Greeks around the world went into a frenzy on Wednesday night when striker Giorgos Samaras scored a last-minute penalty and hurled the national team into the final 16 of the World Cup in Brazil. Depressed from an austerity-driven economic recovery that has affected almost every household in Greece, the nation went into a delirium of
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Despite security concerns Computer users cite the risk of security threats from malware as the top reason not to use unlicensed software. Among their specific concerns are intrusions by hackers and loss of data. Yet a striking 47% percent of the software installed on personal computers in Cyprus in 2013 was not properly licensed. These
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The Star Alliance network’s Chief Executive Board has approved the membership of Air India, clearing the way for the national carrier to become the first Indian airline to join a global airline alliance. The decision, taking at a board meeting on Monday, was unanimously approved and as of July 11, Air India can offer all
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Roaming charges on mobile telephony across the European Union are expected to be reduced further, by up to 55.5% on July 1 and totally abolished by the end of 2015. According to the European Commission, roaming charges on mobile users making calls when in another country will be reduced to 19c a minute, down 21%
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Reed Sinopharm Exhibitions, the leading healthcare event organizer in China, announced Wednesday the launch of The Health Industry Summit (tHIS) in Shanghai. This new event, to be held 15-18 May 2015 at National Exhibition and Conference Center (Shanghai), the world’s largest single block exhibition complex, will combine a Summit program of over 100 conferences with
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Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had a telephone conversation on Tuesday, discussing a possible cooperation between the two countries in the field of energy. According to a written statement issued by Cyprus Government Spokesman Nicos Christodoulides, Anastasiades and Netanyahu agreed that the Israeli PM will visit Cyprus the soonest possible.
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. By Oren Laurent President, Banc De Binary Rumours have been circulating all week about Apple’s smartwatch, the tech giant’s first serious venture into wearable devices. Tech-savvy traders must now decide how to best react to the murmurs and the market anticipation. According to industry insiders, Apple plans to release multiple versions of its “iWatch”
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. Marcuard's Market update by GaveKal Dragonomics Over the weekend, 700,000 inhabitants of Hong Kong, China’s dominant international financial centre, voted in an unofficial referendum calling for full democracy and universal suffrage in the territory from 2017. The poll comes a week before a pro-democracy movement known as Occupy Central With Love And Peace has
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The alliance of small businesses and self-employed workers (SYMEA) is looking to hire staff for an SME bank and be operational by the end of the year in order to help its members gain access to low-interest loans at 2% or lower. Alliance members have said that in 2011 alone, small to medium sized enterprises
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The Cyprus Ports Authority has given out to tender the ground facilities of the old port of Limassol, which was recently renovated at a cost of 17.8 mln euros, more than double the initial cost of 8 mln that was planned in 2010. The old port, that includes 18 new buildings and two that were
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