WASHINGTON, Nov. 14, 2008 (Reuters) — Sales at U.S. retailers suffered a record decline in October as fears of recession sapped spending, but part of the drop was due to slumping gasoline prices which helped buoy consumer confidence. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12, 2008 (Reuters) — Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson on Wednesday said he was backing away from buying troubled mortgage assets using a $700 billion bailout fund, instead favoring a second round of capital injections into financial institutions that would match private funds. ... > full story
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Nov. 9, 2008 (Reuters) — Rescuers at a collapsed school in Haiti are ending the hunt for survivors and will soon demolish the remains of the building, where at least 87 people were killed. ... > full story
KIBATI, Congo, Nov. 3, 2008 (Reuters) — A U.N. convoy carrying aid workers and medical supplies, escorted by U.N. troops, crossed into a rebel-held zone of eastern Congo on Monday on a mission to help tens of thousands of civilians displaced by fighting. ... > full story
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UN Aid Convoy Arrives In Rebel-held Town In Congo Nov. 3, 2008 (Morningstar) — A U.N. convoy arrived Monday in this eastern rebel-held town with the first shipment of badly needed humanitarian aid in a week.. The convoy ...
UN plans aid convoy into Congo Nov. 3, 2008 (Montreal Gazette) — A UN aid convoy protected by UN peacekeepers will head into a rebel-held zone of east Congo today to try to reach tens of thousands of civilians ...
UN to deliver aid in DR Congo Nov. 3, 2008 (RTE.ie) — An aid convoy carrying food and medical supplies and being protected by United Nations troops is due to depart for a rebel-held area in eastern ...
U.N. wants credible polls in Bangladesh Nov. 3, 2008 (The Hindu, India) — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said the U.N. hopes "fair, objective and credible" polls in December will guarantee Bangladesh's peaceful ...
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