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G7 host Italy dives deep into recession
ROME (AFP) - Italy reeled on Friday from grim news it will bring to the table as the host of Group of Seven economic crisis talks, with data showing it is deeper in recession than expected and protesters taking to the streets.
Nations:Italy Uruguay People:Silvio Berlusconi Activities:2008 EU Recession Group of Eight
2009-02-13
As unemployment rises, Uncle Sam has jobs
WASHINGTON - The economic downturn has forced private industry and state and local government to shed jobs, but one major employer in the country is hiring: The federal government.
People:Joseph Biden Barack Obama Activities:2008 U.S. Layoff Crisis
2009-02-02
As atheists roll out London ads, believers unruffled
Paris - It's the first mass marketing of atheism in Britain - and many in the community of faith say that's just fine.
Nations:U.K. U.S. France Italy Spain People:Barack Obama Source:(Christian Science Monitor)
2009-01-18
Secret al-Qaida, Iraq files found on British train
LONDON - Secret government documents on al-Qaida and Iraq were left on a commuter train, prompting a major police investigation into the latest in a series of embarrassing security breaches, British officials said Wednesday.
Nations:U.K. Source:(AP)
2008-06-11
Official suspended for surfing porn at work
A city bureaucrat in western Japan was suspended from his job after officials discovered he visited porn websites at work almost every day, often spending hours gazing at nude photos, a city official said.
Nations:Japan
2008-05-04
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