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U.S. job losses worst since 1974 as recession bites

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5, 2008 (Reuters) — U.S. employers axed payrolls by 533,000 jobs in November, the most in 34 years and far more than expected, government data on Friday showed, as the year-old recession hammered every corner of the U.S. economy. ...  > full story
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Bailout still faces challenges: Paulson

BEIJING, Dec. 5, 2008 (Reuters) — The United States has made clear progress in steadying its financial system, thanks in part to a $700 billion bailout fund authorized by Congress, but the rehabilitation process still faces many challenges, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said on Friday. ...  > full story
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Obama laying the groundwork for health reform

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5, 2008 (Reuters) — President-elect Barack Obama has begun laying the groundwork for overhauling the troubled U.S. healthcare system, reaching out to interest groups and building grass-roots support for the huge undertaking. ...  > full story
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Fidel Castro says Cuba could talk with Obama

HAVANA, Dec. 5, 2008 (Reuters) — Cuba's former leader Fidel Castro said on Thursday his country could talk to U.S. President-elect Barack Obama, in Havana's latest overture to the incoming Democratic administration in Washington. ...  > full story
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U.S. expects hard North Korea talks

SINGAPORE, Dec. 5, 2008 (Reuters) — Top U.S. nuclear envoy Christopher Hill said on Friday he expects difficult six-party talks next week on North Korea's nuclear disarmament and that more work needs to be done to iron out verification details. ...  > full story
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China and U.S. pledge cooperation after "robust" talks

BEIJING, Dec. 5, 2008 (Reuters) — China and the United States pledged on Friday to boost efforts to tackle the turmoil engulfing global markets and to continue high-level cooperation when President-elect Barack Obama takes office. ...  > full story
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AT&T cuts 12,000 jobs

NEW YORK, Dec. 4, 2008 (Reuters) — Top U.S. phone company AT&T Inc said it will eliminate 12,000 jobs, or about 4 percent of its workforce, in a fresh wave of cuts to cope with an economic downturn that has exacerbated a decline in traditional phone sales. ...  > full story
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Iraq Presidency Council approves U.S. troop pact

BAGHDAD, Dec. 4, 2008 (Reuters) — Iraq's Presidency Council has approved a security pact with the United States that paves the way for a complete U.S. troop pullout by the end of 2011, a spokesman for the council said on Thursday. ...  > full story
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Palestinians recount abuses in West Bank jails

HEBRON, West Bank, Dec. 4, 2008 (Reuters) — Allegations of torture, arbitrary arrest and other abuses of due legal process have long been common from Palestinians in the West Bank. ...  > full story
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Layoffs mount as crisis drags on

SINGAPORE, Dec. 4, 2008 (Reuters) — Credit Suisse and Nomura Holdings announced big job cuts on Thursday, further evidence the global financial crisis is unrelenting for an industry battered by heavy losses and weak markets. ...  > full story
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CORRECTED: Passengers rescued from Antarctic cruise ship

BUENOS AIRES, Dec. 5, 2008 (Reuters) — More than 80 passengers and some crew members were evacuated on Friday from a luxury Antarctic cruise ship that ran aground the previous day during a trip to observe seals, penguins and whales in the area. ...  > full story

Congo agrees to peace talks with eastern rebels

GOMA, Congo, Dec. 5, 2008 (Reuters) — Congo's government will meet eastern Tutsi rebels in Nairobi, Kenya on Monday for their first direct talks to formalize a ceasefire and discuss a peace process, Foreign Minister Alexis Thambwe Mwamba said on Friday. ...  > full story

Overzealous cadres overwhelm China quake victims

BEIJING, Dec. 5, 2008 (Reuters) — Local officials who are over-eager to meet earthquake reconstruction targets are making survival more difficult for victims of a devastating quake in China's Sichuan province earlier this year, state radio said on Friday. ...  > full story

Afghan jail operation kills 8 prisoners in Kabul

KABUL, Dec. 5, 2008 (Reuters) — Eight prisoners were killed and 15 others were wounded after Afghan security forces clashed with inmates during a search operation in an Afghan prison near Kabul, an official said. ...  > full story

Politics

Obama laying the groundwork for health reform

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5, 2008 (Reuters) — President-elect Barack Obama has begun laying the groundwork for overhauling the troubled U.S. healthcare system, reaching out to interest groups and building grass-roots support for the huge undertaking. ...  > full story

Fidel Castro says Cuba could talk with Obama

HAVANA, Dec. 5, 2008 (Reuters) — Cuba's former leader Fidel Castro said on Thursday his country could talk to U.S. President-elect Barack Obama, in Havana's latest overture to the incoming Democratic administration in Washington. ...  > full story

