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  1. General Motors Europe head Carl-Peter Forster pictured during the

    Opel chief quits after GM decides to keep European unit

    AFP - Saturday, November 7

    NEW YORK (AFP) - - General Motors said Friday it will seek a new chief for European operations with Carl-Peter Forster quitting following the automaker's decision to hang on to its Opel/Vauxhall division.

  2. Obesity causes more than 100,000 incidents of cancer in the US every year, the American Institute for Cancer Research said in estimates published Friday.

    Obesity causes 100,000 US cancers every year: study

    AFP - Saturday, November 7

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - - Obesity causes more than 100,000 incidents of cancer in the US every year, the American Institute for Cancer Research said in estimates published Friday.

  3. Job seekers attend a seminar on finding jobs in San Francisco, California. The jump in US unemployment above 10 percent for the first time since 1983 will pressure President Barack Obama to find additional stimulus to keep a fragile economic recovery on track, analysts say.

    10 percent jobless rate adds to pressure on Obama

    AFP - Saturday, November 7

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - - The jump in US unemployment above 10 percent for the first time since 1983 will pressure President Barack Obama to find additional stimulus to keep a fragile economic recovery on track, analysts say.

  4. Gold price hits record after 'Sri Lanka purchase'

    AFP - Saturday, November 7

    LONDON (AFP) - - The price of gold hit a record high above 1,100 dollars an ounce in trading here on Friday following a report that Sri Lanka had joined India in purchasing the precious metal in favour of the US currency.

  5. US may still put emissions proposals at Copenhagen

    AFP - Saturday, November 7

    BARCELONA, Spain (AFP) - - The United States said on Friday it could still present proposals for curbing its carbon emissions at next month's climate change meeting in Copenhagen, even if Congress was still debating global warming legislation.

  6. Newborns cry, coo in their own language: study

    AFP - Saturday, November 7

    PARIS (AFP) - - A baby's very first cry is audibly shaped by the language heard while in the womb, according to a new study.

  7. Climate talks enter final day amid row

    AFP - Saturday, November 7

    BARCELONA, Spain (AFP) - - UN climate talks headed into their final sessions here Friday amid scant progress towards a post-2012 pact and anger that a timetable to conclude the deal next month could slip by up to a year.

  8. British Airways to cut extra 1,200 jobs amid losses

    AFP - Saturday, November 7

    LONDON (AFP) - - British Airways on Friday said the company's net loss more than quadrupled during its first half, forcing the carrier to slash an extra 1,200 jobs in an "essential" cost reduction programme.

  9. RBS reports sharp loss, expects slow recovery

    AFP - Saturday, November 7

    LONDON (AFP) - - Royal Bank of Scotland reported on Friday a net quarterly loss of 1.8 billion pounds (2.0 billion euros, 3.0 billion dollars) and said it expected a slow recovery, despite massive state support.

  10. Royal Bank of Scotland reports sharp loss

    AFP - Friday, November 6

    LONDON (AFP) - - State-controlled Royal Bank of Scotland on Friday reported a net loss of 1.8 billion pounds (2.0 billion euros, 3.0 billion dollars) during the third quarter.