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21/10/2009German cleaners strike for minimum wage The strike is aimed mainly at office buildings, administrations and aircraft, while a minimum service is to be maintained in hospital emergency rooms. Berlin -- Staff at German cleaning companies launched an open-ended strike on Tuesday to press for a minimum wage. The movement was kicked off by the IG BAU union in the eastern city of Magdeburg and should spread across the country in the coming days, a union spokesman said. A minimum wage is... [read full story]
PORT LOUIS (Reuters) - Mauritius' embattled central bank chief has said he will step aside temporarily to help an inquiry into accusations that he abused expenses, if the Indian Ocean island's prime minister asked him to do so.
Electronics, toys items of choice for shoppers who got early start Knoxville News Sentinel Vicki Kelly, left, Debbie Thacker, center, and Erin Frost head home Friday from the Toys “R” Us store on Kingston Pike with one of their...
Scenes from Black Friday in Lexington Kentucky.com Despite increasingly popular Cyber Monday online deals, hordes of shoppers still took to the stores on Black Friday. Shopper Galen Benassi of Frankfort was holding a spot in...
un's Atomic Agency Censures Iran Over Nuclear Plant Bloomberg Nov. 27 (Bloomberg) -- The United Nations atomic agency censured Iran for concealing a uranium enrichment plant, repeating calls for the government in Tehran to...
