Home Vacancy Rates Set Record In First Quarter The Census Bureau reported that 2.28 million properties, or 2.9 percent of U.S. homes, excluding rental properties, were vacant and for sale in the period.... Read Full Article Rolls Anxious To Axe 2,300 Jobs Despite Soaring Order Books Rolls-Royce, the aero engine manufacturer, is to make its first job cuts since the 9/11 attacks on America, despite booking a record number of orders last year.<br/> <br/>... Read Full Article Unions Resist Nicolas Sarkozy The Sunday Shopper When hundreds of employees of a chain of furniture shops held a protest near Paris recently in favour of working on Sundays, a union militant derided them as “collabos”, the term used fo... Read Full Article China Plans Greater Scrutiny Of Food Exports Chinese authorities said Wednesday that starting in September, all food shipments to the U.S. and other countries would be checked in the chain of production.... Read Full Article Saturday Interview: Drawing Up A Menu For America Clarence Otis Jr., head of Darden Restaurants, discussed the industry’s move to offer spicier entrees and bring in celebrity chefs, as well as his company’s outlook.... Read Full Article |
World Briefing | Americas: Mexico: 81 Migrants Found Trapped In TruckEighty-one illegal immigrants were discovered in a secret compartment in a truck near Monterrey after the driver fled and left them trapped and sweltering, the authorities said. The migrants, all from Central America, had each paid $3,600 for passage to Texas. Among them were 13 women and 7 children. All were alive, although several were severely dehydrated after two days inside the compartment, said Irma García Hinojosa, the head of the Mexican Immigration Institute in Monterrey. Tag CloudExternal InformationAdditional InformationIran to Attend Regional Talks on Iraq Violence...Federal judge rules Iraq ’gang-rape victim’ can seek trial in US... Focus at Climate Talks Shifts... Iraq is much less stable now than before we invaded, admits Bush... Where Am I?News Main Page - Business - World Briefing | Americas: Mexico: 81 Migrants Found Trapped In Truck |
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