2009年3月2日星期一

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

HSBC seeks 18 billion dollars after profits slump (AFP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2009 04:46 PM PST

The UK headquarters of HSBC bank is pictured in the Canary Wharf district of London. Global banking titan HSBC revealed on Monday that it needs nearly 18 billion dollars of new capital to withstand the financial crisis and announced 6,100 US job cuts after a profit collapse.(AFP/Shaun Curry)AFP - Global banking titan HSBC revealed on Monday that it needs nearly 18 billion dollars of new capital to withstand the financial crisis and announced 6,100 US job cuts after a profit collapse.

Britain spied on photographer, actress: files (AFP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2009 04:22 PM PST

MI5 or Security Service logo is displayed at the International Spy Museum in Washington, DC. Britain's security services spied on a world-renowned US photographer and a Swedish actress, fearing they were communists, secret files released Tuesday showed.(AFP/File/Saul Loeb)AFP - Britain's security services spied on a world-renowned US photographer and a Swedish actress, fearing they were communists, secret files released Tuesday showed.

British PM set for key White House talks (AFP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2009 01:24 PM PST

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown, seen here on February 22, 2009, addresses a press conference in Berlin. Brown arrives here Monday for key talks with US President Barack Obama. The plummeting economy and the Afghanistan conflict are set to top the agenda.(AFP/DDP/File/Axel Schmidt)AFP - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown arrives here Monday for key talks with US President Barack Obama. The plummeting economy and the Afghanistan conflict are set to top the agenda.

HSBC to raise $17.7B, cut US jobs as profits fall (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2009 11:10 AM PST

A man walks past a logo of HSBC Holdings PLC at the bank's headquarter in Hong Kong Monday, March 2, 2009. HSBC PLC plans to scale back its consumer lending operations in the United States and to close hundreds of branches there, British and U.S. newspapers reported Sunday. The Financial Times and the Wall Street Journal said HSBC will announce the plans on Monday as it discloses its 2008 results and confirms a plan to raise 12 billion pounds ($17 billion) in a new rights issue.(AP Photo/Vincent Yu)AP - HSBC PLC, Europe's largest bank by market value, on Monday reported a 70 percent drop in 2008 net profit and said it would raise $17.7 billion in new capital through a share issue, while cutting 6,100 jobs as it shutters consumer loan businesses in the U.S.

Michelin stars crown Sarkozy haunt, British chef Ramsay (AFP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2009 10:16 AM PST

Britain's celebrity chef Ramsay, seen here in 2008 and whose Trianon restaurant next door to the Chateau de Versailles won two stars a year after opening, claimed a AFP - The 100th edition of the famed Michelin restaurant guide showered stars Monday on President Nicolas Sarkozy's favourite Parisian haunt and on British chef Gordon Ramsay's first French venture.

Scotland hammers bargain booze to combat drink problem (AFP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2009 09:57 AM PST

The Scottish government announced on Monday controversial plans to set a minimum price for alcohol in a bid to tackle liquor abuse including binge drinking amongst the young.(AFP/File/William West)AFP - The Scottish government announced plans Monday to clamp down on low price alcohol sales in a bid to tackle Scotland's "shocking" drink problem.

Evening Standard opens 'new chapter' under Russian owners (AFP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2009 09:05 AM PST

Russian tycoon and former KGB agent Alexander Lebedev at a press conference in Moscow on January 22. The Evening Standard newspaper voiced confidence on Monday that it has a AFP - The Evening Standard newspaper voiced confidence on Monday that it has a "golden future" under its new Russian owners, while vowing editorial independence from them.

Biker jailed for speeding with son on back (AFP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2009 05:41 AM PST

A motorcyclist was jailed for six months on Monday for speeding at 122 miles per hour -- with his 14-year-old son riding on the back, a court heard.(AFP/File/Torsten Blackwood)AFP - A motorcyclist was jailed for six months on Monday for speeding at 122 miles per hour -- with his 14-year-old son riding on the back, a court heard.

British PM seeks joint crisis front with Obama (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Mar 2009 12:23 AM PST

Reuters - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown hopes to forge an alliance this week with U.S. President Barack Obama to combat the global financial crisis and reinforce what London calls its special relationship with Washington.

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