2009年4月8日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

De Beers prepares for turnover to halve: FT (AFP)

Posted: 08 Apr 2009 05:24 PM PDT

South African diamond mining giant De Beers is bracing for turnover to halve this year, as it cuts production amid tumbling diamond prices, the Financial Times has reported.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - South African diamond mining giant De Beers is bracing for turnover to halve this year, as it cuts production amid tumbling diamond prices, the Financial Times reported Thursday.

Police bring forward terror raid after breach (AFP)

Posted: 08 Apr 2009 03:47 PM PDT

Police stand outside a house in Galsworthy Avenue in Manchester where counter-terrorism officers raided the house. Police were forced to bring forward a major anti-terror operation Wednesday after a security breach in which a top officer was caught on camera displaying sensitive documents, reports said.(AFP/Andrew Yates)AFP - Police were forced to bring forward a major anti-terror operation Wednesday after a security breach in which a top officer was caught on camera displaying sensitive documents, reports said.

Police arrest 12 in England anti-terror raids (AP)

Posted: 08 Apr 2009 02:29 PM PDT

British police officers stand guard outside a residence in Manchester, after anti-terrorist raids across northwest England, Wednesday April 8, 2008. British police arrested 10 men Wednesday in raids across a wide area including the cities of Manchester and Liverpool. (AP Photo/Martin Rickett, PA)AP - British police arrested 12 men Wednesday in a series of anti-terrorist raids involving hundreds of officers across northwest England.

Tony Blair on How to Restart the Mideast Peace Process (Time.com)

Posted: 08 Apr 2009 02:20 PM PDT

Time.com - The ex-Prime Minister and current mediator in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict reflects on the obstacles to peace

Vatican out of step with public on gay issues: Blair (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Apr 2009 12:45 PM PDT

Reuters - The Vatican is out of step with ordinary Catholics and the public over homosexuality, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair said in an interview on Wednesday.

London police face questions about protest death (AP)

Posted: 08 Apr 2009 12:19 PM PDT

Newspaper seller Ian Tomlinson, who died from a heart attack, is shielded by police, as he receives treatment from police medics, during a anti-G20 demonstration in the City of London, Thursday April 1, 2009. According to video footage made available to The Guardian newspaper, Tomlinson, 47, who had been working at a nearby newsstand and was trying to make his way home, was pushed by a police officer and fell to the ground, moments before collapsing with a heart attack. The video is being examined by the Independent Police Complaints Commission as part of an investigation into the incident.(AP Photo/Akira Suemori)AP - A week after a Londoner's sudden death at a rally he apparently never wanted to be part of, his strange case is raising difficult questions for the capital's police.

Three British managers held in French 'bossnapping' (AFP)

Posted: 08 Apr 2009 10:01 AM PDT

Employees of Scapa, an industrial adhesives manufacturer, chat at the plant of Bellegarde-sur-Valserine. French workers on Wednesday held three British executives and a local manager at a British-owned adhesives factory after talks on the plant's closure hit a wall.(AFP/Jean-Pierre Clatot)AFP - French workers on Wednesday held three British executives and a local manager at a British-owned adhesives factory after talks on the plant's closure hit a wall.

British managers held in French 'bossnapping' (AFP)

Posted: 08 Apr 2009 07:33 AM PDT

Employees of Scapa, an industrial adhesives manufacturer, chat at the plant of Bellegarde-sur-Valserine. French workers on Wednesday held three British executives and a local manager at a British-owned adhesives factory after talks on the plant's closure hit a wall.(AFP/Jean-Pierre Clatot)AFP - Workers at a British-owned adhesives factory in France held three British executives and a local manager captive on Wednesday over plans to close the site down, the company said.

