Cypriot swimmer breaks world record in swimming

Cypriot Paraolympic gold medalist Karolina Pelendritou closed 2009 with a great sports success, at the Swimming World Championships, taking place in Rio, Brazil, with the participation of top athletes from 36 countries.

Oil rises above $78 as Dubai concern eases

Oil climbed to above $78 a barrel on Tuesday, adding to the previous session's advance, lifted by solid manufacturing data from China and easing concerns over Dubai's debt problems. Wall Street got

Cyprus serious offences down

Serious offences fell in 2007, according to the latest available figures from the Statistical Service, which published the Annual Report “Criminal statistics”, on Tuesday. The report presents data on crime, based on

Hellenic Bank to acquire its finance unit

Hellenic Bank Public Company Ltd (HB) announced the reorganization plan which concerns the absorbance of activities of its fully subsidiary, Hellenic Bank (Finance) Ltd. As a result of the absorbance, the subsidiary