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US economy added 204,000 jobs in October 2013

According to the latest figures from the Labor Department, the US economy added a better-than-expected 204,000 jobs in October. There…

11 years ago

Standard and Poor’s downgrades France’s credit rating to AA

S&P has cut France's credit rating to AA from AA+. The move comes almost two years after France lost its…

11 years ago

Typhoon Haiyan hits central Philippines

Typhoon Haiyan has hit the central Philippines with sustained winds of 146 mph. Meteorologists say that if initial estimates based…

11 years ago

ObamaCare: Barack Obama apologizes for Americans losing health coverage

President Barack Obama has apologized to Americans whose health insurance plans have been cancelled as a result of his signature…

11 years ago

Yasser Arafat polonium poisoning confirmed

Late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat had high levels of radioactive polonium in his body, Swiss scientists have confirmed. However, they…

11 years ago

Twitter IPO: Shares jump to $45.1 each in first minutes of NYSE trading

Twitter’s shares opened at $45.10 each in the first minutes of trading on the NYSE. That is a 73% jump…

11 years ago

Mullah Fazlullah named as Pakistan’s Taliban new leader

Mullah Fazlullah has been named as Pakistan’s Taliban new leader, after the death of Hakimullah Mehsud in a drone attack,…

11 years ago

Congo: M23 rebel commander Sultani Makenga surrenders in Uganda

Sultani Makenga - the commander of the M23 rebel group in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo - has surrendered…

11 years ago

Greece: ERT headquarters cleared by riot police using tear gas

The headquarters of Greece’s former state broadcaster ERT have been cleared by riot police, using tear gas to gain entry…

11 years ago

Pervez Musharraf released from house arrest after six months

Former Pakistani military ruler Pervez Musharraf has been released from house arrest and is free to move around the country,…

11 years ago