A 1794 silver dollar, which many experts believe was the first such coin struck by the U.S. Mint, sold for a record $10 million at auction on Thursday. The Flowing Hair Silver Dollar more than doubled the previous $4.1 million record for a coin set in 1999, auction house Stack's Bowers Galleries said. Legend Numismatics,
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Spain's influential El Pais newspaper apologised on Thursday for splashing a "false photo" of Venezuela's cancer-stricken leader Hugo Chavez on its front page, prompting a furious response from the government in Caracas, which vowed to take legal action. Within minutes of posting the image online as a global exclusive, El Pais said it had discovered
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Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism Neoclis Sylikiotis has described the signing, today, of the contracts with the ENI/KOGAS consortium for hydrocarbons exploration in blocks 2,3 and 9 in the EEZ of Cyprus as a truly historic moment for our country. Speaking during the signing ceremony held at the Ministry of Commerce, Sylikiotis noted that
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The government has asked Archbishop Chrysostomos to intervene on its behalf to the Church of Russia regarding a request by Cyprus for financial assistance from Moscow. The primate of the church of Cyprus said on Thursday that the government had asked him to mediate towards the Church of Russia in order to intervene to the
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A financial trading tax (FTT) planned by a group of euro zone nations could leave major banks, its main target, relatively unscathed while less nimble smaller trading houses, pension funds and asset managers bear the brunt. Germany, France and nine other countries are pushing ahead with the tax on trades in stocks, bonds and derivatives,
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EasyJet posted strong growth in quarterly revenue, helped by an uplift in the number of business travellers flying with the British budget airline and fuller planes. Europe's second-largest budget airline after Ryanair said on Thursday revenue jumped 9.2 percent to 833 million pounds ($1.2 billion) in the three months to the end of December, as
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Apple Inc missed Wall Street's revenue forecast for the third straight quarter after iPhone sales came in below expectations, fanning fears that its dominance of consumer electronics is slipping. Shares of the world's largest tech company fell 10 percent to $463 in after-hours trade, wiping out some $50 billion of its market value – nearly
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Deputy Minister for European Affairs Andreas Mavroyiannis presented Wednesday to President of the House of Representatives Yiannakis Omirou the activities report of the Secretariat of the first Cyprus EU Presidency for the semester July – December 2012. In statements after the meeting, Omirou praised the successful work of the Secretariat and especially of the Deputy
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Government Spokesman Stephanos Stephanou has urged the international community to end “the war against Cyprus” as regards allegations for money laundering. In statements after a meeting of the Council of Ministers, Stephanou said that the government of Cyprus has adopted and implements European and international laws against money laundering. Asked whether the government is willing
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All is set for February’s presidential elections in the Republic of Cyprus, according to the Ministry of Interior. The main characteristic of these elections is the number of candidates, in addition to having two women presidential hopefuls. A total of 11 people will contest the elections, including the main three candidates, President of the main
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