Last Aztec emperor in spotlight at British Museum (AFP)

Posted: 08 Apr 2009 07:16 AM PDT

Detail of the Aztec costume of a Mexican dancer performing in Mexico City, 2008. The last ruler of the legendary Aztec Empire is being thrust into the spotlight at the British Museum, in a spectacular show about the ruler vanquished by the Spanish conquistadores in the 16th century.(AFP/File/Ronaldo Schemidt)AFP - The last ruler of the legendary Aztec Empire is being thrust into the spotlight at the British Museum, in a spectacular show about the ruler vanquished by the Spanish conquistadores in the 16th century.

Marathon Tamil protest in London dwindles (AFP)

Posted: 08 Apr 2009 04:42 AM PDT

Protestors wave a large flag as they demonstrate in London, against the actions of the Sri Lankan government against Tamils on April 7. A demonstration outside London's parliament by Tamils urging Britain to intervene in Sri Lanka's armed conflict dwindled on its third day.(AFP/Frantzesco Kangaris)AFP - A demonstration outside London's parliament by Tamils urging Britain to intervene in Sri Lanka's armed conflict dwindled on its third day on Wednesday.

Excessive tanning blamed for rise in skin cancer (AFP)

Posted: 08 Apr 2009 04:05 AM PDT

A sunbather puts on sun block at the Renaca beach in Vina del Mar, January 2009. Malignant melanoma, the deadliest type of skin cancer, is now the most common form of the disease affecting women in their 20s, a charity has warned.(AFP/File/Martin Bernetti)AFP - Malignant melanoma, the deadliest type of skin cancer, is now the most common form of the disease affecting women in their 20s, a charity warned on Wednesday.

Beach litter doubles in 15 years (AFP)

Posted: 08 Apr 2009 03:59 AM PDT

A Union Jack flag flies above sunbathers on Brighton beach in southern England, 2008. The amount of litter found on the nation's beaches has doubled in the last 15 years, the latest annual survey showed.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - The amount of litter found on the nation's beaches has doubled in the last 15 years, the latest annual survey showed on Wednesday.

Blair urges Catholic Church homosexuality rethink (AFP)

Posted: 08 Apr 2009 03:42 AM PDT

Former Prime Minister Tony Blair during a session in Davos, Switzerland, on the second day of the World Economic Forum in January 2009. Blair said the Catholic Church needed to rethink its attitude towards homosexuality, as it is out of step with ordinary church-goers'.(AFP/File/Pierre Verdy)AFP - Former premier Tony Blair said the Catholic Church needed to rethink its attitude towards homosexuality, as it is out of step with ordinary church-goers', in an interview published Wednesday.

Rolls-Royce wins $900mln contract (AFP)

Posted: 08 Apr 2009 03:41 AM PDT

A visitor looks at a Rolls Royce Trent 900 jet engine at the Farnborough Air Show in Surrey, southern England. Rolls-Royce, the maker of aircraft engines, said that it has won a contract with Saudi Arabian Airlines worth as much as 900 million dollars.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Rolls-Royce, the maker of aircraft engines, said Wednesday that it has won a contract with Saudi Arabian Airlines worth as much as 900 million dollars.

Tony Blair criticizes Vatican attitude toward gays (AP)

Posted: 08 Apr 2009 12:48 AM PDT

Middle East envoy Tony Blair speaks during a news conference in Jerusalem April 6, 2009. Blair urged Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday to resume Palestinian statehood talks in parallel with a push to boost the West Bank economy and to let Palestinians control more of their territory. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside (JERUSALEM POLITICS)AP - Roman Catholic leaders are out of step with ordinary believers in their attitude toward homosexuals, former Prime Minister Tony Blair said in an interview published Wednesday.

Police clash with Tamil protestors in London (AFP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2009 10:30 AM PDT

British police remove Tamil protesters from Westminster Brigdge in central London. Police arrested five protestors at an illegal demonstration by angry Tamils in London Tuesday, called to press Britain to intervene as Sri Lankan forces prepare a final offensive on rebels.(AFP/Shaun Curry)AFP - Police arrested five protestors at an illegal demonstration by angry Tamils in London Tuesday, called to press Britain to intervene as Sri Lankan forces prepare a final offensive on rebels.

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