Greece's lost generation

To look at the cafes full of young people sipping four euro coffees it would be easy to imagine that young Greeks have little to trouble them apart from the normal cares of exams, relationships and ...

U.S. sheds 20,000 jobs in April

The layoffs don't indicate a full-blown recession, apparently, but as one expert notes, it's "recessionary."  If we're going to make up recession words, I prefer recessionistic because then you can sometimes...

Last year`s high growth, but unemployment rate still high

"Industry Minister Fahmi Idris said recently the country`s industrial growth rate in 2007 dropped slightly to 5.15 percent from 5.27 percent a year earlier, well below the government-set target of 7.9 percent and the prognosis of 6.31 percent."The 2007 industrial growth rate...

Driving in Japan, the cell phone the Laws and my two cents worth!

Driving in Japan. I rented a Car for two days in order to get to a couple of places that where rather remote mainly driving along the coast line of Japan. I am used to drive long distances and on the right side of the road. In Japan, how ever, like in some other countries...

Foreclosure Capital of the US: Detroit Area

Detroit, MI (and surrounding Wayne County) holds the dubious distinction of leading the USA in foreclosures for 2007. One in 80 homes was in the middle of foreclosing during the last calendar year: 1.28 million...

Indonesia`s unemployment rate falls in August

""It should have been reduced to around 8 percent for August. This means it will be difficult to achieve the government target of 5.1 percent in 2009," Djimanto, secretary general of Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo), told Reuters.Unemployment has remained high...

Indonesia`s 2007 GDP growth seen above 6 pct - president

"Yudhoyono said the impact of the U.S. subprime mortgage loan crisis would likely be limited on Southeast Asia's biggest economy and he expects his administration to weather soaring global oil prices.The government expects Indonesia's economy to grow at 6.3 percent in 2007...

Indonesia`s 3rd quarter GDP growth at 6.5 percent

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesia's economy grew 6.5 percent from a year earlier in the third quarter and is on track for its fastest growth in more than a decade this year thanks to strong commodity exports and low interest rates. Southeast Asia's biggest economy expanded...

Poor S Africans double in decade

I can remember campaigns which were held last month throughout our country – Sri Lanka by UN with collaboration the Art of Living organization. The main objective of these campaigns was give pressure to the world leaders who have promised to help to achieve some targets so...

"BORDERLESS eVILLAGE"

""BORDERLESS eVILLAGE" Project Details * Project Information * Objectives and innovation * User Profile * Results * Sustainability * Transferability * Keywords * Background Information * Contacts View in PDF Project Information Project...

Jobless India is waiting at 2081 AD.

As population of any state increase so as more and more manpower is available for that particular state or country. But in India this simple rule is going against. In this...

Berlin Tops Germany for 'Creative Class'

"Every city has its ups and downs, some more extreme than others. Berlin was divided by a war, with the West heavily subsidized for decades after industry fled to other parts of the country and the East artificially propped up by a Communist regime. After the fall of the...

Michigan's Faulty Mortgage Lending Rules

"Mortgage foreclosures in July were up 93% over a year ago, and Michigan is among the worst hit states. But this is not just a problem of regional unemployment. States and local areas with low unemployment and strong growth have also experienced spikes. A credit crunch...

Taiwan's unemployment rate edges up to 4.03% in July

"The China Post, TAIWAN - Taiwan's unemployment rate in July edged up to 4.03 percent from 3.96 percent in June due to an influx of recent graduates in the labor market, though down from 4.05 percent in the same month last year, the government statistics bureau announced...

Poor Children in Germany Suffer From Poor Nutrition

"A new study shows that welfare recipients don't get enough benefits to provide their children with a healthy diet. These kids are more likely to suffer from weight problems than their peers from better situated...

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