2009年7月8日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

British Murdoch newspapers face phone hacking claims (AFP)

Posted: 08 Jul 2009 04:19 PM PDT

News Corporation founder Rupert Murdoch, pictured in April 2009. Murdoch's British tabloid newspapers have secretly paid one million pounds to settle cases involving allegations its journalists were involved in illegal phone tapping, a newspaper said Wednesday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Mark Wilson)AFP - Rupert Murdoch's British tabloid newspapers have secretly paid one million pounds to settle cases involving allegations its journalists were involved in illegal phone tapping, a newspaper said Wednesday.

Prince Charles warns of evironmental doom (AFP)

Posted: 08 Jul 2009 04:15 PM PDT

Prince Charles speaks in central London, on July 7, 2009. Prince Charles warned Wednesday of environmental catastrophe, saying the world must AFP - Prince Charles warned Wednesday of environmental catastrophe, saying the world must "urgently confront" pressing green issues to avoid destroying "our children's future."

British scientists claim to create human sperm (AP)

Posted: 08 Jul 2009 02:53 PM PDT

Professor Karim Nayernia, is seen at Newcastle University and the NorthEast England Stem Cell Institute (Nesci), in Newcastle, England, Wednesday, July 8, 2009. British scientists claimed Wednesday to have created human sperm from stem cells but other experts questioned their data. Researchers at Newcastle University and the NorthEast England Stem Cell Institute say they used a new technique to derive what they described as sperm cells from embryonic stem cells. Stem cells have the potential to become any cell in the body. Newcastle research leader Karim Nayernia said in a statement Wednesday that the technique would allow researchers to study how sperm develops and possibly help develop treatments for infertile men. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell)AP - British scientists claimed Wednesday to have created human sperm from embryonic stem cells for the first time, an accomplishment they say may someday help infertile men father children.

Far-right MEP says EU should sink immigrant boats (AFP)

Posted: 08 Jul 2009 02:44 PM PDT

British National Party (BNP) leader Nick Griffin poses for photographs in his home town of Welshpool, mid Wales, in June 2009. Griffin, recently elected to the European Parliament, said Wednesday that the EU should sink boats carrying African immigrants trying to reach the continent.(AFP/File/Andrew Yates)AFP - The leader of the far-right British National Party, recently elected to the European Parliament, said Wednesday that the EU should sink boats carrying African immigrants trying to reach the continent.

British scientists claim sperm breakthrough (AFP)

Posted: 08 Jul 2009 10:09 AM PDT

Handout photo shows human sperm. A team of British scientists claimed Wednesday to have created human sperm using embryonic stem cells for the first time, but other fertility experts were sceptical.(AFP/HO/File)AFP - A team of British scientists claimed Wednesday to have created human sperm using embryonic stem cells for the first time, but other fertility experts were sceptical.

'Gloom' over Afghanistan troop deaths (AFP)

Posted: 08 Jul 2009 05:37 AM PDT

British soldiers with the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) stand during a patrol in the town of Musa Qala in Helmand province, 2007. The defence secretary said that there was AFP - The defence secretary said Wednesday that there was "gloom and worry" about the number of troops being killed in Afghanistan, after a seventh soldier died within a week.

Passengers wait to disembark from virus-struck ship (AFP)

Posted: 08 Jul 2009 04:59 AM PDT

Passengers aboard a cruise ship berthed in Scotland are waiting to find whether they will be allowed to disembark after a suspected virus outbreak terminated its voyage.(AFP/File/Martin Hayhow)AFP - Passengers aboard a cruise ship berthed in Scotland are waiting to find out Wednesday whether they will be allowed to disembark after a suspected virus outbreak terminated its voyage.

British scientists 'create sperm from stem cells' (AFP)

Posted: 08 Jul 2009 03:48 AM PDT

Embryonic stem cells are pictured through a microscope viewfinder in a laboratory. A team of British scientists claimed to have created human sperm using embryonic stem cells, in a medical first that they say will lead to a better understanding of fertility.(AFP/File/Mauricio Lima)AFP - A team of British scientists claimed Wednesday to have created human sperm using embryonic stem cells, in a medical first that they say will lead to a better understanding of fertility.

Junior minister to quit (AFP)

Posted: 08 Jul 2009 03:43 AM PDT

Mark Malloch-Brown, minister for Africa, Asia and the UN, pictured in 2008, announced Tuesday he will resign in coming weeks, but insisted he remained loyal to embattled Prime Minister Gordon Brown and his government.(AFP/File/Ishara S. Kodikara)AFP - A junior foreign minister announced Tuesday he will resign in coming weeks, but insisted he remained loyal to embattled Prime Minister Gordon Brown and his government.

House prices fall in June (AFP)

Posted: 08 Jul 2009 02:45 AM PDT

A row of terraced houses in south-west London, 2007. A key survey from home-loans provider Halifax showed that house prices fell by 0.5 percent in June, after a 2.6-percent gain the previous month.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - House prices fell by 0.5 percent in June, after a 2.6-percent gain the previous month, a key survey from home-loans provider Halifax showed on Wednesday.

Soldier killed in Afghanistan explosion (AFP)

Posted: 08 Jul 2009 02:24 AM PDT

British soldiers conduct a patrol outside Kandahar Air Field, 2006. A soldier has been killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan while on the AFP - A soldier has been killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan while on the "Panther's Claw" offensive against Taliban rebels, the Ministry of Defence here said Wednesday.

Britain "outsourced" torture to Pakistan: MP (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Jul 2009 01:43 AM PDT

Reuters - A British opposition politician has accused the government and intelligence agents of colluding in the torture of a British terrorism suspect whose interrogation was "outsourced" to Pakistan.

Gov't slams EU partners over 'flawed' hedge fund rules (AFP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2009 07:47 PM PDT

Financial services minister, Paul Myners, hit out on Tuesday at draft European legislation that would subject hedge funds to tighter regulation and accused fellow EU partners of seeking to make AFP - Financial services minister, Paul Myners hit out at draft European legislation that would subject hedge funds to tighter regulation and accused fellow EU partners of seeking to make "political capital" from the issue.

Planned closes warcrimes loophole: PM (AFP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2009 07:45 PM PDT

Prime Minister Gordon Brown, seen here with Rwandan President Paul Kagame at 10 Downing Street, said planned legislation would close a loophole that allows suspected war criminals to live in Britain free from the risk of prosecution.(AFP/POOL/Luke Macgregor)AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown said planned legislation would close a loophole that allows suspected war criminals to live in Britain free from the risk of prosecution.

Lords reject assisted dying law (AFP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2009 07:42 PM PDT

The House of Lords voted against a controversial move to protect Britons who help terminally-ill relatives travel to die at assisted suicide clinics overseas.(AFP/File/Jim Watson)AFP - The House of Lords voted against a controversial move to protect Britons who help terminally-ill relatives travel to die at assisted suicide clinics overseas.

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