It is expected that in the coming days the U.S. military will report the 2,000th American military death in Iraq. Vast improvements in body armor and strides in battlefield medicine have contributed to the lower percentage of the ratio of deaths to serious injuries.

The unemployment rate climbed, last week, to its highest level since November

In 30 years, an expressionless white fur ball has come to symbolize a shift in global reach.

Last week, stock markets in Europe and Asia took a tumble on somewhat disappointing news from the United States, leading to a fall of the euro against the dollar, foreign exchange observers watched as the FTSE in London and the Nikkei average in Tokyo dropped so precipitously that it seemed all of the earnings from the beginning of 2006 until then were going to be wiped out.

A surprise showing in the first round of Egypt`s parliamentary elections has given the Muslim Brotherhood its strongest political foothold heading into the recent vote, hinting at what democracy might look like in the Arab world`s largest country.

The Human Capital Institute (HCI), a global professional association and educator in talent management strategies, and Sequent, a consulting and outsourcing firm based in Columbus, Ohio, announced today that Sequent will support HCI initiatives as a global underwriter, helping bring the latest human capital education, metrics, and tools to leading corporations.

Young Indian singer Shayan had problems raising money to record demos and so turned to online market on eBay to offer shares related to his future earnings. He ended up raising 9,000 Great British Pounds.

The world`s soccer governing body is often regarded as a god with not teeth, but following last week`s FIFA Congress in Munich it seems that things might change soon.

Apparently, we will not be seeing Italy`s striker Christian Vieri in next month`s World Cup. Vieri injured his left knee during his French league action and will not be on Marcello Lippi`s team for World Cup.

According to Gaddafi, "There is no state with a democracy except Libya on the whole planet." Relations between the U.S. and Libya have softened since Tripoli decided to give up nuclear weapons in 2003 and admit responsibility for the 1988 bombing of a plane over Lockerbie, Scotland.

The world`s first online content portal for independent music and film, Boost Digital, is holding a competition for school students worldwide. The `Boost-Digital Student Online Arts Festival` is hosted by the Fresh Express Group, providers of healthy choice school and college canteen food and service.

Twenty-five lucky people will be receiving a total of $12.5 million in grants from the MacArthur Foundation, with approximately $500,000 to be given to each recipient. The monies are to be disbursed to the winners over the next five years, and are selected according to ?creativity, originality, and potential to make important contributions in the future.?

Oprah Winfrey is working on not one but two prime-time reality television series for ABC

After the Tokyo Stock Exchange exposed its secrete strategic agreement with the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday, the Japanese business newspaper, Nikkei reported Thursday that the world`s second largest stock exchange is expected to begin negotiating an agreement of cooperation with the commodity exchange in Chicago.

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