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Eurozone unemployment hits new record of 11.6 per cent as economy slips toward recession
LONDON – Unemployment in the 17-country eurozone hit a record high of 11.6 per cent in September, official figures showed Wednesday, a sign the economy is deteriorating as governments struggle to get a grip on their three-year debt crisis.

Trick or treat to reduce UK tea-time power demand
LONDON (Reuters) – UK electricity demand is expected to drop by 500 megawatts (MW) in the early evening on Wednesday as parents take their children out of doors for Halloween instead of cooking dinner, the country’s network operator said. “Instead of putting the kettle on and making tea, (parents) go out with the children, so it disrupts the usual pattern,” a spokeswoman for National Grid said. “It’s been a pattern over the past couple of years for Halloween.” A reduction of 500 MW in demand equates to the energy used by around 200,000 kettles. …