Global sell-off hits Cyprus

Cyprus’s benchmark stock index posted it sharpest single-day drop in more than two years on Monday as foreign investors, worried about drops in global markets, dumped banking shares. The GENX ended 8.43%

Cyprus cement production up 4.8% in 2007

Total cement production in Cyprus rose by 4.8% in 2007 to 1,872,531 (1.87 mln) tonnes, according to the latest data from the Statistical Service, compared with 1,786,488 (1.79 mln) tonnes in 2006.

Study children and cellphones, say US experts

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Researchers should study more children and pregnant women in trying to figure out if cell phones or other wireless devices could damage health, the U.S. National Research Council advised