China pulls nearly 6,000 dead pigs from Shanghai river
Officials say the number of pig carcasses found in Shanghai’s Huangpu River has risen to nearly 6,000. In a statement, Shanghai authorities said that 5,916 dead pigs had been removed from the river by...
View ArticleCyprus January external trade deficit at 294.9 million
Cyprus external trade deficit decline to €294.95 million in January 2013 marking a decrease of €27.7 million compared with €322.65 of January 2012. According to figures released by Cyprus Statistical...
View ArticleRampant Barcelona and Galatasaray go through
A double by the mercurial Lionel Messi helped Barcelona reach the Champions League last eight by overhauling AC Milan’s two-goal first-leg lead while Galatasaray joined them with a win at Schalke 04 on...
View ArticleBarnet foiled by late winner
The centre-half netted just his second U’s goal four minutes into stoppage time to break Barnet’s spirited resistance. James Constable missed three opportunities for the hosts in the first half. When...
View ArticleCyprus is likely to accept an increase of corporate tax
A senior Cypriot official says the country is likely to accept raising its corporate tax from 10 to 12.5 percent as part of an international bailout deal. Nobel Laureate Christopher Pissarides, an...
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Tesco buys Giraffe restaurants
Supermarket group Tesco has bought the restaurant chain Giraffe for £48.6m. The move will see the supermarket open Giraffe branches near to Tesco stores as it seeks to create “retail destinations” for...
View ArticleBondholders and depositors could be burned in Cypriot bailout
There is growing expectation that losses may be imposed on senior bank bondholders as part of the imminent Cypriot bailout, despite a similar option being withheld from Irelandas part of the €64...
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Argentina’s Jorge Mario Bergoglio elected Pope Francis
Cardinal Bergoglio is greeted on the balcony above St Peter’s Square Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio has been elected the Catholic Church’s Pope, taking the name Francis. Appearing on a...
View ArticleNervy Bayern, slick Malaga reach Champions League quarters
Last season’s beaten finalists Bayern Munich survived a severe case of stage fright to edge into the Champions League quarter-finals on away goals and were joined in the last eight by debutants Malaga...
View ArticleEngland clinch Cyprus Cup
England won the Cyprus Cup with a deserved victory over Olympic bronze medallists Canada. Rachel Yankey scored the winning goal with a neat half volley in the 70th minute but the Three Lions could have...
View ArticleMarcos forced to retire in Dallas
Marcos was forced to retire from the Dallas Challenger on Wednesday when trailing Igor Sijsling 7-5, 3-1. Marcos’ shoulder injury is unfortunately still an issue and prevented him from finishing the...
View ArticlePotters Bar Police appeal
Police released a CCTV image showing a couple officers are hoping to trace. The victim was approached by a man and a woman in the Tesco car park in Mutton Lane. They told him he had dropped some money....
View ArticleRussia’s Cyprus problem
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View ArticleLarnaca car fire treated as suspicious
A fire that destroyed a car worth €80,000 in the Pervolia area of Larnaca is being treated as suspcious. Firemen were called at around 9.10pm Wednesday to the blaze in a field. Police and fire...
View ArticleXi Jinping named president of China
China‘s parliament formally elected heir-in-waiting Xi Jinping as the country’s new president on Thursday, completing the country’s second orderly political succession since the Communist Party took...
View ArticleEurozone to hold special meeting on Cyprus
The finance ministers of the 17 euro countries will hold a special meeting this week to discuss a much-delayed bailout package for Cyprus, but differences remain over its overall size. Jeroen...
View ArticleLondon Cypriot grandmother celebrates 100 years
An active great grandmother who is never one to shy away from hard work toasted her 100th birthday this week. Flora Pitrakou celebrated her special day with friends and family at Anastasia Lodge care...
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Euro minister cautious on size of any Cyprus bailout
Cyprus should get an international bailout closer to 10 billion euros than the bigger figures that have been widely reported, the leader of the euro financeministers’ group said on Wednesday. The 17...
View ArticlePrestigious award for Cypriot brain professor
Professor Christos Pantelis received this year’s international Robert Sommer Award in Germany for his research in psychiatry. The Cypriot Australian professor – who is a Professor of Neuropsychiatry...
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