NEW YORK -- U.S. nonfarm payrolls increased by 29,000 in September, down from 133,000 in the previous month, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Friday.
Meanwhile, U.S. unemployment rose to 4.2 percent in September, up from 4.1 percent in the previous month. (US-Unemployment-Jobs)
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WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that Europe has just agreed to release "a massive amount of their heavily stocked Diesel Oil."
The process will begin immediately, he said on Truth Social.
Trump has pressured European countries to release some of their diesel reserves as he considers banning U.S. exports of the fuel. (US-Europe-Diesel)
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WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon is sending a third aircraft carrier strike group and additional Marine Corps ships to the Middle East, adding 9,000 to 10,000 more U.S. troops to the region, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.
The ships, jet fighters, Marines and sailors will arrive in the region by the end of November, the report cited U.S. officials as saying. (US-Middle East-Carrier)
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KINSHASA -- The death toll from the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has surpassed 4,000, with 4,018 deaths reported among 8,300 confirmed cases across seven provinces, the latest figures released Friday by Congolese health authorities showed.
A total of 2,162 patients have recovered, while the overall case fatality rate stands at 48.4 percent, according to the latest update from the Ministry of Health. (DRC-Ebola-Death toll) ■
