over coastal areas.

Minimum Temperature: 8C inland and around 10C over coastal areas.

Outlook for Thursday and Friday: 09/12/2004 to 10/12/2004 --------------- Fine with local cloud on Thursday but risk of isolated showers on Friday. Small increase in temperature is expected.

[04] EU President arrives Tuesday for talks

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EU President arrives Tuesday for talks

Nicosia, Dec 6 (CNA) -- Europe's decision with regard to the start of accession negotiations with Turkey will be the focus of meetings Jan Peter Balkenende, current president of the European Council, will have in the coming days with many of his European partners.

[05] Cyprus President signs condolences book

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Cyprus President signs condolences book

[06] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Dec 6 (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            12              FAIR
Larnaca               20            14              FINE
Limassol              22            13              FAIR
Paphos                22            13              FAIR

[07] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, Dec 6 (CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share
Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

INDICES BASE VALUES: FTSEMed=5000, OTHERS=1000

TRADED VALUE                       185.393,85

GSE GENERAL INDEX                       72,25     0,12    158.409,83
FTSE/CySE 20                           340,12     0,70    116.715,71
MAIN MARKET INDEX                    1.017,60     0,64    116.987,68
PARALLEL MARKET INDEX                  878,63    -0,42      3.339,40
INVESTMENT COMPANIES MARKET INDEX      926,64    -1,10     31.476,09
MAIN AND PARALLEL MARKETS INDEX      1.012,23     0,60    120.327,08
BANKS INDEX                          1.029,58     0,65     89.046,12
HOTELS INDEX                           911,34     0,00          0,00
ALTERNATIVE MARKET INDEX               849,85     0,74     12.110,06
FTSE Med (3/12/2004)                 6.509,20    -0,42

* The second column presents the percentage variation of the indices

[08] Czech parliamentary delegation to visit Cyprus

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Czech parliamentary delegation to visit Cyprus

Nicosia, Dec 6 (CNA) - A four-member delegation of the Czech Republic's Parliamentary Committees of Security and Information arrives in Cyprus tomorrow.

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