2009年2月26日星期四

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Reports: English town wants to twin with Gaza City (AP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2009 04:47 PM PST

AP - The English town of Worcester is seeking sister city status with Gaza City in a gesture of solidarity with Palestinians, a government official said Thursday.

RBS posts biggest loss in British corporate history (AFP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2009 02:39 PM PST

Demonstrators protest outside the Royal Bank of Scotland annual general meeting in London. The Royal Bank of Scotland has posted a net loss of £24.1 billion in 2008 -- the largest in British corporate history -- because of the credit crunch.(AFP/Leon Neal)AFP - Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) posted Britain's biggest ever corporate loss Thursday and put risky assets into a government insurance scheme, as a row blew up over its former boss's generous pension.

Baby killed by mother's kiss: inquest (AFP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2009 02:20 PM PST

A mother puts booties on an infant. An 11-day-old baby girl died after her mother unwittingly infected her with the virus which causes cold sores, probably through a kiss or breastfeeding, a coroner ruled Thursday.(AFP/File/Robert Sullivan)AFP - An 11-day-old baby girl died after her mother unwittingly infected her with the virus which causes cold sores, probably through a kiss or breastfeeding, a coroner ruled Thursday.

Holocaust-denying British bishop makes apology (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Feb 2009 01:50 PM PST

Reuters - A Roman Catholic bishop who caused an uproar by denying the scale of the Holocaust has apologized for his views in statements carried on a Catholic news agency website on Thursday.

British scientists uncover oldest words in English (AFP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2009 01:15 PM PST

AFP - The oldest words in the English language include "I" and "who", while words like "dirty" could die out relatively quickly, British researchers said Thursday.

Bishop seeks 'pardon' for Holocaust denial: news agency (AFP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2009 12:53 PM PST

Roman Catholic bishop Richard Williamson, seen here on February 25, 2009, apologised to all those he offended with his Holocaust-denying remarks, in a letter to the Vatican released Thursday through a Roman Catholic news agency.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Bishop Richard Williamson apologised to those he offended with his Holocaust-denying remarks in a letter to the Vatican released Thursday but stopped short of withdrawing the remarks.

Britain admits rendition of prisoners from Iraq (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Feb 2009 10:53 AM PST

Reuters - Britain's defense minister made an unusual public apology on Thursday, admitting Britain had taken part in the "rendition" of suspects detained in Iraq after denying it for years.

Royal Bank of Scotland posts record loss (AP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2009 10:21 AM PST

Climate change protesters demonstrate outside the headquarters of the Royal Bank of Scotland in London, Thursday, Feb. 28, 2009. The Royal Bank of Scotland posted a record net loss of 24.14 billion pounds ($34.4 billion) for 2008 the biggest in British corporate history and unveiled a massive restructuring program on Thursday that will hive off many of its international businesses. Britain's second largest bank, which has already been part-nationalized under bailout packages worth more than 20 billion pounds, also said it will offload 325 billion pounds of toxic assets into a government insurance program. RBS' huge annual net loss after minority interests and earnings from discontinued operations, compares with a 7.3 billion pound profit in 2007.The bank's pretax loss was significantly wider at 40.67 billion pounds, compared to a 9.83 billion pound profit the previous year.The bank's revenue fell 15 percent to 25.87 billion pounds. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)AP - The Royal Bank of Scotland earned the dubious honor of posting the largest annual loss in British corporate history on Thursday — a 24.1 billion pound ($34.4 billion) black hole fed by the bank's aggressive acquisition spree of recent years.

British FM visits Iraq as London clinches oil deal (AFP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2009 09:54 AM PST

British Foreign Secretary David Miliband (L) speaks during a joint press conference with his Iraqi counterpart Hoshyar Zebari (R) in the headquarters of the Foreign Ministry in Baghdad, Iraq. Miliband met Iraqi leaders in Baghdad on Thursday ahead of a planned July pullout of British troops, as London sealed an unprecedented oil deal.(AFP/POOL/Ali Abbas)AFP - Britain's Foreign Secretary David Miliband met Iraqi leaders in Baghdad on Thursday ahead of a planned July pullout of British troops, as London sealed an unprecedented oil deal.

Britain in fresh row over renditions (AP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2009 09:37 AM PST

AP - Britain was swept into a new row over the rendition of terror suspects Thursday, acknowledging that British troops in Iraq handed over two men to the United States, which then sent them to Afghanistan for interrogation.

Hacker loses latest bid to foil US extradition (AFP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2009 08:56 AM PST

Gary McKinnon, who has been accused of hacking into US military and NASA space agency computers, has been told he cannot be prosecuted in Britain, bringing extradition to the United States a step closer.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - A Londoner accused of hacking into US military and NASA space agency computers was told Thursday that he could not be prosecuted in Britain, bringing extradition to the United States a step closer.

Centrica profits slide in 2008 (AFP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2009 08:36 AM PST

A gas hob. Centrica has said that net profits sank by a fifth last year, reflecting higher taxes due to greater natural gas production, and amid tough economic conditions.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Energy firm Centrica said on Thursday that net profits sank by a fifth last year, reflecting higher taxes due to greater natural gas production, and amid tough economic conditions.

UK hacker loses new round of US extradition fight (AP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2009 07:44 AM PST

AP - British prosecutors said Thursday they would not bring criminal charges against a London man accused of hacking into U.S. military computers. The decision is a blow to Gary McKinnon's attempts to avoid extradition to the United States.

Schoolgirl makes £14,000 as weekend prostitute (AFP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2009 06:32 AM PST

A prostitue working on the street in central Oslo. A 15-year-old schoolgirl from the northeast earned about 14,000 pounds over two months by working as a prostitute, it has emerged.(AFP/File/Truls Brekke)AFP - A 15-year-old schoolgirl from the northeast earned about 14,000 pounds over two months by working as a prostitute, it emerged on Thursday.

RBS posts record loss as UK insures toxic assets (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Feb 2009 05:52 AM PST

Reuters - Royal Bank of Scotland reported the biggest loss in British history on Thursday and said the government's stake could rise as high as 95 percent after it stumped up billions to insure risky bank assets.

RBS posts record loss, unveils restructuring plan (AP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2009 01:46 AM PST

AP - The Royal Bank of Scotland posted an annual loss of 24.14 billion pounds ($34.4 billion) — the biggest in British corporate history — and unveiled a massive restructuring plan on Thursday that will offload many of its international businesses.

Brown offers condolences to grief-stricken Cameron (AFP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2009 01:22 AM PST

Prime Minister Gordon Brown offered his condolences to David Cameron, seen here, after the six-year-old son of the Conservative leader died at a London hospital.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown offered his condolences to David Cameron after the six-year-old son of the Conservative leader died at a London hospital.

Novartis recalls vaccines in contamination scare (AFP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2009 12:21 AM PST

Swiss pharmaceuticals giant Novartis headquarters building in Basel. Pharmaceutical giant Novartis said it was recalling two batches of a meningitis C vaccine distributed in Britain over contamination fears, but regulators stressed the health risk was negligible.(AFP/File/Sebastien Bozon)AFP - Pharmaceutical giant Novartis said it was recalling two batches of a meningitis C vaccine distributed in Britain over contamination fears, but regulators stressed the health risk was negligible.

Some British Christians feel oppressed in the public square (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 26 Feb 2009 12:00 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - For a nation shaped by an overtly Christian heritage, Britain has apparently become a difficult place to be overtly Christian.

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