Jobs data lifts US rate rise prospects
Expectations of a US rate rise in December have soared following a much stronger than expected jobs report. BBC News – Business
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UN condemns Burundi violence ‘rhetoric’
UN Secretary-General condemns language “aimed at inciting violence” in Burundi, as political killings continue. BBC News – Africa
Obama rejects Keystone XL pipeline
US President Barack Obama rejects an application to build the Keystone XL pipeline from Canada because it will not help the economy, he says. BBC News – US & Canada
First flights return after Sharm alert
Planes bring back to the UK hundreds of tourists who were stranded in Sharm el-Sheikh, but only eight out of 29 planned Friday flights have operated. BBC News – UK
Egypt crash ‘not due to engine failure’
The Russian plane crash in Egypt last week was not due to technical failures, French aviation officials familiar with the investigation tell the BBC. BBC News – Europe
Early UK rate rise now less likely
Forecasts for the first change in interest rates since 2009 have been pushed further into the future following the latest reports from the Bank of England. BBC News – Business