British trade union Unite is writing to Royal Bank of Scotland to express its anger over renewed speculation of thousands of job cuts at the part-nationalised lender. "Unite is disgusted that the
Moody's said the operating environment remained negative for British banks which, themselves, were better placed in some respects than European Union rivals more directly hit by the euro zone debt crisis. Senior
Concern about the appetite for euro zone sovereign debt pushed European stocks lower and hit the single currency on Thursday, with the first French bond auction of 2012 set to test how
Yahoo Inc named PayPal President Scott Thompson as its chief executive on Wednesday, hoping the well-regarded Internet technology and e-commerce expert will replicate his success at eBay Inc and turn around the
U.S. album sales rose for the first time since 2004 last year, edging up 1.4 percent to 330.6 million units from 326.2 million in 2010, according to figures published in Billboard magazine
Obese people who had weight-loss surgery were less likely to later suffer a heart attack or stroke, or to die from one, compared to people who did not have the surgery, according
The FBI performed nearly 16.5 million pre-purchase background checks on weapons buyers in 2011 as Americans went on an apparent gun-buying spree. The top 10 states, listed below, accounted for more than
A 36-year-old woman was accused of causing $10,000 worth of damage to a painting by the late abstract expressionist artist Clyfford Still, a work valued at more than $30 million, authorities in
Romania's new Ambassador to Cyprus Ion Pascu has reaffirmed the steadfast positions of principle of his country regarding the solution of the Cyprus problem, respecting the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of
The average number of the registered unemployed in Cyprus for the year 2011 reached 28.276 persons, compared to 22.842 persons in 2010, recording an increase of 23,8%, according to the Statistical Service.
