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London, Dec 07 : The United States unemployment rate has reportedly fallen to a five-year low of 7 percent in November, according to the Labor Department.

The US economy displayed encouraging signs of strength as payroll figures showed that 203,000 jobs were created last month, which were more than predicted, the BBC reports.

The monthly non-farm payroll figure is watched closely by the economists, the report added.

Analysts said that this could mean that the Federal Reserve will start to unwind its massive stimulus programme soon.

Johannesburg, Dec 7 - Sergio Garcia led the Nedbank Golf Challenge after the first round resumed on Friday morning, but his success on the golf course was overshadowed by the passing of Nelson Mandela, according to reports.

According to Sport24, the Spaniard includes the 2001 and 2003 Nedbank Golf Challenge to his tally of 24 professional wins and took steps towards a third title with his opening 66 at Gary Player Country Club.

He said that it was sad to lose Mandela, not only for South Africa, but for the world as he was such a great man and did so many great things for humanity.

London, Dec 7 : Singer Noel Gallagher finds Miley Cyrus embarrassing and says that her outrageous acts cast a shadow on female artists.

He isn't impressed by the "Wrecking Ball" hitmaker and says she should channel her energies into writing a good song rather than dressing provocatively and twerking.

"I think there is a trend, unfortunately, in the game, at the minute, of girls desperately trying to be provocative or desperately trying to - in inverted commas - 'start the debate' about some old sh*t or other," rollingstone. com quoted Gallagher as saying.

Los Angeles, Dec 6 : Actress Zoe Saldana says that whiny women are incompetent and

Markets show positive sentiments, With the results of exit polls showing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) having an edge over the Congress in the five Assembly elections held in November and December  which are set to declare poll results on December 8. Nifty Dec fut closed on a positive note with weekly gain of  94.20bps and sensex closed at 20996 with a gain of  218 bps

Beijing, Dec 6 : China's Chang'e-3 lunar probe entered a circular lunar orbit Friday, after about 112 hours on a Earth-Moon transfer orbit, the Beijing Aerospace Control Centre said.

The probe entered the lunar orbit after 361 seconds of precise braking by the variable thrust engine, following orders by engineers of the Beijing Aerospace Control Centre, reports Xinhua.

The centre later verified that Chang'e-3 entered the 100-km-high lunar circular orbit.

The braking was important otherwise Chang'e-3 would have escaped from the Moon, or crashed into it, said the centre.