US unemployment rate reaches 9.8%

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Friday, October 2, 2009 Companies in the United States are shedding more jobs, pushing the country’s unemployment rate to a 26-year high of 9.8%. The US Labor Department said on Friday that employers cut 263,000 jobs in September, with companies in the service industries — including banks, restaurants and retailers — hit especially hard. This […]

Russian Ksenia Sukhinova crowned Miss World 2008

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Sunday, December 14, 2008 Ksenia Sukhinova of Russia, won the Miss World 2008 crown on Saturday, outshining 108 other international competitors. She was crowned by her predecessor Miss World 2007, Zhang Zilin of the People’s Republic of China. She pledged to “help people” and said, “I think I can help people and I want to […]

54 killed by suicide bomber at Musayyib gas station

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Saturday, July 16, 2005 At least 54 people died today when a suicide bomber blew himself up at a gas station near a mosque in Musayyib, about 60 km south of the Iraqi capital. Some 80 people are reported to have been injured. Witnesses said a fuel tanker was slowly approaching the pumps at the […]

U.S. Congress passes CAFTA with 2 vote House margin

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Thursday, July 28, 2005 The U.S. House of Representatives approved the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) early morning Thursday, with a narrow vote of 217 in favor, 215 against. Voting was held open for an hour, 45 minutes past the House’s 15-minute voting rule as the President along with other supporters lobbied into the […]

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Pets Make Your Home Lively

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Motorsport: A1GP Shanghai, China results

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Sunday, April 15, 2007 A1 Team New Zealand has won the feature race at the A1 Grand Prix in Shanghai, China today, followed by A1 Team Great Britain and A1 Team Germany. The third place win for Germany has secured the 2006/2007 championship. In qualifying for the sprint race, Great Britain’s driver Robbie Kerr managed […]