A job seeker fills in application forms during a job fair at Shanghai Stadium February 4, 2012. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo October 22, 2017 BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s unemployment rate has hit its lowest rate in multiple years at 3.95 percent by the end of September, the ministry of human resources […]
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Motor racing-‘Space geek’ Hamilton operating on another plane
Oct 20, 2017; Austin, TX, USA; Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton (44) of Great Britain during practice for the United States Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports October 22, 2017 By Alan Baldwin AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Lewis Hamilton rocketed to pole position at […]
Park hikers may have died in ‘sympathetic murder-suicide’
Friends and relatives of a couple whose bodies were found in Joshua Tree National Park say they believe the two got lost while hiking in the sprawling desert park and struggled in the searing heat with little food or water before they died in a “sympathetic murder-suicide.” Rachel Nguyen, 20, […]
Women the mystery ingredient in Australia’s jobs feast
Office workers and shoppers walk through Sydney’s central business district in Australia, September 7, 2016. REUTERS/Jason Reed October 22, 2017 By Swati Pandey and Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) – Women coming into Australia’s workforce provide the answer to an economic puzzle that analysts and policymakers alike have been struggling to […]
Japan voters to deliver verdict on PM Abe’s nearly five-year rule
Supporters of the Liberal Democratic Party react to the speech by Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, leader of the party, at an election campaign rally in Tokyo, Japan October 21, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon October 21, 2017 By Linda Sieg TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese voters deliver their verdict on Prime Minister […]
UK company profit warnings jump in third quarter: EY
A traffic sign is pictured in front of the skyline of the the Canary Wharf financial district in London October 21, 2010. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor October 21, 2017 LONDON (Reuters) – The number of profit warnings issued by British companies jumped to 75 in the third quarter, the biggest quarterly rise […]
Unforgiving wildfires affect vineyard workers and owners
When the wildfires ignited, vineyard workers stopped picking grapes and fled for their lives. Some vineyard owners decided to stay and fight back, spending days digging firebreaks and sleeping among their vines for safety. Continue Reading Below As the danger drew closer, grape pickers spread word of the threat and […]
UK PM May readying concessions on welfare reform – Sunday Telegraph
Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May addresses a news conference during an European Union leaders summit in Brussels, Belgium, October 20, 2017. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir October 21, 2017 LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May is on the verge of making concessions around a key welfare reform that has angered opposition […]
Czech vote winner Babis wants active EU role, not favoring government with extremists
The leader of ANO party Andrej Babis speaks during a news conference at the party’s election headquarters after the country’s parliamentary elections in Prague, Czech Republic October 21, 2017. REUTERS/David W Cerny October 21, 2017 By Robert Muller PRAGUE (Reuters) – The Czech Republic must seek partners beyond the central […]
Portuguese protest over deadly forest fires, government pledges aid
A woman holds a poster saying “enough incompetence” during a demonstration in a tribute to the victims of the deadly fires in Portugal, in Praca do Comercio square, downtown Lisbon, Portugal October 21, 2017. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes October 21, 2017 By Andrei Khalip LISBON (Reuters) – As thousands of Portuguese protested […]