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01 20th, 2011| 
AFP – The “secret savings” of Japanese housewives hit a three-year low in 2010 as they were forced to compensate for slumping family incomes with the hidden reserves, according to a survey released on Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »
Jan
20
AFP – US aerospace giant Boeing said Thursday it will cut about 1,100 jobs over the next two years as it slows production of its C-17 military transport aircraft. Read the rest of this entry »
Jan
20
AP – Suicides among active duty soldiers dropped last year for the first time since 2004, the Army said Wednesday, but the improvement was overshadowed by a sharp increase in suicides among National Guard and Reserve troops. Read the rest of this entry »
Jan
19
AFP – US veterans have called for top Afghanistan commander General David Petraeus to receive a rare fifth star, but a lawmaker said Tuesday that Congress has no immediate plans to take up the proposal. Read the rest of this entry »
Jan
19
AFP – US veterans have called for top Afghanistan commander General David Petraeus to receive a rare fifth star, but a lawmaker said Tuesday that Congress has no immediate plans to take up the proposal. Read the rest of this entry »
Jan
16
AFP – The F-35 fighter jet, set to replace a large part of the US warplane fleet, has become the most expensive weapons program ever, drawing increased scrutiny at a time of tight public finances. Read the rest of this entry »
Jan
15
AFP – An Iraqi soldier gunned down two US troops at a training centre and a third American soldier in Iraq was killed in a separate incident on Saturday, the deadliest day for US forces since July. Read the rest of this entry »
