Only eight new cases of H1N1 flu have been confirmed in Cyprus during the past 24 hours, increasing the total number of confirmed cases to 258, the Health Ministry announced on Sunday. According to the announcement, four of the new cases concern Cypriots. Fifteen persons with flu symptoms were subjected to laboratory tests on Saturday.

U.S. crude prices sank a dollar to below $60 a barrel on Friday and were poised for their biggest weekly fall since January as traders focused on economic uncertainty. The latest report from the International Energy Agency predicted an increase in oil consumption in 2010, but expected it to stay negative in 2009 and saw

The Cyprus Technological University (TEPAK) and the Harvard University Public Health School have agreed on four master's programmes and new doctorate programmes, for the period 2009-2013. The Council of Ministers has approved the agreement of cooperation, which replaces the agreement between the Republic of Cyprus and Harvard University. The aim of the agreement is to

The Statistical Service of Cyprus announces that it has published the monthly report “Intra-Extra E.U Trade Statistics (Summarised Data)” for April 2009. According to an official statetment issued here today, total imports/arrivals (covering total imports from third countries and arrivals from other member states) in January-April 2009 amounted to 1.826,9 mn euro as compared to

Seventeen new cases of H1N1 flu have been confirmed in Cyprus during the past 24 hours, increasing the total number of confirmed cases to 218, the Health Ministry announced on Friday. According to a press release, fourteen of the new cases concern Cypriots. Thirty six persons with flu symptoms were subjected to laboratory tests on

Turkish Cypriots spent EUR 8.1 mln using credit and debit cards in the southern part of Cyprus during the first six months of the year, according to data from the credit card company JCC. In June alone, they spent EUR 1.4 mln, compared with EUR 1.5 mln in May. The most popular item in the

Local credit card spending fell by 2% over the year earlier in the first six months of 2009 according to data from the credit card company JCC. Local plastic card use by Cyprus residents was EUR 895,727,194 (EUR 896 mln) in the January-June, having risen by 16% for the whole of 2008. In June alone,

The U.S. trade gap narrowed unexpectedly to $26 billion in May, the smallest since November 1999, as exports rose and domestic demand for foreign goods slumped, government data on Friday showed. The Commerce Department said exports increased 1.6 percent in May, while imports declined by 0.6 percent. Economists said the drop in imports signaled continued

On the basis of preliminary estimates for foreign trade in May 2009, total imports/ arrivals reached EUR 478.6 mln, of which EUR 352.9 mln were arrivals from other member states of the EU and EUR 125.7 mln were imports from third countries. Total exports/dispatches amounted to EUR 90.4 mln of which EUR 61.1 mln were