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Bleak outlook for French employment
February 13, 2009With an increase of 45,000 in the number of unemployed in December 2008, the year closed with 216,000 more job-seekers than in 2007. Month after month, the trend is being confirmed : the number of unemployed...
Read moreUS and Russian satellites collide in first ever space crash
February 13, 2009Two communication satellites from the US and Russia collided in space on February 10, creating massive space debris that might pose a threat to the International Space Station, according to news released by the Associated Press...
Read moreWorld figures demand freedom for Cuban Five
February 13, 2009HAVANA (Prensa Latina) More than 500 well known intellectuals and world figures have signed a letter to US President Barack Obama to demand immediate freedom for five Cuban antiterrorists unfairly jailed in the United States.
Read moreILO issues warning over global economic crisis
February 13, 2009Original source: The International Labour Organisation (ILO) warned on Tuesday that the global financial crisis is generating increasing social unrest and called for greater dialogue between governments, bosses and workers. ILO chief Juan Somavia said that...
Read moreSenate panel approves Solis as labor secretary
February 12, 2009(AFL-CIO Blog) One week after postponing a confirmation vote on Hilda Soli as secretary of labor, the Senate Health Education, Labor and Pensions Committee today approved on a voice vote President’s Obama’s choice to lead the...
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