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Many in U.S. military don’t get time to vote: study

by Reuters: Top News

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Many U.S. troops serving overseas are effectively excluded from voting because they are not given enough time to cast absentee ballots, according to a report released on Tuesday.

January 6, 2009 No Comments

U.S. and European data grim

by Reuters: Top News

NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - Dire economic data from the United States and Europe showed the world's two largest economies remain mired in recession, and Toyota Motor Corp said it would halt all production in Japan in response to plunging demand.

January 6, 2009 No Comments

Wealth of U.S. millionaires down 30 percent: survey

by Reuters: Top News

NEW YORK (Reuters) - American millionaires have seen their assets shrink by 30 percent during the economic crisis, a report said on Tuesday, with only 36 percent of them pleased with the performance of their financial advisers.

January 6, 2009 No Comments

Marks and Spencer cuts 1,000 jobs

by BBC News | Business | UK Edition

Marks and Spencer will announce on Wednesday that it is cutting 1,000 jobs from its workforce of 70,000, the BBC confirms.

January 6, 2009 No Comments

More Americans getting multiple chronic illnesses

by Reuters: Top News

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More Americans are burdened by chronic illnesses such as diabetes and high blood pressure, often having more than three at a time, and this has helped fuel a big rise in out-of-pocket medical expenses, a study released on Tuesday showed.

January 6, 2009 No Comments

Long goodbye

by BBC News | Business | UK Edition

Woolworths staff feel the pain of closure

January 6, 2009 No Comments

Israeli troops deepen push into Gaza

by Reuters: Top News

GAZA (Reuters) - Israel's offensive in the Gaza Strip killed more than 30 Palestinian civilians on Tuesday, medical officials said, and international efforts to secure a ceasefire focused on an Israeli demand to prevent Hamas from rearming.

January 6, 2009 No Comments

India PM says Pakistan “agencies” linked to attack

by Reuters: Top News

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh accused Pakistan on Tuesday of acting irresponsibly, saying November's Mumbai attacks must have had support from some of its nuclear-armed neighbor's official agencies.