2009年9月13日星期日

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Ex-BoE member astounded U.S. govt didn't save Lehman (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Sep 2009 05:05 PM PDT

Deputy Governor of the Bank of England John Gieve delivers his speech at the London School of Economics in London February 19, 2009. REUTERS/Andrew ParsonsReuters - The former deputy Governor of the Bank of England said he was "astounded" the U.S. government let Lehman Brothers go under, and that the bank's collapse marked a clear moment when people lost confidence in the markets.

Clothing manufacturer caught in Lockerbie bomber row (AFP)

Posted: 13 Sep 2009 04:22 PM PDT

A Libyan man checks a newspaper bearing a front-page story on freed Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi's return to Libya at a stall in Tripoli in August 2009. A manufacturer of Harris Tweed has dropped the word AFP - A manufacturer of Harris Tweed has dropped the word "Scottish" from its US marketing campaign amid fears of a consumer backlash over the release of the Lockerbie bomber, a report said Monday.

Unions chief warns against spending cuts (AFP)

Posted: 13 Sep 2009 08:57 AM PDT

Cranes loom over Blackfriars Bridge next to St Paul's Cathedral in central London. The leader of the trade unions warned that cuts in spending on key public services would cause a second wave of recession, scarring young people for life.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Trade unions leader warned on Sunday that government cuts in public spending would cause a second wave of recession and mass unemployment, scarring young people for life.

British Foreign Office denies 'secret' Libya deal (AP)

Posted: 13 Sep 2009 08:20 AM PDT

Abdel Basset al-Megrahi sits in a wheelchair in his room at a hospital in Tripoli September 9, 2009. REUTERS/Ismail ZetounyAP - Britain's complicated relations with Libya returned to center stage Sunday as Foreign Office diplomats took the unusual step of denying a newspaper report about a secret deal with Moammar Gaddafi's regime.

Elton John wants to adopt Ukrainian toddler (AP)

Posted: 13 Sep 2009 08:07 AM PDT

Pop singer Elton John kisses baby Lev during a news conference at a orphanage for HIV-positive children in the town of Makeyevka outside Donetsk, September 12, 2009. (AP Photo/HO)AP - Look out, Madonna and Angelina Jolie — pop star Elton John may be joining the ranks of A-list celebrities with adopted children.

Ahmadinejad tells British envoy to fix past mistakes (AFP)

Posted: 13 Sep 2009 07:08 AM PDT

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, seen here in August 2009, told Britain's new ambassador to Tehran that London should repair past mistakes it has made in the Islamic republic and try to turn bad memories into good ones.(AFP/File/Behrouz Mehri)AFP - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told Britain's new ambassador to Tehran on Sunday that London should repair past mistakes it has made in the Islamic republic and try to turn bad memories into good ones.

Cadbury slams Kraft over rejecting takeover bid (AFP)

Posted: 13 Sep 2009 05:50 AM PDT

A shopper holds up a bag of Cadbury chocolates in a Hong Kong supermarket. Confectioner Cadbury criticised US food giant Kraft Foods for having a AFP - Confectioner Cadbury criticised US food giant Kraft Foods for having a "low growth" business model in rejecting their "unappealing" takeover bid, a letter on its website Sunday showed.

Ban on TV product placement 'to be lifted' (AFP)

Posted: 13 Sep 2009 01:32 AM PDT

American Idol judges Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul and Simon Cowell at the Kodak Theatre in 2008. The Sunday Telegraph has reported that the government will ease strict rules on product placement on television shows in an attempt to boost the advertising revenues of struggling broadcasters.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Kevin Winter)AFP - The government will ease strict rules on product placement on television shows in an attempt to boost the advertising revenues of struggling broadcasters, reports said Sunday.

More Britons travel to Somalia for 'jihad': report (AFP)

Posted: 12 Sep 2009 07:20 PM PDT

Somali men carry a stretcher with the body of one of the six people that were killed by a stray mortar shell fired by extremist insurgents that struck a hospital for army veterans in Mogadishu. Intelligence chiefs have warned Prime Minister Gordon Brown's government that Somalia is the next challenge in efforts to stem Islamic terrorism, a report said Sunday.(AFP/Mustafa Abdi)AFP - Intelligence chiefs have warned British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's government that Somalia is the next challenge in efforts to stem Islamic terrorism, a report said Sunday.

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