The Jungfrau Railway, near Interlanken, Switzerland, was one hundred years old on August 1. To celebrate the centenary, 48 flares were lit on the north walls of the Eiger and Monch showing
Britain's top share index rose on Friday, closing in on recent three-month highs, as markets recovered their appetite for risk ahead of the U.S. non-farm payrolls release, which could open the door
After days of controversy and hours of negotiation over whether she could compete in an Islamic headscarf, Saudi Arabia's first female athlete to appear at the Olympic Games bowed out on Friday
Greece's central bank chief has defended the government' s decision to transfer state lender ATEbank's healthy assets to Piraeus Bank, saying ATEbank was not viable and required a capital boost to continue
Greece's bank support fund has told Greek banks eyeing Credit Agricole's Emporiki unit it will approve a sale only if the struggling Greek lender is fully recapitalised and funded before it is
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* Is the government meddling in the bank’s affairs? * The Cyprus banking crisis does not seem to be going away. Worse still, the problem has evolved from a can of worms
When Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi came to power, he promised voters that he would achieve 64 goals by the end of his first 100 days in power. But a little over 30
The European Central Bank will gear up to buy Italian and Spanish bonds on the open market but would only act after euro zone governments have activated bailout funds to do the
World No.2 sporting goods maker Adidas said that a summer of sport was boosting demand for its three-stripe products, helping it stay a step ahead of rivals and avoid the worst of
