The Economic Sentiment Index in Cyprus in September 2009 recorded the largest improvement among Eurozone countries, reaching 66.7 points, from 56.1% in August. According to a monthly European Commission report, in Cyprus
House President Marios Garoyian has warned those who still advocate a return to a failed UN solution plan – the Annan plan – that they will fail in their effort to help
Italy staked its claim on Tuesday to the European Central Bank presidency after Jean-Claude Trichet's mandate expires in October 2011, setting the stage for a fight with EU powerhouse Germany. Italian Foreign
HSBC is close to selling a trio of landmark offices in London, New York and Paris to boost its balance sheet by around $2 billion by end-2009, a person familiar with the
France is preparing a 500 million euro ($729 million) emergency package to help young jobseekers, who have been hardest hit by the economic crisis, President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Tuesday. The plan
The European Commission said on Tuesday it has authorised two H1N1 swine flu vaccines for use in the European Economic Area this year, paving the way for mass vaccinations before the start
U.S. home prices in July rose for the third straight month, surpassing forecasts and suggesting that the housing market is stabilizing after a three-year plunge. The S&P/Case-Shiller composite index of house prices
Dismayed by ice and storms, British explorer Captain James Cook had no regrets when he abandoned a voyage searching for a fabled southern continent in 1773. Finding only icebergs after he was
Walgreen Co (WAG.N), the largest U.S. drugstore chain, reported a quarterly profit that topped expectations as it began to benefit from a make-over that includes sprucing up stores and cutting jobs, sending
U.S. stock indexes turned negative on Tuesday as a gauge of September consumer confidence fell short of Wall Street's expectations, sparking some caution about the strength of the economic recovery. * The
