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3871. Fitch upgrades Bank of Cyprus covered bonds to 'BBB'

Fitch Ratings has upgraded Bank of Cyprus` outstanding €650 million conditional pass-through (CPT) covered bonds to `BBB` from `BBB-` with a stable outlook, the international credit rating agency has said in a press release....

3872. UN seek clarification on humanitarian aid 'tax'

The decision to impose taxes was taken by the authorities last October and condemned by the Cyprus government...

3873. Ayia Napa moves ahead with golf course

The construction of a golf course in Ayia Napa is moving ahead, trying to raise the profile of a resort town desperately trying to rebrand its tourist product. ...

3874. Iraq will prevent attacks on Turkey

The PKK considered a terrorist organization by Turkey has for decades been based in Iraq’s Qandil mountain range...

3875. Trump expels 60 Russians

Moscow has denied responsibility for the March 4 attack on former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal...

3876. Israeli police question Netanyahu in telecom corruption case

Netanyahu has denied any wrongdoing and says he is the victim of a witch hunt...

3877. British Bases deal blow to illegal bird trappers

SBA Police feel the high-profile destruction of seized trapping equipment will send out a strong message to the bird trapping community...

3878. Attorney general uneasy over nepotism jibes

3879. China urges US away from 'brink' of trade war

China showed readiness to retaliate by declaring plans to levy additional duties on up to $3 billion of US imports...

3880. Cypriot firm signs $4.2 billion Zimbabwe platinum deal

It is the largest investment structure in the country’s mining industry in Zimbabwe...

3881. Extradition case of Cypriot hacker delayed

The extradition hearing of a 20-year-old man in Cyprus, accused of wire fraud and wanted by the FBI, was interrupted Thursday after his defence team accused the prosecutor of withholding evidence and presenting an reliable witness. His Cypriot trial is scheduled to go forward April 3....

3882. University of Cyprus among world's best

US News examines the 1250 best schools and colleges of higher education using a wide range of criteria...

3883. Municipal police in the works

Ministers of Justice and the Interior are putting their heads together to draft legislation for accelerating the creation of a new Municipal Police. The new force will handle minor violations, such as illegal parking and smoking, thus relieving state police who have their hands full with serious offences such as speeding and drinking under the influence. ...

3884. Hedge funds show interest in Cyprus co-op

Major hedge funds are showing interest in the Co-Operative Bank of Cyprus, including one headed by former Bank of Cyprus Vice Chairman and current US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross. It is too early to predict any deal since investor goals differ from each other and all would depend on final numbers at a later stage. ...

3885. Zuckerberg apologises for Facebook mistakes

His plans did not represent a big reduction of advertisers’ ability to use Facebook data,...

3886. Cobalt launches Athens-London route

The Cypriot carrier's service to Athens out of its main base at Larnaca is its trunk route, served 14 times weekly...

3887. Co-op Bank en route to healthy future

Cyprus Co-operative Bank will be healthier without a massive NPL problem. Already it has managed to cut down on the number of branches and reduce its staff, but now the big step is finding investors with the right kind of portfolio to move banking forward....

3888. Academic behind Facebook breach says he is a 'scapegoat'

Facebook has been rocked by a whistleblower who said that Cambridge Analytica had improperly accessed information on 50 million users...

3889. Ayia Napa is not the new Monte Carlo

In order to improve the image and quality of Ayia Napa, the real perpetrator has to be identified because a crime has been committed in the area and the culprit is our very own greedy, pretentious attitude....

3890. Cyprus is a slightly happy place

There is a new top ranking country, Finland, but the top ten positions are held by the same countries...

3891. Athens, Skopje play down name row before ministers meet

Greece sent draft proposals to the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) for settling a decades-old name dispute, drawing a cautiously positive response from Skopje two days before their foreign ministers meet....

3892. Erdogan to send drillship into East Med

Erdogan: Turkey's stance towards exploration projects for oil and gas has “hopefully taught some a lesson”...

3893. Limassol bus workers go on strike

There will be no EMEL buses running in Limassol on Tuesday and Wednesday, following a decision by the unions to go on a 48-hour strike. The company says they need to keep operating costs down following the economic crisis, while the unions insist on having their benefits fully restored to pre-crisis levels....

3894. Self-driving Uber car kills woman crossing street

The ride services company said it was suspending North American tests of its self-driving vehicles...

3895. Cyprus-UK Joint SAREX conducted Monday

A joint Search and Rescue (SAR) Exercise, titled “CYPUK-01/18” was conducted on Monday, within the Search and Rescue Region and Exclusive Economic Zone of the Republic of Cyprus, with the participation of SAR Units and Personnel from the Republic of Cyprus and the United Kingdom....

3896. Google makes push to turn product searches into cash

Over the past two years, mobile searches asking where to buy products soared by 85 percent...

3897. Focus on responsible borrowers

Finance Minister Harris Georgiades says responsible borrowers deserve help, but draws the line where strategic defaulters take advantage of loopholes and don't repay their loans...

3898. Cyprus-Egypt agree on pipeline terms

A final draft has emerged with Egypt and Cyprus agreeing the terms that would regulate the construction of an underwater pipeline from the Aphrodite gas field to two LNG terminals, Idku and Damietta. Experts hope that other players would jump on board to justify further such a commercial endeavor. ...

3899. Father found guilty in son’s death

A 71-year-old father is found guilty on manslaughter charges for killing his son, after the 19-year-old soldier refused to hand over the car keys...

3900. First ExxonMobil research vessel sails into Limassol

Test drilling in Block 10 is scheduled to take place in October...