Apple Inc booked orders for over two million iPhone 5 models in the first 24 hours, reflecting a higher-than-expected demand for the consumer device giant's new smartphone and setting it up for a strong holiday quarter. Apple shares rose in extended after-market trading to touch $700 per share for the first time. They
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Finance Minister Vassos Sharly communicated on Monday night with the Troika group in Brussels to set a date for its third visit to Cyprus. The Troika (European Commission, European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund) is to return to Cyprus for a new round of consultations on its application for financial assistance. No date has
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The plan for the restructuring of Cyprus Airways will be ready sooner than scheduled. The Ministerial Committee dealing with the issue met on Monday at the Presidential Palace with the Board of Directors of Cyprus Airways. Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism Neoclis Sylikiotis told CNA that it was a routine meeting and was followed
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One out of every seven Los Angeles high schoolers with a cell phone has sent a sexually-explicit text message or photo, and were also more likely to engage in risky sexual behaviors, according to a study based on a 2011 survey. The study, published in Pediatrics, found that the LA teens who had sent racy
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Microsoft Corp warned a newly discovered bug in its Internet Explorer web browser makes PCs vulnerable to attack by hackers and urged customers to download a piece of security software to mitigate the risk of infection. The security flaw affects hundreds of millions of Internet Explorer browser users. Microsoft said attackers can exploit the bug
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Arrivals of tourists in Cyprus reached 363.573 in August 2012 compared to 337.013 in August 2011, recording an increase of 7,9%, according to the results of a Passengers Survey issued on Monday by the Statistical Service. An increase of 55,5% was recorded in tourist arrivals from Russia (from 50.989 in August 2011 to 79.291 in
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An Italian gossip magazine plans to publish on Monday a special edition dedicated to topless pictures of the wife of Britain's Prince William, its editor said, defying risks of legal action. The royal couple has already begun action against the French magazine Closer after it published a dozen shots of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge
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One of the key themes of Photokina 2012 is shaping up be the resurgence of the full frame format, with the launch of a raft of cameras featuring 24x36mm sensors. First up was Sony, with its SLR-like Alpha SLT-A99 and Cyber-Shot RX1 fixed-lens compact. Now, just four days after arch-rival Nikon announced what it
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Barbadian R&B singer Rihanna led the nominations for the MTV Europe Music Awards on Monday with six, ahead of country songstress Taylor Swift on five and pop stars Justin Bieber and Katy Perry on four each. The music channel said Rihanna had been shortlisted for best song ("We Found Love"), best female, best pop, best
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Τhe level of Cyprus’ public administration is above the European average, said Monday European Ombudsman Nikiforos Diamandouros, after meeting with Cypriot Ombudswoman Eliza Savvidou, during his visit to Cyprus on the occasion of the Cyprus Presidency of the EU Council. "I have the impression that the Republic of Cyprus has a serious public administration that
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