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French workers biggest whiners, Irish happiest: study
Mon May 14, 10:31 AM ET
French workers are the world's biggest whiners, according to a study published Monday which said the Irish complain least about their lot.
Britons come second to their Gallic cousins in the moaning stakes, followed by Sweden, the United States and Australia. Japanese workers have the lowest morale, but don't complain so much.
The lowest levels of whining were found in the Netherlands, Thailand and Ireland, according to the study by the FDS research group.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070514/lf_afp/lifestylefranceireland_070514143148;_ylt=AopfJTduMbMdNjVfoUcgnvgE1vAI
China says hopes economic woes with U.S. can be solved
Tue May 15, 4:04 AM ET
Friction between China and the United States is unavoidable amid rapidly growing economic ties, a Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman said on Tuesday, but added Beijing hopes tensions can be resolved through dialogue.
The two countries are holding a second round of a so-called strategic economic dialogue this month in Washington, covering investment policy, policy transparency, balanced growth, energy and the environment
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070515/bs_nm/china_usa_economy_dc;_ylt=AikWhp2tJ4bRCsiQoNtBcaxv24cA
Conn. high court mulls gay marriage case
By STEPHANIE REITZ, Associated Press Writer2 hours, 16 minutes ago
The long-simmering question of whether same-sex couples in Connecticut should be allowed to marry is now in the hands of seven state Supreme Court justices.
Arguments in the potentially groundbreaking case wrapped up in about three hours Monday, but it likely will be months before justices rule on the lawsuit that eight same-sex couples originally filed in August 2004.
The couples, who have been together between 13 and 31 years, allege their equal protection and due process were violated when they were denied marriage licenses in Madison Town Hall.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070515/ap_on_re_us/gay_marriage;_ylt=AjMNLNXdeKVZPT6zDIqrlYpvzwcF
Extremist taunts his victims from prison
By JAY REEVES, Associated Press WriterMon May 14, 11:28 PM ET
Victims of Eric Rudolph, the anti-abortion extremist who pulled off a series of bombings across the South, say he is taunting them from deep within the nation's most secure federal prison, and authorities say there is little they can do to stop him.
Rudolph, who was captured after a five-year manhunt and pleaded guilty in deadly bombings at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta and a Birmingham abortion clinic, is serving life in prison at the "Supermax" penitentiary in Florence, Colo.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070515/ap_on_re_us/eric_rudolph;_ylt=Ar9AifcRx9wkmC5LusUcDMVH2ocA
India's top court suspends Gere-Shetty kiss cases
2 hours, 44 minutes ago
India's Supreme Court on Tuesday suspended all legal proceedings against Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty, who is facing obscenity charges for not resisting a public kiss by Hollywood star Richard Gere.
Shetty, winner of the British reality television show "Celebrity Big Brother," made headlines last month when Gere twirled her in his arms, arched her over and kissed her several times on the cheek at an anti-AIDS show in New Delhi.
A lawyer filed a complaint in a lower court, describing the kiss as an obscene act under Indian laws.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070515/film_nm/india_shilpa_court_dc;_ylt=AoTb0pwWhs7uB2mxjTfE3sNxFb8C
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