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  1. A worker displays gold bars at the National Indian Bullion Refinery (NIBR)'s gold and silver refinery in Mumbai. The price of gold has hit a record high above $1,100 an ounce in trading following a report that Sri Lanka had joined India in purchasing the precious metal in favour of the US currency.

    Gold price hits record after 'Sri Lanka purchase'

    AFP - Saturday, November 7

    LONDON (AFP) - - The price of gold hit a record high above 1,100 dollars an ounce in trading here on Friday following a report that Sri Lanka had joined India in purchasing the precious metal in favour of the US currency.

  2. A woman undertakes a scan on her unborn child. A baby's very first cry is audibly shaped by the language heard while in the womb, according to a new study.

    Newborns cry, coo in their own language: study

    AFP - Saturday, November 7

    PARIS (AFP) - - A baby's very first cry is audibly shaped by the language heard while in the womb, according to a new study.

  3. An undated photo from www.cstsonline.org of Major Nidal Malik Hasan. A stunned nation battled to understand Friday why the Muslim army psychiatrist snapped, mowing down 13 people and wounding 30 others in a trail of bloodshed at a sprawling US military base.

    US grieves after Muslim doctor kills 13 on army base

    AFP - Saturday, November 7

    FORT HOOD, Texas (AFP) - - US President Barack Obama led his nation in mourning Friday as shocked Americans struggled to understand why a Muslim army doctor unleashed a massacre at a US military base, killing 13.

  4. 10 percent jobless rate adds to pressure on Obama

    AFP - Saturday, November 7

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - - The jump in US unemployment above 10 percent for the first time since 1983 will pressure President Barack Obama to find additional stimulus to keep a fragile economic recovery on track, analysts say.

  5. Wall St swine flu vaccinations spark uproar

    AFP - Friday, November 6

    NEW YORK (AFP) - - News that US swine flu vaccines, meant to be prioritized for the nation's most vulnerable, are being distributed to Wall Street firms such as Goldman Sachs sparked uproar Thursday.

  6. Royal Bank of Scotland reports sharp loss

    AFP - Friday, November 6

    LONDON (AFP) - - State-controlled Royal Bank of Scotland on Friday reported a net loss of 1.8 billion pounds (2.0 billion euros, 3.0 billion dollars) during the third quarter.

  7. Mont Blanc shrinks by foot-and-a-half

    AFP - Friday, November 6

    ANNECY, France (AFP) - - Western Europe's tallest peak, the snow-capped Alpine giant Mont Blanc, has shrunk by 45 centimetres (18 inches) in two years, experts said Thursday following an official survey.

  8. Opel chief quits after GM decides to keep European unit

    AFP - Saturday, November 7

    NEW YORK (AFP) - - General Motors said Friday it will seek a new chief for European operations with Carl-Peter Forster quitting following the automaker's decision to hang on to its Opel/Vauxhall division.

  9. 14 charged in Wall St insider trading probe

    AFP - Friday, November 6

    NEW YORK (AFP) - - Law enforcement officials in New York announced charges against 14 people in a widening probe into the largest ever alleged hedge-fund insider trading scheme on Wall Street.

  10. British Airways to cut extra 1,200 jobs amid losses

    AFP - Saturday, November 7

    LONDON (AFP) - - British Airways on Friday said the company's net loss more than quadrupled during its first half, forcing the carrier to slash an extra 1,200 jobs in an "essential" cost reduction programme.