D-S Community Notes (Jan. 1)
The next meeting of the Friends of the Dover Library will take place on Monday, Jan. 5, at 9 a.m. in the library’s Community Room. All are welcome to attend.
World News In Brief
World stocks rally on some rare corporate cheer
World stock markets rose strongly Tuesday ahead of expected gains on Wall Street and amid some relatively positive corporate news, particularly from the struggling British retailing sector.
World markets extend gains, Nikkei up 0.4 percent
Asian stock markets were mostly higher Tuesday, shrugging off lackluster trade overnight in the U.S. and Europe amid growing optimism the world economy would start to recover later this year.
US opens world's largest foreign mission in Iraq
Just inside the gateway of the new United States Embassy in Baghdad, a US Army lieutenant colonel acted as the diplomatic equivalent of a Wal-Mart greeter, welcoming guests Monday afternoon to the dedication ceremony for the largest – and most expensive – American mission in the world.
