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Firm offering free drycleaning for jobseekers

The High Street chain Timpson is offering to dry clean suits for unemployed people going to job interviews.

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China stocks fall in volatile trade

China's main share index finishes the day lower after hitting its highest level in more than five years during a volatile trading day.

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GLOBAL MARKETS-European shares, dollar dip ahead of payrolls

* Upbeat U.S. econ view, ECB stimulus hopes diffuse risk aversion* European bourses seen opening flat to slightly lower* Dec U.S. non-farm payrolls seen showing addition of 240,000 jobs* Euro probes 9-year lows against the dollarBy Marc JonesLONDON, Jan 9 (Reuters) - More weak data from Europe ensured shares worldwide were set to end their first full week of 2015 in the red on Friday, while both t
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Hostage-taking in French town, Hebdo suspects sighted

DAMMARTIN-EN-GOELE, France, Jan 9 (Reuters) - The two main suspects in the Charlie Hebdo killings were sighted on Friday in the northern French town of Dammartin-en-Goele where at least one person had been taken hostage, a police source said. Interior...

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Hostage-taking in French town, Hebdo suspects sighted

DAMMARTIN-EN-GOELE, France, Jan 9 (Reuters) - The two main suspects in the Charlie Hebdo killings were sighted on Friday in the northern French town of Dammartin-en-Goele where at least one person had been taken hostage, a police source said. Interior...

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Real estate market ends 2014 on a strong note, Al Wakra tops chart

The final week of 2014 witnessed strong real estate transaction deal in terms of volume. The week saw a total of 94 deals, worth a combined value of QR1.4bn.

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