Major blackout possible in Tokyo

An unexpected, large-scale power outage is possible in Tokyo and surrounding areas on Thursday evening if power demand exceeds that of this morning, Japan's trade minister said. Trade minister Banri Kaieda said

Cyprus car regs continue to decline in Feb

Registrations of motor vehicles continued to decline in February, with the number of registrations falling by 8.9% over the year earlier in February to 3,223, according to figures from the Statistical Service.

Cyprus tourism leaps 12.7% in February

Tourism arrivals leapt in February after a decrease in January, according to the latest figures from the Statistical Service’s Passengers’ Survey. Arrivals of tourists rose by 12.7% to 62,294 in February 2011

Is the EU pact for real?

. By Shavasb Bohdjalian  European leaders agreed on Saturday to strengthen the euro zone bailout fund, make its loans cheaper and lower the interest rate on funds extended to Greece but left

Cyprus, Israel leaders discuss LNG shipping deal

Cypriot and Israeli leaders have discussed cooperating to transport their newly discovered natural gas from an offshore Israeli field to Cyprus before shipping to the rest of Europe. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin