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Biggest job increase in US pushes interest rates up
The biggest increase in jobs in three years pushed interest rates to their highest level since before the worst days of the credit crisis in 2008.
With the stock market closed for Good Friday, investors had a shortened day of trading in…
New US air travel security measures out
The United States announced new security measures on Friday to replace the mandatory screening of air travelers from 14 mostly Muslim countries that had angered some allies when it was imposed after a failed bombing on Christmas Day.
The…
Is Easter losing connection to resurrection?
Just as Christmas for many has become less about the miracle of the virgin birth, Easter may be losing its connection to the resurrection.
Fewer than half of Americans mentioned Jesus' death and resurrection when asked about the…
Price of banana set to rise in UK
The price of bananas is set to break through the £1 per kilo barrier on the back of high oil prices and the weakness of sterling, according to a report.
Bananas are selling for 97p per kilo in the big four supermarkets, 35% up on the same…
Burundi needs $5.8b for infrastructure – Report
Burundi needs $5.8 billion for infrastructure such as telecommunications, electricity and transport projects over the next two decades, a study by the government and African Development Bank (AfDB) showed on Friday.
The tiny central…
'Facebook-link' crime reports rise
Reports of crimes allegedly involving Facebook have increased by 346% in less than a year in one police force, it was disclosed.
Incidents of abuse or other crimes allegedly involving the social networking site reported to Nottinghamshire…
Verizon to take $970m charge from US health care bill
The corporate tax impact of the recent health care overhaul grew Thursday as Verizon Communications Inc. announced it will record a related $970 million non-cash charge in the first quarter.
So far at least 15 companies have disclosed…
Foreign journalists in China shut website after hacker attacks
The Foreign Correspondents Club of China said on Friday it had shut its website after a burst of hacker attacks, days after attacks on the Yahoo email accounts of some foreign journalists covering China were discovered.
"We do not know who…
US employers add most jobs in three years in March
The nation's economy posted its largest job gain in three years in March, while the unemployment rate remained at 9.7 percent for the third straight month.
The increase in payrolls is the latest sign that the economic recovery is gaining…
US warship captures five pirates off Seychelles
The small gang of Somali pirates fired on an approaching ship, hoping their midnight attack would bring them millions in ransom. The ragtag bandits, though, had taken on far more than they could handle: a U.S. warship.
The USS Nicholas, a…