2009年6月26日星期五

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

This is It: Massive headache for Jackson promoters (AP)

Posted: 26 Jun 2009 02:52 PM PDT

A worker sits down in front of a screen that shows a message regarding Michael Jackson's death and his concert tickets outside the O2 arena in south-east London, Friday, June 26, 2009, where Michael Jackson was scheduled to play 50 shows from July 2009. Michael Jackson, the 'King of Pop' who once moonwalked above the music world, died as he prepared for a comeback bid to vanquish nightmare years of sexual scandal and financial calamity. He was 50. Jackson died Thursday at UCLA Medical Center after being stricken at his rented home in Holmby Hills. (AP Photo/Akira Suemori)AP - It was to be the comeback of the young century: Michael Jackson using the "This is it" tour to retake his throne as King of Pop, lord of the dance and darling of the masses.

Glum Brown to mark two years in office (AFP)

Posted: 26 Jun 2009 09:07 AM PDT

Prime Minister Gordon Brown leaves 10 Downing Street in central London in May. Brown marks two years in office on Saturday -- but could struggle to notch up another as he reels from an MPs expenses scandal which shook his already fragile premiership.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown marks two years in office on Saturday -- but could struggle to notch up another as he reels from an MPs expenses scandal which shook his already fragile premiership.

Sky blasts watchdog's pay-TV overhaul plans (AFP)

Posted: 26 Jun 2009 07:40 AM PDT

A file photo of a Sky remote control. Pay-TV giant BSkyB on Friday blasted regulator Ofcom's plans to overhaul the sector and force it to sell on exclusive coverage of sports and movies at set prices to rival broadcasters.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Pay-TV giant BSkyB on Friday blasted regulator Ofcom's plans to overhaul the sector and force it to sell on exclusive coverage of sports and movies at set prices to rival broadcasters.

Tory MPs pay back thousands more in expenses (AFP)

Posted: 26 Jun 2009 01:28 AM PDT

Conservative Party leader David Cameron speaks during a press conference in central London in May. Cameron has ordered Tory MPs to pay back a further 125,000 pounds in parliamentary expenses.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Conservative party leader David Cameron has ordered Tory MPs to pay back a further 125,000 pounds in parliamentary expenses.

Train of thought: Underground gets philosophical (AFP)

Posted: 25 Jun 2009 07:05 PM PDT

Drivers on London Underground trains have started reading out quotes from thinkers like Jean-Paul Sartre, seen here in 1979, and Mahatma Gandhi in a bid to cheer up passengers, officials said Thursday.(AFP/File/Gabriel Duval)AFP - Drivers on London Underground trains have started reading out quotes from thinkers like Jean-Paul Sartre and Mahatma Gandhi in a bid to cheer up passengers, officials said.

Britain considered Japan chemical attack: records (AFP)

Posted: 25 Jun 2009 04:18 PM PDT

This file photo dated 1945 shows the devastated city of Hiroshima in days after the first atomic bomb was dropped by a US Air Force B-29. Britain considered attacking Tokyo with chemical weapons almost a year before the US bombardments that ended World War II in Asia, declassified records revealed on Friday.(AFP/HO/File)AFP - Britain considered attacking Tokyo with chemical weapons almost a year before the US bombardments that ended World War II in Asia, declassified records revealed on Friday.

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