2008年9月12日星期五

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Channel Tunnel fire smolders, manager eyes restart (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Sep 2008 04:30 AM CDT

A high-speed Eurostar train leaves the Channel tunnel near the Eurotunnel terminal of Coquelles near Calais, northern France, July 18, 2007. (Pascal Rossignol/Reuters)Reuters - A fire inside the undersea Channel Tunnel that broke out on Thursday and has halted rail traffic between Britain and continental Europe is close to being extinguished, an official in northern France said on Friday.

Govt admits fuel assistance may lead to increased bills (AFP)

Posted: 12 Sep 2008 03:35 AM CDT

The government admitted that despite an agreement on a fuel assistance package it won't be able to stop energy companies to pass on the cost of the deal to customers.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - The government admitted on Friday that it is unable to stop energy companies passing on the cost of its fuel assistance package to customers.

Thousands of travellers stranded as holiday firm collapses (AFP)

Posted: 12 Sep 2008 03:02 AM CDT

Passengers stand in front of the check- in area at Gatwick Airport, 2006. Britain's third largest tour operator grounded all its flights, stranding tens of thousands of holidaymakers, as soaring fuel costs and the credit crunch left it on the brink of bankruptcy.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - Britain's third largest tour operator grounded all its flights on Friday, stranding tens of thousands of holidaymakers, as soaring fuel costs and the credit crunch left it on the brink of bankruptcy.

Welsh opera star Bryn Terfel hints at retirement (AP)

Posted: 11 Sep 2008 07:50 PM CDT

In this undated handout photo originally provided by Bravo, Bass-baritone Bryn Terfel is shown. (AP Photo/Bravo, Hanya Chlala, file)AP - As a world-famous bass-baritone, he won't exactly be leaving on a high note.

Cameron gets the Time treatment (AFP)

Posted: 11 Sep 2008 02:42 PM CDT

A handout image from Time magazine shows David Cameron on the cover. Cameron, whose party is enjoying a clear lead over the governing Labour Party, is being presented to the world this week on the cover of Time magazine.(AFP/Time Magazine)AFP - Conservative leader David Cameron, whose party has a clear lead over the ruling Labour Party, is being presented to the world this week on the cover of Time magazine.

'Serious' fire triggers gridlock at British end of Channel tunnel (AFP)

Posted: 11 Sep 2008 11:42 AM CDT

Passengers from the Eurostar blocked in the Channel Tunnel, in Gare du Nord rail station in Paris. Firefighters struggled Friday to put out a blaze on a freight shuttle in the Channel Tunnel that injured six people and forced the closure of the undersea link, officials said(AFP/Joel Saget)AFP - British firefighters raced into the Channel Tunnel Thursday to tackle a fire described as a "serious incident," as traffic tailbacks rapidly formed on the British end after the tunnel was closed.

FTSE lower as banks, retailers fall (AFP)

Posted: 11 Sep 2008 11:20 AM CDT

People walk past a Sainsbury's supermarket in north London. London shares have slumped for the third day in a row, pulled down by losses for retailers and banks as the global economic outlook turned darker still.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - London shares slumped for the third day in a row on Thursday, pulled down by losses for retailers and banks as the global economic outlook turned darker still.

France says no one killed in Channel Tunnel fire (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Sep 2008 11:00 AM CDT

Reuters - No one was killed in a blaze in the Channel Tunnel on Thursday, the French Interior Ministry said, adding that a chemicals truck had caught fire as it was being transported between France and Britain.

Islamic vase mistaken for claret jug to be sold (AP)

Posted: 11 Sep 2008 10:20 AM CDT

This undated image provided by Christie's Thursday Sept. 11 2008, shows a Fatimid carved rock crystal ewer made for the court of the Fatimid rulers of Cairo in the late 10th and early 11th centuries. It is further embellished with enameled gold mounts made in 1854, by the French silversmith Jean-Valentin Morel, who was appointed Goldsmith to Queen Victoria in 1852 it is expected to reach in excess of £3 million, $5.3 million when it is auctioned in London on Tuesday Oct. 7 2008. (AP photo/Christie's,HO)AP - A rare Islamic crystal jug mistaken earlier this year for a cheap French claret pitcher is expected to sell for millions of dollars at auction.

EON signs deal to connect with UK power grid (AFP)

Posted: 11 Sep 2008 10:17 AM CDT

Workers remove the logo of German energy group EON. EON, which wants to build nuclear power stations in Britain, has signed an agreement enabling it to connect with the British national power network, an EON spokesman said.(AFP/DDP/File/Patrik Stollarz)AFP - German energy group EON, which wants to build nuclear power stations in Britain, on Thursday signed an agreement enabling it to connect with the British national power network, an EON spokesman said.

UK's Brown seeks new approach on Pakistan border (AP)

Posted: 11 Sep 2008 06:06 AM CDT

A US Army unmanned aerial reconaissance vehicle is seen in this file photo. A missile fired by a suspected US drone Friday killed a dozen people in a Pakistani tribal area where American forces based in Afghanistan have been targeting Al-Qaeda militants.(AFP/File/Romeo Gacad)AP - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown says he'll discuss a new approach to policing the Afghan-Pakistan border in talks with U.S. President George W. Bush.

Police chief who dressed as bin Laden says sorry (AP)

Posted: 11 Sep 2008 06:03 AM CDT

AP - A senior British police officer says he is sorry for attending a community festival dressed as Osama bin Laden.

Brown announces oil summit on December 19 (AFP)

Posted: 11 Sep 2008 05:13 AM CDT

Britain will host a summit of oil producer countries and consumers on December 19, Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said, warning that the world must move away from the AFP - Britain will host a summit of oil producer countries and consumers on December 19, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Thursday, warning that the world must move away from the "dictatorship of oil."

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