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Asian shares reverse losses, capped before Fed meeting
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. equities pushed higher on Tuesday as investors grew more confident that the Federal Reserve would temper its recent statements on the future reduction of U.S. monetary support, while still pointing to economic improvement. The...Tags: Milan (Italy), Skin Cancer, International Travel, Wells Fargo & Co., McDonald's
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Sporadic clashes in Turkey as Erdogan asserts authority
ReutersISTANBUL/ANKARA (Reuters) - A lone, silent vigil by a man in Istanbul inspired copycat protests on Tuesday, as police detained dozens of people across Turkey in an operation linked to three weeks of often violent demonstrations against Prime Minister...Tags: Labor Disputes, Riots, Career and Workplace, Freedom of the Press, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Guantanamo, hunger strikes and medical ethics
As prisoners continue to wage a hunger strike at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility, a pointed opinion piece in the New England Journal of Medicine argues that military physicians who oversee such feedings are guilty of aggravated assault and should...
Tags: Ethics, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Career and Workplace, U.S. Department of Defense, Barack Obama
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Turkish union federation to call general strike after police raid
ReutersISTANBUL, June 15 (Reuters) - One of Turkey's main public sector labour unions said it would call a general strike for Monday after riot police stormed an Istanbul park, firing tear gas and percussion bombs to evict hundreds of anti-government...Tags: Istanbul (Turkey), Career and Workplace, Turkey
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June 15 In History: One of the 21 hunger strikers at the El Centro Alien Detention Center collapsed Sunday
>> 50 Years Ago — HEBER — Joana Cruz, 3, daughter of Frank Cruz, of El Centro, fell from the family car on 10th Street in Heber yesterday afternoon. The car was driven by her father, according to Highway Patrol. He took Joana to El Centro...Tags: Career and Workplace, Prisons, Highway Transportation
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Police raid on Istanbul park triggers night of rioting
Reuters* Erdogan had warned square would be cleared * "Tayyip, resign," protesters chant * Ruling party rally set for Sunday * Labour confederation calls national strike for Monday By Ayla Jean Yackley and Seda Sezer ISTANBUL, June 16 (Reuters) -...Tags: Riots, Political Dissent, Career and Workplace, Government, National Government
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Greek PM offers to restart news broadcasts to defuse crisis
ReutersATHENS (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras offered on Friday to hire a small number of workers to resume public broadcasts to stem an outcry over the shock closure of state broadcaster ERT and mend a rift in the ruling coalition. The...Tags: Employees, Labor Disputes, Political Dissent, Career and Workplace, Government
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Caterpillar says competitiveness depends on multi-tier pay system
In ratifying a six-year contract with Caterpillar Inc. on Tuesday, workers in South Milwaukee, Wis., opened the door to a multiple system of wages that is key to the global company's flexible workforce. Ross Winklbauer, a United Steelworkers...
Tags: Employees, Vehicles, Mining, Career and Workplace, Unemployment
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Greeks strike over state TV closure, PM offers talks
ReutersATHENS (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras moved to defuse a political crisis over the government's abrupt closure of state broadcaster ERT that prompted a nationwide strike on Thursday and brought thousands into the streets in protest....Tags: Labor Disputes, Travel, Career and Workplace, Unemployment, European Debt Crisis
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Brazil sugar ship queue edges up as cane crush enters peak
Reuters* Light showers expected from Sunday * Drier conditions favored crushing since end of early June rains * Port workers threatening strike from June 25 By Reese Ewing SAO PAULO, June 13 (Reuters) - The lineup of ships waiting to load sugar at Brazilian...Tags: Renewable Energy, Unica Corporation, Career and Workplace, Ethanol, Weather Reports
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Upcoming Argentina farm strike may slow much-needed corn exports
ReutersBUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Corn exports from grain powerhouse Argentina may be delayed next week as farmers go on a five-day strike to protest the government's policies, traders said on Wednesday. The suspension of grain sales would come at the height of...Tags: Labor Disputes, Buenos Aires (Argentina), Career and Workplace, Money and Monetary Policy, Government
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Military doctors urged to refuse force-feeding at Guantanamo
ReutersBy Jane Sutton GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba, June 12 (Reuters) - U.S. military doctors should refuse orders to force-feed hunger strikers at the Guantanamo detention camp because it violates their ethical obligations, two doctors and a medical...Tags: Nursing Homes, Ethics, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Career and Workplace, U.S. Department of Defense
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