2009年6月6日星期六

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Iceland to repay UK, Dutch governments for lost savings (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Jun 2009 01:52 PM PDT

Reuters - Resolving a thorny diplomatic dispute, Iceland struck a deal to reimburse Britain and the Netherlands for billions of pounds and euros owed to savers with Icelandic accounts, the nations said on Saturday.

New ministers back UK's Brown but fate uncertain (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Jun 2009 01:31 PM PDT

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown arrives at the Golden Lane Children's Center in London June 2, 2009. REUTERS/Stefan WermuthReuters - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, battling to avert the collapse of his government, said on Saturday he would stick to his policies, as his Labour Party faced a European election drubbing.

Brown vows to battle on (AFP)

Posted: 06 Jun 2009 12:52 PM PDT

Prime Minister Gordon Brown attends a ceremony of the Normandy Veterans Association in Arromanches-les-Bains during the commemorations marking the 65th anniversary of the allied landings in Normandy, northwestern France. Brown vowed to soldier on as Britain's prime minister, admitting that he faced an unprecedented period of turbulence as he awaited another electoral bloodbath.(AFP/Kenzo Tribouillard)AFP - Gordon Brown vowed to fight on as prime minister on Saturday, admitting that he faced an unprecedented period of turbulence as he awaited another electoral disaster.

UK World War I veteran marks 113th birthday (AP)

Posted: 06 Jun 2009 10:05 AM PDT

Britain's oldest man, and oldest surviving First World War veteran Henry Allingham, celebrates his 113th birthday at a party hosted by the Royal Navy, at HMS President in London. Saturday June 6, 2009. He is the last survivor of the Battle of Jutland, the last surviving member of the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) and the last surviving founding member of the Royal Air Force (RAF). Since 2001, he has become the face of the World War I veterans association and makes frequent public appearances to ensure that awareness of the death and destruction of World War I is not lost to modern generations. (AP Photo/Dominic Lipinski, PA)AP - One of Britain's last surviving veterans of World War I has celebrated his 113th birthday.

British Lions survive late scare from Cheetahs (AFP)

Posted: 06 Jun 2009 09:54 AM PDT

British Lions players take part to a training session in Johannesburg, May 2009. The British and Irish Lions battled their way past the Free State Cheetahs, winning 26-24 in the third game of a 10-match tour of South Africa.(AFP/File/Alexander Joe)AFP - The British and Irish Lions battled their way past the Free State Cheetahs on Saturday, winning 26-24 in the third game of a 10-match tour of South Africa.

Iceland to repay Britain over banking bailout (AFP)

Posted: 06 Jun 2009 06:36 AM PDT

A man enters a branch of Landsbanki in Rejkjavik, 2008. Iceland announced Saturday it would repay 3.8 billion euros forked out by the British and Dutch governments to compensate those who lost money in the collapse of Icesave bank.(AFP/File/Olivier Morin)AFP - Iceland is to repay 2.3 billion pounds the British government gave to Britons who lost savings in the failed Icesave bank, the Treasury said on Saturday.

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