Branches began to open at noon local time (10:00 GMT) and closed at 18:00 (16:00 GMT).

BBC: Cyprus capital controls 'may last a month'

At noon local time on Thursday, Algerian forces attacked as the militants tried to move some of their captives from the facility.

BBC: Algeria siege: 'Around 30' hostages unaccounted for

The plant in northeast China's Jilin province was still burning as of noon local time, the official Xinhua news agency said, citing local sources.

WSJ: Poultry-Plant Fire in China Kills at Least 112 People

The main explosion took place around noon local time (07:30 GMT).

BBC: Suicide bomb attack on Afghan security offices in Kabul

Downloaded three million times since it debuted in 2011, it is the most popular of the same-day booking apps, with rooms available from noon, local time, daily.

BBC: A boom in same-day hotel booking apps

Sunday brunch, beginning at the civilised hour of noon, is a local institution, with live music and a view across the disused tracks that nature seems intent on subsuming.

BBC: Hemingway did not drink here: Paris nights now

Banks will open their doors between noon and 18:00 local time (10:00-16:00 GMT), the Cypriot central bank said.

BBC: Cyprus banks to reopen on Thursday after bailout closure