President of the Republic of Cyprus, Demetris Christofias, has expressed deep sorrow for the death of former Cypriot President Tassos Papadoulos, who passed away Friday. ''I would like to express my deep
Former President of the Republic of Cyprus, Tassos Papadopoulos, passed away today. Papadopoulos’ death was announced by Director of the Intensive Care Unit of the Nicosia General Hospital Theodoros Kyprianou. The former
European leaders moved towards agreement on Friday on a multi-billion dollar plan to tackle the global recession and a climate change plan amended to limit impact on struggling industries. Green groups warned
Bernard Madoff, a quiet force on Wall Street for decades, was arrested and charged on Thursday with allegedly running a $50 billion "Ponzi scheme" in what may rank among the biggest fraud
The U.S. Senate failed on Thursday night to reach a last-ditch compromise to bail out automakers, effectively killing any chance of congressional action this year. The $14 billion legislation officially died in
The trade deficit based on provisional figures for October widened by almost EUR 1 bln in the first ten months of the year. Total imports reached EUR 615.7 mln, of which EUR
The Statistical Service has announced the publication of the annual report, Economic Statistics on Other Social and Personal Service Activities, for the year 2006. The report provides data on the number of
The growth of motor vehicle registrations in Cyprus slowed to 4.5% in the first 11 months of the year, from 6.4% in the first ten months, as registrations in November dropped by
A widespread cholera outbreak, under-resourced and under-staffed health system, and inadequate access to safe drinking water and hygiene is threatening the wellbeing of thousands of Zimbabweans. As of December 9, more than
Oil rose towards $46 on Thursday after the International Energy Agency predicted global growth in oil demand would resume in 2009 and the Saudi oil minister said OPEC's top exporter pumped less
