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/ 30 October 2003

Zim nurses call off pay strike

Hundreds of nurses at Zimbabwe’s state hospitals have called off a strike after the government promised to address their demands for steep pay increases, according to a newspaper report. The government said it would respond to the nurses’ demand for a 7 000% increase within one week.

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/ 30 October 2003

Ghosts give investigator the cold shoulder

On Halloween, when legend says disembodied spirits return in search of living bodies to possess, Joe Nickell goes on the prowl, too — for ghosts, ghouls and other things that creep in the night. The former private eye is now a senior research fellow at the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal.

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/ 30 October 2003

Finns are the most competitive

Finland was ranked the most competitive country in the world by the World Economic Forum on Thursday, edging out the United States from the top spot in its annual survey thanks to a healthy Finnish economy, efficient public institutions and technology-driven industry.

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/ 30 October 2003

UN considers global tax body

For those who worry the United Nations doesn’t already deal with enough red tape, the UN General Assembly has begun discussing a proposal to set up an international tax organisation that would act as a forum to help countries spell out their own standards and principles so that they could better coordinate tax policies.