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Updated 12/4/2003; 1:40:20 PM

Thursday, November 20, 2003

U.N. Labor Agency Orders Probe in Belarus (AP). AP - The United Nations labor agency has ordered an investigation into alleged Belarus government violations of workers' rights, officials said Thursday. [Yahoo! News - World]
4:35:55 PM

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Lula Raises the Stakes Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the new left-wing president of Brazil, envisions a united South America that gains economic strength by drawing closer together in trade and bargaining collectively, much as the European Union does. He wants to create a global coalition speaking for the not-rich countries--reminiscent of the "nonaligned nations" that decades ago tried to stand between the cold war's two superpowers. And he wants to push the IMF, the World Bank and the United Nations to become more democratic. [The Nation]
4:14:10 PM

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Victory in European parliament for dockers European dock workers won a resounding victory on Thursday when the European parliament rejected plans to allow outside operators to handle cargo in European ports. [Financial Times: World]
4:13:30 PM

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Leading Indicators Up; Jobless Claims Dip (AP). AP - Evidence is accumulating that the nation's economic recovery is gaining momentum. On Thursday, the Conference Board (news - web sites) reported that its closely watched Composite Index of Leading Economic Indicators (news - web sites) rose 0.4 percent in October, suggesting stronger economic activity in the coming year. [Yahoo! News - Business]
1:23:48 PM

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Protesters Tell a Different Tale of Free Trade. Activists gathered in Miami to counter treaty negotiations by 34 nations warn that Latin American workers face growing misery. [Los Angeles Times World News]
12:14:43 PM

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Zimbabwe open despite strike call. A two-day general strike has not shut down Zimbabwe, as unions had hoped with many people going to work. [BBC News | Business | World Edition]
12:13:39 PM

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Poor 'miss out' on net commerce. E-commerce can help developing nations boost their economies says a UN report. [BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition]
12:13:13 PM

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U.S. Warns China on Subsidized Exports (Reuters). Reuters - The United States and China on Thursday intensified a textile trade dispute with China threatening higher tariffs on U.S. goods and Washington warning it would not tolerate Chinese imports from companies unfairly subsidized by Beijing. [Yahoo! News - Business]
12:10:40 PM

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Economy returns to growth. The German economy shook off recession in the summer, the Federal Statistics Office reported on Thursday. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Conservative daily of Frankfurt, Germany [Breaking News Headlines from Around the World, Powered by Worldpress.org]
12:09:54 PM

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IBM Says Cuts About 200 Software Jobs (Reuters). Reuters - International Business Machines Corp. (IBM.N), the world's largest computer company, said on Thursday that it cut about 200 jobs in its software division as part of its efforts to revamp its work force to match the skills it is seeking. [Yahoo! News - Technology]
12:08:10 PM

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Minibus strike halted in Kenya. Kenyan minibus taxi operators end a two-day strike which has forced tens of thousands of commuters to walk to work. [BBC News | Africa | World Edition]
12:07:59 PM

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Coping with Aids in the workplace. The BBC's Thoko Moyo tells of how the South African NGO she worked for came to terms with HIV and Aids. [BBC News | Africa | World Edition]
12:07:42 PM

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Canada grudgingly set to take lighter trade deal Canada has grudgingly shelved its opposition to a watered-down version of Free Trade Area of the Americas talks in Miami, saying it can live with fresh pledges that other countries, including Brazil, will at least keep talking about lowering barriers in all key sectors. Globe & Mail, Canada [GAM]
12:07:12 PM

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Greenspan: Deficits Haven't Hurt Economy (AP). AP - Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said ballooning trade deficits have not hurt the U.S. economy so far, but he warned that "creeping protectionism" could jeopardize the nation's ability to narrow the deficits without adverse consequences. [Yahoo! News - Business]
11:59:25 AM

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