WASHINGTON – Two airports that serve the Washington region have released their passenger travel statistics for 2012.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper turns heads during visit to WHL game
SASKATOON – Fast skating and stellar saves weren’t the only things that caught fans’ attention Wednesday at a Western Hockey League game in Saskatoon.
Car explosion in north Mali's Kidal kills 2
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) -- A resident in the north Malian town of Kidal says a car exploded inside a garage, killing the driver and a security guard.
Factory activity growth slows slightly in February: Markit
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The pace of U.S. manufacturing growth slowed in February but remained near a nine-month peak thanks to strong domestic demand, an industry survey showed on Thursday. Financial data firm Markit said its "flash," or preliminary U.S. Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index fell to 55.2 this month from 55.8, which had been the best showing since April, 2012. A reading above 50 indicates expansion. The index for output spiked to 58. … UK needs more tax or less spending to meet Dec deficit goal - OBR
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s tax revenue will need to grow much faster in February and March or public spending will have to fall for the government to meet its 2012/13 borrowing target, the country’s budget watchdog said on Thursday. The Office for Budget Responsibility said that to meet its December forecast for public sector net borrowing, borrowing in the final two months of 2012-13 would have to be 6.4 billion pounds ($9.8 billion) lower than over the same period last year. …
Ireland eyes 10-year bond in first-half, ECB support
LONDON (Reuters) – Ireland is looking to issue a 10-year bond in the first half of this year and is planning to ask the European Central Bank for support via its new bond buying programme, its finance minister Michael Noonan said on Thursday. Ireland has been portrayed as the poster child of the euro zone’s crisis recovery programme and Noonan, who was meeting investors in London, said the country was looking to prove it is now ready to exit the support. …
Number of EI recipients down in December, third drop in four months: StatsCan
OTTAWA – Statistics Canada says the number of people receiving regular employment insurance fell in December for the third time in four months, hitting a level similar to that of last spring.
Weekly applications for US unemployment benefits jump to 362K, a sign hiring may remain modest
WASHINGTON – The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits jumped 20,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 362,000, though it remained at a level consistent with modest hiring.
Little sign of inflation as US consumer prices unchanged in January for 2nd straight month
WASHINGTON – U.S. consumer prices were flat last month, the latest sign inflation is in check. That could give the Federal Reserve room to continue its efforts to stimulate growth.
TSX may open lower, Fed minutes and euro zone PMI weigh
(Reuters) – Canadian stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Thursday, dragged down soft euro zone data and minutes from the Federal Open Market Committee meeting which suggested the possibility of the central bank ending its stimulus progra m. TOP STORIES The schism dividing the euro zone's strong and weak economies deepened to include its core pairing in February as French firms suffered their worst month in four years in stark contrast to prospering Germany. … Damascus car bomb kills 35, 18 die in airstrike
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) -- A car bomb near the Damascus headquarters of Syria's ruling party killed 35 people on Thursday, while a government airstrike on a rebel field hospital in southern Daraa left 18 dead, opposition activists and state media reported. Vatican feuds, fiefdoms, betrayals await next pope
VATICAN CITY (AP) -- If evidence was ever needed that the next pope must urgently overhaul the powerful Vatican bureaucracy called the Curia, the scandal over Pope Benedict XVI's private papers is Exhibit A. Leader of Palestinian group injured in Syria bomb
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) -- Palestinian officials say the leader of a Palestinian group based in Damascus is among those injured by a car bomb that killed more than 30 people in the Syrian capital.
Poland campaigns to preserve its complex spelling
WARSAW, Poland (AP) -- Polish language experts launched a campaign Thursday to preserve the challenging system of its diacritical marks, saying the tails, dots and strokes are becoming obsolete under the pressure of IT and speed.
Feuds, fiefdoms, betrayals underscore need for a manager pope to reform "ungovernable" Vatican
VATICAN CITY – If evidence was ever needed that the next pope must urgently overhaul the powerful Vatican bureaucracy called the Curia, the scandal over Pope Benedict XVI’s private papers is Exhibit A.
US senator hopeful Vietnam adoptions to restart
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) -- Vietnam and the United States are close to an agreement allowing Americans to adopt Vietnamese children again, five years after a ban was impos ed amid allegations of baby-selling and babies offered without parents' consent, a visiting U.S. senator said. Jobless claims rise more than expected
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits rose more than expected last week, but still remained at levels consistent wit h a steady improvement in labor market conditions. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits increased 20,000 to a seasonally adjusted 362,000, the Labor Department said on Thursday. The prior week's claims figure was revised to show 1,000 more applications received than previously reported. Economists polled by Reuters had expected first-time applications to rise to 355,000. … Prosecutors: Detective facing attempted murder charges should be dropped from Pistorius case
PRETORIA, South Africa – Prosecutors reinstated attempted murder charges against a policeman leading the murder investigation into world-famous athlete Oscar Pistorius, in the latest twist in a case that has captivated South Africa and threatens to bring down a national idol.
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