2009年7月18日星期六

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

British students in Chinese swine flu quarantine (AFP)

Posted: 18 Jul 2009 04:08 PM PDT

Chinese health workers take the temperatures of airline passengers after a German plane landed at Shanghai airport in May 2009. The British Council says a group of 52 British students and their teachers have been quarantined by Chinese authorities after four students tested positive for swine flu.(AFP/DDP/File/Oliver Lang)AFP - A group of British students has been quarantined in China after four tested positive for swine flu, officials said Saturday, as Georgia confirmed its first case and Singapore reported a first flu-related death.

Hi-tech kits unsuit-able says British swim champ (AFP)

Posted: 18 Jul 2009 02:19 PM PDT

British Olympic swimming champion Rebecca Adlington, seen here at the Olympics in 2008, says she will not wear the new generation of superfast swimsuits in the belief using high-tech kit constitutes an unfair performance enhancement, the Daily Telegraph reported Saturday on its website.(AFP/File/Martin Bureau)AFP - British Olympic swimming champion Rebecca Adlington says she will not wear the new generation of superfast swimsuits in the belief using high-tech kit constitutes an unfair performance enhancement, the Daily Telegraph reported Saturday on its website.

Ex-defence minister joins Afghan resource row (AFP)

Posted: 18 Jul 2009 01:44 PM PDT

Then-Defence Secretary John Hutton (R) shakes hands with an Afghan General as he arrives in Kabul in 2008. Hutton, the recently-resigned defence secretary, added his voice Saturday to calls for more support for troops in Afghanistan, as mounting casualties there pile the pressure on Prime Minister Gordon Brown.(AFP/File/Massoud Hossaini)AFP - The recently-resigned defence secretary added his voice Saturday to calls for more support for troops in Afghanistan, as mounting casualties there pile the pressure on Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

World's oldest man, WWI veteran dies aged 113 (AFP)

Posted: 18 Jul 2009 12:35 PM PDT

Henry Allingham -- the world's oldest man and oldest World War I veteran -- celebrates his 113th birthday at HMS President at London's St Katherine`s Dock in June 2009. Allingham -- who put his longevity down to AFP - Henry Allingham, the world's oldest man and World War I veteran who put his longevity down to "cigarettes, whisky and wild, wild women", died Saturday at the age of 113.

World's oldest man, WWI veteran dies (AP)

Posted: 18 Jul 2009 11:10 AM PDT

File - Britain's oldest man Henry Allingham aged 112 and the last British serviceman alive to have volunteered for active duty in the First World War, holds a copy of his book at a launch in London, in this Sept.23, 2008 file photo. St Dunstan's care home in Ovingdean, near Brighton on England's south coast, says Allingham died early Saturday July 18, 2009. He was one of only two surviving World War I veterans in Britain and had been the world's oldest man since June 19. He was 113. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)AP - Only death could silence Henry Allingham.

Scottish island's sacred Sunday under threat (AP)

Posted: 18 Jul 2009 10:38 AM PDT

AP - An unholy row has broken out over a ferry company's decision to sail on Sunday between a remote Scottish island and the mainland.

US sailors deliver wine to Tower of London (AP)

Posted: 18 Jul 2009 09:24 AM PDT

The crew of USS Halyburton march accompanied by the Yeoman Gaoler, center left, to deliver a keg of wine during the ceremony of the Constable's Dues at the Tower of London in London, Saturday, July 18, 2009. The U.S. Navy ship is invited to become the first non-British ship to take part in the ancient, colorful ceremony of the Constable's Dues during its stay in London to mark the start of an international chapter in a ceremony whose origins can be traced back to the 14th century. This tradition mirrors the ancient custom that every ship coming upstream to the City had to moor at Tower Wharf to unload a portion of its cargo for the Constable as a toll because of his extensive powers as the Sovereign's representative. (AP Photo/Akira Suemori)AP - The crew of a U.S. Navy ship made history on Saturday by delivering a keg of wine to the Tower of London.

Watson 18 holes away from Open glory (AFP)

Posted: 18 Jul 2009 12:30 PM PDT

English golfer Lee Westwood plays out of the rough on the 6th hole, on the third day of the 138th British Open Championship at Turnberry Golf Course in south west Scotland. American Tom Watson leads one stroke clear of Mathew Goggin of Australia (69) and Ross Fisher of England (70) with Westwood (70) and Retief Goosen of South Africa (71) tied for fourth a further stroke back at two under.(AFP/Peter Muhly)AFP - Tom Watson repelled allcomers to retain the lead in the British Open in Saturday's third round as he honed in on becoming, at 59, the oldest player to win a major.

American Molder sprints through field with 67 (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Jul 2009 06:07 AM PDT

Tom Watson of the U.S. studies the first green during the third round of the British Open Golf Championship at the Turnberry Golf Club in Scotland, July 18, 2009. REUTERS/Russell CheyneReuters - American journeyman Bryce Molder, making his first appearance in the British Open, was setting the pace in the clubhouse on level-par early in the third round on Saturday.

Gov't probe into 'toxic waste dumping' in Brazil (AFP)

Posted: 17 Jul 2009 09:42 PM PDT

Environment Secretary Hilary Benn leaves after a cabinet meeting at Number 10. The government has launched a probe into reports several British companies have been involved in dumping hazardous waste in Brazilian ports, reports said Saturday(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - The government has launched a probe into reports several British companies have been involved in dumping hazardous waste in Brazilian ports, reports said Saturday.

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