The government of Cyprus expressed has expressed satisfaction for the three applications it received Thursday concerning three different exploration blocks for hydrocarbon exploration in its exclusive economic zone. The government will asses the three bids for oil and gas exploration within three of the 16 blocks off the southern coast of Cyprus and will announce
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A meeting of the Coordinating Committee consisting of the Representative of the United Nations Secretary General as well as the representatives of the leaders of the two communities, Tasos Tzionis and Rashit Pertev, is scheduled to take place on August 21.The purpose of the meeting is to define the time when the leaders of the
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The United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) announced that hunting in the buffer zone is not allowed, and that entering the buffer zone area in order to hunt is to run the risk of drawing fire from either of the opposing forces. In view of the Small Game Hunting Season that starts on August
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Cypriot tennis player Marcos Baghdatis was beaten by world No. 1 and 2005 champion Roger Federer at the Cincinnati Tennis Tournaments ATP Masters Series WTA Tour. Federer, who advanced to the quarter finals, saved four first set points in his 7-6(5), 7-5 win over Baghdatis. He converted three of five break points and saved nine
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The Cyprus Tourism Organization (CTO) plans to spend a mere CYP 12 mln (EUR 20,52 mln) to promote Cyprus’ tourist product in 2008. The budget to be spent in 2008 exceeds by one million pounds the amount spent during 2007, but still falls short of the ten-fold budgets spent by competing destinations.The CTO’s three main
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An increase in airplane and cargo traffic was recorded in June, compared to the same month last year, at the airports of Larnaca and Paphos, showing a turnaround from lower-than-expected data in the previous months of the year.Regarding the traffic of passengers, there was a rise in Larnaca and a drop in Paphos.According to Department
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Cyprus‘ trade deficit during the first five months of 2007 widened to CYP 1.13 bln (EUR 1,93 bln) from CYP 1.01 bln in the same period last year, according to the Statistical Service of the Republic. According to the monthly report “Intra-Extra E.U Trade Statistics for May 2007â€, the total of exports in January-May 2007
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Nokia’s N95 multimedia computer has been voted ‘the European Media Phone of the Year 2007-2008’ by the European Imaging and Sound Association (EISA), Europe’s leading association for consumer electronics. Commenting on the award, EISA praised the Nokia N95 as containing “practically every feature one could imagine in a mobile device.” Additionally, the award citation of
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Following the recently introduced webcams, Trust introduced another two new webcams. Thanks to the adjustable clamp, these attractive webcams are suitable for both desktop computers and notebooks. Both webcams have an attractive design and an integrated microphone. Â The top model is the USB2 Webcam Live WB-6250X (www.trust.com/15355). This webcam has a fast USB 2.0 connection
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According to the Statistical Service of Cyprus, the number of animals slaughtered in May recorded an increase for almost all kinds of animals except sheep and goats when compared with the previous month. Compared to the same month of the previous year, the number of slaughters of cattle was down 9.1%; of pigs was up
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