2008年11月9日星期日

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Documents expose Prince William RAF training row: report (AFP)

Posted: 08 Nov 2008 08:43 PM CST

Prince William's bosses in Britain's Royal Air Force (RAF) were unaware of full details of training flights which took him to a stag party and a wedding, according to the Sunday Telegraph. Documents released to the newspaper under Britain's freedom of information laws state that officers would have cancelled the flights if they knew the prince was using them to get to private functions.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - Prince William's bosses in Britain's Royal Air Force (RAF) were unaware of full details of training flights which took him to a stag party and a wedding, the Sunday Telegraph reported.

New opinion poll throws Brown's 'bounce' into question (AFP)

Posted: 08 Nov 2008 06:44 PM CST

An opinion poll published Sunday throws doubt on suggestions that Prime Minister Gordon Brown, seen here on November 7, 2008, is enjoying a bounce with voters linked to his handling of the world financial crisis.(AFP/File)AFP - An opinion poll published Sunday throws doubt on suggestions that Prime Minister Gordon Brown is enjoying a bounce with voters linked to his handling of the world financial crisis.

Hamas leader says he is ready to talk to Obama (AP)

Posted: 08 Nov 2008 02:42 PM CST

AP - Hamas is ready to open talks with U.S. President-elect Barack Obama, who must deal with the Palestinian militant group if he wants to address the wider conflict in the Middle East, the group's leader said in an interview broadcast Saturday.

HBOS board unanimously rejects bid to scupper Lloyds takeover (AFP)

Posted: 08 Nov 2008 01:51 PM CST

The headquarters of the Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBOS) is pictured in Halifax in west Yorkshire. The board of Britain's HBOS bank has rejected an attempt by two senior banking figures to replace its bosses and stop a takeover by rival Lloyds TSB, HBOS's chairman said Saturday.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - The board of Britain's HBOS bank has rejected an attempt by two senior banking figures to replace its bosses and stop a takeover by rival Lloyds TSB, HBOS's chairman said Saturday.

2 UK bankers urge HBOS to reject Lloyds TSB merger (AP)

Posted: 08 Nov 2008 12:36 PM CST

AP - The former chief executives of two British banks said Saturday that they have written to the chairman of HBOS PLC urging the struggling lender to reject a planned merger with Lloyds TSB Group PLC.

Racism 'would block a British Obama' (AFP)

Posted: 08 Nov 2008 05:50 AM CST

President-elect Barack Obama holds his first post-election press conference at the Hilton Hotel in Chicago, Illinois, November 7. Obama would never have become prime minister in Britain because the political system is AFP - Barack Obama would never have become prime minister in Britain because the political system is "institutionally racist", the head of Britain's equality watchdog said Saturday.

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