Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 02-08-09

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CONTENTS

[01] Archbishop to remain at Athens medical centre

[02] Denmark hopes for new impetus in peace process

[03] Societe General operates as local commercial bank

[04] Pafos Afrodite Festival promises a parade of stars

[05] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[06] Cabinet appoints new representative to UNESCO

[07] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[08] Green Party appeals to Queen to stop antenna works

[09] Human rights committee supports Turkish Cypriot journalists

[01] Archbishop to remain at Athens medical centre

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Archbishop to remain at Athens medical centre

Nicosia, Aug 9 (CNA) -- Doctors who examined Thursday the primate of the Church of Cyprus Archbishop Chrysostomos, receiving medical care in Athens, have said he needs to stay at "Ygia" medical centre for another month.

[02] Denmark hopes for new impetus in peace process

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Denmark hopes for new impetus in peace process

by Maria Myles

Nicosia, Aug 9 (CNA) -- The representative of the Danish European Union presidency in Cyprus has expressed hope that the UN-led Cyprus peace process, now facing a deadlock, would be given a fresh impetus next month when the UN Secretary General meets President Glafcos Clerides and Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash.

In an interview with CNA, Knud Johansen, charge d'affaires of Denmark here, noted that the UN peace talks have not progressed as the EU had hoped.

Johansen welcomed the constitutional reforms Turkey has adopted last week as "an important step but only the first step" and pointed out that the difficult part of their implementation remains to be seen.

[03] Societe General operates as local commercial bank

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Societe General operates as local commercial bank

[04] Pafos Afrodite Festival promises a parade of stars

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Pafos Afrodite Festival promises a parade of stars

Nicosia, Aug 9 (CNA) -- World renowned opera stars will take part in this year's Pafos Aphrodite Festival, which will present Giacomo Puccini's enigmatic and mysterious opera about Chinese princess "Turandot".

[05] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, Aug 9 (CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share
Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

CSE General Index                               85,30   ( 0,76)

Traded Value                  CYP    715.627

FTSE/CYSE 20                  CYP    401.997   352,16   ( 0,17)

Sectoral Indices

Banks                         CYP    218.517    96,59   (-0,18)
Approved Investment
Companies                 CYP     32.663    82,44   ( 0,72)
Insurance Companies           CYP      1.191    23,23   (-2,27)
Manufacturing Companies       CYP     15.304    59,90   ( 0,12)
Tourism Companies             CYP     70.230    98,88   ( 1,50)
Trading Companies             CYP     15.827    18,97   ( 2,65)
Building and Cement Companies CYP     90.295    51,17   (-0,37)
Énformation Technology
Companies                 CYP     11.792     3,32   ( 4,08)
Financial Services Companies  CYP     30.960    12,47   ( 1,80)
Fish Culture Companies        CYP      1.356    16,26   ( 3,57)
Hotels                        CYP     80.546    48,57   ( 1,61)
Other Companies               CYP    104.773    81,88   ( 2,99)

* The third column presents the percentage variation of

[06] Cabinet appoints new representative to UNESCO

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Cabinet appoints new representative to UNESCO

Nicosia, Aug 9 (CNA) -- The cabinet has appointed Mema Leventi as honorary Ambassador and the Republic's Permanent Representative to UNESCO.

[07] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Aug 9 (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                  35          21          FAIR
Larnaca                  33          21          FINE
Limassol                 32          25          FINE
Paphos                   31          25          FINE

[08] Green Party appeals to Queen to stop antenna works

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Green Party appeals to Queen to stop antenna works

Nicosia, Aug 9 (CNA)-- The Movement of Ecologists and Environmentalists, Cyprus' Green Party, has sent a letter to Her Majesty the Queen of England to protest against the erection of a huge antenna by the British Base in the Akrotiri Salt Lake.

"I trust that Your Majesty and Your general concern for the Commonwealth will assist our effort to terminate work currently carried out in this very special biotope of international importance", the letter dated yesterday and signed by MP George Perdikis says.

[09] Human rights committee supports Turkish Cypriot journalists

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Human rights committee supports Turkish Cypriot journalists

Nicosia, Aug 9 (CNA) -- The Committee for the Restoration of Human Rights in the Whole of Cyprus strongly condemns the "jail sentence" passed by an illegal court in Turkish occupied Cyprus against two Turkish Cypriot journalists of the main opposition daily for "defamation" against Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash.

The Committee issued a press release saying that it has already made urgent representations to international institutions and will soon proceed together with the Union of Cyprus Journalists in organising several events to protest and condemn the illegal actions of the regime, which deprives Turkish Cypriots of their basic human rights.

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