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Chrysler to bank $2 billion as sales surge, CEO says
13/01/2012 - AUTO INDUSTRY

Chrysler to bank $2 billion as sales surge, CEO says

Chrysler, the smallest of the Detroit "Big Three" carmakers, has made an impressive return to form since it filed for bankruptcy in 2009. CEO Sergio Marchionne says it will rake in $2 billion from car and truck sales in 2011. However it still has to complete its merger with Fiat, run by Frenchman Olivier François.
Iowa Caucus: Newt Gingrich and the Evangelicals
02/01/2012 - USA

Iowa Caucus: Newt Gingrich and the Evangelicals

In the state of Iowa, God and politics are intertwined. Evangelicals carry a lot of weight in the caucus: in 2008, over half of Republican caucus-goers were Evangelicals. With Newt Gingrich's popularity fading over his record as an adulterer who has married three times, Evangelicals are split. The results of their indecision will be soon be revealed.
Black gold rush on the plains of North Dakota
28/11/2011 - USA

Black gold rush on the plains of North Dakota

Williston, North Dakota is confronted with the unusual problem of having too many unfilled jobs and not enough empty beds. The town's population has nearly doubled over the past three years, following the discovery of the biggest oil reserve ever found in the United States. As our reporters Emmanuel Saint-Martin and Nathan King found out, the discovery has had a huge impact on what was once a quiet town.
9/11's lasting ill-effects on emergency workers
07/09/2011 - USA

9/11's lasting ill-effects on emergency workers

Thousands of firefighters, police officers and emergency crews who fought to save lives at the World Trade Center are now fighting to save their own, as they battle ailments caused from inhaling toxic dust as the buildings crumbled. It took the government nine years to pass a bill guaranteeing treatment and compensation for the so-called First Responders from 9/11.
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Rupert Murdoch's latest offering - that WON'T be hitting the news stands
23/02/2011 - USA

Rupert Murdoch's latest offering - that WON'T be hitting the news stands

A newspaper - yet there's not a sheet of paper in sight. Rupert Murdoch's latest project shows just how news media has evolved in recent years. His new offering, The Daily, is a daily 'paper' that will be exclusively available on the iPad, and maximise use of 360° pictures, video and audio. It's a whole new way of catching up on what's happening in the world - but will it be better than its ink and paper brothers?
Made in USA: Americans fight back over Chinese imports
19/01/2011 - USA

Made in USA: Americans fight back over Chinese imports

As Chinese President Hu Jintao meets his American counterpart Barack Obama in Washington, many Americans are worried about the dominance of Chinese trade in their country. They fear that the yuan is undervalued, meaning that US exports struggle to break into the Chinese markets, while imports from China are cheap to bring in and are in abundance. Yet some consumers are starting to fight back.
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Michelle Bachelet, former Chilean president
23/09/2010 - THE INTERVIEW

Michelle Bachelet, former Chilean president

In this interview our guest is former Chilean president, Michelle Bachelet.
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Controversy continues over mosque to be built near Ground Zero
04/08/2010 - USA

Controversy continues over mosque to be built near Ground Zero

Plans to build a mosque in New York near the sight of the September 11th attacks continue to divide public opinion. Republicans are voicing their outrage at open signs of Islam so close to Ground Zero.
Will the oil slick kill Louisiana’s bayou?
23/07/2010 - REPORTERS

Will the oil slick kill Louisiana’s bayou?

The oil slick is threatening to destroy the bayou in Venice, Louisiana, along with the livelihoods of the people who live there. France 24 takes you to the bayou...before it disappears for good.
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The robot journalists are coming
29/03/2010 - USA

The robot journalists are coming

Here is a movie review, entirely written and read by machine. A scary prospect? Yes, especially if you are a journalist, suddenly discovering that a robot could take your job. France 24 went to meet the two brains behind this fiendish plan: two professors at Northern University in Illinois, USA.
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