EU Ministers of Health, who met on Monday in Milan, focused on measures the EU is applying to tackle the Ebola fever epidemic, affecting some African countries. The Health Ministers exchanged views on possible ways to support affected areas in Africa, prevent transmission of the disease to neighboring countries and further prepare Member States to
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Online abuse cases of children show a sharp increase in Cyprus, according to statistics. More specifically 60 such cases have been recorded so far in 2014, whereas last year 23 cases were reported. Police data was made public today by the Children`s Rights Commissioner Leda Koursouba, after a meeting of the House Human Rights Committee.
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The House Plenary convenes on Tuesday to debate the two bills on foreclosures referred back to the Parliament by the President of the Republic. The two bills concern the law on the business of the credit institutions that grants borrowers the right to report to the Central Bank of Cyprus in case a commercial bank
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In a damning report published on Monday, Vodafone Greece has been found to have over-priced handsets marketed as "subsidised", according to research in various European markets looking at how the telecom giant prices its handsets, with contracts and handset-only deals. The study, conducted by IPM Media Consulting in July last year at 30 Vodafone resellers,
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Cypriot Minister of Agriculture, Natural Resources and the Environment Nicos Kouyialis has paid a two-day official visit to Latvia with an aim to strengthen relations between Cyprus and Latvia, in view of the latter’s EU Presidency during the first half of 2015. During his visit, at the invitation of his Latvian counterpart, Kouyialis held meetings
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Statements by the Bahraini government to reduce its fiscal deficit and contain the rise in debt signal a renewed determination to improve its government finances, Moody's Investors Service said in a new report. The presence of various challenges, including the limited scope for additional revenue generation and popular pressure to increasing current spending, will likely,
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* Local drivers finish in top ten * A majestic weekend of rallying came to an end on Sunday as Yazeed Al Rajhi rocked the island with a commanding win in the CNP Insurance Cyprus Rally 2014. In what was a one-of-a-kind event, two sanctioned FIA rounds ran side by side with the 9th round
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Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has extended BusinessConnect, its loyalty program for businesses, to 12 new markets including Cyprus, Egypt, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, Russia, Serbia, Singapore and Vietnam. The mileage earning program is targeted at the Small to Medium-Sized Enterprise (SME) sector, offering huge opportunities and benefits for
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President Nicos Anastasiades has expressed hope that Cyprus will be able to exit the bailout programme by the end of 2015. Speaking at an event hosted in his honour in London by the Greek Cypriot Brotherhood, President Anastasiades also referred to the Cyprus problem, saying that it was necessary to enter a substantive dialogue in
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The Cyprus Rally 2014 finishes on Sunday with the remaining six special stages. The three stages that will be repeated are Tseri (14.24 km), Asinou (11.52 km) and Xerarkaka (21.05 km). Leg 2 Sunday September 21st SS10 Tseri 14.25 9:25 SS11 Assinou 11.52 10:53 SS12 Xerarkaka 21.05 11:31 SS13 Tseri 2 14.25 14:19 SS14 Asinou
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