about blue card Germany with the largest economy in Europe has the greatest shortage of IT staff. The German Information Technology Association estimates that twenty-five percent of IT vacancies remain unfilled. Germany and the UK together account for half of Europe's IT industry, and IT staff are among the largest beneficiaries of the 75,000 work permits (formerly called green cards) issued each year by each of these countries.
| 09/04/2010 09:38 AM |
| Protesters Pelt Blair With Shoes And Eggs |
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Tony Blair has faced the wrath of around 200 anti-war protesters and an attempted citizen's arrest during the first public signing of his rapidly-selling memoirs in Dublin.
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| 09/04/2010 09:38 AM |
| Tax Blunder: A Million Face £1,500 Bill Shock |
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More than one million people are facing a £1,500 bill for not paying enough tax thanks to a blunder at HM Revenue and Customs.
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| 09/04/2010 09:38 AM |
| NZ Earthquake: 'Miracle' No-one Killed |
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New Zealand's prime minister says it is "a miracle" that no-one was killed after an earthquake struck its second largest city, cracking roads and destroying buildings.
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| 09/04/2010 09:38 AM |
| Hacking Claims: Pressure Piles On PM Aide |
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Pressure is mounting against Andy Coulson - the Prime Minister's chief spin doctor and former News of the World editor - as former ministers call for a fresh inquiry into alleged phone-hacking by journalists.
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| 09/04/2010 09:38 AM |
| Nine Die As Skydive Plane Turns Into Fireball |
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Nine people, including a British tourist, have been killed in a skydiving plane crash on New Zealand's South Island.
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| 09/04/2010 09:38 AM |
| Toddler 'Boom' Sparks School Cuts Concern |
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An extra 350,000 primary school places will be needed by 2015 due to a surge in the number of four-year-olds, it has been reported.
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| 09/04/2010 09:38 AM |
| TV Meltdown: Governor Rules Out Debates |
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After a painful performance on a televised political debate, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer says she had never wanted to take part in the first place.
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| 09/04/2010 09:38 AM |
| Andes Crash Survivors Support Trapped Miners |
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A group of former rugby players who survived more than two months of isolation in the Andes after their plane crashed are in Chile to support 33 miners trapped underground.
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| 09/04/2010 09:38 AM |
| No Charges In German Airport Corpse Case |
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Two women arrested while trying to take a dead relative on to a plane will not face any charges, the Crown Prosecution Service has said.
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| 09/04/2010 09:38 AM |
| Singer Morrissey Brands Chinese 'Sub-Species' |
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Acid-tongued singer Morrissey has labelled the Chinese a "sub-species" over their continuing, and notorious, animal cruelty.
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