2009年2月4日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

More wildcat strikes expected (AFP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2009 02:16 AM CST

Protesters demonstrate outside the Lindsey Oil Refinery near Immingham. More wildcat strikes are expected as unions and managers struggle to defuse an increasingly bitter row over using foreign workers.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - More wildcat strikes are expected on Wednesday as unions and managers struggle to defuse an increasingly bitter row over using foreign workers.

Snow may be bln-pnd loss for Britain (AFP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2009 09:31 PM CST

A shopkeeper sweeps the snow and ice off the pavement in front of his wine shop in Hartley Wintney in southern England. The snow storms which paralysed Britain may have cost businesses already battling the credit crunch up to a billion pounds, experts said -- and more blizzards could be still on their way.(AFP/Adrian Dennis)AFP - The snow storms which paralysed Britain may have cost businesses already battling the credit crunch up to a billion pounds, experts said -- and more blizzards could be on the way.

UK sets out blueprint for nuclear weapons-free world (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Feb 2009 05:46 PM CST

Reuters - Britain sets out a six point plan on Wednesday for a nuclear free world, at a time when global powers fear Iran will produce a bomb and Barack Obama's inauguration has renewed interest in disarmament.

BBC drops Carol Thatcher over 'golliwog' remark (AFP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2009 05:10 PM CST

The BBC has dropped former British premier Margaret Thatcher's daughter Carol Thatcher, seen here in 2006, as a programme contributor after she used the word AFP - The BBC has dropped former premier Margaret Thatcher's daughter from one of its programmes after she used the word "golliwog" to describe a tennis player, a spokesman said Tuesday.

Hillary Clinton hosts British, German counterparts (AP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2009 03:18 PM CST

AP - British Foreign Secretary David Miliband on Tuesday called the Obama administration's willingness to talk to Iran a "new dimension" in international efforts to end Tehran's nuclear ambitions.

Blizzard of anger follows London snowstorm (AP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2009 02:54 PM CST

Melting snow is seen as workers pass St Stephens tower popularly known as 'Big Ben' in Westminster in London, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2009. Londoners are still facing treacherous conditions following a snow shower that brought the city to a halt on Monday. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)AP - Britain's capital cleared the soggy remnants of a paralyzing snowstorm as businesses on Tuesday counted the multibillion-pound (-dollar) cost.

Britain: 15 terror suspects under house arrest (AP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2009 12:23 PM CST

AP - Terror suspects being held under Britain's house arrest-style detention program are in contact with extremists and plan to carry out attacks in future, the lawyer responsible for overseeing the country's terror laws said Tuesday.

US, British ties stand 'test of time': Clinton (AFP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2009 12:11 PM CST

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton(R) and British Foreign Secretary David Miliband shake hands after speaking to the press at the State Department in Washington. Clinton said Tuesday the US-British special relationship AFP - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Tuesday the US-British special relationship "really stands the test of time," as she met British counterpart David Miliband, her first top foreign visitor.

BP falls to $3.3 billion loss in Q4 (AP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2009 05:54 AM CST

AP - BP PLC, the second-largest European oil company, said Tuesday it swung to a steep loss of $3.3 billion during the fourth quarter of 2008 as sliding oil prices hit revenues hard.

Vodafone third-quarter sales climb 14.3% (AFP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2009 05:23 AM CST

A Vodafone store in London. Mobile phone giant Vodafone said it had taken control of South African peer Vodacom after increasing its stake to 65 percent from 50 in a cash deal costing 1.4 billion pounds.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - Mobile phone giant Vodafone said Tuesday that sales jumped 14.3 percent in the group's third quarter despite the uncertain economic climate.

Travellers face second day of snow delays (AFP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2009 04:12 AM CST

A woman walks past a snow-covered Guards Memorial in London. Travellers are facing disruption for a second consecutive day after heavy snowfalls, as questions emerge about how the authorities responded to the deluge.(AFP/Adrian Dennis)AFP - Travellers are facing disruption for a second consecutive day on Tuesday after heavy snowfalls, as questions emerge about how the authorities responded to the deluge.

Flights and schools disrupted in snowy Britain (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Feb 2009 03:34 AM CST

Trains are seen in their depots in front of Battersea Power Station in London, February 2, 2009. Heavy snow brought much of London's transport to a halt on Monday with airport runways forced to close and all bus and many train services suspended. (Toby Melville/Reuters)Reuters - An icy night and forecasts of more heavy snow disrupted airports and schools across Britain for a second day on Tuesday with hundreds of flights delayed or canceled.

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