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Updated 12/4/2003; 1:40:21 PM

Friday, November 21, 2003

A Nation Loses Its Childhood. In Haiti, 200 years after a successful slave rebellion, thousands of rural children work for the urban poor for no wages and little else. [Los Angeles Times World News]
11:52:15 AM    comment []

UK 'delaying equal pay for temps'. Trade unions accuse the government of obstructing a draft EU law aimed at providing equal pay for temporary staff. [BBC News | Business | World Edition]
11:48:34 AM    comment []

Zimbabwe activists win reprieve. A court releases 52 activists and union leaders, two days after their arrest for protesting against President Mugabe. [BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition]
11:47:33 AM    comment []

Kenya bus strike ends in failure. Plans to introduce safety measures on Kenya's matatus remain on track after a two-day strike is called off. [BBC News | Africa | World Edition]
11:47:20 AM    comment []

Positive signs on German economy. The German economy shows fresh signs of recovery, sparking hopes of better performance for the eurozone. [BBC News | Business | Economy | World Edition]
11:47:10 AM    comment []

Threats hit India rail job drive. India has put off its exams to recruit people to the state-run railways after threats from Hindu radicals. [BBC News | South Asia | World Edition]
11:46:59 AM    comment []

Wal-Mart Stops Using Putnam for 401(k)s (Reuters). Reuters - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT.N), the largest U.S. private sector employer, said on Friday it stopped using two Putnam Investments mutual funds for employee 401(k) retirement plan accounts, after regulators accused the fund manager of improper trading. [Yahoo! News - Business]
11:46:49 AM    comment []

Venezuela's Economy Contracts 7.1 Percent (AP). AP - Venezuela's economy shrank again in the third quarter as the crucial oil industry struggled to recover from a crippling strike, the Central Bank reported. [Yahoo! News - Business]
11:46:43 AM    comment []

Americas back giant trade zone. Ministers back an outline deal to create a free-trade zone stretching from Alaska to the southern tip of Chile. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition]
11:46:29 AM    comment []


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