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The US economy created 200,000 jobs in December, marking the sixth month in a row of gains, official figures show. The rise was much more than expected. Analysts had forecast an increase of about 150,000 jobs. The unemployment rate dropped to 8.5%, which was the lowest level in nearly three years, from a revised 8.7% [...]
DigiTimes (Taiwan) said Samsung started producing chip also offers Sharp screen system called the Apple iTV. Artwork Apple TV. Products will appear on the market in the second quarter or III/2012. According to previous rumors, Apple TV integrated interactive voice applications Siri and the same features of iMac computers. “We constantly hear the news that Apple wants to [...]
For a country that has technically remained at war since 1953, military conscription in South Korea has long been a way of life. All able-bodied South Korean men serve roughly two years in a branch of the armed forces, giving them a unique perspective on the country’s relationship with the North. Following the arrival of [...]
President Barack Obama says he is hopeful that the United States will be able to strengthen its economy and create jobs in the new year. The president said he is encouraged by the recent vote in Congress to prevent higher payroll taxes and extend unemployment benefits. In his final weekly address of the year, President [...]
French electricity company EDF has reached a deal with Italian shareholders that will give it majority control in Edison, Italy’s second-biggest power supplier, it announced Thursday. The deal comes after a year of Italian anxiety over French takeovers of Italian companies. EDF has been seeking control of Edison for 10 years. The long-drawn-out talks have [...]
Young Hanley rose highest late on at Old Trafford Sir Alex Ferguson suffered the ignominy of watching his Manchester United side lose to basement club Blackburn on his 70th birthday. Yakubu gave Rovers the lead from the spot after Dimitar Berbatov had pulled down defender Chris Samba. The Nigerian made it 2-0 when he made [...]
Spain’s new conservative government has outlined 8.9bn euros ($11.5bn, £7.5bn) in new spending cuts and tax rises to lower the country’s borrowing. The announcement is the first in a wave of austerity measures, with a total of 16.5bn euros to be cut in 2012. It also said Spain’s 2011 deficit will be about 8% of [...]
A man has been detained at an airport in the US state of Texas after he tried to carry explosives through security, officials say. The man was stopped at Midland International Airport when explosives in military wrapping were found in his carry-on baggage as it went through an X-ray machine. He is being held by [...]
Ultrabook Samsung will ship in February Ultrabook first Samsung weighs only 1.4 kg and costs less than 800 euro. Samsung Series 5 NP530, a standard Intel ultrabook first Korean electronics manufacturers can now be orders in the European market at a price of 799 euro. NP530 has 13.3 inch screen and is quite similar to Acer Aspire [...]
One of the largest nuclear submarine of Russia caught fire while it is being repaired, the major pillar of fire and smoke rises to the air. Officials said the weapons had been dismantled and no radioactive leakage. The emergency staff has opened a major campaign to extinguish the fire, after the fire broke out on board a [...]