Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 05-04-05

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CONTENTS

[01] Vienna Mozart Orchestra to perform in Cyprus

[02] Irish Ambassador dismissesTurkish Cypriot press reports

[03] Signing of protocol also means implementation, says Cyprus government

[04] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[05] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[06] Health standard very high, says government

[01] Vienna Mozart Orchestra to perform in Cyprus

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Vienna Mozart Orchestra to perform in Cyprus

Nicosia, Apr 5 (CNA) -- Cyprus is the last international stop of the Vienna Mozart Orchestra this winter.

[02] Irish Ambassador dismissesTurkish Cypriot press reports

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Irish Ambassador dismisses Turkish Cypriot press reports

Nicosia, Apr 5 (CNA) -- Irelands Ambassador to Cyprus John Swift told CNA that the statements he had made in the Turkish-occupied northern part of Cyprus were misunderstood by the Turkish Cypriot media.

Meanwhile, Cyprus Government Spokesman Kypros Chrysostomides told his daily press briefing that he had a telephone conversation with Swift who rejected the statements that were carried out by Turkish Cypriot media.

[03] Signing of protocol also means implementation, says Cyprus government

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Signing of protocol also means implementation, says Cyprus government

Nicosia, Apr 5 (CNA) -- The signing by Turkey of the protocol expanding its customs union agreement with the ten new EU member-states, including Cyprus, also provides for implementation of the protocol and this has been confirmed by the European Commission officials said here Tuesday Government Spokesman Kypros Chrysostomides.

The Spokesman was invited to comment press reports suggesting that Germany is promoting a formula providing for an extension of at least one year of the protocols implementation after Turkey signs it.

[04] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, Apr 5 (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                       286.342,32

GSE GENERAL INDEX                       84,56     0,61    245.870,47
FTSE/CySE 20                           395,42     0,41    150.680,89
MAIN MARKET INDEX                    1.184,30     0,41    154.027,44
PARALLEL MARKET INDEX                1.044,99    -0,17     47.960,41
INVESTMENT COMPANIES MARKET INDEX    1.005,14    -0,53     28.369,38
MAIN AND PARALLEL MARKETS INDEX      1.178,90     0,39    201.987,85
BANKS INDEX                          1.202,73     0,54    109.611,64
HOTELS INDEX                         1.039,31    -1,67      1.271,80
ALTERNATIVE MARKET INDEX             1.022,67    -0,33     43.151,18
FTSE Med (04/04/2005)                7.282,21     0,32

* The second column presents the percentage variation of the indices

[05] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Apr 5 (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           5          FAIR
Larnaca                 18           7          FAIR
Limassol                19          10          FINE
Paphos                  18           8          FINE

[06] Health standard very high, says government

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Health standard very high, says government

Nicosia, Apr 5 (CNA) -- The standard of health in Cyprus is considered to be very high and compares favorably with that of developed countries, according to 2003 health indicators, released today by the government department of statistics.

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