U.S. jobless rate drops to 8.1% as people give up searching for work
September 8th, 2012 - 8:26 pm ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- With employers in the United States adding just 96,000 jobs last month, the national unemployment rate dropped to 8.1 percent as nearly four times as many people ... Read more...
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Mexican candidate defends his lack of knowledge about books
December 7th, 2011 - 11:05 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Dec 7 (IANS/EFE) Enrique Pena Nieto, who polls show is the favorite to win Mexico's July 2012 presidential election, is defending himself after becoming the butt of ... Read more...
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Obama signs trade pacts into law
October 22nd, 2011 - 11:54 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 22 (IANS/EFE) President Barack Obama Friday signed into law free-trade pacts with Colombia, South Korea and Panama, ending a long-stalled process aimed at boosting US exports.On hand ... Read more...
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US unemployment rate dips to 8.9 percent, lowest in nearly two years
March 5th, 2011 - 4:05 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Mar 5(ANI): The U.S. unemployment rate unexpectedly dropped to a nearly two-year low of 8.9 percent in February, according to the latest report from to the U.S. Department of Labor.The ... Read more...
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Mexican airline to eliminate half of workforce
September 29th, 2010 - 11:41 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Sep 29 (IANS/EFE) Mexicana de Aviacion plans to eliminate half of its workforce and reduce its routes and fleet of aircraft by 70 percent with a view to resuming operations ... Read more...
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Kentucky receives nearly $10 million to expand electronic health information
February 16th, 2010 - 3:30 am ICT by BNO News
FRANKFORT, KENTUCKY (BNO NEWS) – Nearly $10 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funding was awarded to Kentucky to expand and build a statewide health information exchange, the Kentucky Governor’s ... Read more...
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Nearly $1 billion to be invested in the emerging health information technology industry
February 13th, 2010 - 2:39 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON D.C. (BNO NEWS) – Nearly $1 billion in Recovery Act awards to advance the adoption and use of health information technology and train workers for health care jobs were announced on ... Read more...
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Judy Chu Ahead Of Winning 32nd Congressional District Vote
July 15th, 2009 - 8:30 pm ICT by GD
Among the top political activities that is slowly catching the fire is the upcoming result of the election of California's 32nd District. The ballots will decide the candidate, who is going to ... Read more...
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Obamas Cabinet nominees project an image of confidence
December 20th, 2008 - 5:23 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 20 (ANI): President-elect Barack Obama has named all his Cabinet secretary nominees, and the lineup suggests that he wants to project an image of confidence.Obamas Cabinet lineup, which ... Read more...
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Obama to have adult supervision of Wall Street
December 19th, 2008 - 6:24 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 19 (ANI): President-elect Barack Obama has said he will force a shift in ethics on Wall Street, and argued for new, aggressive controls on markets as he named his ... Read more...
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Nearly 100,000 child workers in Philippines
June 12th, 2008 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
Xinhua
Manila, June 12 (Xinhua) There are nearly 100,000 child labourers, aged between five and nine, in the Philippines, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) said Thursday. "Despite all efforts, the fight against child ... Read more...
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