Stubbornly high joblessness threatens to trigger loan defaults and drag on consumption next year, hobbling a U.S. economy struggling to rebound from recession, World Bank President Robert Zoellick said Wednesday.

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A third of French companies say they are concerned by demands from their employees regarding wearing the headscarf, holidays and prayers.

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