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The number of U.S. workers filing new applications for unemployment insurance unexpectedly rose last week as claims delayed from the year-end holidays were pushed through, government data showed on Thursday. Initial claims

The British economy bounced out of the longest recession on record in the last quarter of 2009 but is not seen making any dramatic move over the coming year as stimulus packages

President Barack Obama, reeling from an election defeat in the Senate, will propose stricter limits on financial risk-taking on Thursday in a move that may recall Depression-era curbs on banks. The president

British public borrowing was lower than expected in December, helped by an increase in cash tax receipts, but still hit record highs for the month and financial year to date, official data

The flow of lending to British businesses picked up in November for the first time since January 2009, Bank of England data showed on Thursday, indicating credit conditions may be starting to

Minister of Foreign Affairs Markos Kyprianou said on Thursday that the British Court of Appeal ruling in the case Apostolides v Orams was especially important for Cyprus, and assured that the government

The President of the National Federation of Cypriots Peter Droussiotis and the Lobby for Cyprus have welcomed a British Court of Appeal ruling, which has vindicated a Greek Cypriot refugee who was

The Library of the University of Cyprus has received the European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM) award “Recognised for Excellence” with three stars. The University of Cyprus Library is the first library

Cypriot tennis player Marcos Baghdatis has advanced to the third round of the Australian Open. Baghdatis, No 31 seed, fought back from two sets down to advance to the third round after

Poland’s leading tour operator, Itaka, has expressed interest to take a minority stake in government-owned Eurocypria, with an option to buy a larger share of the charter operator in the future, sources