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US job growth tops expectations in October

Employment in the United States grew by 165,000 jobs in October, far exceeding analysts' expectations, with the unemployment rate dipping to 4.1 percent, government data showed on Friday.

France 24
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Politics

Commuters and shoppers face disruption from tube driver strikes in run-up to Christmas

RMT union calls eight 24-hour strikes on London Underground in opposition to plans for four-day week Tube train drivers in the RMT union have called eight 24-hour strikes running over 16 days – including six in the lead-up to Christmas – that threaten to bring transport chaos to the capital. The drivers will start another series of 24-hour strikes in late November in opposition to plans for a four-day week, a proposal that has been warmly welcomed by the majority of London Underground drivers represented by the Aslef union. Continue reading...

The Guardian
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