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Friday, April 27, 2012

Spain jobless rate rises near one in four

Spain jobless rate rises near one in four


Spain jobless rate rises near one in four

Posted: 27 Apr 2012 07:40 AM PDT

Half of young people under 25 have no work and in more than 1.7m households no one has a job. In Germany unemployment is at its lowest since 1990

US economic growth of 2.2% disappoints

Posted: 27 Apr 2012 10:25 AM PDT

A large fall in government spending during the first quarter of 2012 saw a drop in the annualised growth rate for US GDP below market expectations

BoJ adds Y5tn to asset purchase plan

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 10:06 PM PDT

The Bank of Japan announces further measures to battle slowing growth and deflation while adjusting the terms to allow it to buy more government debt

Despair and defiance greet Syrian monitors

Posted: 27 Apr 2012 09:00 AM PDT

A disturbing journey with the UN convoy reveals a situation far from the two-week-old truce demanded by the UN Security Council

Chinese activist flees house arrest

Posted: 27 Apr 2012 04:13 AM PDT

At least two of human rights lawyer Chen Guangcheng's relatives have been detained following his getaway, says a human rights group

Le Pen backers scorn Sarkozy and Hollande

Posted: 27 Apr 2012 09:05 AM PDT

From the moment Marine Le Pen won almost 18 per cent of last Sunday's vote, the question of who her 6.5m supporters would choose became vital to the outcome

Mexican migrant town is left on its knees

Posted: 27 Apr 2012 06:15 AM PDT

As the net flow of migrants from Mexico to the US has ground to a halt, the once booming town of Altar is struggling to survive

Guinea-Bissau junta given ultimatum

Posted: 27 Apr 2012 09:35 AM PDT

Ecowas has told the coup leaders to allow in a regional force and free top politicians or face sanctions, and will also send troops to Mali

Vietnam tycoon falls foul of the party

Posted: 27 Apr 2012 12:11 AM PDT

One of only two tycoons to join Vietnam's parliament Dang Thi Hoang Yen now faces expulsion

Japan scraps postal privatisation plans

Posted: 27 Apr 2012 05:03 AM PDT

Move also clears the way for the banking and insurance arms to offer new services even if the state sells only half of its stake in them

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