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Breaking News Tue, 7 Sep 2010
A demonstrator holds a placard reading "Working more and living less" during the demonstration, Tuesday Sept.7, 2010 in Paris. French unions challenged unpopular President Nicolas Sarkozy with a major nationwide strike over plans to raise the retirement age from 60 to 62, cutting service on trains, planes, buses and subways.
France   Labor   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Presidency of Nicolas Sarkozy  
French unions test Sarkozy in massive pensions strike
| Wednesday, September 08, 2010 | - Powered by | --> | Brian Love | Reuters | PARIS: French trade unions said 2.5 million people took to the streets on Tuesday to protest over pension reforms that Pre... (photo: AP / Christophe Ena) Daily Star Lebanon
A demonstrator holds a banner reading "Get Out" showing President Nicolas Sarkozy, left, and Labor Minister Eric Woerth during the demonstration, Tuesday Sept.7, 2010 in Paris. French unions challenged unpopular President Nicolas Sarkozy with a major nationwide strike over plans to raise the retirement age from 60 to 62, cutting service on trains, planes, buses and subways
France   Labor   Photos   Protests   Wikipedia: Presidency of Nicolas Sarkozy  
French workers stage mass protest against pension reform
| PARIS (AFP) - Hundreds of thousands of French workers took to the streets Tuesday to challenge President Nicolas Sarkozy's plan to raise the retirement age to 62, the centrepiece of his reform agend... (photo: AP / Christophe Ena) The Jordan Times
Migrant workers in Dubai creek, UAE, November 2007 Asian Migrant Workers See Exploitation in Sweden
| The image of migrant workers freezing, locking up their bosses and marching for better pay and conditions is not typically Swedish. | Yet these are among the catalog of incidents that have occurred ... (photo: WN / Guillaume Poulet-Mathis) The New York Times
Migrant   People   Photos   World   wikipedia:Migrant  
Rumors of Osama bin Laden's death have been greatly exaggerated, again. The latest tantalizing lead on the al-Qaida leader (shown here with is top lieutenant, Ayman Al-Zawahri in an image taken from a videotape broadcast on Al-Jazeera on Oct. 5, 2001) came Saturday, when a French newspaper reported on a leaked document from the French government, asserting that a Saudi source said the Saudi government believed the 52-year-old terror leader had perished of typhoid last month. Officials in the United States and other countries have since rushed to say there's no evidence to substantiate the report Arrests stir worry about Qaeda plots in West
| LONDON (Reuters) - Their place in history assured, are al Qaeda's ageing leaders content merely to propagate their ideology and tactics among like-minded militant groups? Al Qaeda's deputy leader Ay... (photo: AP / Courtesy of Al-Jazeera via APTN, File) The Star
Al Qaida   Intelligence   Photos   Terrorism   Wikipedia: Al-Qaeda  
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The Maersk Sealand ship "Sealand Commitment" is seen loading and unloading containers Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2000 at Massport's Conley Terminal in Boston. Danish Shipping Giant to Switch to Cleaner Fuel When in Hong Kong
| HONG KONG — Aiming to reduce noxious fumes in one of the most densely populated parts of Asia, the Danish shipping giant Maersk Line said Tuesday that its ships w... (photo: AP / Michael Dwyer) The New York Times
Hong Kong   Photos   Pollution   Shipping   Wikipedia: A. P. Moller-Maersk Group  
Men walk past a financial display board in central London, Monday Oct. 6, 2008. Asian and European stock markets plunged Monday as government bank bailouts in the U.S. and Europe failed to alleviate fears that the global financial crisis would depress world economic growth. By midafternoon Europe time, Britain's benchmark stock index, the FTSE 100, lost 245.70 to 4,734.55 _ a 4.93 percent fall. The declines were led by the banking industry, with the mining and oil industries also suffering Questions About Banks Push European Indexes Lower
| Equity markets declined Tuesday, particularly in Europe, where concerns about the health of banks resurfaced and European finance ministers met to consider a new levy o... (photo: AP / Lefteris Pitarakis) The New York Times
Banking   EU   Finance   Photos   Wikipedia: 2010 European sovereign debt crisis  
Wines Wine words baffle us, survey says
It's the moment many people dread - when they are asked to chose the wine. Not only do they not know what to pick, they don't even know how to pronounce it, according to ... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc) The Daily Telegraph
Drinkers   Grapes   Photos   Restaurant   Wikipedia: Wine  
US Dollar - Currency Dollar Falls to New 15-Year Low Against Yen
By KAREN JOHNSON | The dollar hit a fresh 15-year low against the yen Tuesday as investors felt they had a green light from the Bank of Japan to send the Japanese currenc... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) Wall Street Journal
