2009年10月7日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Canada to pay for Prince Charles tour (AFP)

Posted: 07 Oct 2009 11:09 AM PDT

Prince Charles(L) and his wife Camilla at the Ascots in June 2009. Canada is to foot the bill for Prince Charles's official tour of the country next month, his office said Wednesday.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - Canada is to foot the bill for Prince Charles's official tour of the country next month, his office said Wednesday.

Conservatives woo gay voters as election looms (AFP)

Posted: 07 Oct 2009 10:59 AM PDT

Leader of the Conservative Party David Cameron leaves his hotel with his wife Samantha in Manchester. The Conservatives held their first ever gay party conference event here as, edging closer to power, they seek to cast aside their right-wing image and embrace diversity.(AFP/Andrew Yates)AFP - The Conservatives held their first ever gay party conference event here as, edging closer to power, they seek to cast aside their right-wing image and embrace diversity.

Aviva insurer announces plans to list on NYSE (AFP)

Posted: 07 Oct 2009 09:06 AM PDT

British insurance giant Aviva's headquarters are pictured in London, on October 5. Aviva revealed plans on Wednesday to list its shares on the New York stock market later this month to give the group a bigger profile in the United States.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - British insurance giant Aviva revealed plans on Wednesday to list its shares on the New York stock market later this month to give the group a bigger profile in the United States.

Baby P council boss 'suicidal' after sacking (AFP)

Posted: 07 Oct 2009 08:57 AM PDT

Former director of children's services at London's Haringey council Sharon Shoesmith arrives at the High Court in central London. Shoesmith, who lost her job over the Baby P scandal, has had suicidal thoughts and is financially ruined, the High Court heard.(AFP/Shaun Curry)AFP - The ex-director of children's services at the council embroiled in the the Baby P scandal has had suicidal thoughts and is financially ruined, the High Court heard on Wednesday.

Blair seeks religious leader unity on Jerusalem (AFP)

Posted: 07 Oct 2009 08:54 AM PDT

Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Tony Blair, seen here on October 2. Blair, speaking at a forum on religious understanding at Georgetown University, said it was crucial to recognize and address the religious dimension of the Middle East conflict.(AFP/File/Mark Ralston)AFP - Former British Prime Minister and Middle East envoy Tony Blair called Wednesday for a joint appeal by Jerusalem's religious leaders on keeping the holy city open to all faiths even as tensions flare.

Honda switches Japan work to Swindon plant (AFP)

Posted: 07 Oct 2009 07:16 AM PDT

Workers wait for the launch of the first British built Honda Jazz family supermini to leave the production line at the Honda car plant in Swindon. The first British-built Honda Jazz auto rolled off the assembly line after production was switched from Japan in a move the manufacturer hopes will end a troubled year for the factory.(AFP/Max Nash)AFP - The first British-built Honda Jazz auto rolled off the assembly line Wednesday after production was switched from Japan in a move the manufacturer hopes will end a troubled year for the factory.

HSBC in advanced talks on buying RBS Asia assets (AFP)

Posted: 07 Oct 2009 05:48 AM PDT

People walk into the London headquarters of Britain's state-controlled Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS). HSBC is in advanced talks to buy the Asian retail and commercial banking assets of Royal Bank of Scotland as a Standard Chartered bid for the lender has stalled over the price.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - HSBC is in advanced talks to buy the Asian retail and commercial banking assets of Royal Bank of Scotland as a Standard Chartered bid for the lender has stalled over the price, a report said Wednesday.

Church of England defends hedge funds (AFP)

Posted: 07 Oct 2009 05:08 AM PDT

A view of London's finance district of Canary Wharf. Much-maligned hedge funds have found an unlikely defender in the form of the Church of England, which expressed its concerns on Wednesday at a proposed new EU directive to regulate the industry.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Much-maligned hedge funds have found an unlikely defender in the form of the Church of England, which expressed its concerns on Wednesday at a proposed new EU directive to regulate the industry.

Bank of England to hold interest rates: analysts (AFP)

Posted: 07 Oct 2009 03:17 AM PDT

Mervyn King, governor of the Bank of England, arrives at a news conference in London in May. The Bank of England is forecast to hold its key lending rate at a record low 0.5 percent and maintain its credit-easing plans when it meets on Thursday, analysts said.(AFP/Pool/File/Chris Ratcliffe)AFP - The Bank of England is forecast to hold its key lending rate at a record low 0.5 percent and maintain its credit-easing plans when it meets on Thursday, analysts said.

Unions protest British Airways job cut plans (AFP)

Posted: 07 Oct 2009 01:55 AM PDT

British Airways jets are parked at London's Heathrow airport, 2006. British Airways (BA) is facing the threat of a strike action after angry workers protested against the airline's plans to cut 1,700 jobs and freeze pay in order to stem losses.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - British Airways (BA) is facing the threat of a strike action after angry workers protested on Wednesday against the airline's plans to cut 1,700 jobs and freeze pay in order to stem losses.

Soldier killed in Afghanistan to be named (AFP)

Posted: 07 Oct 2009 12:39 AM PDT

British troops under the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force watch a paramedic tend an injured soldier person on board a Hercules C-130 plane at Kandahar military base. A soldier killed in an explosion while on patrol in southern Afghanistan will be named.(AFP/File/Romeo Gacad)AFP - A soldier killed in an explosion while on patrol in southern Afghanistan will be named on Wednesday, a report said.

Supermarket Sainsbury's reports sales rise (AFP)

Posted: 07 Oct 2009 12:23 AM PDT

Sainsbury's trolleys outside a supermarket in north London in 2007. Supermarket group Sainsbury's said sales rose 5.4 percent in its second quarter but warned market growth was set to slow owing to falling retail prices.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Supermarket group Sainsbury's on Wednesday said sales rose 5.4 percent in its second quarter but warned market growth was set to slow owing to falling retail prices.

Campaigners press for arms trade deal (AFP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 06:26 PM PDT

File photo shows a member of a Taliban militia watching over Afghan refugees near the Afghanistan-Iran border. Some 2.1 million people have died either directly or indirectly from armed violence over the last three years as talks on a global arms trade treaty have stalled, campaigners have said.(AFP/File/Behrouz Mehri)AFP - Some 2.1 million people have died either directly or indirectly from armed violence over the last three years as talks on a global arms trade treaty have stalled, campaigners said Wednesday.

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