2009年10月29日星期四

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Somali pirates hold British couple on cargo ship (AP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 01:54 PM PDT

In this undated photo made available by the family, Paul and Rachel Chandler, who went missing when sailing from the Seychelles to Tanzania after sending a distress signal on Friday, Oct. 23, 2009, are seen at an unknown location. The British navy on Thursday found an empty yacht in international waters belonging to the missing British couple and a defense official said Somali pirates may have transferred them to another vessel. International naval forces have been searching for the couple for days. Paul and Rachel Chandler were heading to Tanzania in their yacht, the Lynn Rival, when a distress signal was sent last Friday. (AP Photo) EDITORIAL USE ONLYAP - Paul and Rachel Chandler, a retired British couple who sailed to exotic locales aboard their 38-foot yacht, said in one of their last cheery messages they would likely be "out of touch for some time."

Govt aims to complete first swine flu vaccinations within weeks (AFP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 01:18 PM PDT

Syringes with influenza virus vaccine sitting on a tray. Britons with the highest risk of catching swine flu should receive vaccinations by mid-December, the government said Thursday as the numbers catching the illness rose.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Justin Sullivan)AFP - Britons with the highest risk of catching swine flu should receive vaccinations by mid-December, the government said Thursday as the numbers catching the illness rose.

Byron letters sale breaks record (AFP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 01:09 PM PDT

A collection of correspondence by Lord Byron broke the world record price Thursday for a group of letters or manuscript by a British Romantic poet, auction house Sotheby's said.(AFP/File/Joel Saget)AFP - A collection of correspondence by Lord Byron broke the world record price Thursday for a group of letters or manuscript by a British Romantic poet, auction house Sotheby's said.

U.S. would have tried to extradite Megrahi: U.S. envoy (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 12:53 PM PDT

Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi attends a ceremony in the southern city of Sebha on October 6. Libya's embassy on Tuesday denied reports that it has stopped issuing visas to Canadians following a diplomat spat over the repatriation of convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdel Baset al-Megrahi.(AFP/File/Mahmud Turkia)Reuters - The United States would have sought the extradition of the Lockerbie bomber if it had known the Scottish government was planning to release him, the U.S. ambassador to Britain said Thursday.

Maine puts squeeze on low-alcohol British lemonade (AP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 12:45 PM PDT

Two bottles of Fentimans Victorian lemonade are seen, Croydon, south London, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009. The century-old British lemonade has run into trouble in the U.S. because a high school student complained that the company's Victorian-style drink contains alcohol. The complaint prompted high school officials in Maine to contact the police, who are seeking a legal opinion from the Maine attorney general about whether the lemonade can be sold to minors. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)AP - Call it a culture clash, trans-Atlantic style.

Brown backs Blair for first EU president (AFP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 10:20 AM PDT

Prime Minister Gordon Brown backed his predecessor Tony Blair as an AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Thursday backed his predecessor Tony Blair as an "excellent candidate" to become the first EU president.

British couple at pirate base, hijackers take vessel (AFP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 10:01 AM PDT

Map locating the area where a British couple's yacht went missing. A British couple hijacked by pirates as they slept aboard their boat while on an Indian Ocean yachting holiday have been taken to another captured ship anchored off the Somali coast.(AFP/Graphic)AFP - A British couple hijacked by pirates as they slept aboard their boat while on an Indian Ocean yachting holiday were on Thursday taken to another captured ship anchored off the Somali coast.

Somali pirates move British couple to container ship (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 09:58 AM PDT

In this undated photo made available by the family, shows Paul Chandler, who went missing with his wife Rachel when sailing from the Seychelles to Tanzania after sending a distress signal on Friday, Oct. 23, 2009, at an unknown location. The British navy on Thursday Oct. 29, 2009 found an empty yacht in international waters belonging to the missing British couple and a defense official said Somali pirates may have transferred them to another vessel. International naval forces have been searching for the couple for days. Paul and Rachel Chandler were heading to Tanzania in their yacht, the Lynn Rival, when a distress signal was sent last Friday. (AP Photo) EDITORIAL USE ONLYReuters - Somali pirates moved two British hostages from their hijacked yacht on Thursday to a captured container ship now moored near a pirate haven.

Queen launches 2010 Commonwealth Games countdown (AFP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 09:24 AM PDT

The Queen gives the Commonwealth Queen's Baton to the President of the Republic of India Pratibha Patil (R) at Buckingham Palace, in central London. The Queen and Patil started the countdown to the New Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games as they launched the global baton relay at Buckingham Palace.(AFP/POOL/Shaun Curry)AFP - The Queen and Indian President Pratibha Patil started the countdown to the New Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games as they launched the global baton relay Thursday at Buckingham Palace.

