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Mwanza - The number of people in Mwanza filing first time claims for unemployment benefits fell to 437,000 in the week ending Feb. 30, the first decline in three weeks, the report said today.

Royal Bank of Scotland <RBS.L> is expected to announce its withdrawal from many investment banking activities as well as much of its international business in a move that is expected to reduce staff numbers by at least 30,000 over the...

Madrid - Thousands took to the streets in Madrid Saturday in protest at the closure of four bottling plants of US soft-drink giant Coca-Cola that would affect 1,250 workers.Demonstrators, some coming from other Spanish cities, carried banners condemning the lay...

Alitalia's <CAITLA.UL> trade unions said on Friday they have reached a deal with the management to avoid lay off for 1,900 workers.

Ottawa - American electronics retailer Best Buy announced Thursday it will lay off 950 staff at its struggling Canadian stores and focus more on its burgeoning online sales.

Washington - US tiremaker Goodyear has won a court battle after a US federal judge threw out a lawsuit by French workers fighting to keep their jobs by preventing a plant closure in Amiens.

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With evidence that the U.S. economy may be finding its footing, recently appointed Democratic Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) is tackling the question of American manufacturing.

Political leaders, laborers and environmentalists packed the Newport Beach Civic Center for a false choice: saving the ocean and wetlands vs jobs and water. At the end of the meeting, it looked as if the environmentalists had won - but did anyone win?

New York - It has been 10 years since his fans have been delivered a Sting album of all new music, and “The Last Ship” delivers a sort of troubadour-like experience that one could imagine hearing around a campfire.