The European Union will hold a special summit on November 19 to choose a president and foreign policy chief, the Swedish presidency said on Wednesday. Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, who is
One of the most architecturally stunning features of the 2012 London Olympic buildings — the sweeping, wave-shaped roof to the aquatics centre — has been lowered into place. Designed by Iraqi-born architect
Japan's Nikkei stock average was flat on Wednesday as the yen climbed, offsetting a surprisingly large jump in domestic machinery orders for September and a forecast for a rise in the fourth
World Bank President Robert Zoellick said on Wednesday he saw some "downside risks" to world growth in 2010. Speaking to reporters at the Singapore Foreign Correspondents Association, Zoellick also said that asset
Asian stocks rose for a fourth day in a row on Wednesday as Chinese factory output jumped to a 19-month high in October, while the ailing U.S. dollar hovered near a 15-month
Sterling fell on Tuesday after a ratings agency said highly-indebted Britain was the major economy most at risk of losing its triple-A rating. The pound retreated from a three-month high against the
The industrial turnover index in Cyprus reached 98.8 (base 2005=100) in August, recording a decrease of 10.3% compared with August 2008. The turnover index for manufacturing in August 2009 reached 88.9, recording
Motor vehicle registrations in Cyprus fell by 37% over the same of of the previous year in October, to 3496, from 5,546 in October 2008. For the period January-October, total registrations of
Oil prices fell on Tuesday to around $79 a barrel as a late-season hurricane subsided in the Gulf of Mexico and traders awaited key U.S. inventory data. U.S crude for December delivery
On the basis of preliminary estimates for foreign trade in September 2009, total imports/ arrivals reached EUR 481.2 mln, of which EUR 328.0 mln were arrivals from other member states of the
