U.S. single-family home prices fell for a fifth straight month in November and a double-dip in home prices could be confirmed by spring, a closely watched survey said on Tuesday. The Standard
The industrial turnover index for October 2010 reached 128.4 (base 2005=100), recording an increase of 1.3% compared with October 2009. For index for the manufacturing subsector, reached 115.2, recording a decrease of
Construction prices rose by 2.73% over the year earlier in 2010 according to the latest figures from the Statistical Service. There was a wide variety among various materials, however. Among the highest
While tourists coming to Cyprus rose by only 1.5% in 2010, the number of people travelling abroad rose by a much higher 6.3%, to 1,246,378 compared with 1,172,268 in 2009. There was
Hundreds of supporters of caretaker Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri protested in north Lebanon on Tuesday against the expected nomination of Hezbollah-backed Najib Mikati to form the next government. Hariri loyalists have called
On the basis of the results of the Passenger Survey, revenue from tourism rose by 2.3% to reach EUR 62.4 mln in November 2010 compared with EUR 61.0 mln in the corresponding
For insomniacs to get better sleep, spending less time in bed may be key — one part of short-term behavioral therapy that could help older adults beat insomnia, according to a study.
A 99-year-old woman writing about love, dreams and hanging on to hope has touched the hearts of Japanese worn out by years of a lagging economy, propelling her self-published poetry book onto
The effective size of Europe's financial rescue fund should be increased and its banks need rigorous stress-testing to help restore market confidence, the IMF said in a report released on Tuesday. The
Britain is to give News Corp a final chance to avoid a prolonged and costly investigation into its proposed $12 bln buyout of BSkyB, in a move that is likely to draw
