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Economy adds 103,000 jobs, but it’s not enough

Oct 9, 2011

Hiring improves in September as nation adds 103,000 jobs, but it will take more to end crisis WASHINGTON (AP) -- The jobs crisis isn’t getting worse. But it isn’t getting much better, either.The economy added just enough jobs last month to ease fears of a new recession. But hiring is still too weak
Romney responds to Mormon flare-up; Perry passes

World NewsOct 9, 2011

Texas Gov. Perry steers clear of simmering issue as candidates court religious conservativesWASHINGTON (AP) ― The Republican presidential field has moved into a more aggressive phase just three months before voting begins with a flare-up over religion sparked by a prominent supporter of Texas Gov. R
Dow, Saudi firm sign $20b deal

World BusinessOct 9, 2011
Polish ties with Germany, Russia at stake in vote

World NewsOct 9, 2011

WARSAW, Poland (AP) ― Poles will vote in parliamentary elections that will determine whether the country continues on its conciliatory course with Russia and Germany, or whether it returns to a more combative stance with those historic foes.Before Sunday’s voting, polls showed Prime Minister Donald
Isabelle Huppert teams up with Asian directors

FilmOct 9, 2011

French actress Isabelle Huppert poses for a photo during the opening ceremony of the 16th edition of BIFF at the Busan Cinema Center in Haeundae, Busan, on Thursday. (Yonhap News)BUSAN, South Korea (AP) ― French actress Isabelle Huppert says curiosity has drawn her to Asia and helped her discov
Santa Fe welcomes world‘s newest movie studio

FilmOct 9, 2011

SANTA FE, New Mexico (AP) -- This historic state capital and artistic enclave, long a favorite vacation and second home destination for celebrities, is expanding its star power this month with the opening of the world’s newest movie studio.But the development on 26 picturesque hectares southeast of
Korea’s medical breakthroughs draw overseas patients

World NewsOct 9, 2011

When Svante Ebbinghaus of Sweden decided to go for another operation for his spinal pains that left him virtually unable to move without assistance, he had to quickly find a doctor. Research led him across the globe to South Korea.“I remember it being so bad that my entire lower body was in excrucia
Lee to visit Detroit together with Obama

PoliticsOct 9, 2011

President invited to deliver speech to Congress during U.S. visit Friday Korean President Lee Myung-bak will visit the Detroit area later this week with U.S. President Barack Obama, a presidential aide here said Saturday, in what appeared to be a trade-related visit.Lee and Obama are scheduled to vi
UAW summons leaders; may signal Chrysler deal

World BusinessOct 9, 2011

DETROIT (AP) ― The United Auto Workers has asked local union leaders from Chrysler factories to meet in Detroit, normally a sign the union has agreed to a new contract with an automaker.UAW spokeswoman Michele Martin confirmed that union leaders will meet on Monday. She said negotiations for a labor
GM streamlines Volt plant, delays 2nd shift

Oct 9, 2011

DETROIT (AP) -- General Motors Co. is delaying plans to add a second shift at the factory that makes Chevrolet Volt electric cars.The company said Friday it has found ways to make one shift more efficient, so it can produce the same number of cars as two shifts.Spokesman Chris Lee says GM still will
Hyundai helps turn Inner Mongolian desert into grassland

IndustryOct 9, 2011

South Korea’s largest carmaker Hyundai Motor Co. said Sunday that it has helped transform 30 square kilometers of desert in Inner Mongolia into grassland as part of its global eco-conservation effort.The company started planting suaeda glauca, or seepweeds, in the Chakanor district of the Kunshantag
Korea seeks to export river restoration technology

Oct 9, 2011

Four-river restoration project opponents changing their tune after seeing improvements: ShimFor the last three years, the Lee Myung-bak government has been struggling to convince its own people of the worthiness of its multi-billion-dollar project to modify the country’s four largest river basins. B
Despite boost in spending, Angolans languish in hospital

World NewsOct 9, 2011

LUANDA (AFP) ― In the Angolan hospital rooms that do have beds, two or three patients share each one, feeling fortunate not to be among the sick crowded into the corridors.Angola has tripled its spending on health care since 2006, but for the vast majority of Angolans who can’t afford sparkling new
Western fast food surges with waistlines in India

World NewsOct 9, 2011

NEW DELHI (AFP) ― Every lunchtime at a McDonald’s on the corner of one of central New Delhi’s biggest streets, queues of hungry young patrons, often four-wide and unruly, snake towards the counters.The majority of those standing in line are under 30, most are in Western rather than Indian dress, and
Samsung, Google delay product debut citing Jobs’ death

TechnologyOct 9, 2011

Google Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. delayed a new product introduction scheduled for an Oct. 11 trade show after the death of Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Jobs.Samsung sent out invitations last month announcing an event in San Diego that would include a look at what’s new for Google’s Android, so