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European crisis summit: Divided they stand
March 8, 2009Brussels (l'Humanite) If the debate on protectionism is raging, the reason is that Europe is divided in the face of the crisis. This extraordinary European Council was called on Sunday afternoon by the Czech EU presidency....
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Women ‘are still sidelined in politics’
March 8, 2009Original source: The Inter-Parliamentary Union revealed on Thursday that women only account for around 18 per cent of the seats in parliaments worldwide. In its annual report card, the group bemoaned 'slow progress' in achieving gender...
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Guadeloupe strike ends, people remain mobilized
March 8, 2009BASSE-TERRE -- (Prensa Latina) An agreement March 5 over wages and prices between authorities and unions put an end to a six-week general strike in Guadeloupe, a French overseas territory in the Caribbean. The deal reached...
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States and cities look to freeze wages; threaten layoffs
March 8, 2009State and city workers across the country are facing threats of layoffs if they don’t agree to have wages frozen.
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Bad, bad, bad jobs report: Unemployment at 8.1 percent
March 8, 2009Original source: Stunningly bad news on the nation’s jobless rate today: Unemployment worsened to 8.1 percent in February, from 7.6 percent in January, the highest level in more than a quarter century, according to Labor Department...
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