Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 04-09-10

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CONTENTS

[01] Cyprus condemns bomb attack in Jakarta

[02] G/C side wants Rizokarpaso school to operate on Monday

[03] Finance Minister attends informal ECOFIN meeting

[04] FM says EU Council's Legal Department opinion is ''catalytic''

[05] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[06] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[07] EU Commissioner calls on Cypriot farmers to ''face realities''

[08] Czech Minister of Industry to pay official visit to Cyprus

[09] Rizokarpaso Gymnasium in Turkish occupied north opens on Monday

[10] Cyprus to back Croatia's EU aspirations

[01] Cyprus condemns bomb attack in Jakarta

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Cyprus condemns bomb attack in Jakarta

Nicosia, Sep 10 (CNA) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cyprus expresses its "strong disapproval and abhorrence" for Thursday's bomb attack outside the Australian embassy in Jakarta.

''This hideous act reminds us of the need to redouble our efforts to combat terrorism'', states an official press release, adding ''Cyprus unreservedly condemns terrorism in any forms''.

[02] G/C side wants Rizokarpaso school to operate on Monday

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G/C side wants Rizokarpaso school to operate on Monday

Nicosia, Sep 10 (CNA) The Greek Cypriot side is doing its utmost so as the Turkish occupied Rizokarpaso Elementary School and Gymnasium will be ready to operate by Monday, Government Spokesman Kypros Chrysostomides has stated.

[03] Finance Minister attends informal ECOFIN meeting

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Finance Minister attends informal ECOFIN meeting

Nicosia, Sep 10 (CNA) Cyprus Finance Minister Makis Keravnos departed today for The Netherlands to attend an informal meeting of European Union Ministers of Economy and Finance (ECOFIN) between 10-11 September.

[04] FM says EU Council's Legal Department opinion is ''catalytic''

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FM says EU Council's Legal Department opinion is ''catalytic''

Nicosia, Sep 10 (CNA) Cyprus Foreign Minister George Iacovou has described as ''catalytic'' the opinion of the EU's Council Legal Department on the European Commission's regulation for direct trade with the Turkish occupied areas of Cyprus.

Speaking on departure for Croatia where he is paying a two-day visit, he noted that if this opinion were dismissed, then ''the Council would not have a defense lawyer at the Court of Justice of the European Communities'', should the case go before the Court.

[05] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange
Nicosia, Sep 10 (CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchanged has announced
a correction of the FTSE/CySE 20 traded value. Following is the
corrected version:

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                       414.601,56

GSE GENERAL INDEX                       74,39    -0,20    400.343,06
FTSE/CySE 20                           333,31     0,46    136.602,03
MAIN MARKET INDEX                      992,37     0,57    134.272,84
PARALLEL MARKET INDEX                1.009,42    -1,14     34.362,77
INVESTMENT COMPANIES MARKET INDEX    1.019,94     1,18     80.497,01
MAIN AND PARALLEL MARKETS INDEX        993,03     0,50    168.635,61
BANKS INDEX                            991,26     0,53     85.437,86
HOTELS INDEX                           982,31     0,00      9.846,50
ALTERNATIVE MARKET INDEX               982,47    -0,65    156.023,08
FTSE Med (7/9/2004)                  5.992,29    -0,04

* The second column presents the percentage variation of the indices

[06] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus
Nicosia, Sep 10 (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                 31            18          FINE
Larnaca                 30            18          FINE
Limassol                30            21          FINE
Paphos                  29            24          FAIR

[07] EU Commissioner calls on Cypriot farmers to ''face realities''

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EU Commissioner calls on Cypriot farmers to ''face realities''

Nicosia, Sep 10, CNA -- Commissioner responsible for Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries Franz Fischler called on Cypriot farmers on Friday to be ''pragmatic and face the realities'' stemming from last year's reform in the European Union's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)

[08] Czech Minister of Industry to pay official visit to Cyprus

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Czech Minister of Industry to pay official visit to Cyprus

[09] Rizokarpaso Gymnasium in Turkish occupied north opens on Monday

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Rizokarpaso Gymnasium in Turkish occupied north opens on Monday

[10] Cyprus to back Croatia's EU aspirations

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Cyprus to back Croatia's EU aspirations

Nicosia, Sep 10 (CNA) -- Cyprus will support Croatia's aspiration to join the European Union, Cypriot Foreign Minister George Iacovou said today.

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