2009年6月14日星期日

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Scottish death marks Europe's first H1N1 fatality (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Jun 2009 04:27 PM PDT

Government nurses work inside a tent for screening patients who display symptoms of the Influenza A (H1N1) flu, outside a government hospital in Quezon City June 12, 2009. REUTERS/Erik de CastroReuters - Europe recorded its first death from H1N1 flu on Sunday after Scottish health officials said a patient with the disease had died, just days after the World Health Organization labeled the outbreak a global pandemic.

British businesses say no economic growth until 2010 (AFP)

Posted: 14 Jun 2009 04:07 PM PDT

Builders work on a construction site in central London, in April 2009. The British economy is stabilising but growth will not return until the beginning of 2010, and then it will still be slow, the country's leading business lobby group said Monday.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - The British economy is stabilising but growth will not return until the beginning of 2010, and then it will still be slow, the country's leading business lobby group said Monday.

British flu death marks first fatality outside Americas (AFP)

Posted: 14 Jun 2009 02:43 PM PDT

DNA test kits for swine flu. British authorities confirmed Sunday the first swine flu death outside the Americas, marking a new stage in the spread of the virus which has infected almost 30,000 people worldwide.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - British authorities confirmed Sunday the first swine flu death outside the Americas, marking a new stage in the spread of the virus which has infected almost 30,000 people worldwide.

UK reports its first swine flu death (AP)

Posted: 14 Jun 2009 02:34 PM PDT

DNA test kits for swine flu. A patient suffering from swine flu died Sunday in hospital in Scotland, authorities there announced, in the first death of a patient with the virus outside the Americas.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AP - A person with underlying health conditions died of swine flu in Scotland on Sunday — the first reported death from the illness outside the Americas, health officials said.

Air force pilot, cadet die in mid-air collision (AFP)

Posted: 14 Jun 2009 12:19 PM PDT

This handout picture shows part of a Grob Tutor aircraft. A pilot with the Royal Air Force (RAF) and a school-age cadet died Sunday after their training plane collided mid-air with a civilian glider, the Ministry of Defence said.(AFP/MoD/File)AFP - A pilot with the Royal Air Force (RAF) and a school-age cadet died Sunday after their training plane collided mid-air with a civilian glider, the Ministry of Defence said.

2 killed in plane crash over Britain (AP)

Posted: 14 Jun 2009 11:05 AM PDT

AP - A British air force plane and a glider collided over Britain on Sunday, killing two people.

Expenses scandal probe results due in October (AFP)

Posted: 14 Jun 2009 08:39 AM PDT

Undated handout photo from Heytesbury Bird Pavilions shows a AFP - An inquiry into the expenses scandal that has rocked politics should report its results by October, the head of the probe said Sunday, adding he was "shocked" by the abuses of the system.

Murray ends 71-year wait for British winner at Queen's (AFP)

Posted: 14 Jun 2009 08:06 AM PDT

Andy Murray hits a backhand shot against James Blake of the U.S during the singles final at The AEGON Championships tennis tournament at Queen's Club in west London. Top seed Murray defeated Blake 7-5, 6-4 to become the first British winner of the pre-Wimbledon warm-up event for 71 years.(AFP/Adrian Dennis)AFP - Top seed Andy Murray defeated James Blake 7-5, 6-4 in the Queen's final on Sunday to become the first British winner of the pre-Wimbledon warm-up event for 71 years.

Michelle Obama, girls get rare London palace tour (AP)

Posted: 14 Jun 2009 07:07 AM PDT

In this image made available by 10 Downing Street in London, Friday June 12, 2009, Sarah Brown, wife of British Prime Minister Gordon Browm, left, and US first lady Michelle Obama walk in the garden of 10 Downing Street, London, on Monday June 8, 2009. During her visit to London earlier this week, America's the first lady and her daughters visited the Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey, Pinewood Studios and enjoyed a fish and chip supper.(AP Photo/Richard Lewis, ho)AP - First came the hug, then a guided tour of Buckingham Palace.

Anderson favourite for BP post: report (AFP)

Posted: 14 Jun 2009 05:09 AM PDT

Petrol is advertised at a BP station in 2008 in St. Louis, Missouri. British energy giant BP could finally have a new chairman in place by July, with US executive Paul Anderson the leading candidate, said The Sunday Telegraph newspaper, citing sources.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Whitney Curtis)AFP - British energy giant BP could finally have a new chairman in place by July, with US executive Paul Anderson the leading candidate, said The Sunday Telegraph newspaper, citing sources.

Michelle Obama finds a new friend in Britain's Queen (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Jun 2009 02:47 AM PDT

President Barack Obama (L) and his wife Michelle (2nd L) meet Britain's Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, at Buckingham Palace in London April 1, 2009. REUTERS/John Stillwell/PoolReuters - If Michelle Obama ever needs a place to stay in London, she could do worse than call on Queen Elizabeth.

Report: Feud, falsehoods inspired US Afghan attack (AP)

Posted: 14 Jun 2009 02:13 AM PDT

FILE- In this Saturday, Aug 23, 2008 file photo boy carries his belongings next to the rubble of his home which was destroyed in a U.S. airstrike in the villiage of Azizabad in the Shindand district of Herat province, Afghanistan. A British television report to be broadcast on Monday June 15, 2009 says American forces who killed scores of people last August in Azizabad, western Afghanistan, attacked the village on the basis of false allegations inspired by a blood feud with a neighboring community. An hour-long, in-depth documentary, previewed by The Associated Press and to be broadcast by Channel 4, includes scenes from a Herat provincial court trial in which a leader from the rival village was sentenced to death for murder for having given false information leading to the deaths of 91 innocent Azizabad civilians. (AP Photo/Fraidoon Pooyaa, file)AP - A British television report to be broadcast on Monday says American forces who killed scores of people last August in Azizabad, western Afghanistan, attacked the village on the basis of false allegations inspired by a blood feud with a neighboring community.

Britain eyes green shoots in struggling economy (AFP)

Posted: 13 Jun 2009 10:41 PM PDT

Job seekers search for employment opportunities at a Graduate Recruitment Fair in London. Britain's battered economy is witnessing AFP - Britain's battered economy is witnessing "green shoots" of recovery after a deep recession, but they could remain fragile for some time as the jobless toll continues to rise, analysts warn.

Britain to unveil Iraq inquiry this week: reports (AFP)

Posted: 13 Jun 2009 08:02 PM PDT

British soldiers pose for a photograph along the parade ground in Baghdad's fortified AFP - The British government will announce an inquiry into the war in Iraq this week, media reported.

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