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Updated 12/4/2003; 1:40:19 PM

Wednesday, November 19, 2003

Markets reel at specter of vote-driven US protectionism (AFP). AFP - Protectionist sabre-rattling by the United States ahead of presidential elections is unsettling financial markets, which fear that ensuing currency disarray or a trade war could defeat a global economy struggling to recover. [Yahoo! News - Business]
3:58:22 PM

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AT&T Wireless Outsources (The Motley Fool). The Motley Fool - The Wall Street Journal is reporting that AT&T Wireless (NYSE: AWE - News), the second-largest wireless carrier in the U.S., plans to lay off 10% of its workforce. Outsourcing deals with companies in India and other overseas locations are in the works. What gives? [Yahoo! News - Technology]
3:55:44 PM

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EU mulls world trade compromise. European Union trade chief Pascal Lamy says the bloc may offer concessions in an effort to re-start stalled world trade talks. [BBC News | Business | Economy | World Edition]
3:06:29 PM

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No strike surrender. The Government yesterday stood firm in the face of the national matatu [taxi] strike – and insisted new laws to fit safety belts and speed governors would go ahead as planned. Daily Nation, Independent daily of Nairobi, Kenya [Breaking News Headlines from Around the World, Powered by Worldpress.org]
3:06:20 PM

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Using Technology To Win Employee Loyalty (NewsFactor). NewsFactor - Most business experts would agree that one of the most valuable assets of any company is its workforce. Even the vocabulary about employees has changed. What used to be the personnel department and then morphed into human resources is now "human capital." And a whole new breed of software has emerged: employee relationship management. [Yahoo! News - Technology]
1:46:26 PM

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The great euro debate. A potted guide to the key arguments over the euro. The debate goes way beyond party lines, splitting political parties and raising passions in a way few others do. The same goes for business. Many business leaders are opposed to UK membership of the euro. [BBC News | In Depth | UK and the euro | UK Edition]
1:46:16 PM

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Does Aids lead to discrimination?. The BBC's Africa Live! wants your views on discrimination of people with Aids and the effect that the disease is having on workplaces in Africa. [BBC News | Africa | World Edition]
1:45:03 PM

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Zimbabwe unions call new protest. Workers are urged not to work on Thursday and Friday after more than 100 unionists were arrested on Tuesday. [BBC News | Africa | World Edition]
1:43:50 PM

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Horsepower for Dakar commuters. Many commuters are now going back in time to avoid delays and cut costs in Dakar, Senegal's capital. [BBC News | Africa | World Edition]
1:43:40 PM

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Solbes warns on EU budget fudge. There is no room for compromise with regards to the EU's budget deficit rules, economic and monetary affairs commissioner Pedro Solbes insists. [BBC News | Business | Economy | World Edition]
1:43:13 PM

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EU upset over West Bank exports. The European Union warns that it is losing patience over Israel's reluctance to talk about exports from its settlements. [BBC News | Business | Economy | World Edition]
1:40:53 PM

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Americas trade zone talks begin. Talks have begun in Miami to finalise a long-debated free trade area for the the Americas, but early stumbling blocks have arisen. [BBC News | Business | Economy | World Edition]
1:40:19 PM

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Interview: Peruvian Economist Hernando de Soto. World Press Review Brazil correspondent Kenneth Rapoza interviews Peruvian economist Hernando de Soto. As president of the Institute for Liberty and Democracy (ILD) in Lima, he works with heads of state to implement institutional reforms that give the poor access to formal property rights for their real estate holdings and businesses along with the tools to release the capital locked up in those assets. [Latin American and Canadian News from World Press Review]
1:24:42 PM

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Leader of the Pack. At the recent meeting of the World Trade Organization in Cancun, Brazil led a bloc of 22 nations in resisting the trade policies of the powerful G-8. Kenneth Rapoza reports on the reaction in Brazil. [Latin American and Canadian News from World Press Review]
1:23:31 PM

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A Chinese 'Invasion'. Vladimir Radyuhin, writing for The Hindu, reports that Russian authorities are increasingly worried by the increasing numbers of Chinese immigrants flooding the country as a result of the two countries' close ties. [Asian News from World Press Review]
1:23:02 PM

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Siding with the Little Guys. The World Trade Organization isn't changing China, writes Laurence Brahm of the South China Morning Post, China is changing the WTO. [Asian News from World Press Review]
1:22:19 PM

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ILO Africa regional meeting holds in Addis Ababa. The 10th African Regional Meeting of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) will hold here 2-5 December, the ILO sub-regional office announced Wednesday.

It said participants from the region would discuss a range of
contemporary challenges, including jobs and employment promotion
in the context of globalisation, the New Partnership for Africa's
Development (NEPAD), and the ILO's decent work agenda.
Pan-African News Agency, Pan-African news agency of Dakar, Senegal [Breaking News Headlines from Around the World, Powered by Worldpress.org]
1:21:25 PM

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Euro surge threatens Europe's nascent recovery (AFP). AFP - The euro's record surge against the dollar and feared oil price rises threaten to pour cold water on a long-hoped for recovery in Europe even before it really gets underway, analysts warned. [Yahoo! News - Business]
11:46:00 AM

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'FTAA lite' seen as deal-breaker Canada and other countries warned yesterday that a bid by the United States and Brazil to significantly narrow the scope of a proposed free-trade area of the Americas agreement could derail the talks under way in Miami. Globe & Mail, Canada [GAM]
11:45:51 AM

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Bus strike causes Kenyan chaos. The owners of Kenya's minibus taxis, or matatus, strike over new safety rules, forcing commuters to walk to work. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition]
11:44:48 AM

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Trade Conference Expectations Sag. Treaty negotiators strip controversial elements, leaving thousands of holes in the proposed blueprint for a common market of the Americas. [Los Angeles Times World News]
11:44:40 AM

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Personal Voices: Revolution or Regression?. The continuing economic slide will make the split between poor women and rich women more pronounced, and cause deep anxiety for those of us somewhere in the middle. [AlterNet]
11:44:31 AM

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Labor Leaders Arrested in Zimbabwe (AP). AP - Police broke up demonstrations across the country Tuesday against President Robert Mugabe's autocratic rule, arresting nearly 90 protesters, including 14 leaders of Zimbabwe's main labor federation, police and union officials said. [Yahoo! News - World]
11:44:10 AM

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Report: Tech Employment Dips, But Rate Slowing (Reuters). Reuters - High-technology industries in the United States lost 540,000 jobs last year, and will likely lose jobs this year, but at a markedly lower rate, the American Electronics Association said on Wednesday. [Yahoo! News - Technology]
11:44:00 AM

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