Health authorities haven’t yet made contact over bird ’flu threat

THERE IS currently no cooperation between the two sides on the issue of bird ’flu but neither side would rule it out yesterday.

THE NIKIFOROS wargames will take place from October 18 to 23, National Guard chief Athanassios Nikolodemos said yesterday.

It has been three years since the exercises were called off, as part of a broader policy to reduce tensions with neighbouring Turkey. Up until 2001, they were conducted with the support of Greek air and naval forces.

A PAKISTANI youth convicted of the murder of a 38-year-old contractor from Nicosia says he was deceived by his lawyer and wants the case reopened so he can tell the whole truth.

THE GOVERNMENT is to make representations on statements made by British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw at the House of Commons, which Nicosia said were “misleading” President Tassos Papadopoulos has said.

But is it all a just load of politics?
THE GOVERNMENT has been forced to defend itself on all sides from accusations of electioneering after it announced its new packet of energy measures on Wednesday.

CYPRUS Airways’ (CY) biggest union CYNIKA yesterday warned that at first glance there was not likely to be a quick agreement on the rescue package to return the ailing national carrier to the black.

INFLUENZA VACCINATIONS in all private pharmacies have run out due to an increase in demand, it has emerged.

Nicos Nouris, President of the Cyprus Pharmaceutical Association, yesterday told the Cyprus Mail that the extra demand is down to two factors.

A 23-YEAR-OLD Russian Pontian was remanded for eight days by the Limassol court yesterday in connection with the murder of a Lebanese man, in what police believe was a crime of passion.

CHRISTODOULOS Taramoundas of the European Party yesterday dismissed calls for the issuing of title deeds for refugees as idle talk and nothing more than vote mongering ahead of the upcoming legislative elections.