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Unemployment in US falls to 8.6%
The US unemployment rate drops sharply to 8.6% in November, its lowest level since March 2009, from 9% the month before, figures show.
Burma: Suu Kyi hopeful after Clinton meeting
Aung San Suu Kyi says she is hopeful that Burma can get on to "the road to democracy", after talks with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Chicken chain axes Mugabe 'dictator' ad
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