2009年3月17日星期二

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Natasha Richardson badly hurt in ski fall (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Mar 2009 03:19 PM PDT

Reuters - Actress Natasha Richardson, a member of Britain's Redgrave theatrical dynasty, was severely injured while skiing at a Canadian resort and was returning to New York on Tuesday with her husband, actor Liam Neeson, according to media reports.

Britain offers Iran 'clear choice' on nuclear power (AFP)

Posted: 17 Mar 2009 11:09 AM PDT

Two Iranian technicians at the nuclear facilities in Isfahan. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown appealed Tuesday for Iran to end its uranium enrichment programme in return for international assistance in developing nuclear power.(AFP/File/Henghameh Fahimi)AFP - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown appealed Tuesday for Iran to end its uranium enrichment programme in return for international assistance in developing nuclear power.

"Shocking" patient care at Stafford hospital (AFP)

Posted: 17 Mar 2009 09:21 AM PDT

A handout picture shows surgeons performing an operation at an unnamed hospital. Many hospitals are failing to give sick children the care they need, a health watchdog report said on Friday, with not enough nurses and doctors sufficiently trained in specialist treatment for youngsters.(AFP/HO/File/null)AFP - Patients admitted for emergency treatment at an NHS Trust were given "appalling" care and evidence suggested some might have died from poor treatment, a damning report said Tuesday.

Rio Tinto names du Plessis new chairman (AP)

Posted: 17 Mar 2009 07:52 AM PDT

AP - Mining company Rio Tinto PLC named a new chairman on Tuesday in its second attempt to install a successor to Paul Skinner, appointing Jan du Plessis as its planned $19.5 billion deal with Chinalco ran into heavy political winds in Australia.

Amy Winehouse pleads innocent to assault (AP)

Posted: 17 Mar 2009 06:57 AM PDT

British singer Amy Winehouse is assisted as she leaves Westminster Magistrates Court in London, Tuesday, March 17, 2009, where she pleaded not guilty to a charge of common assault, over an incident at a charity ball. Winehouse, 25, is accused of attacking a fan who tried to take her picture at a charity ball in London on Sept. 26. 2008. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)AP - Singer Amy Winehouse turned a court appearance into a spring fashion show Tuesday as she pleaded innocent to assaulting a fan at a party last year.

Brown: Iran must talk to US (AP)

Posted: 17 Mar 2009 06:55 AM PDT

AP - Britain and the United States both want to rid the world of nuclear weapons, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Tuesday as he warned Iran it faces harsher penalties if it continues attempts to develop a bomb.

Britain seeks to foster peaceful nuclear power use (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Mar 2009 05:47 AM PDT

Reuters - The world must find ways to help non-nuclear states obtain civilian nuclear power to meet energy needs and tackle the threat of climate change, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Tuesday.

Airlines lose record amount of luggage (AFP)

Posted: 17 Mar 2009 05:46 AM PDT

A file photo of passengers with their baggae at Heathrow Airport in 2008. Airlines worldwide failed to recover more than a one million bags in 2007 after mishandling a record 42 million, a British consumer watchdog said Tuesday.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Airlines worldwide failed to recover more than one million bags in 2007 after mishandling a record 42 million, a British consumer watchdog said Tuesday, citing industry figures.

Gurkhas demand govt stop foot-dragging over rights (AFP)

Posted: 17 Mar 2009 05:45 AM PDT

Former Gurkha soldier Lachhiman Gurungi in London in October 2008 during a protest. Actress Joanna Lumley led a protest by Gurkhas outside the High Court Tuesday as they demanded the government stop dragging its feet over a court ruling allowing them to settle here.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - Actress Joanna Lumley led a protest by Gurkhas outside London's High Court Tuesday as they demanded the government stop dragging its feet over a court ruling allowing them to settle here.

Shell oil replacement comes to 126% in 2006-2008 (AFP)

Posted: 17 Mar 2009 05:43 AM PDT

A Shell employee conducts a safety walk-through of a tanker truck at a gas station in Kuala Lumpur, 2005. Anglo-Dutch energy giant Royal Dutch Shell said that its reserve replacement ratio -- the rate at which production is replaced by new oil discoveries -- came to 126 percent in 2006-2008.(AFP/Tengku Bahar)AFP - Anglo-Dutch energy giant Royal Dutch Shell said Tuesday that its reserve replacement ratio -- the rate at which production is replaced by new oil discoveries -- came to 126 percent in 2006-2008.

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