GENEVA - Unemployment in Switzerland soared to a five-year high of 4.2 percent in November, official data showed Wednesday. The number of people registered as jobless reached 163,950, up 5,812 from October, when the unemployment rate was at 4.0 per
The Scottish champions head into the clash at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan knowing little more than pride is at stake.
Just two points from their previous matches - picked up on the road against Stuttgart and Unirea Urziceni - means even a Europa Leagu
The dollar extended its gains on Monday following a sharp rally on Friday after US employment data came in far stronger than expected. A much smaller-than-forecast drop in US non-farm payrolls in November, combined with substantial downward revision
TOKYO, December 7 (Reuters) – Japan’s Nikkei average climbed 1.5 per cent to a six-week closing high on Monday, with exporters boosted by the dollar’s surge against the yen late last week after better-than-expected US jobs data fanned recovery hopes
CAPE TOWN, Dec 5 - The World Cup draw has handedvaried fortunes to the top teams, not only in the strength oftheir opponents, but in how many games they have to play atenergy sapping high altitude in South Africa. Many of the 2010 World Cup venue
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - The tsunami that killed more than 200 people in the Samoan islands and Tonga earlier this year towered up to 46 feet (14 meters) high — more then twice as tall as most of the buildings it slammed into, scientists said
MOSCOW - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Thursday a train bombing that killed 26 people last week showed the threat to Russia from militant rebel groups was very high. Opening a marathon annual phone-in with the Russian people, Putin said Rus
The number of European companies defaulting on their debts is set to continue to run at more than twice the historic average rate until 2011, with up to 75 companies with junk credit ratings at risk of default.Standard & Poor’s said on Wednesday
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