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Obama orders plan to create 2.5 million new jobs by 2011
WASHINGTON – US president-elect Barack Obama announced Saturday that he had ordered his economic advisers to produce an economic recovery plan to create 2.5 million new jobs over the next two years.
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Asian, American leaders push free trade against crisis
as of 11/23/2008 1:40 AM
LIMA – Asian and American leaders urged support on Saturday for a global free trade deal to offset a deepening world economic crisis but big steps forward could be tricky as the United States makes the transition to a new president.
...full articleTibetans decide to stick to Dalai Lama's "Middle Way"
as of 11/23/2008 12:57 AM
DHARAMSALA, India - Tibetan exiles reaffirmed their commitment to the so-called "Middle Way" approach to China on Saturday but expressed impatience with the lack of progress in autonomy talks with Beijing.
...full articleSupporters protest Taiwanese ex-president's detention
as of 11/22/2008 10:00 PM
TAIPEI - Pro-independence groups rallied in Taiwan's capital on Saturday in support of former president Chen Shui-bian, who has been detained over corruption allegations.
...full articleNikon lays off 1,500 in Thailand as demand slumps
as of 11/22/2008 11:22 AM
BANGKOK - Japanese camera-maker Nikon has laid off 1,500 sub-contractors in Thailand, a government official confirmed Saturday, after a fall in demand put down to the global financial crisis.
...full articleSomali pirates build up defenses after making ransom demand
as of 11/22/2008 9:39 AM
MOGADISHU - Somali pirates built up their defenses around a captured Saudi Arabian super-tanker Friday after demanding a 25 million dollar ransom.
...full articleSomali pirates free Greek-owned chemical tanker: official
as of 11/22/2008 2:59 AM
NAIROBI - Somali pirates on Friday released a Greek-owned chemical tanker and its crew they hijacked in September, a Kenyan maritime official told Agence France-Presse.
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