Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation: News in English, 01-07-23

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From: The Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation at <http://www.cybc.com.cy/>

CONTENTS

[01] HEADLINES

[02] g8 cyprus

[03] genoa aftermath greece

[04] us-russia arms

[05] bonn environ

[06] bases aerial

[07] unficyp chiefofstaff

[08] cse

[09] tailer

[10] WEATHER MONDAY 23 JULY 2001

[01] HEADLINES

Significant progress was made in US-Russia arms-reduction talks;

An agreement on the Kyoto Protocol on the environment still eludes delegates attending a UN-sponsored conference in the German city of Bonn;

The planned installation of a British telecommunications mast in the Western Sovereign Base Area once again finds itself in the spotlight;

The United Nations Force in Cyprus acquires a new Chief-of-Staff;

The Cyprus Stock Exchange posts losses today;

and....

London's "Great Stink" seems to be no more.

[02] g8 cyprus

The pledge is included in the G8's Saturday communique on regional issues, and expresses full support to conclusions drawn by the Foreign Ministers of the eight, who had, earlier in the week, met in Rome and had voiced hope of a resumption of Cyprus settlement talks within the scope of the UN Secretary-General's good-offices mission.

[03] genoa aftermath greece

In an anonymous call to an Athens-based newspaper, a group calling itself "Carlo Giuliani", claimed responsibility for a firebomb attack against the Centre for European Research in the centre of the city, while another anonymous caller to the same daily said that the second gas canister device placed at the entrance of a National Bank of Greece branch in the city's Gyzi district was the work of the Anarchist Liberation Brigade group.

The incidents followed overnight violence in Britain where about 150 anti-globalisation activists attacked the Italian and Canadian embassies in London.

[04] us-russia arms

The pledge, made after the G8 summit, signals a shift in US policy on negotiating mutual arms reductions, and suggests that Russia has not yet shut the door on Bush's dream of deploying an anti-missile shield.

The two men, however, speaking after their second meeting in little over a month, held their cards close to their chests, saying it was still too early to say how deep the cuts in intercontinental ballistic missiles would go.

Specifically, Bush said that he and Putin wanted to "change the mindset of the world, seize the moment and lead" and create a strategic security framework for the 21st century free from the shackles of the Cold War, while today, and citing Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin announced that while good progress was made, no breakthrough was reached.

[05] bonn environ

The search for a breakthrough is reported to be continuing, with delegates saying that differences have boiled down to one crucial point -- how far targets for cutting greenhouse-gas emissions would be legally binding on countries ratifying the Kyoto Protocol.

Japan wants a softer approach than the European Union, which along with most of the 185 countries attending had already accepted a broad set of compromise proposals. Following the US rejection of the agreement in March of this year, getting Japan to agree is vital to EU hopes of securing a critical mass of industrial powers so that the treaty may be implemented next year.

At the same time, however, most attending ministers are expected to leave Bonn today, with failure possibly spelling the end of the first international attempt to coordinate efforts to curb the pollution being blamed for a warmer planet, rising sea levels and more extreme weather.

[06] bases aerial

In the announcement, it's mentioned that the British authorities had briefed the Republic as to their intentions, leading to the Foreign Ministry taking steps to safeguard, to the greatest possible extent, the rights of Cypriot citizens, through consultations aimed at a compromise agreement.

The announcement further mentions that the Attorney-General of the Republic, who was present at the most recent meeting on the issue, said that Britain has the inalienable right to proceed with the expropriation of agricultural land within Base territory, provided this serves UK military interests.

The matter is also being discussed at the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, with five separate meetings having been held to date.

[07] unficyp chiefofstaff

UNFICYP's new Chief-of-Staff joined the ranks of the British Army in 1970, and has served at various posts throughout the world, including a stint with the UN multinational force in Bosnia.

[08] cse

Specifically, the Index fell to 158 points, recording losses of 2.5% as compared to last week's closing, while at the same time the CSE/FTSE-20 Index fell by 3%, closing at a relatively low 584.

[09] tailer

In the 1960s, after centuries of excremental and pollutant abuse, the Thames was declared biologically dead and a major clean-up campaign began, crowned with success. Periodic crises however, especially after torrential downpours which flood London's drainage system, result in untreated sewage entering the river, prompting two unique boats, the Vitality and the Bubbler, to swing into action, racing to pump air into the river blackspots.

Today, the Thames is home to 118 species of fish and 350 species of invertebrates -- including Mayfly nymphs which can survive only in clean water, salmon, and seals and dolphins, which make periodic appearances in the estuary and can sometimes be found basking on the mudflats that still line part of the river.

It would seem that the "Great Stink", as the Thames was once known, is now a thing of the past!

[10] WEATHER

Generally fair conditions are also forecast for this evening, even though mist and low cloud will form in areas. Winds will be variable light, 3BF, on slight seas, while temperatures will drop to 23C inland throughout the island.

The fire hazard is extremely high in all forest areas.

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