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CONTENTS

[01] UN may submit new revised Cyprus peace plan

[02] Blix praises Cyprus help in Iraq arms inspections

[03] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[04] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[05] Remains of Greek war dead handed over

[06] Australia’s envoy to continue his work

[07] Direct talks enter substance, says Spokesman

[08] De Soto says UN plan could be revised, if leaders want to

[09] CY work stoppage ends with minimal damage

[10] Government to financially assist tornado stricken Cypriots

[01] UN may submit new revised Cyprus peace plan

UN may submit new revised Cyprus peace plan

Nicosia, Jan 28 (CNA) -- UN Secretary General' special advisor on Cyprus Alvaro de Soto said here today the UN have not decided whether they would submit a new revised plan on Cyprus.

Speaking to the press after meeting this morning with Cyprus President Glafcos Clerides, De Soto said ''we will just have to see how the talks progress to see whether something like that is justified.''

[02] Blix praises Cyprus help in Iraq arms inspections

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Blix praises Cyprus help in Iraq arms inspections

By Apostolis Zoupaniotis

United Nations, Jan 28 (CNA) -- Chief UN weapons inspector Hans Blix told the Security Council that the Cyprus government allowed the team working to set up a Field Office in Larnaca.

[03] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, Jan 28 (CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share
Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

CSE General Index                               93,07   (-0,61)

Traded Value                  CYP    539.435

FTSE/CYSE 20                  CYP    310.422   362,69   (-1,42)

Sectoral Indices

Banks                         CYP    226.678   105,13   (-0,82)
Approved Investment
Companies                 CYP      7.601    80,91   (-0,86)
Insurance Companies           CYP      2.555    19,42   (-1,32)
Manufacturing Companies       CYP     26.963    63,60   (-0,46)
Tourism Companies             CYP      2.729   103,20   ( 0,36)
Trading Companies             CYP      7.915    19,27   (-0,63)
Building and Cement Companies CYP     10.658    74,39   ( 0,30)
Énformation Technology
Companies                 CYP     15.048     3,24   ( 0,00)
Financial Services Companies  CYP     30.306    18,21   (-2,31)
Fish Culture Companies        CYP         43    13,88   (-4,80)
Hotels                        CYP     42.483    46,26   ( 0,37)
Other Companies               CYP     82.870    85,74   (-0,19)

* The third column presents the percentage variation of

[04] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Jan 28 (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                 16           5          FAIR
Larnaca                 16           8          CLOUDY
Limassol                15          10          CLOUDY
Paphos                  16          10          CLOUDY

[05] Remains of Greek war dead handed over

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Remains of Greek war dead handed over

Nicosia, Jan 28 (CNA) -- The remains of eight Greek soldiers, killed during the 1974 Turkish invasion and recently exhumed and identified, were handed over to the Greek state with full military honours for burial in Greece.

In a somber but emotional ceremony, Cyprus Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides paid tribute to their courage and thanked the families for the sacrifice of their loved ones.

The remains of all eight soldiers of various ranks were identified through the DNA method by a team of experts from the Boston-based non governmental organisation Physicians for Human Rights with the help of scientists from the Institute of Neurology and Genetics in Cyprus.

Since the process of exhumation of remains from two cemeteries in Nicosia began in the summer of 1999, a total of 127 persons were identified. The remains of one other missing person, a US citizen had been identified before the government embarked on a process of exhumation in 1999.

[06] Australia’s envoy to continue his work

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Australias envoy to continue his work

Nicosia, Jan 28 (CNA) Australia announced that its envoy, Jim Short, would continue as Australias Special Envoy for Cyprus until the end of June.

[07] Direct talks enter substance, says Spokesman

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Direct talks enter substance, says Spokesman

Nicosia, Jan 28 (CNA) UN led direct talks have entered the substance of the Cyprus problem as unprecedented and intense efforts to solve the problem are underway, according to Government Spokesman Michalis Papapetrou.

He told reporters here Tuesday during his daily press briefing that in the past couple of sessions, Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash has been discussing and expressing his views on the substance of a UN plan Secretary-General Kofi Annan had submitted to the Greek Cypriot and the Turkish Cypriot sides for a comprehensive settlement.

[08] De Soto says UN plan could be revised, if leaders want to

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De Soto says UN plan could be revised, if leaders want to

Constantinople, Jan 28 (CNA) UN Secretary-Generals Special Adviser on Cyprus, Alvaro de Soto said Tuesday if the two sides in Cyprus would want to, then Kofi Annans peace plan could be revised, adding however that no decision has yet be taken in this regard.

[09] CY work stoppage ends with minimal damage

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CY work stoppage ends with minimal damage

Nicosia, Jan 28 (CNA) A strike in its second day by pilots working for Cyprus Airways, which ended here at 1400 local time (1200 GMT), caused very short delays and minimal damage to the national airline, and all flights took off as scheduled, a Cyprus Airways (CY) spokesman has said.

[10] Government to financially assist tornado stricken Cypriots

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Government to financially assist tornado stricken Cypriots

Limassol, Jan 28 (CNA) The government will step in to help financially people whose property was damaged by Mondays tornadoes that swept through the western coastal town of Limassol, causing one fatality and injuring 30 more people.

President Glafcos Clerides who visited Limassol today said all necessary measures will be taken to reimburse those affected.

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