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G-20 officials to wrestle over economic imbalances

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — The world's top financial officials are seeking a blueprint for securing future global growth and working to break a deadlock over who bears the cost of fighting climate change.
Today at 10:29 | Associated Press

Glaxo Saudi's sole supplier of H1N1 vaccine for now RIYADH, Nov 7 (Reuters) - British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline is currently Saudi Arabia's sole supplier of an H1N1 flu vaccine but the kingdom may include other firms for the supply of a nationwide inoculation campaign, the health ministry said.
Today at 14:24
Poland distrustful of swine flu vaccination WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Friday that his government won't buy vaccines for swine flu that have not been properly tested or from producers who won't take responsibility for possible side effects.
Yesterday at 22:44
World unemployment up despite economic recovery PARIS (AP) — Despite signs of an economic revival gathering pace around the globe, the millions of people laid off during the worst recession in 70 years are unlikely to see relief any time soon as joblessness is still climbing in many of the world's largest economies.
Yesterday at 22:38
U.S. jobless rate tops 10 percent for first time since '83 WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. unemployment rate has hit double digits for the first time since 1983 — and is likely to go higher.
Yesterday at 22:23
First Slovak dies of swine flu BRATISLAVA (AP) — An official says a swine flu victim has died in Slovakia, becoming the nation's first known fatality from the illness.
Yesterday at 22:10
Neighbor: Fort Hood suspect emptied his apartment FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — An Army psychiatrist suspected of opening fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood cleaned out his apartment and left a phone message saying goodbye to a friend in the days before the rampage that left 13 people dead, neighbors said Friday.
Yesterday at 21:59
Czech, U.S. governments discuss military cooperation PRAGUE — Senior U.S. and Czech defense officials held talks Friday to discuss ways for the Czech Republic to participate in a reworked U.S. missile defense plan.
Yesterday at 18:00 | Associated Press
BUCHAREST, Nov 6 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund has put off a review of Romania's 20 billion euro rescue package until it forms a new government and will delay badly needed aid originally slated for next month, officials said on Friday.
Yesterday at 16:06 | Reuters
GENEVA, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Censorship of the Internet is open to challenge at the World Trade Organisation as it can restrict trade in services delivered online, a forthcoming study says. A censorship case at the WTO could raise sovereignty issues, given the clear right of member states to restrict trade on moral grounds -- for example, by blocking access to child pornography websites.
Yesterday at 16:05 | Reuters
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Nov 6 (Reuters) - Nowhere in the United States has more doctors at its beck and call than White Plains, one of the wealthiest cities in the nation.
Yesterday at 16:04 | Reuters