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| U.S. fourth-quarter GDP falls short of expectations The nation's broadest measure of U.S. economic output rose at a 2.8% annual rate — many analysts had predicted 3% — in the October through December period, and signs point to economic weakness ahead. The U.S. economy ended last year on firmer footing with modestly stronger growth. But output fell short of what analysts expected, and signs point to weakness ahead. | Dutch move closer to banning the burka Legislation to outlaw face-covering clothing reflects increasingly conservative society | Senegal's president cleared to run for 3rd term Senegal's highest court ruled Friday the country's increasingly frail, 85-year-old president could run for a third term in next month's election, a deep blow to the country's opposition, which has vowed to take to the streets if the aging leader does not step aside. |
| New Zealand Dollar Overbought, Fundamentals To Fuel Major Correction The New Zealand dollar extended the advance from earlier this month to mark a fresh yearly high of 0.8249, but we may see a short-term correction in the week ahead as the high-yielding currency remains heavily overbought. | Davos 2012: All the developments from day 2 of the summit World leaders, economists and thinkers in Davos, Switzerland, for the second day of the World Economic Forum meeting 8.32am: Jill Treanor 's already up and running with a fascinating insight into why the summit is so crucial to business leaders, and first mention of an intriguing concept: the southern 'silk road'. Starting off with a breakfast with HSBC, where chief executive Stuart Gulliver has ... | Hometownstations.com-WLIO- Lima, OH News Weather SportsSelig expects expanded playoffs to start this year NEW YORK (AP) - Commissioner Bud Selig expects baseball to expand its playoffs this season. |
| Twitter's new censorship plan rouses global furor Twitter, a tool of choice for dissidents and activists around the world, found itself the target of global outrage Friday after unveiling plans to allow country-specific censorship of tweets that might break local laws. | Auschwitz survivor dies in Oswiecim on anniversary Kazimierz Smolen, a 91-year-old Auschwitz survivor who after World War II became director of the memorial site, died Friday on the 67th anniversary of its liberation. | Diana and The Queen: Her Majesty was the Princess's greatest supporter, sending her to a psychiatrist and hosting a ... In 1995, when over 23 million British viewers watched the princess nervously but deftly answer the questions of Martin Bashir on Panorama. The Queen was not impressed. |
| GM Antonetti holds town hall with Tribe fans GM Antonetti holds town hall with Tribe fans |