Straw could cancel Cyprus visit

Britain’s Foreign Secretary Jack Straw could pull out of his planned visit to Cyprus over a row with the government about where he plans to meet the Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali

Marfin eyes HSBC stake in Laiki

New buyer must cough up CYP 133 mln Global banking giant HSBC is ready to dispose of its 21.16% stake it controls in the Laiki Bank group, ending weeks of speculation of

Solar-powered notebook PC in Taiwan

A Taiwan company has developed a solar-power notebook computer to save computer users the trouble of charging batteries by plugging them in. Micro Star Industry (MSI) said it spent a year to

Cyprus bans duck-hunting

The Cyprus government has decided to ban the hunting of ducks as a further measure to prevent avian influenza (bird flu), following a meeting held at the Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources