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Record highs in global unemployment likely to persist in 2011, UN reports

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ILO Director-General Juan Somavia

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Leader of the Detroit Highwaymen Sentenced to 37 Years in Prison

Aref "Scarface" Nagi, 46, former leader of the Detroit Highwaymen Motorcycle Club, was sentenced today to 37 years in federal prison after having been found guilty last year on a variety of charges, including conspiracy to violate federal racketeering...

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Iraq: UN refugee chief proposes government-led plan to end displacement

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Refugees agency chief António Guterres (left) visits displaced Iraqi families in Um Al-Baneen camp in Baghdad

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United Nations: 2010 among deadliest years for disasters, urges better preparedness

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The earthquake in Haiti on 12 January 2010 topped the list of disasters for last year

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