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French strike causes delays, cuts public services
AP - A nationwide strike Thursday by French public and private sector workers fearful about the global economic crisis shut down rail and subway lines, choked public services and left millions of schoolchildren without their teachers across the country.
Nationwide French strike shuts trains, subways
AP - Hundreds of thousands of angry and fearful French workers mounted nationwide strikes and protests Thursday to demand President Nicolas Sarkozy do far more to fight the economic crisis.
Ruble takes a big hit as oil slides below $42
AP - The ruble dropped sharply in early afternoon trading Thursday as oil prices dipped below $42 a barrel and officials forecast a further devaluation of the Russian currency.
Bank of England asset purchase scheme outlined
AP - The British government detailed Thursday the financial assets the Bank of England can buy as part of a 50 billion pound ($70 billion) package to get banks lending again and ease the constraints on businesses across the country.
France's big general strike hobbles services
AP - France's largest general strike in three years hobbled transportation, school, hospital and mail services Thursday as unions demanded that President Nicolas Sarkozy's better protect jobs and consumers during the global economic crisis.
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