More signs of Asia losing steam

Published December 1, 2010

More signs of Asia losing steam
FACTORIES in Japan and South Korea cut output in October and growth slowed in East Asia, adding to evidence of an Asia-wide slowdown and boding ill for the rest of the world that has relied on the region to keep the global economy humming.
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Crank caller reports soldiers’ deaths
OTTAWA, Nov. 24 (UPI) — The twisted prankster calling families to tell them falsely Canadians serving in Afghanistan have been killed could face jail time, military officials say.
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Gifts to make and eat
One date you never need to mark on your calendar is December 25. What with sleigh bells (and tills) ringing, chestnuts (and credit cards) roasting and Santa Claus (and poverty) coming, there’s no missing Christmas.
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