Cyprus company registrations down 42%

Company registrations in the first nine months of 2009 are down 42% year-on-year at 11,342 compared to 19,563 registrations in the same period in 2008, but the pace of decline in September

Winners of Nobel Peace Prize in past decade

Following are the last 10 winners of the Nobel Peace Prize: 2009 – U.S. President Barack Obama for efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples. 2008 – Former Finnish President

Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize

U.S. President Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for giving the world "hope for a better future" and striving for nuclear disarmament, in a surprise award that drew criticism

IEA raises 2010 global oil demand forecast

World oil demand will recover at a faster pace than previously expected next year due to a more optimistic economic outlook, the International Energy Agency said on Friday. In a monthly report,