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France steps back from 35-hour work week (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
France took a step toward ending its decade-long experiment with a 35-hour work week, with lawmakers passing a bill that gives companies greater latitude to extend working hours.
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French Lawmakers Pass Bill to Increase Work Hours (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)
July 24 (Bloomberg) -- French lawmakers passed a bill to increase work hours, eroding the 35-hour weekly limit and handing President Nicolas Sarkozy his sixth legislative victory this week.
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New layoff filings rise sharply as companies cutback work forces amid economic troubles (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
WASHINGTON - The number of newly laid off people filing claims for unemployment benefits bolted past 400,000 last week as companies trimmed their work forces to cope with a slowing economy.
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New layoff filings rise sharply as companies cutback work forces amid economic troubles (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
WASHINGTON - The government reports that the number of newly laid off people filing claims for unemployment benefits bolted past 400,000 last week as companies trimmed their work forces to cope with a slowing economy.
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Al-Bashir vows at Darfur rally to work for peace (GMA News)
EL GENEINA, Sudan - Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has vowed to work for peace in the vast remote region and for the return of hundreds of thousands forced by attacks to flee their homes.
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LIBRARIANS TOLD TO WORK CLOSELY WITH ARCHIVISTS (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
KUALA LUMPUR, July 24 (Bernama) -- A professional practitioner today urged librarians to work closely with archivists in the field of collection digitisation.
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Road work to close three West Side roads today (Evansville Courier & Press)
Parts of three roads on Evansville's West Side will be temporarily closed today while crews perform maintenance work.
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French Lawmakers Pass Sarkozy Bill on Increased Work Hours (Bloomberg.com)
July 24 (Bloomberg) -- French lawmakers passed a bill to increase work hours, eroding the nation's 35-hour weekly limit and handing President Nicolas Sarkozy his second legislative triumph this week.
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Palatka Housing Authority adopts four-day work week (Palatka Daily News)
The Palatka Housing Authority will soon switch to a four-day work week. The announcement was made Wednesday. The office will change operating hours from the usual eight-hour, five-day work week to a schedule of four 10-hour days on Aug. 4.
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Work to close I-20/59 lanes (The Tuscaloosa News)
The Alabama Department of Transportation will conduct maintenance from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. today on Interstate 20/59 southbound at Exit 100. The work will require closing the two inside lanes. Work vehicles and personnel will be present in the work zone.
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