Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 02-08-21

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From: The Cyprus News Agency at <http://www.cyna.org.cy>

CONTENTS

[01] Coastal police arrest illegal immigrants

[02] Cyprus - Turkey drawn to play in European Handball Championship

[03] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[04] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[05] Cyprus willing to help Nigerian unmarried pregnant student

[06] EU Danish presidency reiterates adherence to Helsinki decisions

[01] Coastal police arrest illegal immigrants

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Coastal police arrest illegal immigrants

Nicosia, Aug 21 (CNA) -- Cyprus coastal police arrested last night 11 illegal immigrants aboard a Syrian boat sailing within Cyprus territorial waters.

A police spokesman told CNA that the vessel was spotted at 10.50 local time (07.50 GMT) last night by a coastguard patrol boat, approximately three nautical miles off the island's southeastern shores.

[02] Cyprus - Turkey drawn to play in European Handball Championship

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Cyprus - Turkey drawn to play in European Handball Championship

Nicosia, Aug 21 (CNA) -- The men's national handball teams of Cyprus and Turkey have been drawn to play against each other in the qualifying round of the European Handball Championship.

The games between the two national teams are set for early January next year, the first to be played in Turkey and the second in Cyprus.

A Cypriot women's handball team have also been drawn to play against a Turkish team for the European Cup.

[03] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Aug 21 (CNA) - Today's weather and temperatures for Cyprus,
according to the Meteorological Service at Larnaca International
Airport are:

Temperatures (degrees Celcius)
---------------------------------------------------------------
Station               Maximum     Minimum       Weather
(At 1200 UTC)
---------------------------------------------------------------
Nicosia                  34          20          FAIR
Larnaca                  32          21          FINE
Limassol                 32          21          ----
Paphos                   29          21          FAIR

[04] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Nicosia, Aug 20 (CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share
Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

CSE General Index                               89,47   ( 1,84)

Traded Value                  CYP    829.735

FTSE/CYSE 20                  CYP    357.324   363,54   ( 1,49)

Sectoral Indices

Banks                         CYP    172.412    99,78   ( 1,37)
Approved Investment
Companies                 CYP    171.197    84,07   ( 0,41)
Insurance Companies           CYP      1.396    24,83   (-1,43)
Manufacturing Companies       CYP     12.467    61,47   ( 0,87)
Tourism Companies             CYP     12.859   109,36   ( 3,45)
Trading Companies             CYP     29.601    19,36   ( 1,79)
Building and Cement Companies CYP     54.661    54,72   ( 2,01)
Énformation Technology
Companies                 CYP      8.909     3,41   (-0,29)
Financial Services Companies  CYP     40.317    14,18   ( 4,57)
Fish Culture Companies        CYP         64    16,35   ( 8,13)
Hotels                        CYP    158.428    51,48   ( 2,84)
Other Companies               CYP    124.546    87,86   ( 2,54)

* The third column presents the percentage variation of

[05] Cyprus willing to help Nigerian unmarried pregnant student

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Cyprus willing to help Nigerian unmarried pregnant student

Nicosia, Aug 21 (CNA) -- The Cyprus government said today it was ready to help a pregnant Nigerian student, who filed an application for political asylum, scared about the death penalty she could face if she returned to her country as she is expecting a child out of wedlock.

"The government will find ways to protect this 21 year old Nigerian mother, in Cyprus", Interior Minister Andreas Panayiotou told reporters.

He said the government would examine the case of the Abanda Fatimo, seven months pregnant, from a humanitarian point of view.

[06] EU Danish presidency reiterates adherence to Helsinki decisions

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EU Danish presidency reiterates adherence to Helsinki decisions

Nicosia, Aug 21 (CNA) -- The current president of the European Council Danish premier Anders Fogh Rassmussen has said his country continues to back the EU decision that a political settlement in Cyprus would facilitate accession but it is not a precondition.

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