2009年4月5日星期日

Yahoo! News: World - Britain

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Final eight bodies recovered after copter crash (Grampian Police)

Posted: 05 Apr 2009 12:52 PM PDT

James Costello, one of the workers killed in Wednesday's helicopter crash off the Scottish coast. Divers recovered Sunday the bodies of eight people missing after a helicopter crash in the North Sea off Scotland, police said, taking the final death toll from the incident to 16.(Grampian Police)Grampian Police - Divers recovered Sunday the bodies of eight people missing after a helicopter crash in the North Sea off Scotland, police said, taking the final death toll from the incident to 16.


HSBC hails rights issue after nearly 97% take-up (AFP)

Posted: 05 Apr 2009 05:31 AM PDT

An HSBC bank branch is pictured in London. Europe's biggest bank HSBC announced a 96.6 percent take-up for its 17.7 billion dollar rights issue announced last month after a plunge in profits.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Europe's biggest bank HSBC announced a 96.6 percent take-up Sunday for its 17.7 billion dollar rights issue announced last month after a plunge in profits.


Opinion poll bounce for Labour after G20 summit (AFP)

Posted: 05 Apr 2009 05:29 AM PDT

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, April 2. Brown's Labour Party enjoyed a slight opinion poll bounce after last week's G20 London summit, according to a survey.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown's Labour Party enjoyed a slight opinion poll bounce after last week's G20 London summit, according to a survey published Sunday.


British teen sailor stops in Australia for repairs (AP)

Posted: 05 Apr 2009 12:20 AM PDT

AP - A 17-year-old British sailor said Sunday he was confident of beating a U.S. rival into the record books as the youngest person to single-handedly circumnavigate the globe despite a fourth repair stop in Australia about halfway through his trouble-plagued voyage.
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