Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 04-11-05

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CONTENTS

[01] Cyprus and Russia sign agreement against terrorism financing

[02] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[03] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[04] Papadopoulos: Committee examines Turkey's EU accession negotiations

[05] High-ranking delegation from Green Party to Cyprus

[01] Cyprus and Russia sign agreement against terrorism financing

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Cyprus and Russia sign agreement against terrorism financing

Nicosia, Nov 5 (CNA) -- The Cypriot Unit for Combating Money Laundering (MOKAS), in the context of its international cooperation against money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism, signed yesterday a cooperation agreement with the respective Unit of the Russian Federation.

[02] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Nov 5 (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               26             14              FINE
Larnaca               28             18              FINE
Limassol              30             18              FINE
Paphos                27             17              FINE

[03] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, Nov 5 (CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share
Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

INDICES BASE VALUES: FTSEMed=5000, OTHERS=1000

TRADED VALUE                       437.583,15

GSE GENERAL INDEX                       71,53     0,92    401.919,42
FTSE/CySE 20                           325,72     1,16    374.327,51
MAIN MARKET INDEX                      975,78     1,22    374.268,80
PARALLEL MARKET INDEX                  956,89     0,79      1.028,48
INVESTMENT COMPANIES MARKET INDEX      996,51     0,53     11.837,35
MAIN AND PARALLEL MARKETS INDEX        975,02     1,21    375.297,28
BANKS INDEX                            978,00     1,22    361.671,11
HOTELS INDEX                           921,79     0,31      3.245,00
ALTERNATIVE MARKET INDEX               875,52    -0,13     18.940,28
FTSE Med (3/11/2004)                 6.283,55     1,07

* The second column presents the percentage variation of the indices

[04] Papadopoulos: Committee examines Turkey's EU accession negotiations

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Papadopoulos:Committee examines Turkey's EU accession negotiations

by Maria Koniotou

Brussels, Nov 5 (CNA) - Cyprus, as a European Union member state, has set up a committee to look into matters relating to Turkey's European aspirations and in particular a decision on whether to start accession negotiations with Ankara, Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos said here today, adding that the committee responds to questions from Brussels on these issues.

''The EU presidency has asked all members to nominate a contact person it can address itself to in order to get the views of that member on various points which relate in particular to the start of membership talks with Ankara,'' he told a press conference, on the sidelines of the EU summit, where he represents the Republic of Cyprus.

[05] High-ranking delegation from Green Party to Cyprus

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High-ranking delegation from Green Party to Cyprus

Nicosia, Nov 5 (CNA) -- A high-ranking delegation from the Green Group in the European Parliament and the European Green Party will visit Cyprus this weekend to explore possibilities for a solution on the divided island.

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