Rice says Afghanistan policy review nearly complete

COPENHAGEN, Dec. 5, 2008 (Reuters) — U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Friday said the Bush administration's review of its policy for Afghanistan is almost complete. ...  > full story

Rice says well past time for Mugabe to go

COPENHAGEN, Dec. 5, 2008 (Reuters) — U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Friday said it was well past time for Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe to leave and nations in the region must take the lead on pressuring him to quit. ...  > full story

Business

U.S. job losses worst since 1974 as recession bites

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5, 2008 (Reuters) — U.S. employers axed payrolls by 533,000 jobs in November, the most in 34 years and far more than expected, government data on Friday showed, as the year-old recession hammered every corner of the U.S. economy. ...  > full story

Pimco's El-Erian: U.S. jobs data points to dismal Q4 GDP

NEW YORK, Dec. 5, 2008 (Reuters) — Mohamed El-Erian, the chief executive of bond giant Pacific Investment Management Co., or Pimco, said the 533,000 drop in payrolls in November points to a contraction of gross domestic product of 4 or 5 percent in the fourth quarter. ...  > full story

Treasury says bank rescue a success so far

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5, 2008 (Reuters) — The Treasury's program to give banks billions of dollars in fresh capital has been a success in helping stabilize financial markets, a senior Treasury official said on Friday. ...  > full story

"Number of headwinds" to hurt EPS of insurance brokers: JPM

Dec. 5, 2008 (Reuters) — A number of headwinds will dampen earnings per share prospects for U.S. insurance brokers unless an improvement in insurance pricing takes place, an analyst at J.P. Morgan Securities said. ...  > full story

Science

"Big Bang" collider repairs to cost up to $29 million

GENEVA, Dec. 5, 2008 (Reuters) — Repairing the giant particle collider built to simulate the "Big Bang" could cost up to 35 million Swiss francs ($29 million), the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) said on Friday. ...  > full story

China, Russia to send probes to Mars next year

BEIJING, Dec. 4, 2008 (Reuters) — China will team up with Russia to launch two satellite probes to take pictures of Mars and one of its small moons in October next year as it seeks to cement its place in the select ranks of global space powers. ...  > full story

Gene may open door for new sickle cell therapies

CHICAGO, Dec. 4, 2008 (Reuters) — U.S. researchers have discovered a gene switch that could lead to better treatments for sickle cell disease and thalassemia, two inherited blood disorders that affect millions of people, they said on Thursday. ...  > full story

NASA delays robot Mars life-search mission

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4, 2008 (Reuters) — NASA said on Thursday that it will postpone by two years the planned launch of a major mission to study whether Mars was ever capable of harboring life, citing development and testing delays. ...  > full story

Entertainment

Recession puts economic shine on movie comedies

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 5, 2008 (Reuters) — With the U.S. economy slogging through a recession, Hollywood expects comedies to rule the box office as moviegoers try to escape their woes. ...  > full story

Boy George guilty of imprisoning male escort

LONDON, Dec. 5, 2008 (Reuters) — British singer Boy George was found guilty on Friday of falsely imprisoning a Norwegian male escort by handcuffing him to a wall. ...  > full story

What's age got to do with it? Tina Turner still terrific

NEW YORK, Dec. 5, 2008 (Billboard) — There's always been something larger than life about Tina Turner, but sometimes these realizations don't actually hit home until one sees the R&B dynamo suspended 30 feet above a crowd of 15,000 people. On a hydraulic lift. While wearing five-inch heels. ...  > full story

Will Smith rolling out low-profile Oscar bid

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 5, 2008 (Hollywood Reporter) — Will Smith's new drama "Seven Pounds" is rolling out to tastemakers ahead of its December 19 release, having largely flown below blogger radars until now. ...  > full story

Sports

U.S. sports leagues prepping for worse 2009

NEW YORK, Dec. 5, 2008 (Reuters) — Next year will reveal whether recession-weary consumers and companies open their wallets to support their favorite athletes and teams, but many sports are already planning worst-case scenarios. ...  > full story

Spurs cruise to victory over Nuggets

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 5, 2008 (Reuters) — The high-scoring trio of Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili led the San Antonio Spurs to a 108-91 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Thursday. ...  > full story

Penguins down Hurricanes in Maurice's return

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 5, 2008 (Reuters) — Petr Sykora scored two goals to lead the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 5-2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes whose head coach Paul Maurice was starting his second stint at the helm. ...  > full story

Rivers throws three TDs as Chargers rout Raiders 34-7

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 5, 2008 (Reuters) — The San Diego Chargers dominated division rivals Oakland 34-7 on Thursday to keep their slim postseason hopes alive. ...  > full story
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