Author: George Psyllides SCHOOL attendance is to be cut by one hour a day as part of a major overhaul in the education system, Education Minister Andreas Demetriou said yesterday. Demetriou was speaking after a cabinet meeting where he briefly alluded to "big change" without getting into specifics. Publication: Cyprus Mail (Cyprus) Full story

RUSSIAN President Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev will be visiting Cyprus from October 7-8 after accepting an invitation from President Demetris Christofias, Government Spokesman Stefanos Stefanou announced yesterday. Medvedev will be on the island for the celebrations to mark the 50th anniversary of Publication: Cyprus Mail (Cyprus) Full story

Is it time to add dairy products to the list? The Turkish Cypriot Chamber of Commerce is in Brussels this week for discussions with European Commission officials about the Green Line regulation and other economy-related issues. Full story

The CSE Council announced it has accepted the listing of 500 bonds of Primetel Plc of nominal value EUR 10,000 each, which will bear a stable rate equal to 6.75% until their expiry on June 30. Full story

Democratic Party (DIKO) Central Committee members voted last night by an overwhelming majority to stay in the government coalition. From last night's ballot, 124 members of the central committee voted to stay in the government while 46 voted to leave. Full story

Asia shares fell on Wednesday as surprise drops in U.S. consumer confidence and German business sentiment fueled fears about the strength of the global economic recovery and boosted safe haven currencies such as the yen. U.S. Full story

Author: Patrick Dewhurst CYPRUS and Israel yesterday signed a joint declaration on social protection and integration. Labour Minister Sotiroulla Charalambous and the Israeli Welfare Minister Isaac Herzog, who arrived for a two-day official visit yesterday, signed the declaration which provides for Publication: Cyprus Mail (Cyprus) Full story

Author: Patrick Dewhurst CYPRUS' third international women's football tournament will kick off tomorrow. Eight teams, including England, Netherlands, New Zealand, Scotland, South Africa, Canada, Switzerland and Italy will compete in the tournament, which is being hosted by the English, Scottish and Publication: Cyprus Mail (Cyprus) Full story

Author: Stefanos Evripidou THE CENTRAL Committee of coalition partner DIKO will take a final decision today on whether to stay in government or not. On Saturday, 18 members of the Executive Bureau decided in favour of staying in government while eight voted against and four abstained. Full story

Trade and Industry Ministry list of 46 petrol stations open on Tuesday as of 1pm. The list does not contain any stations for Paphos. Full story