Cypriot football team APOEL, of Nicosia, has qualified in the UEFA Champions League play off. APOEL qualified even though it was defeated on Wednesday by FK Partizan in Belgrade with 1-0. APOEL had won the first match in Nicosia with 2-0. The draw for the matches for the next round will take place in Nyon,
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Cytamobile-Vodafone, the leading mobile telecommunications provider in Cyprus, announced today that it will offer the choice to its customers to use their mobile phone and laptop while on flight, with its new mobile roaming service on aircraft. The new technology, installed by OnAir net, offers Cytamobile-Vodafone’s customers the choice of using their own mobile phones
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Asian stocks edged up close to 11-month highs on Thursday on strength in resource-related shares, while the Australian dollar gained after a surprise rise in employment prompted increased bets on higher interest rates. Major European stock futures rose slightly as more company results came pouring in ahead of euro zone and British central bank meetings.
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The Bank of England will decide whether to expand its quantitative easing programme later on Thursday, and economists are split down the middle over the central bank's choice. The outcome of Thursday's policy decision is the least certain this year, as the effectiveness of the 125 billion pounds of QE asset purchases to date remains
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The biggest winners since the U.S. stock market got another dose of bull market fever in mid-July have been the companies with the most beaten-down shares and the ones whose business outlooks are seen as the riskiest within the Standard & Poor's 500 Index. This winners' circle has been dominated by 81 S&P companies with
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Stocks in Shanghai dropped 3 percent on Thursday, weighed by speculation China may take more steps to rein in liquidity, slashing the Australian dollar's gains, while copper slid from 10-month highs after disappointing U.S. services data. U.S. stock futures edged lower as selling of Chinese stocks picked up and U.S. Treasuries climbed, with investors fearing
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Oil rose towards $72 a barrel on Wednesday, ahead of key inventory data expected to show a fall in U.S. crude stocks and supported by higher European equities and a weaker U.S. dollar. U.S. light, sweet crude rose 24 cents to $71.66 a barrel by 1155 GMT, adding to gains that helped oil rise 13
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Global stocks clawed back early losses on Wednesday while lower risk government bonds sagged after upbeat economic reports and corporate earnings reinforced views that the worst of the global recession may be over. But with two major central banks' policy meetings and key U.S. labour data looming, investors mostly held their fire, keeping a rein
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Britain's blue chip shares rose 0.3 percent by midday on Wednesday, supported by gains from banks after Lloyds Banking Group rose on in-line earnings, while reassuring economic data added to positive sentiment. By 1100 GMT, the benchmark FTSE 100 was up 13.86 points at 4,685.23, reversing losses from earlier in the day not far off
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UN Secretary-General's Special Adviser on Cyprus Alexander Downer reiterated on Tuesday that he is cautiously optimistic the negotiation process aiming to a Cyprus solution can succeed, as talks enter the second phase of the process, on September 3, 2009, one year after the commencement of UN-led direct talks. In statements after meeting Cyprus President Demetris
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