Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 02-04-19

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CONTENTS

[01] 2002 Cyprus Rally has started

[02] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[03] UN peace talks continue

[04] Three special stages of Cyprus Rally completed so far

[05] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[06] President discusses Cyprus talks with Greek Alternate FM

[07] Spokesman backs police, condemns protesters

[08] UN Human Rights Expert Reports on Visit to Iraq

[09] Greek official praises Cyprus' progress towards EU accession

[10] Israeli embassy condemns behaviour of protestors

[11] McRae wins Cyprus Rally first leg

[12] Cypriot students best in the world in LCCIEB Exams

[13] Three down, three to go for Cyprus' EU accession

[01] 2002 Cyprus Rally has started

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2002 Cyprus Rally has started

Limassol, 19 (CNA) -- Ôhe Cyprus Rally 2002 began here today with Marcus Gronholms Peugeot being the first car to start, followed three minutes later by Gilles Panizzi also of Peugeot and Richard Burns, another Peugeot driver.

Tommi Makinen of Subaru and Carlos Sainz of Ford were next. The cars of priority 1 started the Rally at three minutes intervals while all the rest at two minutes intervals.

[02] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, Apr 19(CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share
Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

CSE General Index                              102,59  (-1,18)

Traded Value                  CYP  1.304.324

FTSE/CYSE 20                  CYP    523.656   429,95  (-0,73)

Sectoral Indices

Banks                         CYP    309.504   119,27  (-0,53)
Approved Investment
Companies                 CYP     62.630    89,30  (-1,12)
Insurance Companies           CYP     18.082    33,60  ( 0,09)
Manufacturing Companies       CYP     97.525    58,19  (-1,29)
Tourism Companies             CYP     14.420    69,03  (-2,94)
Trading Companies             CYP     50.735    24,21  (-2,85)
Building and Cement Companies CYP     14.908    51,33  (-0,73)
Énformation Technology
Companies                 CYP     35.772     4,93  (-3,33)
Financial Services Companies  CYP    222.149    18,95  (-0,63)
Fish Culture Companies        CYP      1.745    17,34  ( 2,18)
Hotels                        CYP    103.641    64,69  (-2,35)
Other Companies               CYP     96.315   100.87  (-2,06)
* The third column presents the percentage variation of

[03] UN peace talks continue

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UN peace talks continue

Nicosia, Apr 19 (CNA) -- Cyprus President Glafcos Clerides and Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Dentkash met here for well over an hour in the context of the UN-led peace talks to solve the Cyprus problem.

Present at the meeting were the UN Secretary General's Special Adviser on Cyprus Alvaro de Soto and aides to the two leaders.

[04] Three special stages of Cyprus Rally completed so far

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Three special stages of Cyprus Rally completed so far

Limassol, Apr 19 (CNA) - Ford driver Martin Marco is currently in the lead of the Cyprus Rally 2002, followed by British Ford driver Colin McRae with 0.05.08''. Third in the overall classification is Marcus Gronholm in a Peugeot, followed by Ford's Francois Duvall.

Already, 34 cars have finished the third special stage of today's first leg of the Rally and have entered the fourth one, while 23 cars still continue in the third special stage.

[05] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Apr 19(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                  23           9          FAIR
Larnaca                  21          12          FAIR
Limassol                 22          13          FINE
Paphos                   20          16          FAIR

[06] President discusses Cyprus talks with Greek Alternate FM

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President discusses Cyprus talks with Greek Alternate FM

Nicosia, Apr 19 (CNA) -- Cyprus President Glafcos Clerides had a brief meeting here today with Greece's Alternate Foreign Minister Tasos Yiannitsis on recent developments in the ongoing UN-led peace talks on Cyprus.

[07] Spokesman backs police, condemns protesters

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Spokesman backs police, condemns protesters

Nicosia, Apr 19 (CNA) -- The government has backed fully the actions of the police at last night's demonstration outside the residence of Israeli Ambassador Michael Eligal, where scuffles broke out, and said that nobody can justify what some of the protesters did.

Government Spokesman Michalis Papapetrou said the government wishes to maintain its diplomatic ties with Israel and cautioned against any action that might put the country at risk.

[08] UN Human Rights Expert Reports on Visit to Iraq

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UN Human Rights Expert Reports on visit to Iraq

by Apostolis Zoupaniotis United Nations, Apr 19 (CNA) --UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Iraq, Andreas Mavrommatis, has issued a report on his February visit to Iraq, only the second time since 1991 that Iraq has permitted a UN human rights expert to visit.

In the report, Cypriot born Mavrommatis, who served as the Cyprus Republic's permanent representative to the UN, noted that his visit was a short one with a limited agenda. Nevertheless, he welcomed this opportunity as an "exploratory" mission aimed at gaining insight into the situation within Iraq.

[09] Greek official praises Cyprus' progress towards EU accession

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Greek official praises Cyprus' progress towards EU accession

Nicosia, Apr 19 (CNA) -- Cyprus has made "remarkable" progress in its accession negotiations with the European Union and is to be included in the first group of candidate countries that will join the Union, Greek Alternate Foreign Minister Tasos Yiannistis has said.

Speaking at a press conference, he also said Greece has absolute confidence in President Glafcos Clerides' handling of the peace negotiations but noted that all indications so far do not allow for optimism, without however ruling out the possibility for a change of heart on the part of the Turkish side at the talks.

[10] Israeli embassy condemns behaviour of protestors

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Israeli embassy condemns behaviour of protestors

Nicosia, Apr 19 (CNA) -- The Israeli embassy here has condemned the behaviour of demonstrators protesting Israel's offensive against the Palestinian people and described it as "disgraceful and abusive".

An embassy statement, issued a day after demonstrators clashed with the local police outside the residence of the Israeli Ambassador, advocated dialogue as the only means to solve disputes among people and between nations.

[11] McRae wins Cyprus Rally first leg

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McRae wins Cyprus Rally first leg

Limassol, Apr 19 (CNA) - Britain's Colin McRae in a Ford won today's first leg of the Cyprus Rally 2002 and obviously meant it when he said afterwards that "Cyprus is good for us".

McRae, whose time was 1:27:42.3, said at the end of the first leg that his car is working well and that the twisty special stages of the Cyprus Rally are "no disadvantage". Second to McRae is Marcus Gronholm in a Peugeot with a total time of 1:27:49.2, while Martin Markko in Ford came in third with 1:27:56.3, followed by Francois Duvall in a Ford, Tommi Makinen in a Subaru and Kenneth Eriksson in a Skoda.

[12] Cypriot students best in the world in LCCIEB Exams

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Cypriot students best in the world in LCCIEB Exams

Nicosia, Apr 19 (CNA) -- Four Cypriot students took top awards worldwide in the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry Examinations Board (LCCIEB), while another three Cypriot students came second.

[13] Three down, three to go for Cyprus' EU accession

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Three down, three to go for Cyprus' EU accession

by Nicos Bellos Brussels, Apr 19 (CNA) - Cyprus has closed three more chapters of the acquis communautaire, bringing their number to 27, and has thus reaffirmed it is ahead of all other candidate for EU accession countries.

With the wrapping up of the chapters on Taxation, Regional Policy and Institutional Affairs, at today's 16th EU Ministerial Conference, it can be safely said that Cyprus is the first candidate country to conclude its accession negotiations, as it has only three more chapters left, those of Competition, Agriculture and Budget.

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