For insomniacs to get better sleep, spending less time in bed may be key — one part of short-term behavioral therapy that could help older adults beat insomnia, according to a study. Daniel Buysse, at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, led a research team that found that a few short visits and phone

A 99-year-old woman writing about love, dreams and hanging on to hope has touched the hearts of Japanese worn out by years of a lagging economy, propelling her self-published poetry book onto bestseller lists. Toyo Shibata's success with her first anthology, titled "Don't be Too Frustrated," is all the more surprising because she only picked

The effective size of Europe's financial rescue fund should be increased and its banks need rigorous stress-testing to help restore market confidence, the IMF said in a report released on Tuesday. The link between weak balance sheets of European banks and governments was a primary reason why the International Monetary Fund said global financial stability

Britain is to give News Corp a final chance to avoid a prolonged and costly investigation into its proposed $12 bln buyout of BSkyB, in a move that is likely to draw criticism from rivals. Britain's media regulator, Ofcom, has already examined the deal over fears it would give Rupert Murdoch's News Corp too much

India's central bank raised interest rates on Tuesday by 25 basis points, as expected, to clamp down on resurgent inflation, warning higher food prices could become entrenched if steps to boost output are not taken. Even though the Reserve Bank of India has raised its policy rates seven times since March, it said that the

The University of Cyprus participates in the biggest European research project ever undertaken by Cyprus. It is called the NARNIA project (New Archaeological Research Network for Integrating Approaches to ancient material studies), interdisciplinary project, the main objective of which is to provide young researchers with the means to conduct research on ancient Eastern Mediterranean material

Government Spokesman Stephanos Stephanou said Monday that the investment of Qatar for a joint development project in Nicosia is very important for the economy of Cyprus, adding that negotiations continue. Stephanou also expressed the wish that “soon we will be in a position to say more on this issue”. He added that the government of

Cypriots’ travels abroad increased by 6.3% in 2010 compared to 2009. On the basis of the results of the Passengers Survey, issued today by the Statistical Service, 1.246.378 residents of Cyprus returned from a trip abroad during the period January – December 2010, compared to 1.172.268 in the corresponding period of last year recording an

“Cyprus EYEs Are Open”, a partnership coordinated by the European Office in Cyprus (EOC) will launch a program for businessmen titled “Erasmus for New Entrepreneurs”, it was announced here today. The program is scheduled to start February 1st and will last for 21 months, aiming to give new entrepreneurs the opportunity to attend an apprenticeship

Asian stocks rose on Tuesday, with the Nikkei gaining more than 1%, on optimism that companies will report strong earnings, while the euro held near a two-month high. The euro could get a further boost if the U.S. Federal Reserve maintains a cautious view of the U.S. economic recovery after a two-day policy meeting on