Currency   Dollar   Investors   Photos   Wikipedia: Dollar  
Cheese                               Five Must-Buy Cheeses While in France - Cheese Course
| In Paris, the end of summer means that some of the best cheese shops, including Fromagerie Barthélémy and Fromagerie Trotté, will re-open their doo... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc) Slashfood
Cheese   France   Health   Photos   Wikipedia:Cheese  
Food UN: No food crisis looms despite Russia wheat ban
| ROME-No global food crisis appears to be looming despite a Russian wheat shortfall that has helped lift prices to their highest level in two years, but volatile food co... (photo: WN / Geeta) The Boston Globe
Food   Photos   Rome   Russia   Wikipedia: Food  
Paris Hilton poses for photos with Jeff Beacher Police Chief Details Paris Hilton Booking Process
| Paris Hilton will hopefully go to jail for a long time. But when the heiress was arrested last month for cocaine possession, she was rushed through the booking process.... (photo: AP / Isaac Brekken) The Hollywood Gossip
Jail   Paris   Photos   Police   Process  
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Tuesday, March 30, 2010 Stock futures fall on fresh European bank concerns
Mark Lennihan The New York Stock Exchange is shown, Friday, Aug. 27, 2010. Stock futures slipped to start the holiday-shortened week after some fresh concerns about the h... (photo: AP / Stephen Chernin) Kansas City Star
Economy   Photos   Stock   WallStreet   Wikipedia: New York Stock Exchange  
Airplane Travel advice: finding cheap airfares
Sophie Butler offers advice on finding cheap flights, ESTA applications, and car hire in Australia. | The trick to finding the best-value airfares is to see what's on off... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc) The Daily Telegraph
Airfare   Flights   Photos   Travel   Wikipedia: Airline  
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US market falls amid Europe bank worries
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Barroso Says Infrastructure is Key to E.U. Recovery
The Maersk Sealand ship "Sealand Commitment" is seen loading and unloading containers Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2000 at Massport's Conley Terminal in Boston.
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Europe is Acting as Though it Wants to be Left Behind
French unions test Sarkozy in massive pensions strike
Barroso urges EU might in first State of Union
Barroso Says Infrastructure is Key to E.U. Recovery
A demonstrator holds a placard reading "Working more and living less" during the demonstration, Tuesday Sept.7, 2010 in Paris. French unions challenged unpopular President Nicolas Sarkozy with a major nationwide strike over plans to raise the retirement age from 60 to 62, cutting service on trains, planes, buses and subways.
French unions test Sarkozy in massive pensions strike
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Dollar hits 15-year low vs yen, jumps vs euro
Dollar hits 15-year low vs yen, jumps vs euro as concern abo
Dollar hits 15-year low vs yen, jumps vs euro
Dollar hits 15-year low vs yen, jumps vs euro
US Dollar
Dollar rises against euro on concerns over European banks
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Education Medicare
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French unions test Sarkozy in pensions strike
Cooperation Between Govt, Italy Gains New Developments
Commuters are seen in a crowded train of the Paris subway, Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010. French unions launched a major strike Tuesday over unpopular conservative President Nicolas Sarkozy's  plans to raise the retirement age from 60 to 62, with walkouts causing headaches for travelers and commuters.
French unions test Sarkozy in pensions strike
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Barroso Says Infrastructure is Key to E.U. Recovery
Asian Migrant Workers See Exploitation in Sweden
European Commission Warns France About Treatment of Migrants
Migrant workers in Dubai creek, UAE, November 2007
Asian Migrant Workers See Exploitation in Sweden
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Sport Environment
All Blacks: McCaw set to decide future
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Swiss Re to exit TTK Healthcare TPA
A demonstrator holds a placard reading "Working more and living less" during the demonstration, Tuesday Sept.7, 2010 in Paris. French unions challenged unpopular President Nicolas Sarkozy with a major nationwide strike over plans to raise the retirement age from 60 to 62, cutting service on trains, planes, buses and subways.
French unions test Sarkozy in massive pensions strike
more
Danish Shipping Giant to Switch to Cleaner Fuel When in Hong
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The Maersk Sealand ship "Sealand Commitment" is seen loading and unloading containers Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2000 at Massport's Conley Terminal in Boston.
Danish Shipping Giant to Switch to Cleaner Fuel When in Hong Kong
more