2009年9月17日星期四

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

UK army chief: Afghan defeat would harm reputation (AP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2009 02:59 PM PDT

AP - Britain's new army chief warned Thursday that failure in Afghanistan would alienate millions of Afghans, lead to a resurgence of al-Qaida inspired terrorism and destabilize neighboring Pakistan.

Biggest ever heroin haul at Britain's Heathrow Airport (AFP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2009 02:17 PM PDT

Stacks of seized heroin. British and South African authorities have made a record heroin seizure following on operation at London's Heathrow Airport and raids in both countries, officials said Thursday.(AFP/File/Saeed Khan)AFP - British and South African authorities have made a record heroin seizure following on operation at London's Heathrow Airport and raids in both countries, officials said Thursday.

Law chief's illegal maid an 'inadvertent mistake': Brown (AFP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2009 01:08 PM PDT

Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Thursday that Attorney General Patricia Scotland, seen here in 2008 and who was caught employing an illegal immigrant, was a very good legal officer who made an AFP - The top legal figure, caught employing an illegal immigrant, was a very good legal officer who made an "inadvertent mistake," Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Thursday.

The Observer newspaper to stay open (AFP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2009 12:53 PM PDT

The Sunday newspaper The Observer will continue to be published, its parent company announced on Thursday, putting an end to speculation that the 200-year-old title was to close.(The Observer)AFP - The Sunday newspaper The Observer will continue to be published, its parent company announced on Thursday, putting an end to speculation that the 200-year-old title was to close.

UK labor unions approve Israeli goods boycott (AP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2009 10:09 AM PDT

AP - British labor unions agreed Thursday to support a boycott of some Israeli goods in response to the offensive in Gaza.

Queen Mother's anger at Charles-Diana divorce: biography (AFP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2009 09:19 AM PDT

The queen mother waves to wellwishers in London in 2001. According to her official biography, the widow of king George VI thought it was AFP - The queen mother thought it was "utterly abhorrent" when Prince Charles and princess Diana went public on their marriage failings, according to her official biography released on Thursday.

Signed, sealed, undelivered: Mail strike hits UK (AP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2009 08:16 AM PDT

Trolleys are seen at the Royal Mail Mount Pleasant sorting office in London, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009. A union representing some 120,000 workers called for a national postal strike in Britain on Thursday. Some 20,000 workers demanding higher pay and job security have staged sporadic strikes since July, causing a backlog of some 20 million letters and parcels, a quarter of the Royal Mail's daily volume. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)AP - In Britain, the check is in the mail — for the indefinite future.

Merck, British charity to jointly develop vaccines (AP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2009 08:11 AM PDT

AP - Drugmaker Merck & Co. and Britain's largest charity, the Wellcome Trust, said Thursday they are starting a not-for-profit partnership to create affordable vaccines against diseases common in poor countries.

Londoners miffed after Tube map ditches Thames (AP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2009 08:06 AM PDT

AP - London's subway bosses have erased the River Thames.

A bill UK lawmakers can't stomach: the lunch check (AP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2009 05:12 AM PDT

AP - They claimed thousands in expenses, but some British lawmakers can't find the cash to settle their lunch bills.

Patient in hospital posts 'disgusting' food online (AFP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2009 04:01 AM PDT

A hospital patient is so disgusted with the quality of his food that he has taken photos of the meals, posted them on the Internet and asked people to guess the meal.(AFP/File/JEFF PACHOUD)AFP - A hospital patient is so disgusted with the quality of his food that he has taken photos of the meals, posted them on the Internet and asked people to guess the meal, reports said on Thursday.

Second farm shuts down amid E.coli fears (AFP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2009 03:45 AM PDT

A scientist examines E-Coli samples at a laboratory in 2000. A second petting farm in Surrey has closed after an E.coli outbreak at a sister attraction left 14 children ill.(AFP/File/Mychele Daniau)AFP - A second petting farm in Surrey has closed after an E.coli outbreak at a sister attraction left 14 children ill.

Retail sales flat in August (AFP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2009 03:14 AM PDT

Shoppers walk past sales signs on Oxford Street in 2006. Retail sales flattened in August from July as shoppers tightened their belts amid the recession.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - Retail sales flattened in August from July as shoppers tightened their belts amid the recession, official data showed on Thursday.

Postal workers vote on strike (AFP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2009 02:56 AM PDT

A postal worker delivers mail to homes in West London, 2007. A bitter Royal Mail dispute over pay and jobs threatened to escalate further as postal workers began voting on a national walkout.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - A bitter Royal Mail dispute over pay and jobs threatened to escalate further as postal workers began voting on a national walkout Thursday.

Retailer Kingfisher's first-half profits jump (AFP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2009 12:42 AM PDT

A visitor to a B&Q store walks through the car park in London, 2001. Kingfisher, the biggest home-improvements retailer in Europe, said its first-half net profits leapt more than a third due to improved trading at B&Q and cost-cutting.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - Kingfisher, the biggest home-improvements retailer in Europe, said on Thursday its first-half net profits leapt more than a third due to improved trading at B&Q and cost-cutting.

Ivory Coast toxic waste case nears settlement (AP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2009 12:37 AM PDT

AP - Commodities trading company Trafigura said Wednesday it is close to reaching a settlement with people who claim they fell ill after a tanker dumped hundreds of tons of waste around the Ivory Coast's main city of Abidjan.

8'1" Turk takes title of world's tallest man (AP)

Posted: 16 Sep 2009 06:02 PM PDT

In this Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009 photo, Sultan Kosen from Turkey stands in front of Tower Bridge in London. A towering Turk was officially crowned the world's tallest man Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009 after his Ukrainian rival dropped out of the running by refusing to be measured. Guinness World Records said that 8 foot 1 inch (2.47 meter) Sultan Kosen, from the town of Mardin in eastern Turkey, is now officially the tallest man walking the planet. Although the previous record holder, Ukrainian Leonid Stadnyk, reportedly measured 8 feet 5.5 inches (2.57 meters), Guinness said he was stripped of his title when he declined to let anyone confirm his height. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)AP - A towering Turk was officially crowned the world's tallest man Thursday after his Ukrainian rival dropped out of the running by refusing to be measured.

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