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U.S. sheds more jobs, European industry slumps

By Matt Daily and Angus MacSwan NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - More than half a million Americans lost their jobs in December, making 2008 the worst year for U.S. employment since World War Two, while … more

Israel rebuffs U.N. resolution, pursues Gaza war

By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) - Israel rejected a U.N. resolution calling for a ceasefire in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on Friday and warplanes and tanks pounded the Palestinian enclave. Isra… more

Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper speaks to the media in Toronto in this December 20, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Mark Blinch

Harper vows big budget actions over 3-5 years

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Prime Minister Stephen Harper promised on Friday to take bold budget action over a span of three to five years to rescue the Canadian economy, and he called the latest North Americ… more

BC BREAKING NEWS:

U.S. sheds more jobs, European industry slumps

Israel rebuffs U.N. resolution, pursues Gaza war

Harper vows big budget actions over 3-5 years

EU seeks to finalize Russian gas monitoring deal

Israel rebuffs U.N. resolution and pursues Gaza war

Israel rebuffs U.N. resolution and pushes ahead militarily

Bombs kill more than a dozen in Afghanistan

Canadian economy sheds more jobs in December

U.N. calls for immediate Gaza truce

U.S. slashes jobs, European industry slumps