Save water week in Cyprus commences

Various events to mark Save Water Week 2009, which started on Tuesday and will conclude on Saturday, will be held with a view to raise public awareness on the need to save

Europe lifts global stocks, dollar slips

World stocks steadied on Tuesday, with Europe providing most gains, while the dollar recovered losses after a bigger-than-expected fall in German industrial output. Wall Street looked set for modest losses at the

US Stock futures point to mixed start

Dow Jones futures fell 0.1 percent, S&P 500 futures also fell 0.1 percent while Nasdaq futures rose 0.2 percent by 5:25 a.m. EDT, pointing to a mixed open for Wall Street's main

Oil hits $69 as dollar eases

Oil rose on Tuesday, snapping a two-day slide, to climb above $69 as the U.S. dollar retreated. U.S. light crude for July delivery rose 93 cents to $69.02 a barrel by 0855