Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation: News in English, 02-01-08

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

CONTENTS

[01] Headlines

[02] Simitis

[03] Wlosowic

[04] Teleducation

[05] Doctor

[06] Thyrotos

[07] Afghan

[08] Australia

[09] Short stories

[10] Fat

[11] Weather TUESDAY 8 JANUARY 2002

[01] Headlines

--- Three former ministers in Afghanistan's vanquished Taliban regime have surrendered to the their conquerors while the hunt for the supreme Taliban leader again focused on rugged southern mountains.

--- Australian firefighters today rushed to prepare two giant US Sky Crane helicopters to join the fight against Sydney bush fires which continue to threaten several towns.

And

--- Take it easy... Long-term stress can make you fat.

[02] Simitis

His talks will focus on the Cyprus problem, GrecoTurkish relations, EuroTurkish relations, and the issue of security after the September 11 terrorist attacks in New York, in view of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games.

Mr. Simitis will also meet with UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, America's Archbishop, and members of the Greek community in the US.

The Greek Premier's four-day visit to the States is taking place in the shadow of the State Department's decision to abolish sea borders in the Aegean.

[03] Wlosowic

During their meeting, they discussed the details of Friday's meeting between President Glafcos Clerides and Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash.

The two leaders will be meeting at the residence of Mr. Wlosowic, at half past ten Friday morning.

[04] Teleducation

With the new program, the students will be able to communicate through the Internet with thirty teachers an hour per day.

The first nineteen computers, given by Avacom, were handed over this morning to students of families enclaved in the Turkish occupied areas, during a special ceremony at the Ministry of Education.

[05] Doctor

The deceased studied medicine in France and practiced for 50 years.

His funeral will be held tomorrow at two o'clock at the Ayios Nicolaos church in Limassol.

[06] Thyrotos

Thyrotos, who died last night of a heart attack, is regarded to be the top coach and player in the history of Cyprus basketball.

He was captain of the national team for a long period, captain of AEL during the golden age between 1970 and 1980, was the coach of men and women's national teams, as well as of AEL, Apollonas and Keravnos.

His funeral will be held tomorrow, at noon, at the Ayios Nicolaos church in Limassol.

[07] Afghan

Among those who surrendered were former minister of defence, minister of justice and minister of mines and industry.

A former ambassador to Pakistan has also surrendered.

An official spokesman said the Taliban who surrendered would be protected and granted amnesties unless any individual made accusations against them but stressed that Mullah Omar would not be granted any such leniency.

US officials were showing growing signs of frustration that their efforts to capture Osama bin Laden and Mullah Omar had so far proved fruitless.

A military spokesman said that US forces were going to stop "chasing the shadows" of bin Laden and Mullah Omar, and focus on eradicating remaining pockets of al Qaeda resistance.

The US says bin Laden, shielded by his Taliban protectors, masterminded the September 11 attacks on the United States that killed more than 3.00 people. Washington launched its campaign in Afghanistan on October 7 to sweep the Taliban from power and crush bin Laden's al Qaeda militant network.

Meanwhile, British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who visited Afghanistan yesterday, said the world would not abandon the war-weary people of Afghanistan again.

Blair was the first Western head of government to visit Kabul since the September 11 attacks.

He said "extraordinary progress" had been achieved by the US-led war against the Taliban regime that harboured bin Laden.

[08] Australia

Rain yesterday doused bushfires ringing Sydney but major blazes around Sussex Inlet, 190 km south of the city, continue to burn out of control forcing thousands of residents to be evacuated from small coastal towns last night.

Fire officials said conditions eased today, allowing people to return home, but the fires remained a threat with one bushfire burning along a 40 km front.

Since Christmas Day thousands of mostly volunteer firefighters have battled more than 100 fires, many lit by arsonists, on fronts totalling 2.000 km along Australia's east coast.

The fires have destroyed 160 homes and burned an area twice the size of greater London, but there have been no deaths. Damage and fire-fighting costs are put at around 73 million US dollars.

[09] Short stories

India's Home Minister was heading to Washington to drum up US support for India's position in the latest military standoff with nuclear rival Pakistan.

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Two rebels and a soldier were killed when militants attacked an army camp near the Pakistan border in India's revolt-racked Kashmir.

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Companies in Argentina will lose billions of dollars in net worth after the peso currency was devalued by almost 30 percent, already leading some to slash or even close their local operations.

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Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat announced he was launching an internal investigation into Israel's seizure of a ship the Israelis said was smuggling arms, and vowed to punish anyone involved.

The Palestinian Authority has denied Israeli charges that Arafat and other leaders were behind the alleged smuggling attempt.

[10] Fat

Long-term stress could make people fat, according to a study of some 50 overweight middle-aged Swedish men.

Disruptions in the human nervous system, or stress, can concentrate fat around the abdomen, raising the risk of diabetes as well as heart problems, a study by the university hospital in the Swedish city of Gothenburg found.

One fifth of Westerners are estimated to suffer from diabetes or cardiovascular diseases.

"The stress system has developed to deal with periods of brief stress for stone-age man preparing for battle or flight. But in today's civilised world, stress is different. One does not beat up the boss or run away from the mortgage institute," said the physician who led the study.

A body under stress creates a surplus of a hormone which stimulates a fat-gathering enzyme. This enzyme is more easily taken up by the abdomen than other parts of the body, the survey found.

After a long period of stress, the hormone surplus decreases but the fat remains.

[11] Weather

Winds will be northwesterly, moderate, four beaufort, over moderate seas.

Tonight will be generally clear but chilly, with a few local clouds.

Winds will be northwesterly, moderate, three to four beaufort, over moderate seas.

Temperatures will drop to minus one degree Celsius inland, to two along the coast, and to minus six over the mountains.

Frost is expected to form in several areas.

The snow on Mount Olympus is 60 centimetres deep and in Troodos Square 40.

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