News Headlines - 07 June 2013

▽US economy adds 175,000 jobs in May but unemployment rises slightly | guardian.co.uk

US employers added 175,000 jobs in May, a figure that shows steady hiring but is below the more robust pace that took place during the fall and winter. The Labor Department said Friday that the unemployment rate rose to 7.6% from 7.5% in April. The increase occurred because more people began looking for work, a good sign. About three-quarters found jobs, while the rest added to the ranks of the unemployed.

▽U.S. Confirms That It Gathers Online Data Overseas - NYTimes.com

The federal government has been secretly collecting information on foreigners overseas for nearly six years from the nation’s largest Internet companies like Google, Facebook and, most recently, Apple, in search of national security threats, the director of national intelligence confirmed Thursday night.

▽Recovery hopes boost after trade deficit drops to ￡2.6bn - The Independent

Recovery hopes have received a further boost after figures revealed the gap between the UK's exports and imports dropped by more than expected to ￡2.6 billion in April.

▽Vladimir Putin breaks Kremlin taboo by revealing break-up with wife - Telegraph

President Vladimir Putin's carefully stage-managed announcement that he and his wife of 30 years were divorcing came as a true shock in Russia.

▽Prince Philip faces fortnight in hospital after operation - Channel 4 News

The Duke of Edinburgh is expected to stay in hospital for two weeks after undergoing an exploratory operation on his abdomen on Friday.