A Greek journalist who published the names of more than 2,000 wealthy Greeks with money in Swiss bank accounts appeared in court again on Tuesday for a retrial after being acquitted of violating privacy laws. The retrial of Costas Vaxevanis is likely to revive international outcry and accusations that the media is being muzzled. Vaxevanis
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– British and Belgian scientists share 2013 award – Higgs boson explains how basic matter gains mass – 1964 prediction was confirmed at CERN last year Britain's Peter Higgs and Francois Englert of Belgium won the Nobel Prize for physics on Tuesday for predicting the existence of the Higgs boson particle that explains how elementary
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Satellite operator Hellas Sat www.hellas-sat.net , a member of the Arab Satellite Communications Organisation (Arabsat) since April, has announced an ambitious $700 mln investment programme with economic and other benefits for Cyprus. Arabsat, that has so far launched 15 satellites and presently administers 6 satellites with the widest coverage in the Middle East and Africa, plans
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Gap’s Fall 2013 collection will soon hit the shelves of their brand new store in Cyprus so get ready to get up, close and personal with their classic denim pieces and cool, modern styles. Grounded in 1969 denim and iconic layering pieces like denim jackets, sweaters and chambray shirts, Gap’s fall collection is an authentic
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* Primetel 3rd mobile operator by end-2013? With the number of mobile accounts already reaching 1.12 mln in Cyprus, the race is on for the island’s main telecom providers to increase their share of the pie by offering high speed data services, also known as 4G, the platform that supports all new smartphones. Primetel is
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* Based in Cyprus since 2009; Regulated by CySEC, under MiFID rules Banc De Binary has enjoyed exceptional growth ever since it opened its doors for business in 2009, thanks to its strict compliance programme and ease-of-use platform that has attracted a record 200,000 new client accounts. The recently launched offices in Limassol that serve
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* Promising projects to kick-start new businesses in Europe Some outstanding initiatives to promote entrepreneurship and generate interest in new businesses and jobs recently competed in national competitions for a chance to represent their country in the 2013 European Enterprise Promotion Awards. Out of several hundred candidates, 19 projects were shortlisted from among 53 applicants
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. Party poopers have spoilt this year’s birthday bash for the Republic that turns 53 today. First off, the previous administration made a mess of the economy and we can’t afford any presents. Even the army was told it couldn’t come out to play and it has been obliged to keep its noisy and flying
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**LNG plant at Vassilikos still the priority** Noble Energy has put further natural gas exploration in Cyprus’ Block 12 on the fast track, with the aim of drilling new appraisal wells in other parts of the block by the end of 2014, according to John Tomich, Noble’s Country Manager, speaking at the Euro Med E&P
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. Berlin is boomtown for young entrepreneurs By Dr. Rainer Zitelmann On average, a new Internet company is set up in Berlin every 20 hours and last year, the German capital took the lead among the major German cities in the context of the digital economy, with 469 new business start-ups or 2.8 new businesses
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