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. With deadlines looming for issue No. 3 of “Cyprus Gourmet Magazine”, Easter Sunday was a working one, albeit pleasant. With a main feature about getting out and about around the slopes

. For several months now the island’s main carrier, Cyprus Airways, has been on the defensive, reacting to challenges from other airlines, but with no clear forward-thinking strategy of its own. It

.   CONSTANTIN VAYENAS Until last year, the word “trillion” rarely crossed our lips. Even economists had little occasion to use it. But now we hear it everywhere we turn. From the

Dubai, Doha to be impacted most as foreigners leave Dubai, Doha to be impacted most as foreigners leave The outlook for the Arabian Gulf real estate market for 2009 is negative, reflecting

By Michelle Nichols Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus, known as the "banker to the poor" for making small loans in replica watches impoverished countries, is now doing business in the center

By Ed Stoddard The Texas governor ponders secession from the United States, anti-tax "tea parties" are held and some states snub federal economic "stimulus" funds. The U.S. Republican Party's conservative base is

By Jason Szep After one of the worst slumps in memory, the housing market in the Northeast United States is stirring to life with more buyers on the prowl and bigger crowds

By Alison Bevege The white sandy beaches, wildlife and tropical climate of East Africa are losing their attraction for long-distance visitors facing recession and unemployment as a result of the global financial

By Erik Kirschbaum It did not take long for the world financial crisis to affect the world's oldest profession in Germany. In one of the few countries where prostitution is legal, and

By Susan Fenton British Trade and Investment Minister Mervyn Davies said on Friday he is not worried about a further slide in the pound while saying a weak currency will help drive