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...there another way to express your unhappiness?' JEAN-FRANÇOIS COPE, of France's National Assembly, on the prospect of the country's transportation networks, public schools and government offices shutting down after labor unions called for a one-day strike...
...global dominance, South Africa beat the Aussies 2-1, Australia's first series loss on home ground in 16 years. During that time, the Australian team redefined the five-day version of the game - the only one purists believe merits the devotion they bestow on it - incorporating the sort of devil-may-care style of play hitherto confined to the one-day game (in which each side scores more rapidly). The Australians made test cricket (which even its lovers concede can be deadly dull) thrilling...
November broke some economic records, like the biggest drop in same-store sales, the largest decline in home values, and the longest decline in purchases since record keeping began. A record that probably drew less attention, though, was the one-day sales record for a computer game. In a month when, despite holiday shopping, retail sales actually fell 1.8 percent, Blizzard sold 2.8 million copies of their new World of Warcraft expansion, “Wrath of the Lich King,” at $40 a pop and in just one day...
...government agency that oversees the country's finance industry. They got one anyway. International bankers and investors yanked money from emerging markets worldwide. South Korea's banks rely more on external financing than most others in the region. Amid a global shortage of credit, the banks struggled to find financing, often borrowing on overnight markets at high interest rates. Foreigners dumped South Korean shares and the stock market plunged. On Oct. 16, the won lost nearly 10% of its value, its biggest one-day drop since the 1997 crisis...
...Sung, who is also a Crimson Arts Columnist, strolls through the fabric store’s aisles and aisles of multi-colored buttons and faux-fur. Despite the one-day time crunch, Sung is the essence of cool. Dressed in a casual white button-down and gray wool sweater loosely tied around her waist, Sung slings a CVS bag filled with Kraft Easy Mac on one arm, and brown leather handbag across the other...