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Unemployment has soared by 49,000 to 2.5 million, with a record number of young people out of work, new figures showed today.
Ashok Mago, a prominent voice of the Indian-American community, was presented the “Excellence in Global Friendship Award,” in recognition of his “outstanding contribution in promoting Indian culture in the United States and U.S.-India relations,” by Unity International Foundation, a non-profit organisation.
Businessman and social activist Basil Naar yesterday described Trench Town in Kingston as a microcosm of the wider Jamaican society and an example of how political interference has caused a once thriving community to regress. Read more: http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/Politics-has-caused-communities-like-Trench-Town-to-regress_8299236#ixzz1BNsLbu7m
A new government formed in Tunisia yesterday pledged the most wide-ranging reforms in the country's history in an attempt to end anti-government violence across the country that brought down the president.
Research out today indicates seven in 10 poor teenagers would drop out of school if the Educational Maintenance Allowance is scrapped
President Asif Ali Zardari left Washington Saturday evening at the conclusion of his visit, during which he discussed bilateral relations with U.S. President Barack Obama and attended a memorial service for Richard Holbrooke. President Zardari is on his way to United Arab Emirates for a global energy summit, to be attended by several world leaders.
Jim Carrey Jim Carrey Hindus are disturbed over the portrayal of Lord Ganesh as a sex act on NBC's Saturday Night Live (SNL) and want apologies from all those responsible for it, including actor Jim Carrey and NBC.
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has pledged to overhaul the "Edwardian" rules on parental leave as he announced plans to grant fathers up to ten months off work following the birth of a child.
Former dictator welcomed by supporters after flying home following 25 years of exile in France
Voters have sent a "very clear message" to the coalition, Ed Miliband said today as the Conservative-Liberal Democrat alliance suffered a bloody nose in their first by-election test.
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