Monthly Archives: November 2011

UN scientist: fighting climate change saves costs (AP)

Written on November 30, 2011 by Editor - Science News

DURBAN, South Africa – The U.N.’s top climate scientist cautioned climate negotiators Wednesday that global warming is leading to human dangers and soaring financial costs, but containing carbon emissions will have a host of benefits. Rajendra Pachauri, head of the … Continue reading →

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Afghan children ready to walk down Sesame Street (Reuters)

Written on November 30, 2011 by Editor - Education News

KABUL (Reuters) – Children in Afghanistan soon will be able to start their education the same way as millions of preschoolers elsewhere in the world: by watching the TV series “Sesame Street.” Makers of the show worked with two Afghan … Continue reading →

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Jewish group applauds David Duke’s arrest (AP)

Written on November 30, 2011 by Editor - Religion News

BERLIN – An American Jewish group is applauding German police for taking former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke into custody before he could address a far-right gathering. Elan Steinberg, vice president of the American Gathering of Holocaust Survivors and … Continue reading →

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Muslim Brotherhood says leads Egypt’s vote count (Reuters)

Written on November 30, 2011 by Editor - Religion News

CAIRO (Reuters) – The Muslim Brotherhood’s party said on Wednesday its alliance was leading in Egypt’s election, which would give the nation’s oldest Islamist group a powerful parliamentary platform to challenge the authority of ruling army generals. State television said … Continue reading →

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German court: No student right to pray in school (AP)

Written on November 30, 2011 by Editor - Religion News

BERLIN – Germany’s top administrative court has ruled that students don’t have the right to pray while in school if a conflict is created. The court on Wednesday upheld a decision by a lower court which had denied that right … Continue reading →

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1st Penn State abuse suit comes from new accuser (AP)

Written on November 30, 2011 by Editor - Sports News

PHILADELPHIA – Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky sexually abused a young boy more than 100 times after meeting him through the charity he founded, then threatened the boy’s family to keep him quiet about the encounters, according … Continue reading →

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Ratings firms misread signs of Greek woes

Written on November 30, 2011 by Editor - Finance Top Stories

In a stern pronouncement, Moody’s Investors Service this week warned of rising prospects for multiple defaults by countries in the euro zone and credit rating downgrades of nations across Europe if leaders should fail to resolve the spreading debt crisis. … Continue reading →

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China signals policy shift by cutting bank reserves

Written on November 30, 2011 by Editor - Top News Stories

By Zhou Xin and Kevin Yao BEIJING | Wed Nov 30, 2011 8:18am EST BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s central bank cut the reserve requirement ratio for its commercial lenders on Wednesday for the first time in nearly three years to … Continue reading →

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Stock Futures Soar on Central Banks Action, ADP

Written on November 30, 2011 by Editor - Finance Top Stories

By Angela Moon NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stock index futures soared on Wednesday as investors welcomed a coordinated action by major central banks to provide liquidity to the global financial system. The Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank as well … Continue reading →

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Private sector adds 206,000 jobs in November

Written on November 30, 2011 by Editor - Top News Stories

NEW YORK | Wed Nov 30, 2011 8:43am EST NEW YORK (Reuters) – The pace of job growth in the economy’s private sector accelerated in November, with U.S. employers adding 206,000 jobs, a report by a payrolls processor showed on … Continue reading →

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