2009年1月14日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Britain to guarantee loans to small firms (AP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2009 02:59 AM CST

AP - The British government announced a plan Wednesday to ensure small- and medium-sized businesses can get access to credit.

Councillor used false name to praise own work (AFP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2009 02:51 AM CST

A British councillor came under fire after being caught using an alias to praise his own work on a local newspaper's website.(AFP/File/Robyn Beck)AFP - A councillor came under fire after being caught using an alias to praise his own work on a local newspaper's website.

"Sooty" friend defends Prince Charles in new royal race row (AFP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2009 02:38 AM CST

Prince Charles(L) with Prince Harry(C) and Prince William in 2007. An Asian friend of Prince Charles who the heir to the British throne refers to as AFP - An Asian friend of Prince Charles to whom the heir to the throne refers as "Sooty" has insisted that the nickname was "a term of affection" amid the second royal race row in as many days.

Ex-PM Howard gets Bush praise and medal (AFP)

Posted: 13 Jan 2009 09:46 PM CST

US President George W. Bush presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Australia's former prime minister John Howard in the White House. Bush praised three AFP - President George W. Bush praised three "true friends of the United States" as he awarded the nation's highest civilian honor to Tony Blair, John Howard and Colombian leader Alvaro Uribe.

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's skycar (AFP)

Posted: 13 Jan 2009 05:38 PM CST

Parajet Skycar Expedition Leader Neil Laughton (L) and Chief Pilot Giles Cardozo pose with their flying car during a photocall in London. A team of adventurers launched an expedition of fairytale scope Tuesday - from London to Timbuktu by flying car.(AFP/Shaun Curry)AFP - A British adventurer plans to set off Wednesday in a home-made vehicle which can transform itself from a car into an aircraft in minutes -- destination Timbuktu.

UK bank Barclays to cut 2,100 jobs due to downturn (AP)

Posted: 13 Jan 2009 02:36 PM CST

AP - Barclays PLC will cut 2,100 jobs in its investment banking, fund management and private banking units in response to the global economic downturn, according to a person knowledgeable about the decision.

Friend not bothered by Prince Charles' nickname (AP)

Posted: 13 Jan 2009 02:33 PM CST

In this file photo dated June 25, 2005, Britain's Prince Charles reacts after missing a goal shot during a polo match at The Queen's Ground, Guards Polo Club in Windsor, England. A friend of Prince Charles insisted Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2009 that the prince is not racist, after a newspaper reported that the heir to the throne refers to him as 'Sooty.' Kolin Dhillon said the nickname used by Charles and other players at the Cirencester Polo club in west England was a term of affection. The wealthy property developer is a member of the club, as is Charles, and is originally from the Indian subcontinent. (AP Photo/Sergio Dionisio, File)AP - A friend of Prince Charles insisted Tuesday that the prince is not racist, after a newspaper reported that the heir to the throne refers to him as "Sooty."

British census: A new foothold on the family tree (AP)

Posted: 13 Jan 2009 12:39 PM CST

AP - Britain's National Archives released the 1911 census online on Tuesday, giving historians, genealogists and people interested in their family trees easy access to records containing the details of 27 million people.

Bernanke: Obama stimulus helps, more action needed (AP)

Posted: 13 Jan 2009 11:20 AM CST

U.S. Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke delivers a speech to the London School of Economics in London, Tuesday Jan. 13, 2009. Bernanke said Tuesday the stimulus package being crafted by President-elect Barack Obama and Congress could provide a 'significant boost' to the sinking economy. But he warned that such a recovery won't last unless other steps are taken to stabilize the shaky financial system. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)AP - A mammoth stimulus package being crafted by President-elect Barack Obama could give the economy a much-needed lift, but other steps must be taken to bolster the wobbly financial system and for any recovery to stick, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Tuesday.

EADS says protecting cash is priority amid crisis (AP)

Posted: 13 Jan 2009 10:01 AM CST

AP - EADS chief Louis Gallois said Tuesday that the European aerospace and defense group pulled out of a "significant" U.S. acquisition at the last moment after the board decided protecting cash is a bigger priority.

Beckham ancestor was binman, census reveals (AFP)

Posted: 13 Jan 2009 08:34 AM CST

David Beckham's, seen here, great-great grandfather was a AFP - David Beckham's great-great grandfather was a "scavenger," or rubbish collector, according to the census data which went online Tuesday, giving an eye-opening view of life a century ago.

Home turbines fail to deliver as promised, warns study (AFP)

Posted: 13 Jan 2009 08:32 AM CST

A study warned that home wind turbines are only generating a fraction of electricity promised by the manufacturers while some even fail to yield enough energy to run the turbine?s electronics.(AFP/File/Barbara Sax)AFP - Home wind turbines are only generating a fraction of electricity promised by the manufacturers while some even fail to yield enough energy to run the turbine's electronics, a study warned on Tuesday.

British retailers suffer worst December on record (AP)

Posted: 13 Jan 2009 06:51 AM CST

AP - Britain's retailers suffered their worst December in at least 14 years while the wider economy experienced a "frightening deterioration," business leaders said Tuesday.

Eight arrested over Post Office death (AFP)

Posted: 13 Jan 2009 04:52 AM CST

Eight people have been arrested by the police after the son of a sub-postmaster was shot dead during a robbery in Worcestershire.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Eight people have been arrested by the police on Tuesday after the son of a sub-postmaster was shot dead during a robbery in Worcestershire.

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