Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation: News in English, 01-11-15

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CONTENTS

[01] HEADLINES

[02] pseudostate condem'n

[03] cler grossman

[04] roland reperc's

[05] afgh wrap

[06] mideast

[07] taxi strike

[08] tailer

[09] weather THURSDAY 15 NOVEMBER 2001

[01] HEADLINES

The US reiterates its support of UN efforts aimed at a resumption of Cyprus settlement talks;

Cyprus' tourism industry stands to lose some 140 million pounds;

Afghanistan's Taliban movement hunkers down in its southern stronghold of Kandahar, while US special forces continue to scour the country for Osama bin-Laden;

Israeli forces kill one person and injure 14 others in their latest raids on Palestinian-controlled territory;

Cyprus' taxi drivers come out on strike this morning;

and...

While most students can be argued to be "compos mentis", some are decidedly "Non Campus Mentis"!

[02] pseudostate condem'n

On the occasion of today's sad anniversary, the youth of Cyprus proclaimed their determination to strive towards an end to the Turkish occupation of the northern one-third of the island, demanding the abolition of the pseudostate.

This morning saw University, College and High School students amassing at Eleftheria Square in Nicosia, followed by a peaceful protest march to the Ledra Palace checkpoint, where an anti-occupation gathering was held under strict security measures.

Today's demonstrators joined a group of youths already at the checkpoint, where they'd held an all-night anti-occupation protest.

In a message to the students, Education Minister Ouranios Ioannides called upon them to exercise restraint and self-control, but at the same time not to give up the fight to free Cyprus and rid the island of all occupation troops.

[03] cler grossman

According to our on-the-scene correspondent, during the meeting the US official reiterated Washington's support of UN efforts towards a resumption of Cyprus settlement talks.

Also touched upon was the subject of terrorism, with Mr Grossman applauding the stance adopted by the Cyprus Republic and expressing thanks over the anti-terrorist measures taken on the island and the moves towards amending the relevant legislation.

[04] roland reperc's

Speaking in London, where he had attended the World Travel Market tourist fair, and following contacts with CTO offices around the world, Mr Rolandis told our correspondent that the percentage drop can be interpreted as a 200-300 thousand reduction in the number of arrivals, or even a loss of revenue to the amount of 140 million pounds.

[05] afgh wrap

With their US-backed civil war foes in control of the capital Kabul and advancing on several fronts, the fundamentalist Muslim militia and their leader Mullah Mohammad Omar vowed to regroup and fight on. Reports from the Kandahar region and from US officials however speak of local anti-Taliban revolts.

At the same time, US special forces, on the ground for several weeks now, whisked eight foreign aid workers out of the country. The four German, two American and two Australian employees of the Shelter Now International charity had spent more than three months in detention.

And while battlefield advances are outpacing political plans, world leaders are seeking a multinational force and a transitional government for the country, wracked by war since 1979.

Yesterday, the UN Security Council unanimously endorsed an Afghan political plan envisaging a two-year interim government bringing all ethnic groups under one umbrella, with a multinational security force to protect them.

[06] mideast

Witnesses said the army entered the Khan Younis refugee camp in southern Gaza overnight and destroyed buildings allegedly used by gunmen to fire anti-tank grenades and mortar bombs at military outposts and the Jewish settlement of Gush Katif.

The Israeli army meanwhile announced that tanks rumbled into the Palestinian-ruled village of Shawawra near Bethlehem in the West Bank, and that troops arrested eight militants before withdrawing.

Another two Palestinians were hurt in shooting between gunmen and Palestinian security forces in the West Bank city of Jenin, where at least 2,500 people protested against the arrest of a militant by President Yasser Arafat's security forces.

The violence, shortly before a visit to the Middle East by European Union leaders, dealt a new setback to hopes of a quick end to more than 13 months of Israeli-Palestinian violence in which almost 900 people have been killed.

[07] taxi strike

The drivers have adamantly set themselves against the proposed colour-uniformity of their vehicles and the non-transferability of operating licenses.

A group of taxi-drivers meanwhile has gathered outside the House of Representatives in Nicosia, demanding that the voting of the bill, scheduled for today's plenary session, be postponed. A spokesman for the drivers mentioned however that should the House decide to pass the bill, an escalation of measures and even a recourse to the European Court of Human Rights cannot be excluded.

The strike, which was pre-announced, is set to end at 7 o'clock this evening.

[08] tailer

Welcome to the wonderful world of "Non Campus Mentis," published by Workman, a book of mangled moments of Western Civilization culled from actual term papers and exams.

Academia's "stars" of tomorrow mention that the once-mighty British Empire is in a "state of recline." That "Chairman Moo" has passed away, and that Hitler was a depressed "Nazi leader of a Communist Germany" who spurred a huge "anti-semantic" movement through a terrifying "Gespacho," only to ultimately "shoot himself in the bonker." On a more philosophical note, Jean Paul Sartre retreated into extraterrestrialism, while a religiously erudite student wrote that "Judaism had one big God named Yahoo", and Christ proclaimed that the "mice shall inherit the earth".

When it comes to it though, History, after all, is nothing more than "the behind of the present" according to one student, who aptly added: "This gives incites from the anals of the past."

Once again, the title of the book is "Non Campus Mentis", and it's published by Workman.

[09] weather

Generally fair conditions are also forecast for this evening, with skies once again being marked by patchy cloud. Winds will turn to light to moderate northwesterlies, 3-4BF, on slight to moderate seas, while temperatures will drop to 12C inland, 14C in coastal regions, and 9C on the higher reaches of the Troodos mountains.

Rain however IS forecast for tomorrow, mainly over the mountains, while as of Saturday temperatures are expected to post a significant drop.

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