Cyprus’s Banks Open After Two Weeks As Controls Curb Panic -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Cyprus’s banks opened for the first time in almost two weeks, with new rules curbing access to cash preventing an initial panic to withdraw deposits.
“We expected much more people,” said Argyros Eraclides, manager of a Bank of Cyprus Plc branch in the Stavrou area of Nicosia. “Fortunately there are only some people who needed cash for the day, but customers reacted fantastically. We expected some people to be more aggravated.”
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MIDDLE EAST
Syria crisis spilling into Golan Heights, UN warns - live updates.
NATO says has no intention of intervening in Syria.
White House: no Patriot missiles in Syria.
Mortar attack kills 12 in Damascus university: pro-government TV.
Turkey denies mass deportation of Syrian refugees.
UN: Syrian refugees riot at camp in Jordan.
Iraqi oil: Once seen as U.S. boon, now it’s mostly China’s.
Officials: Attacks in Iraq kill 5, wound 25 people.
ASIA
North Korea 'burning with hatred' for US.
Thailand holds peace talks with Muslim rebels. Thailand opens peace talks with Muslim separatist rebels.
Afghan villagers flee their homes, blame US drones.
Sri Lankan mass grave dates back 25 years.
Past as military propaganda singer complicates first lady’s emergence as icon of softer China.
Elite in China face austerity under Xi’s rule.
AFRICA
Mali needs more than 11,000 peacekeepers, UN says.
New Ivory Coast unrest displaces thousands.
Central African Republic army chiefs pledge allegiance to coup leader.
Sufi shrine blown up in Libyan capital.
Kenya deaths as 'MRC' attacks Malindi casino.
Divers caught cutting through undersea internet cable in Egypt.
Nelson Mandela back in hospital with lung infection.
Oscar Pistorius granted permission to travel abroad.
EUROPE
Cyprus crisis: banks reopen after tough capital controls agreed - live.
Cyprus banks reopen: Live Report.
Cyprus bailout: Live.
Kerry promotes U.S.-European trade deal.
Italy's Bersani makes last-ditch appeal for government deal.
Russia raids human rights groups in crackdown on 'foreign agents'.
Russia to ban cash transactions over $10,000.
TV drama reopens debate over Germans' war guilt.
Berezovsky 'hanged himself from shower rail', inquest hears.
AMERICAS
US economy expands at 0.4 percent rate.
Chile’s Bachelet to run for re-election.
Venezuela readies for key post-Chavez election.
Argentina 'invades' Falklands in online game.
Mexican vigilantes seize town, arrest police.
Brazilian doctor 'killed up to 300'.
TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
Striking Guantanamo prisoners say water denied.
The other side of the GITMO strike: Detainees are treated absurdly well.
Who shot Bin Laden? Media feud among Navy SEALs.
ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS
OECD predicts stronger global growth.
Bitcoin bonanza: Cyprus crisis boosts digital dollars.
Blackberry reports 1m Z10 sales.
Kerry: Emerging economies pose challenges for US, EU.
Watch out, World Bank: Here comes the BRICS Bank.
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