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Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 09-11-10Cyprus News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Cyprus News Agency at <http://www.cyna.org.cy>CONTENTS
[01] MINISTER OF COMMERCE TOURISM - BRITAINMinister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism Antonis Paschalides has expressed hope that the drop of tourist arrivals from Britain to Cyprus would be restrained to 10% for the year 2009 instead of the 20% decrease recorded during the first six months of the year.Speaking on Monday during a dinner hosted by the Cyprus Tourism Organisation (CTO) in London, in the framework of the World Travel Market exhibition, Paschalides said this improvement was the result of the measures taken by the government. Paschalides said that he was convinced by contacts in London during the first day of the World Travel Market that any difficulties for the Cypriot economy in 2010, as a result of the global financial crisis, would be overcome. [02] CYPRUS - ENDOVASCULAR SURGERYA team of Cypriot and foreign doctors performed endovascular surgery on Monday to repair an aneurysm with the pioneering new method of the multilayer endovascular stent, on a 59-year-old Cypriot patient suffering from coronary disease.Speaking at a press conference, Minister of Health Christos Patsalides said the operation was a milestone for Cyprus, noting that it proves the level of health care in Cyprus. Patsalides added that an independent laboratory will be set up, where vascular surgeons, neurosurgeons and interventional radiographers will cooperate. Referring to Monday`s operation, Patsalides thanked the team of doctors, headed by Antonis Polydorou, of Cypriot origin, who performed the graft free of charge. This was the first such operation in Cyprus and the fifth worldwide. [03] CNA - CONFERENCE - NEWS AGENCIESThe Cyprus News Agency (CNA) organizes an International Conference on News Agencies: Concerns and Challenges, on 16 November 2009, at St. Raphael Hotel, in Limassol, Cyprus.Invited to attend are CEO/Presidents, Directors General/Editors-in-Chief or other high-ranking officials from international and national news agencies, from Europe, the Mediterranean, Asia and other parts of the world. CNA has also invited Cypriot media representatives, foreign correspondents and Cypriot university professors. The Conference will start at 0900 local time (0700 GMT) and finish at 1800 (1600 GMT). CNA Board Chairman Costakis Constantinou will welcome participants. Government Spokesman Stefanos Stefanou will address the opening ceremony, on behalf of the President of the Cyprus Republic Demetris Christofias. The Ambassadors of the countries to be represented by their national news agencies have been invited to attend the opening ceremony. Cyprus News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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