Local news

22 February 2012 09:11

Malas in Brussels meeting

BRUSSELS -- The annual Commission review for development during 2012 in research and innovation was discussed during a meeting here today of the EU Competitiion Council, at which Cyprus was...

22 February 2012 09:00

Cyprus welcomes Greece decision

NICOSIA- Cyprus has welcomed the outcome of a Eurogroup meeting which decided to support Greece to enable the country to return as soon as possible to viability and development.

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22 February 2012 16:01

BoC billion loss

NICOSIA --- The Bank of Cyprus has announced losses of 1.01b euro after tax and the impairment of Greek Government Bonds (GGBs), according to the preliminary Bank of Cyprus Group’s Financial...

Sports news

22 February 2012 10:27

Squad divided as Chelsea tumble

NAPLES - Ezequiel Lavezzi and Edinson Cavani combined to spark Napoli's 3-1 comeback win over Chelsea in their Champions League last 16 first-leg match on Tuesday that deepened the gloom hanging over...

21 February 2012 14:46

Alki battle back

LARNACA - The spoils were shared in the Larnaca derby on Monday night as Alki fought back from 2-0 down to hold crosstown rivals AEK to a 2-2 draw at the Ammochostos Stadium.
Leon Vlemmings’...

21 February 2012 09:05

Drogba calls for action

NAPLES - Didier Drogba stopped short of telling Chelsea to "man up" ahead of their Champions League clash at Napoli but called on his team-mates to take responsibility for getting their season back...

Economy

20 February 2012 16:31

Tehran may extend oil cuts

TEHRAN - An Iranian semiofficial news agency says Tehran is considering extending an oil embargo on France and Britain to other European countries.

The Monday report by Mehr quoted...

20 February 2012 13:39

Bonuses could be clawed back

LONDON — Some present and past executives of part-nationalized Lloyds Banking Group stand to have some of their past bonuses taken away as the bank tries to clean up its image and finances,...

20 February 2012 13:36

Lufthansa hit by strike

FRANKFURT— A strike by ground workers at Frankfurt airport will be extended through to the middle of the week, union officials said as another 231 flights, primarily operated by national...