Greek truckers ended a six-day strike on Sunday, handing a victory to the socialist government in its efforts to liberalise the recession-hit economy. Truckers had walked off the job on Monday to protest against plans to open up their sector, a reform required by a multi-billion euro EU/IMF bailout plan. Their strike disrupted fuel supply

Anglo-French real estate investor Hammerson booked a 7.8% rise in its half-year adjusted net asset value on Monday although it remains cautious for the future as fears for a relapse in property values stalk the market. The retail property specialist, which owns or co-owns some of Europe's most popular malls like the Birmingham Bullring and

Oil rose towards 12-week highs above $79 on Monday, driven by investor appetite for commodities and energy risk, with macroeconomic indicators in top consumers the United States and China showing slower but sustained growth. U.S. September crude rose as much as 40 cents to $79.35 a barrel and was up 19 cents at $79.14 by

China's manufacturing sector cooled further in July, even shrinking by one measure, but markets took the news as a sign of a desired slowdown rather than a harbinger of a slump that could derail global recovery. Manufacturing surveys from other big emerging economies India and Russia, also served to bolster investor sentiment, with Asia's third-largest

Striking Greek truck drivers defied an government order to get back to work on Friday, escalating the standoff over a reform to liberalise the debt-laden country's economy. The five-day strike has disrupted fuel supplies across Greece in the busy tourism summer season, leading to long queues at petrol stations, and also affected businesses. Greece's 33,000

Greece disagrees with a European Union proposal to sell power plants of state utility Public Power Corp., PPC, (DEH) to boost competition in its energy sector, a senior government official said on Friday. "We do not agree with this proposal because it presents serious legal and technical problems," Energy and Environment Ministry General Secretary Constantine

Global stocks fell and the U.S. dollar extended losses against the Japanese yen on Friday as investors sought safety after a report showed the U.S. economy slowed a bit more than expected in the second quarter. Government debt on both sides of the Atlantic rose after the U.S. Commerce Department said gross domestic product expanded

Nicosia, the capital of Cyprus, one of the oldest cities in the Eastern Mediterranean with a population of around 315,000, is today a sophisticated and cosmopolitan city, rich in history and culture that combines its historic past with the amenities of a modern city. As part of its continuous effort to provide the capital and

British Airways still expects to break even in the full year, despite reporting wider first quarter losses due to the impact of volcanic ash and strike-related disruption, sending its shares higher. The British carrier's pretax loss grew 10.8% to 164 mln pounds for the three months to the end of June, while revenues fell 2.3%