Britain will be harder hit by recession than any other advanced country in the world, the International Monetary Fund has warned, in a new forecast that predicts the downturn will be far sharper and deeper than initially predicted. World economists from the IMF forecast that the British economy will... [continued] The US House of Representatives has passed Barack Obama's $825bn rescue plan - but without any Republican support despite the new President's hopes for cross-party support. The bill - the centrepiece of Obama's attempt to revive the American economy - was passed with 11 Democrats opposing it along... [continued] France is braced for a day of disruption, as public and private sectors prepare for a mass walk-out to demand more government action to protect their jobs and wages. Dubbed 'Black Thursday', the general strike see workers as diverse as train-drivers, journalists, air traffic controllers, teachers, bank staff and... [continued] The new commissioner of the Metropolitan police, Sir Paul Stephenson, has said his force will continue to use controversial stop and search tactics against young people in an attempt to curb knife attacks. Since May last year, the Met has carried out 200,269 stops and searches on young people,... [continued] Russia has signalled it is prepared to shelve plans to deploy short-range missiles along Poland and Lithuania, as Prime Minister Vladimir Putin extended an olive branch to the new US administration. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Putin called on President Barack Obama to "co-operate constructively" in... [continued] Hamas militants launched the first missile strike on Israel since a ceasefire paused hostilities in the region, as Obama's special envoy to the Middle East George Mitchell arrived in Israel for peace talks. The 75-year-old mediator flew in from Egypt as new fighting in Gaza threatened to reignite... [continued]
IMF: UK’s recession ‘will be worst’
House passes Obama’s $825bn rescue plan
France braced for ‘Black Thursday’
Met chief backs ‘stop and search’
Russia suspends missiles plan
Hamas fire rocket on Israel
Thursday, 29 January 2009
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