Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 04-12-28

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CONTENTS

[01] Cyprus Doctors of the World to leave for Sri Lanka tomorrow

[02] Cyprus hopes remaining 20 Cypriots in southeast Asia will be found

[03] Cyprus Church offers financial assistance to south-east Asia countries

[04] Cypriots return home from Phuket

[05] Cypriot MP to observe Palestinian elections

[06] Cypriot Doctors of the World to leave for Gaza

[07] Bi-communal Youth Forum says April referenda not end of road

[08] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[09] Cyprus cabinet to decide on assistance to southeast Asia

[10] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[11] Cyprus House President pays tribute to Rao

[12] Cyprus President: we want a solution as soon as possible

[13] Cyprus President optimist about competitiveness

[01] Cyprus Doctors of the World to leave for Sri Lanka tomorrow

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Cyprus Doctors of the World to leave for Sri Lanka tomorrow

Nicosia, Dec 28 (CNA) -- A three-member delegation of the Cyprus branch of the Doctors of the World leaves for Sri Lanka tomorrow morning with medical supplies to help the victims of the devastating earthquake in south-east Asia which triggered deadly tsunamis, killing more than 26 thousand people.

[02] Cyprus hopes remaining 20 Cypriots in southeast Asia will be found

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Cyprus hopes remaining 20 Cypriots in southeast Asia will be found

Nicosia, Dec 28 (CNA) -- Hopes that the remaining twenty Cypriots who are still unaccounted for in the devastating quake and tsunamis that followed in south-east Asia will be located today, said Foreign Ministry Permanent Secretary Sotos Zackheos.

[03] Cyprus Church offers financial assistance to south-east Asia countries

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Cyprus Church offers financial assistance to south-east Asia countries

Paphos, Dec 28 (CNA) -- The Cyprus Church will offer five thousand Cyprus pounds to the victims of the devastating earthquake that hit south-east Asia and resulted with the deadly tsunamis that killed more than 29 thousand people. (One Cyprus pound equals to approx. two US dollars).

The decision was taken by phone after all Holy Synod members were contacted by Paphos Bishop Chrysostomos.

[04] Cypriots return home from Phuket

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Cypriots return home from Phuket

[05] Cypriot MP to observe Palestinian elections

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Cypriot MP to observe Palestinian elections

[06] Cypriot Doctors of the World to leave for Gaza

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Cypriot Doctors of the World to leave for Gaza

Nicosia, Dec 28 (CNA) -- The Cypriot branch of the Doctors of the World are preparing a mission to Gaza to carry out operations on Palestinian children and to investigate the possibility of putting up parks in the area to psychologically boost residents of refugee camps.

[07] Bi-communal Youth Forum says April referenda not end of road

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Bi-communal Youth Forum says April referenda not end of road

Nicosia, Dec 28 (CNA) -- Greek and Turkish Cypriot youth organisations forming the Bi-Communal Youth Forum said here today that the April referenda on a UN comprehensive settlement plan was not the end of the road for Cyprus.

The Bi-Communal Youth Forum held a conference in the coastal resort of Ayia Napa on December 4-5, that resulted to a six-point common declaration which was read out today by Christos Christofides, on behalf of the Greek Cypriot youth organisations, and Atif Mouazine on behalf of the Turkish Cypriot youth organisations.

In their declaration, the Youth Forum called on the international community and especially the United Nations and the European Union to undertake a new initiative to allay the Greek Cypriot concerns so that a comprehensive settlement to the Cyprus problem could be achieved.

[08] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, Dec 28 (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                       332.511,39

GSE GENERAL INDEX                       72,23     0,35    310.594,58
FTSE/CySE 20                           337,11     0,37    224.949,29
MAIN MARKET INDEX                    1.011,26     0,43    208.338,08
PARALLEL MARKET INDEX                  918,35     0,91     19.452,17
INVESTMENT COMPANIES MARKET INDEX      907,08     1,64     46.516,52
MAIN AND PARALLEL MARKETS INDEX      1.007,59     0,44    227.790,26
BANKS INDEX                          1.025,45     0,51    151.339,53
HOTELS INDEX                           849,27    -3,35      2.696,96
ALTERNATIVE MARKET INDEX               828,90    -0,53     48.094,43
FTSE Med (27/12/2004)                6.811,64     0,82

* The second column presents the percentage variation of the indices

[09] Cyprus cabinet to decide on assistance to southeast Asia

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Cyprus cabinet to decide on assistance to southeast Asia

[10] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Dec 28 (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)
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Nicosia               17             7              FAIR
Larnaca               19            10              FAIR
Limassol              29            11              FAIR     Paphos                18             9              FAIR

[11] Cyprus House President pays tribute to Rao

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Cyprus House President pays tribute to Rao

Nicosia, Dec 28 (CNA) -- Cyprus House of Representatives President Demetris Christofias signed here today a book of condolences which was opened at India's High Commission for the death of former Prime Minister Narasimha Rao.

[12] Cyprus President: we want a solution as soon as possible

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Cyprus President: we want a solution as soon as possible

Nicosia, Dec 28 (CNA) -- Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos has said that the Greek Cypriot side wants to find a solution to the question of Cyprus as soon as possible, stressing that what Turkey is seeking to achieve is a settlement that would mean the dissolution of the Republic of Cyprus.

[13] Cyprus President optimist about competitiveness

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Cyprus President optimistic about competitiveness

Nicosia, Dec 28 (CNA) -- Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos appeared optimistic today that the island's competitiveness in the world market can improve with the help of government measures and the inventive spirit and flexibility of the Cypriot entrepreneur.

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