Alcohol, cigarettes more harmful than LSD: scientist (AFP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 09:04 AM PDT

A bag containing seized ecstasy pills. The government's chief drug adviser has criticised the current classification of substances, claiming that alcohol and tobacco were both more harmful than ecstasy, LSD and cannabis.(AFP/File/Douanes Francaises)AFP - Alcohol and cigarettes are more dangerous than illegal drugs such as cannabis, LSD and ecstasy, the government's top drugs advisor said Thursday.

British hostage tells of capture by Somali pirates (AFP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 08:59 AM PDT

Map locating the area where a British couple's yacht went missing. A British couple hijacked by pirates as they slept aboard their boat while on an Indian Ocean yachting holiday have been taken to another captured ship anchored off the Somali coast.(AFP/Graphic)AFP - A British man being held by Somali pirates on Thursday told British television by telephone that he and his wife were taken hostage after armed men stormed their yacht in the dead of night.

UK cemetery: Share a grave with a stranger? (AP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 07:25 AM PDT

This is an image taken Monday, Oct. 26, 2009 fallen gravestones are seen at the City of London Cemetery & Crematorium in east London. Think London is crowded with the living? Consider the armies of the dead. There are almost 8 million people in the British capital and many millions more under the soil of a city that has been inhabited for 2,000 years. And London is rapidly running out of places to put them. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)AP - So you think London, population 8 million, is crowded with the living?

"A Prophet" named best picture at London Film Fest (AP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 05:35 AM PDT

AP - Hard-hitting French prison drama "A Prophet" won the first-ever best film prize at the London Film Festival on Wednesday.

Energy giant Shell reports 62% profit slump (AFP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 05:34 AM PDT

A Shell petrol station. British energy giant Royal Dutch Shell revealed a 62-percent net profit slump in the third quarter on Thursday, blaming weak oil prices and warning that the outlook is cloaked in uncertainty.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - British energy giant Royal Dutch Shell revealed a 62-percent net profit slump in the third quarter on Thursday, blaming weak oil prices and warning that the outlook is cloaked in uncertainty.

AstraZeneca quarterly earns up 22 percent (AP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 05:32 AM PDT

FILE - In this Jan. 29, 2009 file photo, reflections are seen on a sign outside the global headquarters of AstraZeneca in London. Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca PLC reported a 22 percent rise in third quarter net profit on Thursday, Oct. 29. 2009, boosted by initial sales of its swine flu vaccine and delayed entry of generic drug competition in the United States. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)AP - Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca PLC posted a 22 percent rise in third quarter net profit on Thursday, boosted by initial sales of its swine flu vaccine and delayed entry of generic drug competition in the United States.

Drugmaker AstraZeneca says profits jump (AFP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 05:00 AM PDT

Anglo-Swedish pharmaceuticals giant AstraZeneca said on Thursday its third-quarter net profit rose 22.3 percent from the level 12 months ago to 1.284 billion pounds.(AstraZeneca)AFP - Anglo-Swedish pharmaceuticals giant AstraZeneca said on Thursday its third-quarter net profit rose 22.3 percent from the level 12 months ago to 1.284 billion pounds.

British navy finds missing couple's yacht (AFP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 04:57 AM PDT

A picture released by the European Union NAVFOR shows boarding teams of the warship Bremen (C) stopping an attack skiff (R) and a mother skiff (L) in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of Somalia. A boat belonging to a British couple feared kidnapped by pirates has been found by the Royal Navy, though the owners were not on board, the Ministry of Defence said.(AFP/HO/File)AFP - A boat belonging to a British couple feared kidnapped by pirates has been found by the Royal Navy, though the owners were not on board, the Ministry of Defence said Thursday.

Lloyds says mulling rights issue (AFP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 04:41 AM PDT

Part-nationalised Lloyds Banking Group is considering a 15 billion pound rights issue, according to a Financial Times (FT) report. State-controlled bank Lloyds said that it was in AFP - State-controlled bank Lloyds said on Thursday that it was in "advanced" talks over alternatives to the government's insurance scheme for toxic assets, including a possible rights issue.

Alcohol more dangerous than ecstasy: drug chief (AFP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 04:37 AM PDT

A bag containing seized ecstasy pills. The government's chief drug adviser has criticised the current classification of substances, claiming that alcohol and tobacco were both more harmful than ecstasy, LSD and cannabis.(AFP/File/Douanes Francaises)AFP - The government's chief drug adviser Thursday criticised the current classification of substances, claiming that alcohol and tobacco were both more harmful than ecstasy, LSD and cannabis.

Miliband says Blair not a divisive EU choice (AFP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 04:06 AM PDT

Prime Minister Gordon Brown backed his predecessor Tony Blair as an AFP - Foreign Secretary David Miliband denied Thursday that Tony Blair would be a divisive choice for the new job of EU president, as friends of the former premier said he would be interested.

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