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A glance at unemployment rates around the eurozone

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 1st

By The Associated Press Official data show that unemployment for the 17 countries that use the euro remained at its record high of 11.4 percent in August. Here is a breakdown of unemployment across Europe and the eurozone.

Eurozone unemployment steady at record 11.4 pct

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 1st

BRUSSELS (AP) - Official data show that unemployment in the 17 countries that use the euro remained at its record high of 11.4 percent in August. While European leaders have managed to calm financial markets in recent months with promises to cut spending and build a tighter union, they have been

Romney presses foreign policy criticism anew

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 1st

By KASIE HUNTAssociated Press BURLINGTON, Mass. (AP) - Amid violent flare-ups in the Middle East, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is trying to prove his own readiness to be commander in chief and force President Barack Obama to answer for turmoil in places like Libya, where

Romney presses foreign policy criticism anew

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 1st

Syrian minister accuses US of stoking 'terrorism'

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 1st

By DIAA HADID and EDITH M. LEDERERAssociated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Syria's foreign minister brought his regime's case before the world Monday, accusing the U.S. and its allies of promoting "terrorism" and blaming everyone from neighbors and extremists to the media for escalating

Quotations of the day

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 1st

By The Associated Press "We'd rather be us than them." - President Barack Obama spokeswoman Jennifer Psaki commenting after many polls show Obama, who is within reach of the 270 electoral votes needed to win a second term, with a steady lead over Republican Mitt Romney. ___ "In a

Survey shows China manufacturing contracting

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 1st

By JOE McDONALDAP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) - China's manufacturing contracted again in September but improved from the previous month in a possible sign an economic slowdown is bottoming out. An industry group, the China Federation of Logistics & Purchasing, said Monday its monthly

Early returns show losses for Georgia ruling party

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 1st

By LYNN BERRY and MISHA DZHINDZHIKHASHVILIAssociated Press TBILISI, Georgia (AP) - Early returns and exit polls in a heated parliamentary election show that Georgian voters have turned against President Mikhail Saakashvili and the party that has been in power for almost nine years. Saakashvili

Investors eye the 'cliff' as Obama gains in polls

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 30th

By MATTHEW CRAFTAP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - As President Barack Obama widened his lead over Mitt Romney in polls this month, traders at hedge funds and investment firms began shooting emails to clients with a similar theme: It's time to start preparing for an Obama victory. What many

Georgian grape pickers show government's challenge

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 30th

By LYNN BERRYAssociated Press SAGAREJO, Georgia (AP) - The green grapes that Temuri Dolenjashvili and his wife snipped from the vines Sunday and emptied by the bucket into the back of their truck provide the only income for their extended family of five. The harvest also gave a welcome day'