The Central Bank (CBC) has announced Tuesday that it has approved all the directors elected to the board of the Bank of Cyprus (BoC). The sixteen members of the Board of Directors in alphabetical order are: Xanthos Vraxhas, Marinos Gialelis, Marios Giannas, Andreas Giasemidis, Ioannis Zografakis, Marios Kalochoritis Konstantinos Katsaros, Adonis Papaconstantinou, Kristis Chasapis, Costas
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Apple Inc said it sold 9 million iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c models in the first three days after their launch on Friday. Shares of Apple rose 3.6 percent in premarket trade on Monday following the news. Demand for the iPhone 5s has exceeded initial supplies, and many online orders are scheduled to be shipped
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A group of German hackers claimed to have cracked the iPhone fingerprint scanner on Sunday, just two days after Apple Inc launched the technology that it promises will better protect devices from criminals and snoopers seeking access. If the claim is verified, it will be embarrassing for Apple which is betting on the scanner to
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The guidelines on continuing and upgrading tripartite cooperation were agreed during a meeting of the foreign ministers of Greece, Cyprus and Egypt. Speaking after the meeting that took place at the Egyptian Permanent Representation to the UN, Cypriot FM Ioannis Kasoulides said the talks will continue on the level of political directors of the ministries,
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The Ministry of Communications and Works is focusing efforts on opening air links with countries like Kazakhstan, China and Arab Gulf states, Minister Tasos Mitsopoulos has said. The aim, he pointed out, is to further support and strengthen Cyprus’ tourist product. He also said that a second objective is to achieve the liberalization of flights
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Britain's blue chip share index was flat on Monday, with a drop in industrial metals prices hurting miners, while banks slipped on a hint that the U.S. Federal Reserve could move to cut stimulus next month. The UK mining index fell 0.3% to top the sectoral decliners' list, after copper prices slid about 1% on
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The secretary general of law enforcement agency Interpol lauded the work of Singapore authorities on Monday for arresting the 'mastermind' of the world's largest and most aggressive soccer match-fixing syndicate last week. Ron Noble did not reveal the identity of the ringleader arrested by Singapore's Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau
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Support for Greece's Golden Dawn has fallen by 2.5 percentage points after the fatal stabbing of an anti-racism rapper by a supporter of the far-right party and most Greeks believe it threatens democracy, a poll showed on Monday. The poll by Rass for the Eleftheros Typos newspaper, conducted on September 19-21, put support for Golden
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Luxury travel specialist Century Travel announced an exclusive Autumn offer on board Holland America’s five-star ms Rotterdam departing on November 4 from Limassol port with a 14-night Autumn Escape cruise package for €1100 per person for an inside cabin and €1300 per person for an outside cabin. First stop, Ashdod, the largest port in Israel
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Gunfire and explosions sounded on Monday from the Nairobi shopping mall where militants from Somalia's al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab movement were holding hostages into a third day after killing more than 60 people. As day broke, following a quiet night, journalists near the upmarket Westgate complex heard bursts of rifle fire and muffled blasts. A
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