MADRID, Oct 27, (APP/AFP) – Spain’s unemployment fell below 20 percent for the first time in six years, official figures showed Thursday, in good news for acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy as he prepares to take power again. The country’s jobless rate dropped to 18.9 percent in the third quarter, said the National Statistics Institute […]
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Spain jobless under 20 pct for first time in six years
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APHC term `27th Oct 1947″ as most unfortunate day for Kashmiris
ISLAMABAD, Oct 27 (APP): The All Parties Hurriyet Conference (APHC) Chairman, Syed Ali Gilani, the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF)Chairman, Mohammad Yasin Malik and other Hurriyet leaders have described October 27, 1947, as the day of mourning for the people of Kashmir as on the day Indian forces illegally occupied the territory of Jammu […]
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Pirate Party set to rattle Iceland in snap vote
REYKJAVIK, Oct 27, (APP/AFP) – Iceland’s anti-establishment Pirate Party is set to shake up the political landscape in Saturday’s parliament election, with voters on course to punish a government tainted by the Panama Papers. Iceland called the snap vote in August after the global tax evasion scandal ensnared several senior politicians and claimed the scalp […]
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Second strong quake felt in Rome: AFP
ROME, Oct 26 (APP/AFP): A second strong earthquake hit central Italy on Wednesday including the capital Rome, just two hours after a 5.4 quake sent residents running out of their houses and into the streets. Two people were reported injured in the town of Visso and collapses and damage were reported. The second quake was […]
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Kidnapped French luxury hotel owner found safe
NICE, France, Oct 26 (APP/AFP): A French luxury hotel owner who was brazenly snatched in a busy part of the Riviera resort of Nice two days ago was found alive and well on Wednesday, police said. Jacqueline Veyrac, the co-owner of the five-star Grand Hotel in Cannes, was found by a resident of west Nice, […]
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NATO reports progress on eastern troop deployments
BRUSSELS, Oct 26 (APP/AFP): NATO is making good progress in building up the battalions being deployed in eastern European allies badly rattled by a more assertive Russia, alliance head Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday. NATO leaders endorsed plans at their Warsaw summit in July to rotate troops into the three Baltic states and Poland to reassure […]