2009年4月14日星期二

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

British cricketers trek up Everest for heady game (AFP)

Posted: 14 Apr 2009 02:38 AM PDT

Cricketers Gareth Wesley (L), Rebecca Stephens (C) and Richard Kirtley at Lord's on April 9, 2009. Two British cricket teams are on their way to Mount Everest to play the sport's highest-ever match -- lugging bats, pads and even their own pitch with them.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Two British cricket teams are on their way to Mount Everest to play the sport's highest-ever match -- lugging bats, pads and even their own pitch with them.


Brown denies ministers involved in smear efforts (AFP)

Posted: 14 Apr 2009 02:06 AM PDT

Prime Minister Gordon Brown at Downing street in London on April 1. Brown faces awkward questions when he returns from his Easter break after his special advisor quit after sending AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown has insisted that no government ministers were involved in efforts by one of his former top aides to spread unfounded allegations about opposition lawmakers.


British Telecom backs Tech Mahindra Satyam deal (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Apr 2009 09:12 PM PDT

Anand Mahindra, Chairman of Tech Mahindra, points during a news conference in Mumbai April 13, 2009. REUTERS/Arko DattaReuters - BT Group Plc, the British telecommunications carrier that holds 31 percent of Tech Mahindra Ltd, said it backed its affiliate's plan to acquire a stake in scandal-hit Satyam Computer Services.


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