US unemployment falls, but job market remains tough

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 Xinhua

The October unemployment rate in the United States edged down 0.1 percentage point, a relatively good news for the U.S. government, but the job market is still in a struggling picture. SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT

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Bangkok continues to battle Thailand floods

05 Nov BBC

The authorities in Thailand are continuing to battle to manage the flow of floodwater passing through the capital, Bangkok. The centre of the city has been protected and remains dry, but a fifth of Bangkok is under water. More than 430 people have lost their lives nationwide in the floods.

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Gaddafi son Saif al-Islam ‘may be trying to flee Libya’

05 Nov BBC

The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor says Muammar Gaddafi’s son Saif al-Islam may be trying to flee Libya with help from mercenaries. In a statement to the UN Security Council, Luis Moreno-Ocampo called on other countries to disrupt such plans.

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