NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Three years after Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Louisiana coast, New Orleans residents on Wednesday again faced the prospect of an evacuation as Tropical Storm Gustav loomed. Full Article | Video
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HONG KONG (Reuters) - Oil prices climbed for a fourth day on Thursday on worries a storm may gather force to become the worst threat to U.S. offshore production since 2005, while the euro rose on tough inflation talk from the European Central Bank. Full Article
U.S. Internet travel companies are preparing to slug it out for dominance in Asia, where economic growth and increasing Web usage make the region a tempting target. Full Article
It is something of a truism to say that investors are worried -- they nearly always are. But with the global asset rally close to its fifth year, a new level of angst is being reached in some quarters. Full Article
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp <7203.T>, the world's most profitable carmaker, cut its 2009 vehicle sales forecast by nearly 7 percent due to a severe downturn in Western markets driven by high fuel prices and a credit crunch. Full Article
If it seems like more people are flirting around the water cooler at your office these days, it may not be your imagination. Four out of 10 workers admit to being involved with another colleague at some point, a survey showed. Full Article
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani lawyers were set to launch protests on Thursday pressing the government to reinstate judges purged by former president Pervez Musharraf, as militants attacked police in the northwest, killing 11 people. Full Article
Millions of migrant workers will make the annual migration back home to rural villages for the Lunar New Year, queuing for hours and cramming into trains and buses for the chance to go home. Full Article
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